Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-27
WITHOUT LEGAL
DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE :
Committed. P. GAY
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precinct. and il unable 10 deliver
the same 20 such presiding offer
or precinct chairman not less than
twcnty-four hours prior to the time
of opening the polls for such PR
mary. such committee shall deliver
the same To any qualified voter of
the party residing in such precinct.
precinct chairman shall fail to ap-
pointing him Ia hold such election
IN ease such presiding officer or
precinct chairman shall fail Ia APP
pear AT tie time prescribed for or
cning the polls.
See. l31.-All returns of pri-
mary elections properly signed
and certified as correct by the
judges and clerks thereof. show
ing t<e vote rasi for each candi-
date. shall be sealed and immcdi-
atrlv delivered after such primary
election Ia the chairman IL the
county executive committee of the
party. Such party chairman shall
give notice a. the members of the
county executive committee ~ as
semble AT the county seat Of the
county on the first Saturday after
An' ui~i Slihthif tl'fti'H triI MIL
returns shall then be opened under
the direction Of skrh executive
committee and ~canvassed by them.
They SHAH make a list of the candi-
dates who have received the high
est vote for Office ana the chair
man Of the executive committee
shall certify 10 the same and de-
liver il e the county clerk of the
sountT.
II appears TO NJ from the rcadtsg
- the sections quoted that II i the
duty 81 the executive committee topper
form sAc4l acts. and nnt 1T the csunty
| wish a. ask hpw. without
executive committee, il his Ia be
dome The law has very carefully pro-
vlaed Tor the executive committee ia
perform thc~. acts. and rightly So. for
the committee comes directly from rhe
voters. whore all authority originates,
On August 4. 1912 ] called attention
a. the illegality of the a@ts Of the coun
~ democratic convention ~ the elect
iion II this executive committee, ID an
article published in The Herald. and
| would not have thought that these
gentlemen would have presumed Ia act
IN an Illegal capacity. However. in this
| was mistaken. for while ! was in
Washington IN the interest Of the con
test for the posimaStorShip at Browns
Vile. last summer. ] found that Con
gresham Garner had made a rHlc not
Ia recommend anyone for postHIa<t,s
they kad the endorsement of
the democratic executive committee of
the county. ! also found ga file IN Wash
in support at the candidacy of
a certain gentleman whom Mr.. Garner
had recommended for appointment a.
postmaster ~ Brownsville the endorse
ment. of this illegal executive commit
Tee, with the exception If w. :. Ross
Df Iiarljngcn. i'm whose stead Air. Craw-
ford Of San Bcnito was signed. showing
thvS. gentlemen were acting as "A
county executive committee. aotwlth-
standing they had no right to hold
said position II u probable that they
may try a. act in the coming primary
Aud that was not all that ! found ON
file IN Washington. | found that ! aud
lthrr gentlemen were charged with
republicans. supporters of the in
dependents. and oTs,osei ~ democracy
md boilers. All ~ these proved q be
except that ! admitted ! had
for both republicans and indie
nendcnts on every tirkct | had voted IN
'smcron county. Now. listen | adj
! had voted for George Cham
pion. = bolter. | found his name on
he democratic ticket with no oppoR-
mt. | admitted | had voted for two
ivowsd republicans for county office.
found their anne on the democratic
with NO opponents. | admitted
had voted for j. Il. tanalrs. a bolter
lAd independent. whose nansr | found
N the Democratic ticket with no OPP
All of these candidates were an
aroved by TIKI county democratic chair
and ! presume by an illegal demo.
saiic executive committee. for noae
Iad ever been elected bv the voters Of
he party
| presume rEany either democrats
the Saisc ticket. for all on the
ticket were elected II seems Ia b. all
light III the democratic committee. or
executive committee chairman wants 4
'%cpuhliran or an independent elected.
nd If = democrat did mot wish Ia vote
his choice he Was o>frarisrd. Well.
voted for these rersblicans and indie
'endent>. but never was prsud If IL.
md have often 81 stated.
II seem. TO H. all right IN the view