Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-04-07
CAMPAIGN TALKS
ENDED FL0WERY
PROMINENT MEN ADDRESS CAPA-
CITY CROWDS At BOTH COMPRO-
MISE AND BLUE MEETINGS.
CONDITIONS WERE ORDERLY.
CHEERING WAS LOUD
MOST TNENCITING MUNICIPAL
CAMPAIGN EVER HELD IN
BROWNSVILLE IN FORTY YEARS
CLOSED LAST NIGHT.

With speeches made by prominent men.
the supporters and candidates If the
compromise ticket and the candidates en-
dur~ed ~ the Blue club closed their clcc
ton campaigns last night. the first at
the Dittmann thcatcr. aud the second al
the old county court hou>c. Both meet
inlS were attended IN large and com
paratiycly orderly crowds, and the argu.
mcntS aired by the speakers were given
The most careful consideration by a
bunch II men who seemed ID take the mu-
'nicipal election a. an unusually serious
matter.
The Blue club heard addresses bv sew
'rral men who have addressed them on
several occasions during this campaign
hut the principal address made last
night WAS that OF W. Il. (BillD Jones.
Mr.. Jones gave his hearers some advice
"a how III vote for the men endorsed IN
the Blue club. Connor. Haley and SloSs
and he also made a special effort to i'm
press upon his hearers the fact that a.
sell 4 vote. a. has lrrn alleged here in
Numerous eases, was entirely wrong.
Mr.. Jones was forced Ia use an inter
prefer, but il WAS apparent from the way
AZ was frequently chcrrtrl before the in
depreciation indicated that the crowd
understood him well enough.
The second meeting Of the compromise
supporters was larger than that ~ Sat
urday night. the nitimann thcatcr with
a seating capacity Of 500. having been
practically filled.
The first addrc>, in English WAS made
IN j. r.. CanalcS. one ~ those who took
The initiative ia forming the compromise
ticket. Mr.. Canales told of the reasons
that caused the getting together Of the
leaders 0f the two factions here the com
mon desire being the interest i'll the wei
fare Of the city rather than the per
q%uiSitcS of office. lie said he believed
The people Of Brownsville would vindi
caic the action ~ the men who formed
the ticket hy giving thr compromise
ticket their support. Nj. CanalcS also
addrcS>cL The meeting IN Spanish. cover
iug the same ground and imprcSSing The
audience especially with the fact that il
j. within the range ct probabilities that
Brownsville will become the largest city
iu South Texas. hut that ID "a - she
must have political peace within her
confines.
Felipe MARITIME. formerly editor of a
Spanish newspaper IA Victoria Mexico
hut lately returned IL his old home i'm
Brownsville. made one &c the feature al
dresses of the evening.
Numerous calls from the audience re-
suited ~ Il. ID crcagrr next taking the
speakers stand. Mr.. trri.cr. Il native
of brownsville. H. a finished speaker in
both English aud Spanish. and his ad
dresses ia local political rampnirnS are
always looked forward 10 with interest.
Tie first talked in Spanish. after which
in English he took up the recent state
mcut published hN Judge James u. Wells
in which the latter criticised the organ
ration of the compromise ticket ~ \
w men. Mr.. Crragcr said that al
housh he aud Judge Wells personally
IA the best ~ friends. politically be- NJ
ircd Judge Wells a. far away from him
: possible. hut NOT - far away that he
could not keep Am eve on him. lie
,hlrgcd also that a. political leader III
this section for many years Judge Wells
his issued from his ->anctum Sancturum
many completed tickets. which have been
adhered in campaigns carried out ~
the Blue club. and characterized a.
irony the statement IN Judge Wells crit
iciSing a few Brownsville men for get.
ting together and launching a ticket for
municipal offices.
The meeting was presided over ~ Col.
john McClintock. Among those present
81 the ro>trum were Or. j. l.. Workman.
James a. Browne. Louis Brulav. y. H..
taualrS II IL trvagrr. Mayor a. II.
code. Felipe Martinez. Macedonia Gar.
cia. Simon lienavideS. Antonio Iena-
viicS. W. II. Linton and others.