Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-10-20

county this increase Of ri votes wa
given Mr. McLcmore after the ballots. the
primary evidence. had been burned. The
increase Of lO2 votes in Jim lIogg county
was given 10 Mr.. McLcmore from one vot-
inc box. the contents ~ which were and
never 10 have seen the light Of day until
ii was opened III the presence 81 the court.
Mr.. McLemore and hi attorney appeared
10 be- familiar with IL contents. a. they
had already taken credit for the vote.
Every vote in this mysterious box wa far
Mr.. McLemore and not one vote for any
other Congressman al large. and each haI
lot was made ont IN the same h~audwutinr
and marked with the same pencil. Tuer-
ty-tve Of the men who voted IN this pre-
cinct and whose names are recorded on
the poll list enclosed in the box DO not ar
pear in the records OF the COMPTROLLER
Office a. poll tax PAYERS i'll Jim IIosr
'ountv. These records were introduced in
he trial Of the case 10 how this fact.
! next appealed the ease To- the court 80
civil appeals IN Galveston. and my attur-
neys. with my consent. entered into AZ
agreement with the attorney representing
Mr. McLemore that the decision Of thu
court should settle the case. At the time
assentcd 10 this agreement. I did not en-
terrain the remoteSt Thought that any tech
lical legal motion would ~ made ~ prc-
vent the court from passing on the case
~ - merlt~. otherwise would not hay,
TONED Ia or aS~cnicd Ia any such agree
ment.
The ease was set down for submission
Thursday. October :. and on account III
4 freight wreck on the railroad. .Jndrc
William y. Ramsey. my leading counsel.
md myself were unable To reach Calves
;on until , o'clock in the afternoon. and
vas for the first trne confronted with \
copy OF the motion To dismiss the appeal
"a the ground that the court III civil an
pcals was without jurisdiction 10 hear tho
same. This filing Of this motion wa 4
very great surprise Ia me. n they had on
every occasion expressed great confidence
IN the merits OF their contentious. II u
equivalent 10 4 confession and avoidance.
II 4 a confession that they could not win
ON the merits of their claims. and nm
avoidance "a the righteous Judgment ~ an
honest and honorably Judicial tribunal. |
was perfectly willing for the court ot civil
appeals IN Galveston 10 review the find
Ihg~ ~ fact and conclusions Of law a. pre-
~ented by the record from the lower court.
and was more than willing 20 abide bv it,
decision IN the ease without complaint.
bat ! have been deprived of this right and
am now forced 10 lose the nomination
which ! honestly won by a majority Of
honest legal votes through this technical
legal motion.
ln view Of the foreguining statement. Nj
facts, ! submit to every man IN Texas who
has an honest drop Of blood In hi veins
or "A righteous thought m hi. mind ii I
have received q square deal in this con
test. A. 10 the decisions in either Of the
courts IN which the ease has been pend
mg. ! have no criticism to make. viii
leave that matter in the Keeping of IN,
other Judges in the States a. well a. Ia
the legal fraternity. n 10 whether or not
they have adjudicatcd the ease ~ the fact.
warrant and the law provides.
From an ordinary layman'~ view point.
] can not agree with the decision in either
court. bui a they have spoken and | have
no doubts of their honesty and sincerity.
4 n my duty n q good citizen to ac-
quIe~cc. ! am profoundly grateful to the
100000 good, honest. clean. law abiding
whItc-~kin Democrats who LOYALTY sun
ported me IN this contest. | onlv hope
that the occasion will present itself 1T
some time in the future when | can in some
measure or N some way rcciprocatc their
kindness Ia me.
am also grateful to my attorneys.
Judge William +. Ramsey and Hon. Worth
:. Ray of Austin. Judge ID. r.. Simmons AZ
Houston and Hon. Stanley Boykin a. Fort
Worth, for their %untiring laborS in my be
half.
This i not the first time | have met de
feat az the hands of the liquor machine
IN Texas. and am not downcasi. dis
heartened or discouraged over this TEN
porary defeat. and If ! live and keen nv
health. ! will come hack again four years
from now. and il victory crowns my effort.
then ~ ! confidently believe il will. | will
-ien the death warrant that will forever
terminate the legal existence Of the honor
traffic in Texas. On with the battle: Re
-pcctfully. W. Il. LANE.
Austin. Texas. October Is. 1914.