Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-10-29
j political ADVERTISEMENT
4 QUESTION TO Mr.. Yates.

NV .~i iuusiheht on canmg MI. ahoh "rure :" ic hcn"
Of Yesterday. was that it = lacked in dignity and force a to be unworthy
o. rs,s : = answer s,r, nd my my u Judgment remains I Imsaa as !, . n s rhssri% %ns
heretofore, . r ma hereafter. be proposed by Mr. Walton. but his article
for the past few DAYS. a thing in which l. OF only a : a member of the
IS. he nanass~sn, Of elections in this county.
naked in politics. before o know the true mwardness Of the political.
situation here: s In the article ta wri, r1sn,G by Mr. Mr. yn to- tor I, rather her by MIR Mr.
sion and announcement: flaws Mr.. Creager. the statement is made that
Speaking n saD s' sSe imn Die tea a, being t u si tho o"sco m # Sid s Ss %os' 20 f"sor.
members of that party. / at up with that ease till II o'clock o sev
o o"s all f the bano %e e 1aa by Si ieps II rete ms declared SsaO, The the In ne e sasna %a aG~
hv was greater than the original count showed. 1t was proven that if
lsTns I. vote. more voters who had ,isnlasd their intention to cast their
sirnifed their intention to vote for the candidates OF the Democratic
Why then a this election declared Illegal. Because. the adhaentS
of the two political factions we're lined np and approaching the polls from
os were called n from the ranks Of each faction came forward to vote.
m N al be s dme si s sides p" Ths va election ionv ~a % n the declared en" %" void sqS because ,s." of
illegal count. but because the coming simultaneously of a voter from either
of the fact that such had. from time immemorial been the custom here. and
we're but two physical avenues of approach to The polls. ave from directly
n o lettering within a given distance from the poll. Many Democratic
victories had been won under such procedure.
A. a matter Of fact this election Of April. 1912. q -nrulariy free
Of fr and. and a =. defeated def , on Ihue more than a te,hnisaI y; :,
Article 2o2l. Revised Civil Statutes of Texas. 1911.
"For every precinct in which there are one hundred male
citizens or more who have paid their poll tax or received their
point four Judges. who shall be chosen. when practicable. from
opposing political parties. me of whom shall be designated i
Evidently. it uas not "practicabc" phase note that word in the
statute above auotcd) to appoint 40 election officer, n member of The
Independent party a. the same existed at the date Of making the appoint
The Indcnendcnt party j. therefore. with but ~cont representation
nj RELYING gu upon our Construction "s5 Of the law that the v If the m
exception given. members of the independent party laid the matter before
that court after first having discussed same with County Judge Yates.
~, showing a number OF dl.ouahfcaionS OF nudge, heretofore APP
pointed. asked that the vacancies thereby created be filled and that the
request ~a@ rsfased DE- j E%s Ta tss,s savinS the %"a ar i provided a%eS4 a i% racan s%sh
ny reason Of Disqualification, r otherwise. be filled at the polls Q elee-
"n day. and that request could not. therefore. be granted. We
w. u call to your attention that this ~am county Judge. presiding at
pointed to fl vacancies created BY dhauaIfratous. when me and hut
y, M " oil ae '%dG e . 80 APPOINTED" 1s DIV rar the chosen "ppGintee Of the Indcpend-
4 .h u ,md aa p party asks only a SQUARE deal and whether the Judges
,.,,. r's ,a sv remember me the Kern incident in the Democratic primaries. re-
The law makes further provision in safeguarding the rights of a
Article 1923. Revised Civil Statutes of Texas. 1911:
The chairman OF the county executive committee for each
p po" ,G, part, tha. H. candidates on the official ballot. 0 r if
less than five red dawn "s before rar"r T 1Sa s.rsn d la Jnh committee NAV. not
,r $50 1i election OF each voting precinct. who ha> paid hi.
mdorse hr approval on the certificate of hi, nomination. if he
H. r un ihe 2wh day OF October, 1914. James \. Browne. chairman of
ne Executive Committee of the Independent party. executed twenty.oor
'crtficates naming in each certificate "a supervisor of election for smd
parry ir ah me of the voting precinct, in the county. each OF the Der.
lon ON named name. having the necessary qualifications of a supervisor of cleo
nominations. and % bmD D'" nn"~. %I sm ar na e change han. one r morc Of such
%H wnnm winch 70 present such certificates . the county Judge for the
un seek 'e county Irdss q il afterward became apparent wa, ncce~.
Within a reasonable time before the expiration Of The time within
which to present such certificates OF nomination. the one-to f t t%a oomm
able to ksn a fa "rIs' nm, n he "a ca%pagnng " e knew. hut had been
d dah sa aav OF October, 1914. re lost track of him. though We here ~r"" ". ,%f
=" ut these certificates had to De presented in psyo, l.. A.
''""he' ". ir MS satisfaction he desired q do - 4, IN L.
"''ne appihatmn "a made 10 certain members Of he ,n,n;-yaaa.
,..la 40 - =, u"e erlhcate of nomination al j. provided III
refusal. ' i'i'o N 10 % met with
:" ." ava y = reward a offered for Intelligence of H.. .Lu
'""">. Mr w had To foTego the pleasure If ner.onapv -.
.'se certificates. n mailed them bv registered letter
:" ~" OF the Renaissance n doubt has crert ino M, ..l I'LL,
,L"mah. ' nv ~" "nos Oh others. a = to whether " not the countv ;,d.a
no"sh avn Mr. Browne would let some bet Gel bv in HI. - - I""se
IA part of tn Law has been complied with. and we now a.ma
verdict of Mr.. Yates. ' wv" we IL" await the
Ct spite OF all indications. | can conceive il hardly ,o-.1I. A.
'r mh II a>pre> to sit adjudication of the r,bt. ~ "a .:u'
~ :, ameroh county VIII % hearken to the impelnr voice az - ~. "s
r,.L.,l ~ !" 'n""Ne >uch erlficate> 10 the utter proStitutop ~ M.
"""oo| . the verdict. Very truly "s
jill III SCALES