Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-10-27

tatlve men of both parties a able and
proper men Ia draw such Il charter. His
list j. n follows:
j. II. SCOTT. w. WHITMAN. II. III.
WILLIAMS, G. II. MORE, w. T.. M'DA-
WITT, DAMASO LERMA. JOHN MCLIN-
Took. X. Il. CREAGER. n. N. SEABURY,
JUDGE GRAHAM, ". ". MASON, NJ. J.
SLATTERY, +. {. FORTO, J.. II. WELLS,
A. ASHIIEIM.
A glance az this lit will convince any
one that these are among the most able and
representative citizen of this city, and
Notwithstanding that every citizen Of
Brownsville wa supposed 10 ~ into The
election and make up hiS own ballot. the
independents had printed for distribution
among their voters, a printed ticket, as
follows
r. w. KIBBE. II. b. CREAGER, j. b.
SCOTT, r. II. WILLIAMS, ID. ii. CUM
MINIS, ID. LERMA. NJ. j. SLATTERY. G..
II. MORE, MANUEL BESTEIRO, ID, a.
lO'BRlEN. JOHN MCLlNTOCK, W. II.
MASON, JAMES A. BROWNE, l.. COBO-
LlNI, SAUNDERS GREGG.
! refer to the fair minded people to
Judge ~ To these methods n compared
with the lone little insignificant incident
stated at Santa Maria.
Mr.. Creager lauds his candidate, Mr..
Starck, To the skies a. an efficient officer
in the customs department for seventeen
years. lie refers to the fact that h. knows
every goat path from the mouth Of the
Rio Grande To the borders Of Ilidalgo
county: that he speaks the language. and
that no man during that seventeen years
has made a greater record a. a peace Of
ficer han has Mr.. Starck.
Now, ! want "a know why it was that. If
Mr.. Siarck l. such an efficient officer. that
he dad not detect those who were in charge
wards through the federal courts charged
with exporting" hundreds of thousands Of
arms and millions of rounds of ammuni-
tion, against the neutrality law, and why
il was that Captain Walker Of the United
States army, who had only been here two
or three months and who did not "know
the goat paths" nor "Spcak the language
was the man who discovered this breach
of the neutrality laws and brought the same
To light.
Now ii some poor humble Mexican had
attempted to have Struggled two bits worth
OF mcscal across the river, no doubt, Mr..
Starck would have discovered him and
would have added one more laurel "a his
'crown" ~ an efficient officer for IL years
Since June of this year | have invited
the attention Of the people, (both in Eng
li~h and Spani-h), to the fact that for
eighteen years | was a peace officer in
Leon county, serving six years a. constable
and twelve years( until | voluntarily re-
signed), a. sheriff, and | have invited the
people TO make the fullest investigation a.
to my record in said county during said
period, both a. an officer and n citizen. and
| here now expressly invite the attention
of any voter IN Cameron county To make
investigation from any man, woman or
child of any political party or faith in
Leon county, a to my record both n a
citizen and as an officer. | furthermore
state that a. election i close nj hand. that
| will pay the cost Of any tclcgram- max
ing such Investigations 10 anybody in Leon
county.
! furthermore invite the closest atten-
ton 10 my record ~ \ citizen and ~ IN
officer, both n deputy United States mar
shal and sheriff. during the short time !
have been in Cameron county, Texas.
"Pcoplc who live in glass houses. ought
not to throw stones" ID comes with very
poor grace for Mr.. Crcager. a independent
BOSS" Of. the city Of Brownsville. To
Jump on me for having one more deputy
sheriff than the technical language of two
Of the statutes of the State allows. having
only eleven for the entire county. when
during the days of the independent admin
istratlon. IN the city of Brownsville. from
1910 to 1912. ] nm reliably informed. since
the independent party has been in power in
the city of Brownsville. there were on tho
pay roll of the city Thirty-two policemen,
drawing salaries and carrying guns ~ biz
a the proverbial "dog's hind leg and
many more in addition To those on the nav
roll, authorized and carrying guns in said
city. Respectfully submitted.
W. T. NANN.
Democratic Nominee for Sheriff of Cam
eron County. Texas.