Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-07-24
STRAW VOTE FAvCRS
FRED STARCK FOR SHERIFF
Expected That Full LIST Of Delegates VII
Attend Meeting T0m0Fr0w-Sixty.
Sever Votes VIII &c Represented IN Con.
v%enti0n.

With prospects that almost 4 fun
ticket viii M named. interest in the in-
dependent convention in the federal
courtroom Saturday afternoon is "a its
highest pitch today. The convention will
open AZ | o'clock IN the afternoon with
sixty seven voting delegates Ia attend
aimee. and with pfohIhlv one hundred
or more %non-Noting delegates.
A surprise WAS sprung today when IN
became known thar at Il meeting Nj thir
weight delegates last night. practical
IN III uf whom were from ihr second
ward. 4 straw vote was taken and il was
fornd that the thirt, eight we're solid
for Fred Starck 10 Brownsville ia
sheriff. This action Indicates that there
will TX something M 4 struggle on i'm
the convention tomorrow "a IA ~ known
that San Rcniio delegates viii favor
j. Frank Carr for the independent nom
ination for sheriff.
Great pressure was n'p0rfcl being
brought t0 hear OH Carr today nv the
San Benito people 60 nave him accept
the nomination for sheriff III the event
the san Bcnito delegates will be success
ful in putting him over tomorrow. liz is
said that Carr was reluctant ~ w
Of the democratic primaries. and just
what success was had with him was nm
known here today.
Ia the straw vote the thirty-cieht dele
gates also Signiiicl they favored Mayor
a. Albert Browne for county Judge and
IL. Nj. Dalzell fur county treasurer. IL
~ very probable that ~. M. Brcrn ~ san
Bcnito will he named for county tax col.
lcrtor nv the conventions
II was said today that Il strong effort
was being made % keep any evidence 81
IN fight out NJ the independent cunvcn-
ton tomorrow. but apparently both the
Brownsville and San Rrnito delegate
will Try I'd pnt over their candidates.
Fred Starck and j. 7. Carr. The indie
pcndcntS claim that >tarck l. the most
available man for the place. and cite
the fact hat four wears ago h. was the
independent nominee FIR tax collector
having been defeated BY only eighty
one votes. They claim that this fact.
added a. the additional influence thai
has lately joined the independent forces
they will have VA difficulty IN securing
the election ~ Starck.
The independent nomination for
if iS declared 40 have been offered tn
chief 81 Police W. Il. Linton Of Browns
Vile. hut H. H. said 10 have Siuutiv re-
fused the nomination. stating that he
had previously announced who he favor
81 for the place. and ne would mot "
against his f~avoritc IN the race.
&. VI. More. independent county chair
man. said TODAY that Indications alr
that there will be- a large attendance
IA the independent convention. liz claims
that there will ~ u large number NJ
democrats. who viii stay Ont Of the pri-
maric~ this year ~ vote lhe ~indrncudcni
ticket in the fan. This condition II IN
charged il "A result ~ The split in ths
democratic cura-il~ ~ The county.
II was stated by independents today
that they have hccn advised lhai there
are III least one NJ two precincts in the
countv which viii hold no democratic
primaries. and also that thry have bee
reliably informed that ! large portion
az the Mexican vote will nuf 20 a. the
polls ia other precincts.