Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-04-16
GEN. ROBERTSON
QUITS FOR BALL
MIIHDRAWS- FROM GUBERNATOR.
IAL RACE AND ANNOUNCES HE
WILL SUPPORT THE HOUSTON
MAN FOR GOVERNOR.
COL. SHEB FOR BALL
HOW THE jim FERGUSON WING
BROKE AWAY FROM THE CON
sTRCCTINE DEMOCRATIC MEET
AND OpENTD FOR ITSELF.

o Worth. Texas. April 1i-Sum
mary Of the developments at Fort Worth
gathering Of Democrats:
Efforts Ia nominate Il candidate for
Governor fail.
Ferguson declares bolt at conference
Governor d. u. Colqnitt declares for
Ferguson.
General Felix Robertson withiraw>
from race and declares for Colonel
Thomas ~. Ball.
Leaders believe the race j. now a Ball
Ferguson contest.
The conference of Democrats called by
Colonel !. Shcb Williams and others Just
simply sputicrd out. or. To Ice more eX
ffact- was bluffcd out by Ferguson dele
gates. The conference called by j. :.
Williams aud others was never held. but
those who claimed 10 be- instructed dele
gates ferguson men numbering about
:v"D met ia the city hall at = o'clock IN.
der the ch~airmanship ~ Judge :. l..
llardwick of Abilene, pronounced this
Meeting the real Democratic convention
of the occasion aud adopted a res hutton
conirmning a. unicmOcraii" and unlaw.
full "ail nominations made Nv any gath
cring or faction Mud then the Demo
cratic convention adjourned and went
home. Thc entire procedure required
Just tcn minutes.
Meanwhile Colonel j. Sheb Williams,
Colonel Paul WapicS. Scott Fulton and
the other callers and leaders Of the vii
lams conference were milling around
the Wcsibronk accepting the situation
with ~ much good grace a. possible. No
further conference or convention or AZ.
tempt III elimination j. projected. There
~ a recognition of the complete failure
of efforts Ia ousr Ferguson or get ont 4
candidate who stands a chance 60 win
with both BALL and Ferguson running.
The constructive leaders admit. to a man.
that The race j. between the Houston
and Temple man. and that the ISSUES had
as Ne. hw fought ont @nh that ia mind.
Governor q. u Culquitt openly an
aounccr himself a. ! Ferguson man to
day. lie told his friends that he will
probably take the stump for Ferguson.
and thar h. J. willing 10 bet a hat Fer.
Suson will defeat ball ~ 80 0no votes.
Governor C%olquitts influence was u
very effective factor in causing the
abandonment Of the plan for a nominal
ing conference. he arrived from Austin
this morning n an avoWcd opponent of
che plan. although until this morning his
intention II supporting Ferguson had
not been publicly declared. The Coy
rrnor ua~ busy throughout the forenoon
advising al his friends e. abandon The
plan of nominating another candidate
This attitude at the Governor aud ihr
holt of the Ferguson delegates left The
supporters If the Williams conference
without other alternative than 10 aban-
don their plan.
General FcliN Robertson. Who has
been "A candidate for Governor subject
"a the action uf the cun>tructivc>. an
bounced thai h. would support Colonel
Thomas II. Ball ia spite u the fact
that you favor Statewide prohibition and
I am. and have ALWAYS been. an anti"
Scott Fgltom. one ~ The >igncrS with
Colonel Williams # the call for The con.
ference. stated that he would support
Colonel Ball.