Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-06-04
RESULT OF GAY LETTER
INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS ARE
SAID To DESIRE ENTRY INTO
PRIMARIES. But NOT UNDER
PRESENT COMMITTEE.

That a fight has started TO ascertain
once and for al whether the Cameron
County Democratic Executive Commit
tee is IA legal organization. and whether
il will have the right To control the ma
tcrS 80 far - the coming primaries are
concerned. j. 4 report that is flying
through the atmosphere TO-DAY. Iniica
tionS are that there il considerable
ground a. the report. also. Men who are
i'm touch with Cameron county p%olitic>.
both Of the independent Democratic and
the old line Democratic elan. refuse 10
discuss the situation al present Some
de -larc they know nothing of any fight.
others insist they are o7t of politics. and
Sundry and various reasons and
are given.
The whole thing il appears has sccn
Simmcring for some time. and came Co
4 head Il few days ago when Colonel -.
l.. gay came ont with his letter point
ing out various IcaSunS rs to why hc
did not believe the executive committee
To hc 4 legal and according a. precedent
organization. Colonel CAY intended tu
80 t. Austin Ia take the matter NJ i'll
that quarter. bat he did not ga. However.
il j. known that another man has taken
up the proposition. and pertains there
will he Some light she'd very soon on
what iS going on through secret and
mysterious channels.
II any one believes that Judge James
u. Wells. chairman ~ the Came on
County Democratic Executive committee.
l. rorried over the points made lt
tel -ci Cav in his letter. they should
immediately um,lccriyc themselves. n
man closely. very closely. associated
with Judge Wells. said u few DAYS ago
that the judge did not consider Colonel
Gays argument ~ one hat would hold
water. The Judge believes he j. on the
right side of the question. and when The
proper times comes hr will show
his cards. AT least. Judge Wells " NOT
overly worried az The present time.
Austin correspondents of big Gaili.S
ay/cw days ago got very little out Of \
Brownsville man who was in Austin.
They wired their papers that Mr.. - and
80 was in Austin ON IAN important Dor
der problem the nature of which has nc;
been made public" Anyone that read
the item could take il for what ii was
worth. al face value. ANY how. there Was
Just enough in il and not enough H. il
10 make II quite interesting.
Those independent Democrats who
heretofore have stayed consistently oni
of the primaries in Cameron colni, and
have supported such independent tickets
az might have nr might not have hc.n
put cut IA the November elections. ;r,
very anxious To 90 into the primaries.
from conversations that have been heard
here AMI there. Thcl have refused 10
"a into the primaries under the rules
that have bcen laid down Ia them.
There i Vet another little matter that
may result from the present activity IN
p~aliti~s. III those said AZ w. seeking ~
establish the legality IT the executive
committee succeed in establishing IT'S ii.
legality. ID il quite likely than an effort
viii bc made % organize a compromise
ticket. along the lines ~ the recent city
election IN Brownsville. and put il
through for the county. Such i thing
j. quite likely - happen. N i not u
new idea. either. for ii has bcrn talked
here and there for weeks.