Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-07-31
FOR
SCHOOL SUPT.
LEADS TICKET
CONTEST FOR OFFICE OF C0Mmls-
SI0NER PRECINCT NO 4 FAILS TO
DEVELOP BEFORE COMMITTEE.
COMPLETE RETURNS CANvASSED
SATURDAY BY DEMOCRATIC COM
MlTTEE GIVES ELECTION TOTALS

Following the county dcmucratic con-
vention Saturday afternoon the demo
cratic executive committee met and can
vassed the returns from the Cameron
county primaries. No contest were filed
with the committee up To the time of its
meeting, but il was announced that the
law allows five additional DAYS i'm
which 10 file such contests. 1t was ru-
mored THAI friends Of Dan HufTor. de
feated candidate for Commissioner No
4, would ask that the La Feria box be
thrown out j. j. Galloway, for County
School Superintendent, lead the ticket
with 1893 votes. Edgar L. Hicks was a
close second with 1S92.
The complete returns show that in
Cameron county I16 votes were cast for
submission and 9I9 votes against sub
mission; -. votes were east for retcn-
ton, Of the Robertson insurance law.
and $50 against. The total votes east
III the primary was l.l9l5, showing that
both proposed amendments were
scratched. pro and con, BY more than -
per cent OF the voters on the first prop
osition and by more than half the voters
Oh the second.
The official primary returns for Cam
eron county, as canvassed Saturday aft
crnoon, show the following total
results:
For submission, i1G; against. 9i9.
For Robertson insurance law, $50;
against, 592.
United States senate Charles A.
Culberson, 1l22; o. ID. Colquitt, 10; H.
l.. Henry. %; John Davis, 3; T.. NJ.
C%amubell, 81; :. .. Brooks, 1i63.
Chief Justice supreme court-Nclson
Phillips, 1l63; Chrles III. jenkins. I6l.
Associate Justice Supreme Court.
T.. Yantis. lbs; X. w. Hall. us.
Governor Of ~TeNas-Jamcs L. Fergu-
son, 1910; &. III. Norris, III; ii. G.
Marshall, IL.
Lieutenant Goyernor-W. y. Hobby,
1877.
Railroad Commissioner Allison
Mayfield, 1867; Rufus Il. Daniel, Al;
John w. Robbins, los
Attorney General - II. II. Looney.
lai; Charles I. Rowland, -; John w.
Woods. 49,.
Treasurer of State of Texas. M
Edwards. 1851: John w. Baker. 40:
w. T.. Mum. -.
Judge Criminal Appeals Court-W.
G. Morrow, 1879; a. j. Harper. IL.
Land Commissioner. Il. Robinson.
l3Si; Charles Gecrs, 81; II. Ellis Hill.
81.
State Supt. Public Instruction ".
l.. Doughty. 1871.
Commissioner If Agriculture- Fred
NJ. Davis 1865; ". A. Halbert. It's.
Comptroller Of TcNas-H. II. Terrell.
1883: Charles Is. White, 129.
Congressman at Large-.Icn: McLe-
more. 1877; II. l.. Darwin. 30: Ill y.
Fitzgerald, 39l; y. q. Porter. u: = 4.
P'addleford. IS; Roger Byrne. 81; Dan
lei T.. Garrett. $50; H.. G. Cooley. Il: w
II. Cox. ~: y. II. Davis. q: II. j. Lack
land, II: John J.. Harrington. IL; A Il.
Fermin. :.
Associate appeals Justice A. n.
Moursund, 1>0G.
'"'-' ~ --tH Jhultidi ni~tfitt- W..
Il. Hopkins, 1851.
District Attorney John Kkiber.
1901 Il Y. Nixon, 81.
Member Of legislature-.J. r. Canalea.
1Saa.
County Judge-H. l.. Yates. 1G30.
County Astorney-A. Nj. Kent, 11Gs;
Emil kowalski. so.
District Clerk-Louis Kowalski, 100
County clerk-Joe Webb. 1910.
Sherif-W. T. vann. 1874; l.. II.
Bates. 536.
County and State Tax ColIector-w.
II. Walton. 327; Miller v. Pendleton, |
Sal
County and State Tax Assessor
George Champion. 1856.
County Treasurer-Edgar L.. Hicks.
1872.
County Shool Superintendent. J.
Galloway. 1s93.
Inspector If hides and animals
Tomas Tiierina. TIA.
, County Chairman-James II. Wells.
1867. i
Justice Of the Peace 80 Kirk. ssO:
Sloss- I'D.
County Commissioner-BeII 5s3; Ha
ley, l46.