Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-06-16
COMMITTED
INSPECTING THE
APPLICATIONS
Several Candidates Said 10 Have Filed
Announcements Improperly and Their
Applications May be Thrown Out by the
Executive Committee
TWO MEMBERS or BOARD
ANNOUNCE RESIGNATION
Members Mead and Chaud0in Withdraw
From Committee Because They Are Can
didates and Two Men Are Named by
Chairman Wells to Succeed Them.

The Cameron County Democratic execu-
live committee. IA session in the big law
library uf the chairman. Judge James II
Wells, on the fourth floor of the Mer-
chants National bank huIldng. has been
busy today milling over the large list of
candidates that have filed for places on
the official ballot al the coming primaries
W. H. Mead of Raymondville and II. l..
ChaudoIn ot l!arlingcn. members of tbs
committee representing precincts d and 4
respectively, resigned as members of the
executive committee yesterday afternoon
on account of the fact that they are can
dldaic~ for nominations AZ the primaries
{. VI. Kennedy was named bv Judge Wells
to succeed Mr.. Mead and IL. II. Burchnrd
OF llarlingen was named 10 succeed Mr.
Chaudoln. Mr. Burchard reached the city
last night. after having been tcephoned of
hls appointment. and was ready to meet
with the committee tins morning.
Because Of the non-arrival last night al
MIR. Kennedy from Raymondville. IN.
committee did not 20 into session with the
list of candidates before them for inspec
tion and the fixing of the entrance fees.
However. he was expected 10 reach the
committee room tins afternoon. and il j.
probable that the work will be- completed
by the committee before night.
j. l.. Crawford. who filed his appli.
cation as a candidate for representative
from the I1th District, stated last night
tina he had decided to withdraw from
the race when he learned that Lawrence
III. Bates was candidate for the office
Mr.. Crawford said that i'm the first place
he was a very good friend Of Mr.. Bates
and did not desire To make the race
against him. and that in the second
place he did not feel that he could af
ford TO take the office if he were elected
\ Mr. Bates will have a. an opponent
Tor representative w. T. Weems .ir =
we;l known liarlingcn young man who j.
Baking his first catry into Cameron
county politics.
II was reported today that several
candidates for Office filed their announce.
mehis improperly. and there il a posi-.
bIliit that their names will BE- stricken
from the lists by the executive commit.
Tee. Just what defects there may bc IN
the application are not known. Chair
man Wells said yesterday afternoon that
a. soon a. the committee has gone over
the list of candidate. il will be- given 10
The press for publication.
Repeated efforts by The Herald 10 oh
tain the list of candidates were not eff
iecti,e today, and il Was forced 10 20 IA
press without them. notwithstanding
ihai the committee had previously com
pieIed it, work. pretext II one kind or
another were offered
However. il j. known that the list Of
candidates is practically as il was yes.
terday ~ The Herald. except that one
man who filed for constable in some pre-.
einct filed toj late and his application
was turned down by the committee.