Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-04-24
Marsh Al Hicks May Enter Race For Congress;
Is Urged by hundreds To Consider Candidacy

resident Of this city big enough 10 make
the race. we shall line up behind the
candidacy of "A representative man from
another part Of the district. Business NJ,
her are aroused and we are going 10
action in the matter and get il soon"
II was pointed out ~ scores If men
supporting the Hicks movement that no
man in Texas with the single exceptions
Of Colonel House AMI Postmaster Gencr
al Burleson. j. closer ~ President vii
son than Mr.. Hicks, Early and earnest
advocate If Mr.. Wilson's nomination. he
was sent 10 Baltimore aS one Of the
States delegates ~ large and later made
Texas member of the committee that no
titled Vice President Marshall ~ his
"mination. In the campaign III, 70
lowed, Mr.. Hicks was made chairman of
the committee selected 10 raise funds FIR
the National committee I'm this task hc
spep: most Of his working hours and
was so successful n 70 win the writer
praise Of both National Comm;ttccm
Cato Sells and Chairman William +.
Combs.
IL is said by organizers of the Hicks
movement that the man they propose for
Congress will not have 10 waste a mo
ment getting acquainted. that he is al
ready persona grata nj the White House
and that he will be enabled 10 success
fully ask favors from the moment he
takes the oath. III command Of the per
Sonal liking and admiration Of the Pres
idcnt. men who called on Mr.. Hicks be
licvc he would be able to exercise n po
tent influence in behalf Of this city's
fiji and the districts good from the day
Of his nomination and two months bcfOr,
his actual induction into office.
shortly after the accession of the
Huerta forces To power at the City Of
Mexico. Mr.. Hicks was retained aS coun-
sci aud adviser 10 American representa-
tives of General Huerta. lie held this
post until he became convinced there
could he no harmony between Washing
ton and Huerta and then quietly but
finally gave up the attorncyShip. No
member Of the Cabinet even. his friends
say. has been or j. in heartier accord
with Mr.. Wilson's policy toward McNi-
60 and the de facto government there
than he il.
Mr.. Hicks il expected 10 500 determine
Mr.. Hicks expected TO soon determine
lie went To Austin last night and will
probably not return before Saturday.
His friends are predicting that formal
announcement Of his candidacy will be
made soon. They appear 10 regard il as
altogether probable that Mr.. Slaydcn
will not. with the prospect If a heated
struggle inevitable. care To further try
for the place he has held 20 long.
Mr.. Hicks had no part in any Of the
formal conferences regarding his posi-
bic candidaScv that were held and ii was
afternoon before his friends were able
10 get i'm touch with him. Judge Slator
i expected in the city before the close
Of the week. That is another reason why
Hicks men are looking for definite an
nouncement Of his position nj an early
date.
Discussed almost aS much a. was the
news from Vera Cruz. the probable con
test for Congress assumed a tense inter
est that many would have regarded a
few months ago as next To the impossi-
BILE. Those most active in the matter say
this interest will increase daily.-San
Antonio Express.