El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-18

flee. his defeat would be hard to &C
cOmplsh, even should Mr. Bailey enter
the contest against him. One thing
that gives rise TO the opinion that Mr..
Batleys personal political ambition IS
not yet satisfied is the interest which
he continues TO manifest in the DEM
ocratlc political affairs of Texas, not
wi~thstanding he now makes his home
in Washington. He created a stir a
Few lays g by announcing that he
favored the election Of Thomas h
BAH as governor.
Bailey Declares For Ball
When Mr.. Bailey came out for Ball
for governor he caused a realignmenl
or many men who were giving their
support to that candidate That the
old question Of Baileyism is now IN
Jected into h gubernato-ial race IS
TOO apparent to be questioned IL IS
said that Mr. Bailey viii probably
axe the stump for AR Ball If he
does this all of the former bitterness
of the Bailey nj anti Bailey factions
OF the party probably viii be aroused
Many OF the Bailey opponents who
were giving their support TO Mr. Bali
Tor governor have gone over to the
camp Of James Z. Ferguson, who is
making the race against Mr..
That AIr. Ferguson has made large
gains Of political strength all over
the state during h past Few weeks
aDryss Suspicious OF Trick.
There is strong suspicion on the
part Of some of the leaders Of the
dry" faction Of h Democratic party
that a trick has been played on them
by the VETS" When the prohibition
element conducted the elimination
process as to the candidates for gov
ernOE n by this means picked Mr.
BAN to make the race as the repre-
sentative OF that branch or the party
It was supposed that he would be op-
posed by all of the ant prohibition
leaders who had in previous state
campaigns left nothing undonc to
serve the liquor interests Shortly
after Mr.. Ball became the candidate
OF the dry" faction the wet leaders
commenced to climb over the fence
into h prohibition camp. First came
Clarence Ousley, the Fort Worth ed
ftor; next Sam Sparkle, the erstwhHe
anti prohibition candidate for cover
nor, announced that he would give
his earnest support to Ball; following
this startling bit OF news came word
from Col. R. n. Johnson. editor Of the
Houston Post, who a been fighting
prohibition in from the very
first that he had also decided to vote
M work for the election Of Mr.. Ball.
Other anti leaders Of lesser promi-
hence have also deserted their old
cause and climbed into the Ball band
wagon
Purpose Of ReaIEnment
What does this remarkable realign-
mean2 That is the question
is worrying the advocates of
state wide prohibition in Texas. The I
OF Ousley, Sparks, Johnson and
others in declaring for Ball is re-
by some people as dem
onstrating the great influence which
Mr. Bailey has over them. Others
think that the former wet" leaders {
ostensibly Joined the forces Of
the dry" faction for a purpose; that
can work to better advantage in 4
side instead Of outside that organi-
zation- Men OF much political far
sightedness say that the large sprink-
ling of anti prohibitiOuists Of influence 4
within the ranks OF the prohibition 1
organization Will. be able to control
10 a more or less extent the policies
that political faction OF the party. /
other words they win help frame
platform that viii be far short in
is demands Of what it probably would
were they debarred from taking q
hand in it
favor Constitutional Prohibition.
Mr.. Ball stands pledged to state
vide prohibition but he is opposed to
obtaining that end by means OF stat
1tOry enactment It must be brought
lbOut through amendment to the con-
by vote Of the people or not
It all, he says h question OF
whether b legislature at its next
session shall submit the prop
1siuon of state wide prohibition TO
vote viii be passed upon in
Democratic primaries TO be held
July %