Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-07-31
RESOLUTION BY
SHELTON CUT TO
ENDORSEMENT
COUNTY DEMOCRATS AFTER DEBATE
ENDORSE CANDIDACY OF cULBER-
SOM-CUT OUT THE PLEDGE.
VIGOROUS PROTEST MADE IN MEET
lra ON BELIEF. RECORD UKWlSE
UNTIL AFTER THE RUN-OFF

Endorsement was given SATURDAY after
noon. BY the Cameron county DsHl5eratic
conyention.to the candidacy OF Hon. Chas.
A. Culberson for nomination at the final
run-otf primary for United States senator
from Texas.
The endorsement was In the form of a
resolution. finally adopted after a tenn
p-stuous debate resulting IN the original
resolution being shorn Of al phraseology
that might ~ construed a. placing midi
vidual members on record a. ~upportin.
either candidate until the final voice Of
The voters u heard in the second primary.
The original resolution. introduced by
II. VI. Skel.en and seconded 10y IIarbert
Davenport i%oilov~.
Re II resolved That we a. democrats
in convention assembled endorse the can
didacy 81 the Hon. Charles A. Culber~on
for United States senator and pledge our
selves 10 use all honorable means 10 pro-
cure his nomination IN the coming dem
ocratic senatorial primary"
w. r. jones ma.lc = vigorous protest
against the resolution being adopted,
maintaining that the convention has no
right tn take any action that might be
used "a influence the voters before the
nrimarv j. held. After debate Of more
than an hour, in which Mr. Jones held the
floor for the greater part of the period.
the resolution WIS amended 10 strike oni
al Of il following the WORT "~Senator"
and IN that final form was adopted.
The convention elected Judge James B..
Wells chairman and J. X. Wells secre-
tary. a committee comprising III. Daven-
port. w. II. Jones. nr. :. II. Bell. A. IL.
Weller. and g.. Bollack was appointed 10
nominate the delegates 10 the state and
judicial conventions. The committees re-
port. including the following nominations,
was adopted in full
James h. Wells. Dr. s. II. Bell. A. Boil
lack. {. a. Monahan, r. A. Kitchin, ". r.
Jones, JIG. Georee, jas. A. Graham, q. e.
Dancv, J. t. Canales, VIM. s. West. A. b.
Cole. Teoflo Crixell. Saunders Gregg. Ma
neul Besteiro. VI. N SHELTON. jos X. Wells,
Harhert Davenport, J. $. Ford, A II. Wei
Ter. Y. l.. Chau,loin, Frank Brown. n. d.
Seago, w. Y. Weems. Dr. &. W. I.etzerich,
Dr. Roberts, l.. r.. Sanders. y. G.. Hickey.
Santos Lozano, s. y. Eaton. y. s. Water
wall. Lon q. Hill. CISCO Morris Miller Pen
dleton. Jose Maria Villareal. McMurrav
Ritchie. q r.. Whitley. j. l.. Crawford,
DIR. ". ?. Webb. Dan W. %IIuffor, Henry
Meme. n. J. Dear. s. l.. Gill. Chas. Ken
nedy. NJ. III Dreyer. F. A. Whitheck. r. G..
Nyrne, q. d.. Watson. Ii. VI. Dunlap. Geo.
H. Byrnes, d.. A. Templeton. W. A. Buis-
ING, Riggs Roberts. q. G. Henson. Samuel
Spears. Z. VI. Richards. j l.. Goolsby. w.
n. Estes. r. J. Blount. ". n. Vann. Anton
10 Cavazozs. Julian Vera. r. L.. Cain. $. II.
Bell. Dr., Telcsfero Pcna. Constant Ia
Roche. Jr.. Ray :. Waite. Charles Cham
pion. +. B. Edwards. John Gregg, IT. r.
Calbraith. O.. T. Ryan.
For delegates to the dictrict judicial
convention ~ Corpus Christ.
III. M. Williams. IRA Webster. r. r..
Green. J. VI. Motherhood. A. NJ. Kent.