Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-07-26
.SEABURY NAMED
CHAIRMAN, HIS
MAJORITY IS ll6
Complete Returns From La
Feria and Harlingen In
dictate Big Majority.

The contest for the democratic
county craftsmanship in Cameron
county, around which the fight
throughout the county centered in
Saturdays primaries, resulted in the
election of F. w. Seabury of Browns
vile over Judge Samuel Spears of San
Benito. The vote was 922 to SOC,
giving an unofficial majority of 116
votes for the Brownsville man.
The actual result in this contest was
not known until the retnrns from
Harlingen and La Feria were 'receiv-
ed, Harlingen giving 2l0 votes for
Seabury and 96 for Spears. or more
than two to one, while La Feria went
overwhelmingly for Seabury, giving
him "a votes as against for Spears.
The Harlingen count was not com.
pleted until about 3 o'clock Sunday
afternoon, the officers working
throughout the night and far into the
day in order to finish the work.
The total county vote will run
short Of 1900.
w. X. Jones Of Brownsville, main
tanned and increased his lead over his
opponent. John |. Kleiber of Browns
vile, for the district attorneyship.
Jones winning in the county by 1042
to Alp, a majority of nearly 500.
Jones also wpn by two to one in Kle-
berg county. and in Nueces county
he won by majority Of about 240
votes.
ID. "A. Templeton's overwhelming
majority at Harlingen, 500 TO 30. over
George Champion, the incumbent, for
tax assessor, won for the Harlingen
man. The unofficial total vote was
936 to 70S..
The vote for sheriff was 1892 for
Vann rs against 621 for Cottingham.
In The Herald Sunday morning q
typographical error made it appear.
that Cottingham was leading vann.
Pat NJ. Ncff Of Waco carried Cam
eron county by plurality of about
300 votes, his nearest opponent being
Jos. w Bailey. Neff's vote was 729.
Bailey's 457. Thomason's 389; and
Looney's negligible.
The vote in the city of Brownsville
was surprisingly light. many candi-
dates fully expecting that it would
go to at least 700.
The Herald today is carrying. on
the second page, tabulation of the
returns in Cameron county. so far as
received. In many cases the vote in
the precinct on the full ticket was un-
obtainable owing to the fact that in
terest was principally in the races for
governor and the contested county
places. The full vote for the uncon-
tested places is therefore not given
A complete list Of the elected pre-
cinct chairmen was not unobtainable.
III. l.. Fitch was elected in Preinct is,
Brownsville; Harbert Davenport was
named in Precinct II; DR.. S. II. Bell
was elected in Precinct 10; B. l.. Cain
in Precinct 20; Albert Hill in Precinct
21; II. l.. Yates in Precinct 3, DR.. A.
Altman at La Feria.
Precinct conventions were held aft
er the boxes closed, and delegates
named to the county conventions to be
held next Saturday. Most delegations
were sent uninstructed, and appropri-
ate resolutions were passed in many.
Sam Bell, incumbent, of Browns
Vile il the candidate for county COM
missioner, Brownsville precinct. hav-
ing defeated John r. Copeland by a
vote Of 262 to les. At San Benito
Judge a. V. Logan defeated the in
cumbent, G. G. Henson. for commits
sioner in that precinct, his vote being
233 to ITS. and at Harlingen w. z.
Weems defeated the incumbent, r. l..
Chaudoin, 325 to 23S.