El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-17
THOMSON s HAT
now IN THE RING
Candidate for Governor
Makes Strong Appeal;
Booster Club is Former.

Construction and cooperation. q
square deal for labor and capital
men and women. the removal Of state
schools from the realm Of politics,
and amending the constitution OF
Texas 50 that only q citizen Of the
United States can vote in this state.
are planks in r E. Thomason's plat
form While the 41si district court
room rang with cheers from q crowd
OF his admirers, Mr.. Thomson. rep
resentatlve from e Paso county and
speaker Of the lower house Of the
Texas legislature. Saturday uight de-
clared his hat was in the ring 70 win
the race for governor
A Thomson club was formed J.
n Goggin presided at the meeting.
and was elected president OF the club.
n F. Burgess and y. ". Turney we're
elected vice presidents and The women
voters Of the county were asked 70
elect a third vice president Mayor
Charles Davis and all living former
Fl Pas0 mayors were named nonor-
airy vice presidents. Norman Waiker
was elected secretary. An executive
committee Of % voters 70 BOOST Mr
Thomason's candidacy viii be named
by the president
Candidate Present.
PIedging their support, .praisings
lIr. Thomson as q. clean fighter ana
made speeehes al Saturday nights
meeting: Mr.. GOggin, Mr. Burgess, J.
A. BucEler Miss Louise Dietrich. Dr.
W /. Brown Judge y. %. Howe. r
G. Morris. Michael Nagle, 7. ~
whitaker, II. F. Higgins. Adrian Pool,
Nathan LapowskL A letter was read
from mayor Davis saying Mr. Thona-
son has his support, and regrerting
that he could not be present at the
meeting.
Cheers from the court room were
loud ana long when Er. Thomson
took a stand against Bolshevism- Il
I should be elected governor and
such q thing should happen in TINS
safe as happened in the state Of
service men we're murdered. I hope ]
would have the power to can out
the American legion" he said and
wipe the perpetrators off the fare Of
the earth"
country has seen enough Of destruc-
fion, and too lone has the public mind
been turned to destruction and COM
netition He onenly declared In favor
of CONSTRUCTION and coOneratinu To-
the upbuilding OF the largest and
richest state IN the union"
Afr. Thomson IS for good roads. q
may never be the GOOD roads booster. =.
he said. "fhat ny friend Adrian Pool
is. hut ] hnne to see a fine system Of
highways built th-oughout Texas
Education Is Anfidote.
Education is tAs greatest anidote
In the world for Bolshevism, accord
ing 70 the candidate for governor
Much OF his speech was taken up
with discussing the needs Of eduCa-
ton In Texas. Should he be elected
governor ne would see to 60, he said.
chat the University Of Texas Was
made first class in every respect and
one Of the finest in this country =
an tired Of seeing petty politicians
ne said. making a football out Of
our state university. he would take
all state schools out OF politics. he
said, and bring the A. and ~ coleGe
Up to as high a plane as any coileEe
oE its kind IN the United States.
The people OF the United States
need 10 be Americanized, according
10 AIr. Thomson. He said should be
be elected governor, he would see that
Texas is AmericauiZed. He called ID
a shame that under the constitution
OF Texas q person can vote whether
o. not he Is citizen Of the UEiteu
States.
The speaker believes that Texas
should be run by Texans and the
United states BY citizens OF the
United States. Speaking along this
line, he said: 4 pledge you my word
tonight that IL ] am elected governor
that the state Of Texas will be run
by American citizens" The time has
come he added. when the words Of
Theodore Roosevelt should be true
there should be but one flag. there
Should be but one language and that
the English language, and but one
loyalty and that loyalty 70 the
United States flag
! pledge YOU my word" said the
speaker in closing, that viii wage
a clean fight for the governor
chair ] am going 70 stump the
thiclzly populated sections OF thIs
state and try to win on an honest and
clean ticket / further pledge you
my sacred word that. should ] be
your next governor, I win never DC
anything which viii disgrace you. but
viii always do that which viii reflect
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