Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-10-26

Inc hODert ktrn lncluent.
The speaker asked If this suggested
anything To the minds Of hi hearer~. say
ing he would tell them something more
about it. ''Robcrt Kern Jr., one Of the vot
crs in the Santa Maria precinct aud au
upright and honorable citizen. on entering
the polling booth and asking for a ballot,
was given one" Mr.. Crcugcr said. mir.
Kern was a>toni~hcd 10 find that the ballot
preference had already hccn marked. Mr.
Kern asked the iud-"~ of the election for
IN explanation. lie was old that y mis-
take had been made. The Judges said the
ballot was not intended for him. What did
that mean. II meant that the haliol hand
eel Mr.. Kern wa intended Tor either an H.
hterate or for some voter controlled by
the ring. II wa marked ~ advance %
that he would be- certain t. vote 81 the
power thai Ia directed"
Mr.. Crraecr charged that tbs wa 10
isolated ease. AMI il va~ mol tie only in-
stance. in which he ri-tt~ and power 81
American citizenship ha- been similarly
abused. L. said that some time ago. H.
n former election in the city of Browns
vile. DIR. {. ". Thorn v;.~ handed marked
ballot m exactly the same manner n was
Mr. Kern and the explanation Forthcoming
from the Judge, al Tie election wa~ SINH
lar. I'VE made h mistake This ballot was
not intended fnr y"u." Iir also read the
.Mt ~ nY.. t..r. .r.g.A-N ~ N
where the same conditions were shown Ia
prevail and invited the audience 10 exam
me I'll the returns from the primary clec-
tiu:.. assuring them they would lind much
food for rejection therein. The speaker
-a.d ne dill not know what further proof
any intelligent man could require to con
Tincc hun, that the county IN N the rriI,
.of 2 corrupt political machine.
lIc asked: ado YOU ~till consider Your
\ elves bound 10 support men nominated ~
any such methods H. have shown 10 have
been IN u~c ia the last primary" lie ,aid
II number OF good citizens admitted that
no man who participated was bound by
the result of the primaries but still argued
lHit sumo 81 inr Mth - holtliilaltu were
good men.
lie asked: Ought amy good man t. ac-
ccpi 4 nomination which hc knows come,
10 him through the methods described"
These nominees may claim that they
themselves have ~ positive evidence Of
these things, he said. and asked:
does the evidence produced %conyinc,
you honest men! Ii -, they, a honest
men, should likewise he convinced"
The speaker said that he wa- glad 10 see
present the two gentlemen seeking election
70 the office 81 sheriff. for he wa going
to have something 10 say III interest a.
them, and which would w. rnli.htcninr III
those present.
1T j. q lumcntahlc fact" H. said. chat
all up and dow the county one i met by
men of shady character carrying six
shooters a. long ~ their hind legs. You
are aware that i, i against the law of the
state 81 Texas 10 carry 4 Moapon Of thi,
sort without 4 special license. Yet M
Know that those carrying the murdcrou~
gum ARE only ~ numerous
lle stated that IN hi experience ~ !,
lawyer. practiclng M the district court 81
Brownsville, he knew. and the record,
would support him. that niue tcnthS OF all
me serious criminal olcnsc~ committed IN
the county during the la>i twenty YEAR,
have been caused by So-callcd peace of
iicers carrying ~ix~huotcr~. THE past adj
mInlsiratlon M the sheriff. office has don,
practically nothing tu stop gua carving
nor ha~ u done anyihin. ID stop thcit-
and hurglarIc~ which have increased n
an alarming extent. These same GUNNER
peace officers God save ne mark y cau-,
- much trouble IN Brownsville that IN,
name oi 'Battlcrow' ha> been gwen To ON,
OF the blocks on Elizabeth street. Do
Yen expect. gentlemen. that men guilty al
the conduct limited M ought "a he intru>ted
- enforce the law. MIR. Nann, the present
incumbent, came Ia Brownsville from Leor
county some few months AZ to accept /.
position n deputy United States marsha
~ q >alry Of 100 per month. The count,
boS>, even N such 4 short acquaintance
laid hi finger ON this man. aud said thai
he should be the party's nominee for sher.
nj. Had the boss not done 80. Mr.. Vanr
would not have been the nominee. A few
weeks ago Mr.. Ryan resigned the office q
sheriff and Mr.. Nann Wa slipped into hi,
place. The machine did ii.''
Al this point some discussion arose be
tween Mn. Crcagcr and Mr.. vann a. /,
the conduct Of the sheriff. office in whicI
was brought out the admission Of Nj