The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-25
WILL FERGUSON GET
NOMINATION IN TEXAS
PRIMARY ELECTION COMES
SATURDAY FOR ALL
STATE OFFICERS,

Dallas Texas, July 25.-The fight
of James F. Ferguson, who was re-
moved from the governorship a
year ago by impeachment proceed
ings, to again obtain nomination
for that office has created an in
terest in the Democratic state prim-
airy to be held next Saturday, that
overshadows all other political con-
tests.
The fact that the women of Texas
will vote in the primaries for the
first time gave the campaign an ad-
ded complexity. and up to the elev-
enth hour. while many politicians
expressed themselves freely and vari-
ously about the probable result, all
were prepared for surprises at the
polls.
Ferguson's chief opponent is
Governor William p. Hobby, who
had been elected lieutenant COVER
nor for the last two terms with Fer
guson and who succeeded to the gu
bernatorial chair when Ferguson
was impeached Ferguson went to
the people of the state and asked
vindication, charging that he had
been removed by political trickery.
Although Hobby had never be-
fore appeared in the ranks of the
prohibitionists. he gained consider
able strength by the passage of nu-
merous prohibition bills during his
last term Of office. A bill to create
a ten-mile zone around every one OF
the numerous military camps OF the
state was passed at the last special
session as we'll as statewide pro-
hibition bill.
United States Senator Morris +.
Sheppard has no opposition, his
only opponent Withdrawing early
in the campaign.
Investigations which resulted in
the impeachment of Ferguson were
started after he had aroused the ire
OF the alumni OF the state univer-
sity by vetoing the university ap-
bill and by his fight with
the university heads. He was i'm
peached on the following counts;
Misappropriating $4,000 OF the
CANYON City normal school funds
to pay his personal debts-H SEN
ators voting for impeachment, four
again.
Pro6ting by the deposits of the
CANYON City fund which belonged
to the state-26 for impeachment,
) against.
Deriving profit from state funds
deposited in the Temple State bank
contrary to law-2+ for impeach-
ment, 7 against,
Assisting in depositing $25O,OO0
state funds in the Temple State bank
instead OF the state treasury as pro-
vided by law--26 for impeachment,
5 against.
Refusing to tell who loaned him
$3.50. 800 in currency. constituting OF
fetal misconduct-N for, ! against.
Diyerting the adjutant generals
funds to pay for the Canyon City
normal, to take the place of S5,ooo
which had been used to pay his per-
,onal debts-N for, 4 against.
Inducing the Temple State Bank
10 loan him more money than the
aw permits. in violation of his oath
1f oifice--26 for, against.
Seeking to coerce the board OF
regents OF the state university into
following his will-22 for, 9 against,
Violating the law in seeking to re-
move regents OF the university with
,ut cause-22 for. 8 against.
Remitting a $4,000 bail bond OF
Wilbur p. Allen, chairman of the
university board of regents, to in
luence his action-2l for, 10 against.
Opponents of Ferguson argued
hat victory for him in the prim-
Iry would serve to create a compli-