Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-10-28
CREACER REPLIES TO VANN
political ADVERTISEMENT

10 the Voters of Cameron County:
sheriff Il ! va mot IN 7" y !" n" |" npGsl to n p g anr%9 n in Ta % f~9"R Herald. makes some
M m vann %m undertake. ak to, Seeoad the issue. to muddy the waters. as
il we're. He devotes most Of hs space to critiesing q past admni.ira-
ments and exasgeratiOns about these past conditions IN the e. c aM. G o.
The campaign. are caused by transformation furnished him by ove Jealous
Mr.. vann admits he has n 0 personal KNOWLEDGE about these matters
of which he undertakes Is to WRITE s.G but that Me- ne V YAM, rrsD"0E informed o
However do not propose o be drawn from the issues Of tins pres
ent CAMPAIGN BY ny device ice, Q It Transparent %ns a"aan,.d NOR JeDu,i. than the
law allows under authority of Chapter 4 of the Code OF Criminal rrocedg Tc
sheriff absolutely NJ power 0 appoint or DEPUTIES than provided for
auire aid from citizens and the military when he apprrhends resistance. A
sheriff NAV. under authority OF said Chapter r. = t ,n l !" ms ana rau uf :" " Wei
become his deputies, do not receive commissions : such and their powers
ed n the dispensing Of the riot. unlawful assembly. OF other disturbance,
N % q Constellation .SS %sI sS f' i%sti GsSi D0 out aI Of Chapter T. Mr. vann' :" 80
A : matter Of fact; Mr. vann has sn many Rsr % hso a1 a%d In u e eSmste%
m other T. Ryan-as a verbal" @p pc t that may m be
be interesting to know lust how many more Of these verbal appomtees
orrrv a caiz "n' knows. By what authority are they operatnri If under
nonc. whv does the sherffs department permit this open and notorious
Now. a. to Mr. vanu, legal deputies land We must draw . distinction,
OF the eleven = ss ISted: the following s r1d residents .s of the BT S"aisr Drs-
Mon nGhah JOS jose !, nonS = n = p Pyn mas syn ra H onenO,a n"S maE snre" ! y rr ram
ygo MOntalyo. J F Carr. s. l. Gill and Sylvester Gonzales, for all the
in n real effort to stop the stealing going on ,.,
7125 of the Revised Statutes specifically limits the number Of the shenfs
DEPUTIES to three t3l in the precinct where the county site IS situated.
anu t lI tdu UitilhfINi lh0hNt1 fhNNmNt II INV f'hfH
Article 43l Of the Revised Criminal Statutes makes it a criminal
onense for 4 sheriff to appoint INV nor deputies than arr provided for
bv law"
The real issues in which the voters of this county re interested. arc
not how a policemen there were in Brownsville a number Of wears ago
tand it might be well to here inform Nh. Vann that the law Of this State
fixes o limit to the number of policemen a cv N empoyD But WHY
does Mr.. vann openly violate the civil and criminal statutes of this State
in appointing nor deputies than the law allows?
Why does be fail to have posted in the clerks Office the list IL hi,
deputies a required by law. in order that the public "a know who are
and who are not entitled to carry uns'
Why does he reappomt and keep in Office a force Of deputies that be
himself. before a couple Of hundred good citizens Of this county. admit
ted were incompetent!
Mr.. Nann wants 10 know WHY it "A that Mr.. Starck did not detect
certain cases of exporting arms and ammunition contrary TO the neutrality
laws TO which he refer>. Mr.. Nann knows full well that Mr. Starck had
been transferred from the mounted force to n place at the ferry. where he
mad no opportunity to do scouting. How about the deputy United States
marshal N duty at that time' Mr.; Nann wa~ that deputy. lie a not
tied down at the ferry landing Why did ne not do the work he ancgc,
Captain Walker performed' Mr. Vann invites the closest attention to
hs record a. deputy marshal and a sheriff since he has been in Browns
vile. 1t is being scrutnized. The public re the N to Judge the result.
Mr.. Vanns statements a to how good he was in Leon county are
both naive and refreshing. personally have no doubt of their truth. The
unfortunate record Of Sheriff Vann in Cameron county only goes to show
The truth Of the old adage that "evl associations corrupt good Manners
Mr.. Nann states that in nv speech at San Benno. as published in the
Herald. tried to leave the impression that he sought to become the can
didate of the Independent party. This l. not true. No sensible man a
give that construction ito NV language.
As far "a that Is concerned. however. Nr. vann should not need to
be told that a nomination from the independent party of Cameron coun-
ty l. an honor TO any man and oe not lightly won. 1t represents the
favorable consideration of a large number o. representative citizens and
not the favor of n man, a. does the nomination held bv the present
sheriff. Very truly YOURS. r. r. CREAGER.