Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-01-24
FOUR CANDIDATES
FOR COLLECTORsH|P
FRANK RABB AND JOE WELLS OF
BROWNSVILLE, MAYOR BREEN
OF san BENITO, AND q. W. WAD-
DELL OF ODESSA.
NOT DEFINITELY DECIDED THE
PORT OF BROWNSVILLE WILL
BE CONTINUED - MIR. GARNER
AND THE POSTMASTERSHIPS

(StWf CORES Sp0HdcRcc Of The HcrGld J
Washington. ID. G.. Jan Democrats
who would collect custom duties for
Uncle Sam in Texas for the next four
years are a considerable company. More
are being heard from every few days.
Both Senator CulbcrSOn and Senator
elect Sheppard have received several ap-
| plicatiOnS and. in other instances, the
names of Wouldbe collectors have been
presented to them by democratic friends.
As the treasury department., acting
under authority from congress, is re
organizing customs districts all over the
country, including collection districts in
| Texas, there is vet some confusion as to
how many collectors of customs there
will be for the Lone Star State That
holds particularly of the Brownsville dis
triCt. f. VI. Ilaistead. chief of the Gus
toms divisions, who is working out this
reorganization, said today there was
nothing definite TO be stated as to what
the Brownsville district would be. At
this time there is not Il lively prospect
that Brownsville Will be the hcadquart-
crS Of the new district, but rather that
Corpus Christi or LAREDO viii have that
honor 1t does not necessarily follow
that the collector t the new district will
be Il resident Of the city that is the head
quarters although that might be fav-
Ored w. I. Williams Of Austin has filed
application here for Il collcctOrship. stat
ing his willingness to serve anywhere
in the state.
Senator CulbersOn and Senator elect
Sheppard are aversc to committing them
selves to the candidacy of particular ap-
plicantS at this time
Il will not announce vet whom | may
favor for these l.aces, said Mr.. Shep-
pard today Il know there are several
applicants for the Brownsville district,
but | Will determine whom | want to en-
dOrSc later on when the situation has
cleared. If Brownsville is not the head
quarters Of the new district, q deputy
collector will be pat in charge there and
be will be under civil service"
ASPIRANTS FOR BROWNSVILLE C0LLECToESHIP.
The list Of a$pirantS, as known here
includes Mayor J. NJ Brccn of San Be
nito. Frank Rubb and j. r. Wells of
Brownsville and &. W. Waddell of
Odessa. 1t is probable that, if the new
reorganization il perfected and put into
operation within few weeks, a collcc
tor for the district in which Browns
Vile is located, will be named early i'll
the new administration.
There is little doubt that the Texas
senators in the next congress. which be
gins March t. will have the final say as
to who these collectors of customs
throughout the state will be. The sena-
tors and the representatives have an
agreement by which each representative
shall endorse the candidates for post
master in his own district while the
senators shall have the endorsement of
the other places. such as collectors of
customs. United States marShalS and L.
:. district attorneys. But there again
is some uncertainty. The old time prac-
ticc and custom, both in the republican
and democratic parties. with reference
TO federal patronage, is that representa-
tiveS (Of the same party rs the admins
tratiOn) shall control the postmaster
ships and the senators the general pat
rOnage in their states. No one is vet as
sUred, however, that President Wilson
will follow such practice. Presumably
| he will and. if he should not, there would
be mighty dissent. But the politicians
do not feel like banking on those things
\ till the information is authentic. Mr..
/ CulbersOn and Mr., Sheppard were III full
accord with Mr. Wilson from the time he
became Il pronounced candidate for the
presidency, and whatever betidcs. should
be in position to have their say about
the general offices in Texas
MR.. GARNER AND THE POSTAIASTERS.
All the Texas congressman are not
quite so certain and those who were not
for Wilson are generally holding back.
That is the case with Representative
Garner of the 18th district. He has not
announced his endorsement of any post
master candidate in his district. he SAYS
except for his home town of Uvalde
whereas Representatives Burgess. Henry
and BurlesOn have. But Henry and Bur
Lesson have been conspicuous Wilson men
and count upon surely being able to have
the candidates, whom they endorse
nominated by the president.
There are 43 presidential postmasters
in my district" Mr.. Garner declared to
day, "and eleven of those will come ur