Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-06
MAY q. 1911
TOOLIN WITH FERGUSON.

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Now comes candidate. Ferguson with
IN interesting stery Of how Colonel
Johnston q Houston AND Editor Ouslcy
of Fort Worth c%raftily lay in wait for
Him and sought his political undoing in
the city Of Houston. They tried 10 per
suade him To play second fiddle in this
campaign. with the promise that he
might lead the orchestra next campaign.
They limited that at this time his elbow
was q bit rusty ip tho joints. hut that
utter about -four years practice under
the leadership Of Mr.. Ousley. with IN
occasional suggestion perhaps from Col.
onel Johnston, he would bc able Ia play
10 beat the band and be more compel
ent TO lead the band. Then Mr.. Ferguson
would take the baton Mr.. OIslcy would
put on the tosa If n Senator and 90 up
higher-where Ferguson himself might
follow in due time il he continued To i'm
prove his opportunities.
Ferguson, however, leaves n to infer
that he, Ferguson. then aud there being.
was "the wise guy" Though a farmer.
NE was not n country pumpkin N u fair:
they couldn't put ANYTHING over on Colo
mel Ferguson of Temple. We know they
couldn't, because they never did. Colonel
Ferguson's story sounds a bit-oh. well.
its his story let him 20 ON with il if
be likes. The interesting thing To the
pros and the supporters of Colonel Ball
generally il the inference be- seems 10
draw fro mthe fact that these distin-
Guished democrats. 0uslcy and Colonel
johnston are supporting Ball. Failing
10 make an arrangements with himself
he naturally supposcs they made u more
satisfactory agreement with Colonel
Ball" Since they made none whatever
with Mr. Ferguson, any arrangement
with Ball must have been more satisfac.
tory. This feature of Colonel Ferguson's
statement il what daar old gra,lma
would call cunning II shows MS clear
ay that Ferguson was first choice IA a
victim for those arch dcludrrs If srcn
fngly innocent candidates. They lrt Rail
alone till they found they could NOT lead
Ferguson To his undoing. Then they tack
led Ball. IL also teaches ~ that IL il in
credible hat Ball should stand where
Ferguson failed 10 fall. Hence they must
have made a satisfactory agreement
with Colonel BaIl." Cunning. thy name
is Ferguson.
However. a an honest Investigator
we are bound to call Colonel Fcrguson's
attention In n theory he has seemingly
overlooked. The theory is that Colonel
Johnston and Mr.. Ouslev are really coed
average anti democrats. who would far
rather serve the interests ~ democracy
than iniure them. Perhaps they were
entirely honest and had the interests of
the party 1T heart when they suggested
that tins was not \ good year for Mr..
Ferguson 10 run for Governor. Perhaps
Colonel Johnson reall, did consider Fer.
gusons platform an able document. Ice.
sng q gentleman who knows good COPY
when he sees il: hut also he might have
believed il would require something bet.
ter than an able platform ~ beat the
prus this year. led nv Colonel Ball.
Failing to procure an anti ticket Ia their
mind. with some Other than Ferguson a.
lead il. both Johnston aud Ouslcy NAV
have concluded that the interests of the
party would he safer In the keeping Of
Ball than in the keeping Of Colonel Fer.
guson. This theory might not acur NJ
first 10 Mr. Ferguson. but nov that hi,
attention ) called 10 il. he NAV be will
ing to admit that probably Johnston
and Onsley made no arrangements of
any sort with Colonel Bali.
No Texas democrat in full fellowship
and good standing IN the party need take
sut a license 10 support Colonel Ball this
year. Inc ooinnci cannot stop To make
arrangements With all the democrats
who will vote for him in the July pri.
mary.