El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-25
PRIMARY VOTE
MAY NOT Be
DECISIVE
Texas Democrats in a Per
picking Position on Mat
ter of U. S. Senator.
OTHER CANDIDATES
IN FEAR OF BAILEY


| lsIature for that office. Circumstan-
/ ces indicate that the preferential pri-
| mary vote on the senatorial candidates
] July y, will not decide that contest
/ There is nothing binding upon the leg
I lsIature In the primary result il is
Z claimed by men who believe that a
! dark horse is destined to win the sena-
/ torship
Drys In Majority.
I me Observation-Disclosures are very
! much disturbed over the prospect Of
/ their candidate, j. F. VOTERS. being re-
: JecJed BY the legislature, even should
I he receive q plurality vote in the pri-
/ martes- 1t IS now considered practf-
cally certain that the drys win be
/ house and the senate 1t is positively
assured that they VIII control the sen
! ate by tWO-thirds vote and the indica-
uons are favorable that the vote in
the house VIII be almost as large.
WOlters Stands Poor show.
Mr.. VOTERS activity as chairman Of
/ the an1-statewtde prohibition organi-
cation, which brought about the defeat
OF that proposition By a majority OF
ABOUT 5000 votes at the polls last year,
IS said TO place him beyond the pale
OF possibilities in the matter Of re-
ceiving the support Of members of the
legislature who belong to the dry fac
tlon OF the party. Irrespective Of what
the result Of the Democratic primaries
may be- Mr.. VOTERS so well recOgnt- |
Zes this fact that in every speech he
has made so far he pleads that the
prohibition issue be left out Of the SEN
atorlal campaign His wish in this re-
gard, however, is not likely to be re-
spected- In every legislative district
IN the state the drys are bringing out
candidates for representative and sen
aLor who are pledged not to support
VOTERS
Sheppard Also Doubtful
It is considered doubtful IL congress
man MOTIFS Sheppard, who is actively
in the race for the senate, will receive
the solid support Of the prohibitiOnfsts Z
either in the primaries or in the legis-
Iature- The charge IS being made
against him that he was not sufficient
" prominent in the recent fight 10 Sc
cure the adoption of a constitutional
amendment providing for statewide
prohibition as to entitle him to the sup
port OF the drys in his race for the
senatOrship.
Dark Horse Probable.
Ihere IS very widespread belief that
the prohibition members Of the 1egfs-
laIure viii throw their solid support
TO q dark horse and that this man wiz
probably be either former governor T. Z
NJ campbell. Of Palestine, or Ysncey /
Lewis, OF Dallas.
Mr.. VOTERS is showing much per
turoaton over the possibility OF the (
primary instructions not being OBJ
served by the legislature In 8 public /
appeal Just issued he says
WOiters Talks.
FracucalIy all well informed men /
are cOnceu1ng that I shall receive in i
the Democratic primaries not only the
highest number Of votes cast through
out the state but the highest mum Der
OF votes In a sufficient mum Der of sena-
torlal and representative districts OF Z
the state 10 insure my election on the
IlrSt ballot Realizing this. those poll
Llclans who would encompass my de-
Ieat at any cost are now trying TO !
GET candidates fOf the legislature to
take the position that they viii vote
LOE that candidate for the TTrrf~aT
senate VINO receives q majority OF the
votes cast in their district In other
words, II there be 1000 votes poued in
a legislative district and I should re-
ceive 1893 votes and SHEPPARD and
handeu combined should receive POOL 3
votes, then the representative from Z
lhaL district would not vote for me- I
Notwithstanding had received the
highest number OF votes and lacked I
only two votes OF having q majority OF
al the votes 1t will be readily seen ]
that under these conditions the rep
LeSentatlFe would not be bound to vote [
Tor either Of the three candidates and I
hence II elected on that sort Of
pledge. would 90 10 Austin and vote
Tor whom he pleased and possibly for
some man who has not been a candf-
date before the Democratic primaries
shall People Rule3
respectfully submit to the Demo- Z
craJs OF Texas that this raises an issue
OF Tar greater Importance than any
other involved in the politics OF Texas
at this time The question is shall the
Democrats OF Texas select a United
SIales senator, or shall this important
duty be left to a bunch of political
slate makers and dark horse candi-
dates?
There is a way for the people to
see TO II that this nefariOus scheme to Z
Detray their confidence and cheat them I
out OF their rights will be avoided 1t I
is this Let the Democrats in each
senatorial and representative district 2
at once demand OF all candidates for
the house and senate a clear cut, une-
quivOcal declaration as to how they
VIII be controlled in their vote in the
legislature for United States senator
II candidate viii not agree TO follow
the instruction of the Democrats. If he
equlVOcates or hesitates. II he tries TO
1901 the people by saying he viii only :
follow the instruction OF the majority I
state5 IN otner words, II he viii not ]
agree that he viii neither vote for that :
for the United States senate / D
VINO receives the highest mum Der OF q
,otes IN his district, then. in order that
The Democrats may be properly repre-
5ented upon this important matter in a
the next legislature, get a candidate to b
ounce at once who viii comply with
ne VIII OF his Democratic constituents. S
me entries for candidates for the leg C
stature close Monday. June 8. there [
ore IL Is important that Democrats s
very Wnere immediately ascertain the y
position of the candidates for the leg O
stature IN their respective districts d
whether or not I go to the United
'Jates senate may be OF very little a
Importance. insofar as the future OF
texas IS concerned, but whether or not 8
ne Democratic people OF Texas shall I Z.
ay who VIII be their senator is OF y
ltal importance to them now and in q
he future. y
RandelI Putting Up stiff Fight. :.
Congressman Choice b. Randel Of I
herman is putting up a stiff fight for 81
ne senatorship and ne promises to "
eop up ms stump soaking until the q
~ on the primaries At this time his "
nances do not look at all favorable
lie was the first candidate to enter the ii
Ontest, his announcement being made al
TOT 20 senator D. w. Bailey's public pl
tatement that he would not be a can bl
idate for reelection. 1t was Mr. Ran W
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