Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-10-20

pcrs M lis posse Ion pertaining to the
primary INTO the custody Of the court. and
ii looking through these papers ! found
the returns from Mcnard County. one OF
the missing counties. which showed from
the po~tmark on the outside of the envelope
that the letter containing these returns had
been received in FL Pa~o the week before
the convention.
Mr.. Flores. the chairman of the demo
cratic executive committee Of Iapata coun-
", testified IN his dispositions that he omit
ted to -end IN the vote for congressman
al large in his first official report. but later
discovered his error and sent them In to
the state secretary IN n supplemental re-
port. the same day. They received the or
iginal report and gave each Of the other
candidates for state Offices credit for the
vote III this county. but claim never ID
have received the supplemental report con
tanning my vote.
These are only a few details of the fact
connected with this ease with which the
public are not familiar.
! instituted contest proceedings before
the state executive committee. h%eIicvinc
that Notwithstanding a large majority 81
said committee are partisan advocates Of
the liquor traffic and unfriendly To me pol
Itically, thGt ~ honcSt men and good citi-
zens they would give me n square deal.
This august and auStere tribunal met ~
solemn session III Austin and resolved 10
20 INTO executive session after inviting tho
lawyers who represented my opponent TO
remain, Tor what purpose ! will let the
public Judge for itself. After going over
the situation IN a second executive session
and coming To 4 tull realization 81 the
fact that they could not honorahlv decline
10 give me the nomination it my case wa
taken mp Tor consideration, n | had pres
ent the county chairman Of Montague
county and San Saba county with the orig
NAL tally sheets from each III these coun-
tie~ Ia prove that had received a Sufi-
Gent number ~ votes % entitlc me to the
nomination. they declined to consider nv
ease at al. hut contrary 10 all precedent,
IN a semi judicial proceeding. and IL every
element 81 fair dealing. they instructed
ne chairman 10 certify the name Of my Oh
- IL
ponent To the secretary of state a. the
~rghtiul nominee for the office of congress
man-at large.
! then applied for and secured an IN
junction from the district court of Trayi~
County cninining the secretary of state
from cortli wing the name Of Mr.. McLe-
more 10 the county officials and filed a
gpnts-f -t4f ~ IL. .lr-t...s -. -.
County. Tn 10 the time, there was no way
10 escape from the correctness III my
clam that had received q substantial
majority Of the legal votes east for con
srcsSman-at-large IN the last primary cleo
iion. and some other movement was 10 \,
made Ia save the day for my opponent. 50
the following official letter was sent out ~
each county chairman from HEADQUARTERS
N Houston:
Mr.. %. J.. Bailey. sherman. Texas.
Houston. Texas. August IL. 19Il.-Mv
Dear Mr.. Bailey: IN view 81 the contest
that haS been filed hy Hon. W. T.. Lane
%agin~t Hon. JEFF McLcmorc. tor the Demo
cratic nomination for Congressman nj
large, and IN view ~ the Importance III
having returns certified exactly CORRECTLY.
viii thank YOU Ia again certify the Of
hcial vote IN your county east for these
two gentlemen.
u enclose form for YOU 10 reply. which
VIII thank You t. do immediately. Your
very truly.
(Sienedl sChas. J. KirL
"Sccretarv
Secretary Democratic Executive Com
mittce.r
Tins = the document hat did the work
Tor them; that defeated M and gave the
nomination to Mr. McIemore. When mn
Trends throughout the State appraised No
"t the fact that thi, letter wa~ being sent
out. ! told them that il did nos make any
difference what m majority had been IN
ne past, that tins pcn~ive communication
would bring hack a sufficient number ~
VOTES to defeat me, and q To how well /
ioretold the result that would follow
now a part of the judicial record of the
state.
The trial came To- a close in the dis
irict court 81 Harris county and the iudce
rendered nm opinion giving Mr. McLemore
ihe nomination by lac majority. Tn.
verdict was reached by giving Mr.. Ne
iehi"re an increased vote over the official
vote previously certified ~ the state
chairman from the following countic.
Travis. = liquor county. pa. Robertson.
another liquor county. 273: Washington.
another liquor county. 273; jim Horg. ,tin
another liquor county, lO2; and many 9th
n counties IN which the Increase was NOT
80 many. That some mistakes mnnh -