El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-17
Resent ENDORSEMENT OF BALL.
FERGUSON MEN IN A BIC RACE;
MAY MAKE FIGHT ON PRESIDENT
Threat Is Made to Adopt Resolutions at Ell Paso Conven
ton, if Ferguson Controls, Criticizing Many Of
the Acts of the President; Democratic Post
masters Called to the Firing Line.

a USTIN, Texas. July 17.-Endorse-
n ment by president Woodrow VIII
son and secretary CT state ".
J. Bryan Of Thomas Ball for governor
has been followed by an endorsement
by postmaster general Albert s Burle-
son Of the Houston man.
The letters Of endorsement Of Mr.
Balls candidacy have created furore
among the Ferguson Democrats Mr.
Ferguson charges in his public speeches
that the interference Of president
Wilson and members of his cabinet
In the political affairs Of the Demo-
cratic party in Texas Is an insult 10
the free people Of this state"
This Is the peoples fight cam
paiEn in which the main issue involved
is the right of the people TO think and
vote for themselves, or the right OF
they shall vote" he declared The
announcement in the press Of the in
tention Of Wilson and Bryan TO sup
port Balls candidacy is without par
allel in the history of this country
Political Prophecies Violated.
"All political prOprieties were trans
cended when postmaster general Burle-
son saw tit TO NEEDLE with the right
Of the people of Texas to elect q gov
ernO-- 1 would be willing to excuse
his indiscretion, however, because Mr.
BurlesOn is a citizen Of Texas but no
man in the south who reverences the
traditions Of local self government and
the doctrine Of states rights would
ever have dreamed that Democratic
president Of the United States and
Democratic secretary Of state would
have ever attempted 10 invade and
debase these sacred principles for
which the gallant Confederate soldiers
fought and bled on so many southern
battlefields, by using their great Of
fetal prestige to cross q state line and
interfere with the sovereign right Of
lOvereign people TO elect a governor.
This action on the part OF Mr. Wilson
and Mr.. Bryan must indeed be dis
sppoinrment to about One-half Of that
Immortal forty delegates from Texas
who are supporting me in this cam
paiEu. and who did as valiant service
as did Mr.. Ball to bring about Mr.. VIII
sons nomination az Baltimore.
Heretofore I have estimated NJ ma
jority at $4,000; now place 1t at 100000 /
and If Ball will introduce just a few /
mere official communications may /
still add to these figures"
May DenOunce Wilson.
It is said that the placing OF the I
stamp Of the national administration /
approval upon Mr. Ball may cause the 1
Ferguson leaders TO attempt TO secure /
the adoption Of a resolution by the !
State convention at Fl Paso crluclslng \
certain public acts and policies OF pres
fdent Wilson. While It is considered !
improbable that such anti wilson men
as former senator J. W. Bailey, Gar
ence Ousley, R n. Johnston, Joseph
D. Savers. John H Kirby. R. W. Finley
and others, who are now ftghIng on
the side Of Mr.. Ball would lend their
active aid and support TO a resoIuLlon
such as may be proposed by the Fer
Euson followers, still it is thought
these reactiOnaries, as they are gen
erallv called would not offer any op- !
position to its adoption They would
occupy q passive position in the con-
test in the convention over such
resolution, out Of difference TO M
Ball
Would Hurt President.
It Is the opinion in state political
circles here that in the event Mr. Fer
euso1 is victorious IN the coming pri-
maries. there IS little doubt that the