Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-07-12
MAJOR HOUX MISREP-
RESENTS THE RECORD

To the Voters of the Twelfth Sena'
torial District:
In circular letter bearing date
of July l, 1916, my opponent has al
tempted to prejudice you against me
/ by misstating the record OF my votes
on the A. & M. College appropriation
| bill. In a letter of this date addressed
to the citizens of Bryan and Brazos
/ County, | have replied to each charge
| and shown that they were not true
III shall not burden you with this cor
/ respondence, but desire to show you
| that he has misrepresented the record
Among other things, he states that
| I was absent unexcused when the fol.
lowing items Of the bill were voted
on, and he stated from the stump at
Prairie Grove and was not fair enough
to let me reply to 1t, that | was away
from duty and drawing $500 per day
pay.
! Hospital Equipment ......$ 50,0oo.oO
College Auditorium .... lOO,0VV'VV
Animal Husbandry BLDG. 40,000.0o
|
/ When these items were under con-
sideration | was engaged as vice
Chairman of the Committee on Edu'
cation In preparing school district
bill. During the time that was en-
gagged in this work passed through
the hall and the vote on the College
auditorium was being taken. ] voted
for an appropriation Of 100000 for
this building as the record, page 309,
will show, and passed back to the
committee room. Seeing that | could
not be present to vote on the other
$ items OF the bill the next morning. !
paired with Hon. Z. p. Haney, as Is
shown on pages 322-324 OF the House
journal. SO his statement that ] was
Naway from duty and that ! voted
against the College auditorium appro'
..priation is not true.
He further alleges that on May 25th
when the final vote on the bill was
rbeing taken | was still absent unex-
cused. The following will show that
u was on duty at this time:
House Journal. Page 372.
Committee Room, Austin, Texas. May
} 25, 1915.
Hon. John w. Woods, Speaker OF
J the House OF Representatives.
II Sir:-Your Committee on Educa'
tion to whom was referred House BIZ
No. 50, has had the same under con
sideration and I am instructed to re
port II back to the House with the
Recommendation that II do pass.
| . "DECHERD. vice-Chairman."
B. A man who will deliberately misrep
!. resent the facts Is not entitled TO the
votes OF an honest citizenship. II II
true that have been marked absent
unexcused several times. but each
e time was either In committee work
v or getting up data in the library. My
name Is connected with three OF the
most important educational measures
e passed by the legislature. II my op
ponent did anything except answe
d the roll during his term in the Hous'
the record fails TO show II.
| invited my opponent to meet M
> In Joint discussion OF the issues o
s the campaign. He refused. saylnI
that he preferred TO conduct his cam
. paign In HIS "own way" campaign
OF Misrepresentation through private
!" circulars is proving to be HIS WAY
II This Is to warn you that YOU ma,
s look for this kind OF dope from hin
\. from now until election time. Yo
have above an example Of It's fair
!. ness. | don't believe you will be foole
u by n campaign Of misrepresentation
d Respectfully.
n. T.. A. DECHERD, JR.
I, July 6. 1916.
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