Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-03-19


democratic administration, including
the Federal Reserve Bank, the Land
Loan Bank, the tariff commission and
the successful prosecution of the war.
When the meeting convened it limited
its declaration, as shown by resolu-
tions adopted, TO national issues only.
Your statement that there was a
demand for a complete endorsement
of Governor Hobby's administration
is altogether incorrect in that neither
Governor Hobby nor anyone in his
behalf demanded or even suggested
that the meeting should depart from
the purpose for which il was called
to deal with matters of state policy.
You are likewise incorrect in stat
ing that Governor Hobby was one Of
the candidate at such meeting for the
reason the meeting had no candidates.
The meeting committed itself TO no
one for governor or for delegate at
lrge, nor was it asked so to do, nor
did anyone participating in It wish 50
to do. You are also incorrect in stat
ing that the four gentlemen who had
heretofore announced themselves as
candidates for governor in opposition
to Mr.. Bailey approved and adopted
as their own the principles announced
by Governor Hobby, etc. Governor
Hobby offered no resolutions and an
announced no principles and was not
on the committee on resolutions.
Three Of the candidates to whom you
refer Messrs. Looney, Neff and
Thomason-had announced as candi-
dates for governor before Mr.. Bailey
announced, therefore they did not an
nounce in opposition to Mr.. Bailey,
but Mr.. Bailey announced in opposi-
tion TO them.
Neither Of the candidates. nor did
any other person, pledge himself to
support the candidacy of Governor
Hobby for delegate at large to the
national convention.
As TO the question of a primary
election between Judge Poindexter
and Governor Hobby, it i only nee
essary to remark that while we would
have no fears on that score we have
no power to depart from the purposes
Of the mass meeting that appointed
US, and that is TO secure an entire
delegation and not just one delegate.
We feel that we must leave the selec-
tion Of the delegates entirely To the
state convention. That should not
deter Judge Poindexter, however,
from being a cndidate if he thinks he
can secure the Endorsement Of the
convention.
AS for the chairman Of the delega-
ton, we likewise leave that with the
convention or the delegation selected
to go to San Francisco. We only
want friendly delegation, and not
such one as your candidate, Gov
ernor Ferguson and Judge Poindexter
selected to go to St. Louis after hav-
ing secured the defeat Of resolutions
endorsing President Wilson which
were prepared by his friends.
AS 10 your second proposition-tc
submit what you call the Fort Worth
declaration of principles and the res
olutions Of the Dallas convention to a
joint primary election, we have only
this to say: That we are not advised
as to which of the Fort Worth plat
forms you refer. There were two
adopted on the same day. differing.
as we understand, very little, one by
what was known as the American
Party and the other BY mass meet
ing in .he interest of Senator Bailey
AS we understand, both declarations
were hostile to President Wilson; but
still another reason IL Mr.. Bailey has
no more right to have his platform
submitted in a national primary thar
either Of the other four candidates
for governor. We, therefore. decline
that and will adhere to the purposes
for which we were appointed, Of in
sisting upon an endorsement, not q
much Of President Wilson personally.
as Of the great things he has done as
our democratic president If YOU
gentlemen are opposed to what he has
done, and we assume YOU are. then
il is useless to consider your Fort
Worth platform, or anybody's Fort
Worth platform. because they do not
contain the questions involved in the
present contest.
One observation is made. however.
that the basis Of the Fort Worth
declaration Of principles is the right
Of the people themselves to determine
the questions of governmental poll
cies. That makes us think that you
must mean the platform of Govern
or Ferguson and his American Party,
because your candidate for governor
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