Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-10-27
Why Ne Came TO Brownsville.


Mr.. Crcager jumps on me for coming
here. not for my health. but to hold down
a little job paying 500 per month. ] will
say in reply to that, il j. well known in
Brownsville. and should be known 10 Mr..
Creager, that | resigned from the office of
sheriff of Leon county. Texas. and came
here to hold down the little job he speaks
of, on account Of the health of Mrs.. Nann,
and | now state here that | could be sheriff
of Leon county today and could have been
reelected next Tuesday had run, and
that without opposition, if | were a candi-
date in Leon county. would have made
the change 10 Brownsville. on account Of
Mrs. Nann's health. regardless Of whether
| received 100 or amy other sum-. or had
a position a. an officer or not, and further
more, | did not rome down to Brownsville
With the expectation or with the intent at
the time of going INTO politics, aud that |
discouraged suggestions OF my friends
that | become a candidate for the office Of
sheriff. for quite a while, before allowing
my name to go before the primaries.
Mr.. Creagcr devuics a column 10 hi as
%sertion that | received the Democratic
nomination by fraud. He reminds me of
the mountain in labor that brought forth
a mouse, and in proof Of hi assertion. re-
lated one little alleged incident nj Santa
Maria, of MIR. kern> getting a marked bal
lot, and asserts that they ali voted one
way at Santa Maria.
Now ! know nothing of this alleged in
cldcnt, and have not given the matter
enough attention 10 make an Investigation.
but assuming for the sake Of argument,
that the matter was handled the CROOKED
way" vet ! feel like writing to Mr.. Kern
and extending To him my congratulations
Tor " thing, to-wit: I'm the first place
that he was at Santa Maria, and the sec
ond place that he was in a Democratic pri-
mary, for II what reliable Democrats and
citizens tell me be true. had Mr.. Kern
been a resident of the Fourth ward in
Brownsville. on or about the "steenth" dav
of April. 1912, and had marched up Ia
the ballot box in said Fourth ward. for
the purpose of voting a Democratic ticket.
the chances are that he could have count
ed himself very fortunate If he had even
got the opportunity of looking at a ballot.
much less To have east one. and the chances
are further that he would nave had a six
shooter ~ big a. q 'dog's hind leg" "a N
Creagcrl showed into his face and been
made To stand pack until the independent
voters had east their ballots. Thi, state
ment> i >ubstantiatcd by the appellate
courts of Texas.
wish Co hold up To the consideration Of
the intelligent people of Cameron county
TINS man. Mr.. Creager, who poses before
The people a. "A reformer. Never since the
days following the civil war has there been
an election pulled off, in Cameron county
n stepped with fraud and a raw a. the
one which the independents pulled off, in
The Fourth ward of this city in 1912.
am reliably informed that. not having n
man OF capacity and strength enough in
Brownsville, they went To San Antorio and
imported" a man for presiding Judge.
The Fourth ward was the stronghold Of
the Democratic party even in 1910. when
every other ward in the city went indie
pendent. the Fourth ward gave the Rlue
club candidates AZ maioritv,, There
were more than 400 voters in said ward.
with over 100 majority Democratic. With
tins vast Number Of voters. until the
noon hour only ii votes were allowed IA
he east, and at the closing of the polls,
only 2oS voters in said ward had been al
lowed to east their ballots. Other ward.
IN the city having 500 voters and being
independent in politics. were allowed Ia
east their entire strength. and bv the ne
%fariou- practice of preventing voters from
voting. the city today and has been since
1872, in control of the independent party.
! wish also to call the attention Of the
people TO another incident: Only a few
weeks ago there was held in the city OF
Brownsville. under the control of the in
dependent party. a mon partisan cleo
ton tf), 10 elect commissioners TO draw
a charter for commission form of govern
mcnt. :. {. Tucker. one of the best and
most public spirited men in this city. and
a man who did not 60 into the primaries,
aud who, as ] understand. j. really, in The