Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-07-16
JOHN GARNER NOT
HANKERlNG 0
A SENATE SEAT
CONGRESSMAN FROM FIFTEENTH
DISTRICT WILL ROT BE AMONG
ENTRIES.
FRIENDS ASK Him TO GET INTO The
SCRAMBLE, BUT SAYS He
CAN'T CRAFTY WISH.
tSan Antonio Express

AfNH NAN'
There may Do more senatorial candi-
dates in the field before january !, 1916,
and there may " less, but John Garner
will not TX one of them.
The Cvalde Congressman spent yc>tcr-
day in San Antonio en route "a hi~ home
from Austin, where he visited Capitol oli-
cials Tuesday. While here to took occa-
sion to put himself out ~ the running.
~ great many of my friends IN all part
oil the state have written me asking that
/. too. got I'm the scramble fur the seat now
held It'd TIC senate By senator Culhcr-on. 7
ne said. MANY IT the letters have come
from folk who stand pretty high IN Texas
political circles. ! appreciate the fact thar
friends would like to -" me seek a
Office, but will not hc IN \ posi-
tion to crafty their desires. AZ \ member
of on-rc-- from The Fifteenth District of
Texas | have All the job want. am
perfectly well satisfied and shall continue
To look after the interest eft my con~ti-
tncnt~ III what / am confident j. the best
congressional district 81 Texas
Just where TX viii hc when the race
open. III real earnest, Congrc man Gar
ncr would not say.
Tel mc Just who Ky n the racc!" hc
81 understand there are several a-
pirant~.r
Mr.. Garner ~ leading the simple Hfr
these days. lie says il ~ the only life and
To- prove his contention. he called attcu-
tion ID the muscles OF his arms. which
almost a- hard a- rocks. and pointed
~ thc tan on li- face and on hi- fore
arms. z IT
'.Thi- comes from farming hc -ail. III
ann up iu the morning with thr chickens
and retire ~ the evening with thr fowls.
| ann building ~iIo. and putting IVY cn~iIaac.
There are 600 acrc- an Idly ranch and I
giving land matters my personal at-
tcntion."
Mr.. Garner has been actively farming
-incc hi~ return from Washington ninety
ago. iIc VIII continue this occupl-
tiun until the latter part Of October. whom
hr viii go ~ the capital To- ut in the sos
~ion~ oi thc Budget Committee Of the
House a~ one of it~ members.
lie ~ NJ the opinion that President WI
son will not find il necessary to rull a
special session ol Congress between now
and next December. when the next rcaI-
Jar session convouc-.
II think thc President will be- able to
handle the situation IN u most -ati-lu--
tory manner and without The aid of Con
counsel" hc said IN reference
to thr exchange IT notes between The Unit
~ states ana the government 81 Ger
many.
The Congressman world not discus the
situation which has resulted because of
the sinking ot the Tn-itauia.
''Nhouid this situation come before rol-
grc- " hc pointed out. II viii have ~ bc
one of the Jurors and would NOT want
to prejudice the ci-c before II D. submit
ted.
"But." he w,it cn, '!hc appeal ih,
resident mair ~%,vriaI months ago to tlc
American pcorlr 4" bc neutral should no
observed a- carefully now a~ ever. Ills
j. mo time y, rock the boat II would he
wise hi every person would refrain from
discussing the subject uf war and the Ln-i
tanin incident a- much u- possible. c-pc-
ciallv should II hc avoided ON the streets
and III barber hops and other places where
conversation "a tins character might re-