Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-07-27
Little Christian Governor"
Feeble and Broken After
Long Record of Service,
Runs Third in Primary
BY JAMES r.. RECORD
LEASED Wire Service to The Journal.)
DOWNRIGHT 1927

FORT WORTH, July 25.-After
serving Texas in high Office for thir-
ty-two years, United States Senator
Charles A. Culberson, who won his
political spurs as the Little Chris
tan Governor" finally has been. re-
tired.
His defeat in Saturdays primaries.
confirmed by today'o count, was the
first he ever suffered in his long
coreer. For the first time in sixty
years the voice Of a Culberson will
not be dominant in Texas politics.
Long before Charley" Culberson at
tanned prominence in the seats OF
the mighty of the Democratic party.
his father, "Uncle Dave" Culberson,
represented the old First Texas dis
trict in the halls of congress. In
fact, "Dave" Culberson died while
a. representative and a leader in the
party in the state.
His son succeeded him in power
and influence and only to fall victim
in the primaries to Ku Klux can
didate and an advocate Of the manu-
facture and sale of light wine and
beer. Texas has a double primary
system. First place in the initial
contest went to Earle Mayf1eld, state
railroad commissioner and general
ly hailed as the khan candidate.
During his intensive campaign, in
which since January he has deliver
ed $50 speeches, Mayfield has con-
lently an American flag and an
nouncing that he will make every
foreigner who comes to the United
States kneel and kiss it.
Ferguson Runs Second
Second place is held by James
Ferguson, once impeached and re-
moved from Office as governor. He
advocates restoration of light wines
and beer, and during the campaign
bitterly denounced the Ku Klux
Khan, charging general conspiracy
on its part to eliminate Catholics and
Jews from the life Of the republic.
Culberson, the veteran, is third.
Senator Culberson has not set
foot on Texas soil in more than six
years. He has not delivered an ad-
dress to his constituents in a longer
time. His health is gone. This was
| the chief argument used against him
| in the campaign and is accepted as
| the main cause of his defeat.
Culberson, as mere youth, with
his fathers backing, was successive
| ly elected attorney general and gov
| ernor. It was his refusal to allow
| the Fitzsimmons-M aher fight that
won for him the Little Christian
| Governor" title. In order to prevent
the fight he convened a special ses-
sion Of the legislature and asked au-
thority to use troops. The authority
was granted, the troops and rangers
ordered out and, despite the fact
that the arena had been erected and
all tickets sold, the fight was pre-
vented.
After two terms as governor, Gull
berson was elected to the United
States senate and has remained
there ever since. Six years ago he
was too i'll to visit the state, but
his lifelong friend, Barry Miller, of
Dallas, campaigned for him. He
won and the nomination in the run
mary and the nomination in the run
off. His opponent then was Cover
nor o. B. Colquitt, an anti-prohibi-
| ZIONIST. So was Senator Culberson,
but he received the backing of the
Anti-Saloon league in the run-off.
| Denounced Khan
| Hardly had the khan presented It,
self as an issue in this years cam
paign than Culberson, from Wash
| ington, issued statement denounc.
ing it. Mayfield never publicly adj
| IIllLLSu uleIIlDeTSulp III Ut .COLtlSCClOn
with the khan, but his speeches were
devoted to Americanisn, better pub
lie schools and reduced railroad fares.
PThe khan supported him solidly at
| the polls.
Culberson' friend, Judge Miller,
who had campaigned successfully
for him in the past and fruitlessly
this time, also was eliminated from
politics by the khan landslide. He
has been a member of the state leg
islature for many years but was de-
feated Saturday. He was anti-klan
throughout.
The Culberson family is a pioneer
one in Texas, politically and other
wise. The original Culberson, ma
tive Of Georgia, settled in Jefferson,
now almost an abandoned village of
eastern Texas, and lived there un-
til his death. The family is one of
af1uence as well as culture.
In the run-off contest, two issues
will prevail, prohibition and the
khan. Mayfield will receive the khan
support, Ferguson that Of the anti.
khan, anti-federal reserve and anti
prohibition elements. Ferguson is
considered one Of the greatest cam.
| paigners ever produced in Texas.