Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-07-19
TEXAS POLITICS
SETTING, WITH
ELECTION SOON
SUBMISSION QUESTION is UPPER
m0sT TOPIC IN MINDS OF VOTERS
IN THE LONE STAR STATE.
PRIMARIES WILL BE HELD THROUGH
OUT STATE SATURDAY, JULY 22
rs C0NGRESSMEN BE NAMED.

AUSTIN. Tex July IL Democrats
of Texas IN a primary election next sat
urday will nominate state ticket and
members of the legislature. one United
States senator and sixteen representatives
IN Congress. The campaign now nearing
IT. close has been the most splnted that
the Lone Star State has experienced III
year. Nomination, for all places on the
ticket are considered equivalent to election.
All of the member of the present dele
CATION ~ Congress are seeking rcnomnna
ton with the exception ut Robert L.. Henry.
of the Eleventh district, who /. a candi
date for the United States senatorial nom
ination. Each Of the congressional can
didaic~ ha~ opposition with the exception
of Young Of the THIRD district. summer of
the Fifth. Buchanan of the Tenth. Say,len
of the Fourteenth. and Garner of the FIT
tecnth district.
Several ~ the men most prominent in
Texas public hfc are entered a. candidate,
Tor the United States ~cnaior-hIp. Sena
tor Chares \. tuibcr~on. now nearing the
close of hi> third term. u \ candidate for
denomination. ll~ chcl opponent, are
former Govcrnor Oscar T.. Colquitt. for
mcr Governor Tom Campbell. Congressman
Robert l.. Henry. and Dr. :. T. Brooks.
president ci Baylor University
The contest for the goycmorship has
been heated between James r. Ferguson
the incumbent. aud Charles IT, Morris. of
Nmn~horn. supporters of Governor Fer
gu~on believe he y certain of re election
hy large majority. IIis success will
probably mean that he will be candidate
Tor United States senator two wears hence.
The fate of most ~ the candidates i
closely interviewer with the prohibition
Issue, which has been the hr question IN
nearly ever, Texas campaign in recent
years In the coming primary The aues
'icn II rc>uhmitting the prohibition will
again tie put up 10 the voters for decision.
u the majority of the, votes east are IN
favor of submission the legislature will be
expected "a obey the mandate of the marty
In the event the JOINT resolution submitting
the proposed amendment "a the Con~titu-
ton io the vote ot the people j. passed hy
Wv N~i~''tNiF ~ - ifNeaNtF ihaf the tttF
tion IN the proposition will be held some
time IN the latter part Of next year.
State wide prohibition. hy constitutional
amendment. ha> been voted on twice IN
Texas. and defeated each time. Suhmi,
sion has been voted on three times. twice
ordered and once refused.
The Statewide prohibition con~titu-
tional amendment wa~ voted on IN 1857 AZ
which time IT wa~ defeated hv vote OF
lsa.21o Tor prohibition and 230.627 against
n.
In 1905 the question of submission wa,
placed on the primary ballot and ~nhmi~
sion was ordered hv vote of l45.l30 Il
lil.iil. However. the Thrty-fir~i lecis
lature. IN iaa9. >refn>cd Ia submit III,
amendment.
In 1910 submission was again placed
on the primary ballot and again wa~ order
cd. thl~ time by vote af l5o. 400 10 lSl
32i. The Thirty Second legislature il
1911. submitted the amendment. and or
july -. 1911. The amendment was defeated
b, a vcte of 23l 600 Ia o3- -.3aS.
In 1919 the question OF submission wa.
placed on the PRIMARY ballot once more
hut the voters refused to arder the lecis
iature IL submit the amendment hy yot,
Of 1927 TO l56.53i.