Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-10-26
DEBATE TURNED
OUT NO DEBATE.
BUT A RALLY
Lack of Automobiles Upon Arrival of In
dependent Candidates at HarIinyen
Causes Them 10 Get Lett'-Dem0crais
Present Hold Political Meeting.

house, about five miles from Harrington,
with the expectation of hearing a debate
between members Of the independent and
Democratic parties. were partly di~ap-
pointed. for there was no debate. Instead
there was 4 political rally ny mebers OF
the Democratic party, with addresses by
W. Il. Walton. candidate for county tax
collector: III. l.. Yates. candidate for county
Judge: A.. Nj. Kent. candidate for county
attorney; W. 4. Nann. candidate for -her-
III. and BY Oscar &. Dancey. who though
not a candidate. was present for the pur-
pose of giving hiS hearers some good, old
fashioned Democratic oratory. the kind
that l. doled ont 10 the boys from the hills
81 the Carolinas.
The members Of the independent party
who expected 10 participate in the debate,
and some who did not hit we're 10 have
been present. stated that thcS could not
reach the school house on account Of he
ing unable TO obtain automobiles enough
10 accommodate the party. They went to
Harrington on the motor ear, and, accord
inc N several Of the party. called M Il
rnraac where they found two marhinc~.
one with \ capacity of four passengers,
including the driver. and one which had
no lights and could therefore not be used.
The matter of whether the auto should
make two trips was debated, - IT world
have DELAYED part of the crowd IN reach
ing the school house. and wonla also have
ldclavrd part M them IN returning 10 IIur
Ilinrcn IL cath the south bound train. Fin
allv about : o'clock II was decided a. IA
thi~y. They called II the garage to find il
closed.
The challenge 10 debate. made by II. l..
Yates and ". r.. Walton. arose ont of z
Y rharge alleged tu have been made ~ the
Wilson school house The previous Satnr-
dav TN independent members that III,
.rourt house gang had collected some
Y Sl7 .nG0 IN DELINQUENT taxes from the San
Bcniio Land & Water company and had
'.nockctcd" he amount. The independents
who were alleged ~ have made this charge
dnnird Shat they lid %, and brought fnr
ward y. III. Roger. \ farmer % the Wilson
tract. uhr nn- rhairrnp WI ihr n%rrvior-
meeting. ~ .~rh-tantiate their statement.
Mr.. Rodgers ~trtrd 10 4 Herald representa-
tive in front Of the Harlincrn po. office
tlat he had no knowledge OF any Suc
statement having been made at the meet
ing.
However. JUDGE Yates IN hi~ addrc~~
before the meeting VI the farmers. said
that he bad talked to some twelve or iif-
seen people. including men and women. who
lhad hron present al the p%rcyiou~ meeting.
ard these bad insisted that such . state
mcnt bad been made n that meeting. Judge
Yates took occasion To- cXplaint the collec
ton NJ The back taxes from the San Be
nito concern. Stating that such collection
through an authorized delinquent tax
collector" wa~ provided for IN 4 law pass
I'd by the Texas legislature IN 1906. lie
said that the taxes were collected fro'"
the company after great expense on hi
own account through trips 20 Houston
where the transaction was conducted
through Federal Judge Waller I'll Burns.
The land md water company being IN u ~
ownership. I!c said that the money wa>
Transferred IL he various departments az
he comfy n provided for in the order If
the federal court nj Houston. The State
law for collection Of these tnxe~. he said.
allowed the delinquent tax collector. II. N
skeleton. a commission vi 10 per cent for
collection without suit and - per cent for
collection IN suit.
Judge Yates paid hi~ respects IN 4 very
decided manner To a number of members of
the independent party.
W.. T. Nann. candidate for sheriff. called
attention Of the farmers 70 an address
made III San cBnito Saturday afternoon
hy II. B. Crcager of Brownsville. III which
the latter had charged that the sheriff,
department had more deputies than was
permitted by law. Mr.. Nann said that upon
his appointment A. sheriff he had taken
over the department. including al depn-
ties. a. II existed under the RYAN regime.
and that he could not make changes nor
cut down the force owing Ia the fact that
district court was near. and that much
work had 10 ~ lone IN preparation. Mr..
Nann called abortion a. some statements.
said In have been made by members of the
independent party. regarding the appoint
mont Of deputies. III Of which he denied.
Tn independents who were gathered al
Harrington for the purpose vi e,,ing M the
Wilson tract debate included Fred Starri.
&. II. More. X. NJ. Dalzell, james A.
Browne. j. l.. Workman. Louis Cobolini and
Amos Rich.
that he was greatly pleased with the re-
-nlf at the RrnMn.riIln nnn.a,nr .nru..L