Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-01-09
Nancy IS OUT
FOR CONGRESS
PEAE>AIL MAN. IN BROWNSVILLE
TODAY. SAYS HE WILL EE N
CANDIDATE AGAINST cox
GRESSMAN JOHN y. GARNER.
announcement MADE
DROPPED HIS Hat INTO TIIEEINC
At SAN ANTONIO TWO DAYS
AGO AND IL IN FIGHT To FINISH
-BEGINS HERE.

Congressman John y. G.:rncr vii
have another man running against him
in hi race for the seat IN Congress
from the Fifteenth ton.r >>ional liz
tr.ct of Texas ia the pcr>nn "f Mason
Nancy of Pcarsall. well known law
Yer banker. farmer and active ia the
matter ~ pushing The construction NJ
good roads Mr.. Nancy j. a visitor in
brownsville today. AMI this afternoon
lciiyt red sn adurc>S ~ the Fair grounds
n behalf of the mi itary highway from
Brownsville a. El ras lie J. here III
l"in the logging expedition that starts
about Jan. H.
Mr.. Nancy has long been mentioned
Us 4 possible candidate for the place.
b Il no official announcement uf h.
candidacy was made until hr reached
san Antonio two day> ago un hi> Way
10 Eruwn>vi ".
The new candidate states that h. Will
not make his real declaration nf political
principals now. la an interview n chidcd
Mr.. Garner on his tariff record and CO..
the l,alLc mans invitation ~ other pcs
siblc candidates III the district ~ cnlri
the water. Mr. Nancy promises a. max,
an active campaign. aud 10y Way oi br
ginning he has come to Brownsville. aud
during his trip up the border will Tab,
occasion ~ bcrunc acquainted with thr
people and the country.
~ 4 recent interview Mr. Nancy said.
in part:
Usually when "a man offers for office
the public wants a. know why ordi
ndrilN II u because The man wants the
office. Mr.. Garner hl> brcn Congress
man for nearly twelve wears and wants
the office again. lIi> pub IL uitrrance,
are to the effect that he thinks ne other
Democrat need apply: the Fifteenth dis
trict l. rs swimming punl. ~ ~ speak
and while hi invitation ~ other lIrmu
crat> a. cuMr IA and try H. waters "
apparently Il generous one. IL implies Il
sense of ownership unmi>takahlc. Some
times u man can get too cocks fre of what
the public wants 10 de- MaNbr they vii
return Mr.. Garncrt
democrats believe in fair pay and
an open field and want pub ~ questions
discussed aud they will consent a. give
no man lease upon an office. \ Let
uf them are from Missouri h. must
show them why he ought 10 hang on
Indefinite n 10 the exclusion nf al other
Democrats. After Mr.. Garner lrhrn' "
that w. would likely have opposition hr
made Il fying triIvduwn from Washing
ton while the House wa> in session to
tell ~ what good Congressman he Wa
making Al brownsville according e.
The press ~ YOUR cit, a. stated that
there were live counties .m hl> di>irirf
nv had never h.cn im. and that n had
Icrn two wears since hr had been in y"ur
progressive city.
According to the memory of good
Democrats in my county Friol u ha>
been from >ix 10 eight wears since hr
hl> paid the Democrats NJ that county
" visit: vet hi county ll-vaidrl and our
county hug each other in ~ embrace ~
tight that an imaginary line ~ dcmarka
tion j. all that separates them The>r
facts are beginning e. make Democrats
wonder IL Mr.. Garner D. not more A.
touch with Washington than with hi
people. Did H. reflect the wishes ~ hi
district On the tariff question: Lets see.
II am no; mistaken. the Democracy ~
the Fifteenth district for wears past has
stood for tariff on the raw material
and live stock produced here how did
Mr.. Garner stand
According ~ the san Antonio EN
prc~s ~ Mav 1913. b. made speech
III Congress IN which he said u have
one Of the largest cattle producing dis
trieis. meats 20 on the free list. and
hope that The senate. therefore. vii pul
cattle On the free list Why did Mr
Garner favor the free importation ~
cattle Was II the demand ~ this COW
raising section Probably Few cuW
men who had large herbs Just across ih'
Rio Grande Wanted il. How about ih'
vast majority of those who have catt'.
on this sidei"