Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-07-25

Indications this afternoon we're that Cam
eron county today will poll the lighte~t vote
In her history. Reports from various parts
of the county state that less interest than
ever j. being shown ia the primaries.
though il j. conceded that the voting will 20
heavier during the late hours of the after
noon.
The city of Brownsville l. almost stand
ing at side and watching the voting, for
the way votes have been going 10 the polls
during the day il seems that there will be
fewer than 300 votes in the city precincts
Some Of the voting places were late in
opening and two or three OF them M III
o'clock showed only from fifteen to twenty
votes east.
Little interest Il being shown In the city
in the State Offices. and even less interest
j. in evidence IN connection with the sub
mission proposition. Strenuous efforts
were being made by church workers ~ urge
voters 10 20 to the election boxes il only
to vote for Tom Ball and submission. and
they are having some success.
In San Benito ii was learned today there
are from eighty to one hundred votes
awaiting the result Of the independent con
vention in Brownsville. II l. said that
under some sought result at the independ-
ent convention this vote will stay out of the
primaries, but ii the condition does not go
satisfactorily the vote will 20 10 the polls.
The question l. said To hinge on the nomi-
nation II Frank Carr for sheriff By the
Independents.
Not only does this apathetic condition
with reference TO the primaries exist ia
Brownsville and Cameron county, but il j.
also apparent in all counties on the border.
The opposition to the regular ticket in Hi
dalgo county has withdrawn from the race
and indicates that il will name ticket in
nominees. In Starr county the same thing
has happened, the Democratic faction
backing Judge y. H. Monroe having with
drawn its ticket from the primaries, and
urged all it supporters To stay out OF the
polls. This condition IN Starr also indi-
cafes there will be an opposition ticket to
the Democratic nominees IN the November
elections.
The election in Cameron county has cen
tered it, interest in the Sherifi-S race. for
which Sheriff q. 4. Ryan. w. n. Nann and
Frank +. Hill are running. The result APP
parently will bc between Ryan and Nann.
with chances from all indications equally
divided between the two. Nann and RYAN
were both highly optimistic today, and
each from reports received declare they
have landed the nomination.
Even the candidates themselves are
taken by surprise this afternoon ~ the
Indifferent interest being taken by the
Democratic voters at the primaries
In the fourth ward there j. especially
noted a slack in the vote AT | 80 the vote
IN the two precincts Of this ward totaIied
20, with more than half the day gone.
In precinct 10, the third ward. the vote
al 80 was 70, while precinct Is held the
largest of the four, with thirty votes east.
Men running on the Democratic primary
said this afternoon that they did not expect
the total vote in the city to run above the
Herald'~ estimate Of 800. Reports received
early this afternoon from points up the
county Indicated more interest IN the pri-
mary than was the ease IN Brownsville
Thu afternoon. HarlHngcn and Raymond
vile, taken into consideration the proper
tion, are voting heavier than j. the ease in
the city of Brownsville
4 was noticed today that large num-
bcr of Ball supporters who are also inde-
pendent supporters in county politics, are
going into the primaries today. By % do
ing they eliminate their opposition 10 ths
Democratic nominees in the elections 20 bt
held IN the fall.