Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-06-15
JUDGE WELLS TO
HAVE OPPONENT
FOR CHAIRMAN
Mayor A Albert Browne Will Contest Place
in Democratic Councils Held So Many
Years by Judge lanes 3. Wells-Mayor
Browne Has Filed Announcement
UNUSUAL CONDITION IN
CAMERON COUNTY POLITICS
For First Time in Memory OF Older Resi-
dents There Are Numerous Contests for
Nominations al the Hands OF the Demo-
cratic Voters.

\ cratic Voters.
After lingering under semi secrecy for
vcck-. i finally became generally known
today that Judge Jane u. Wells position
a. hear the Cameron county Democracy
I i, TO be- contested at the coming elections
/ Heretofore two men were named a. the
one, who might possibly contest the place
with Judge Wells. One oi them was Colond
y. Y. Gay. who recently M Publi, lc.tvr
questioned the legal status ~ the county
committee. claiming that Y had not been
selected with strict regard ID Ihc law. Tho
other was "A. Albert Browne, and wi.h the
pro pnri- .t The Cameron county rNrcni .,r
committee meeting thi- afternoon il In~s
ON the legality OF the announcements that
closed Saturday midnight, It became known
today that Mr. Browne wa- the man WI"
will coine-t the county chaIrnanshIp.
For the flr-l time a. al least twenty
year, Cameron county Democracy will have
the unusual opportunity "A scratching
numerous candidates for numerous offices
WI the primary election. Not M that long
stretch vi time have places on the Demo
cratic ballots been contested -o strongly,
and indications are that the hottest poll
tIcal Iirht w YEAR will he waEcd before
the close "a the primarir- on July 2-.
The entry lit for sheriff ha, been c,pec-
tally taxed. the number Of candidates for
that nomination being six. including Sheriff
- 1 = A.
vile, Captain John Hughes Of the Texas
rangcr>, Deputy United States Marshal w.
r. Nann, Frank y llrrigationl Hill, and
Frank Carr of San Bcnito. After years
and years vi easy going. the nomination for
sheriff suddenly became desirable and the
candidates fell III over each other.
Other offices are also being contested.
the next most popular one being, 80 FAR a.
known. the county treasurer job. for
which County Treasurer Edgar \. Hicks,
II. NJ. Dalzell and DIR. :. X. llallam are
running. The county superintendent
place l. also considerably sought, but the
county judge place stands out a. being
\ the only one tor which there J. . single
candidate. Judge III. l.. Yates, who was APP
pointed ID succeed the late Judge H. IA.
Goodrich.
VI Various reasons have been assigned for
this unusual scramble for nominations be-
fore the Democratic primary IN July, but
the one most popularIy accepted reason a.
\ that there ha- been break between IN
:lucntial politicians and the Leaders have
gone off az tangcnts. The break J. de
eiared To have been one of considerable
proportions, aud there are said TO have
been many causes for IT. coming about.
The coming primaries IN Cameron coun-
~ will be watched with rapt interest by
politicians and office holders over All
Southwest TcNa-. N, they will clearly In-
dicate whether or not Judge Wells ~ IuS
ing hI- hold over the Fifteenth CongreA-
sional district as I'm. been claimed Iy
some.
No less than n half dozen caucusrr
have been held III various Brownsville %.
flee, during the past two days, and sorir
Of the caucuses have been stormed by can
didates who happened to have fallen INTO
places that were strongly contested.
The Cameron County Democratic Ike
cuiive committee was TO meet this after
noon IN the office Of Judge james Vs.
WcIls, the chairman. On the fourth floor
NJ the Merchants National bank building
Judge Wcll- returned to the city ycstr-
day after an absence "a several days. ann
immediately after BIZ arrival nv plunged
himself INTO the work that has piled upnl
hIm a. a result of the coming campaign.
This afternoon II was learned that the
executive committee probably viii rccc..,
until tomorrow, when a long days SESSION
Will begin early m the morning. The mem
bers Of the committee are. Judge Jane. ii
Wells, chairman; DIR. ;. II. Bell, from pre-
icinct Tclc~fero Pena from Precinct NJ
4 ! ~. Crawford from Precinct NJ. y
M. ". Mead from precinct No. III; R MI
Chaudoin from precinct No. and y. M
Nillarreal from precinct No. 3. All are
IN the city for the meeting with the excrr,
tiun NJ NIllarcal
Following = lit "a the county candI-
: dates that Az practically complete:
For Sheriff.
& 4 Ryan .Iahn IIue.h.u "a II ".