Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-08-27
C.O.P.WILLNOT
FIGHT GARNER
IS DECISION
Place Candidates in Field for
District Judge and Legisla-
tive Representative; De-
clare Against Klan

John q. Scott Of Corpus Christi and
inaicd M the republican nominating con
vention yesterday afternoon ia the city
hall for the offices Of criminal district
Judge and legislator from the 15nd dis
tr;ct. respectively. IL was decided M the
convention not 10 put ont cand date
far congress from the 10Th congressional
district John Garner being too firmly
.ntrenchcd in thar office in the opinion,
Of the convention.
Other bi(.iness M tho meeiin: consist
cd in appointing committee 70 inform
tho men Of their nomiantion and TO aid
them in the race, AMI also the aufh-r-
iZing of the nominating committee T.
act n n campaign comTiitee Talks
were made by Judge \. &. Hamilton of
Webb couLty. X II. creaeer. VIM. :.
West. and several short addresses by
Mr. Rogers If Harlingen. Mr.. Kowalshi
md Mr. Starck of Brownsville. Mr..
Creager nominated Mr. Scott. and NJ.
MORRISON of San R"nifo made riIe nomi
mating speech for Mr.. Thomas.
Judge Hamilton in the first address
nf the convention. declared that the
Mexican vote IL propcrly handled. world
ani should be republican. lie brought
ort new aprral which could he made
that tho republican forces rid Mcvico ~
the French ard .iusfrians immediately
following the Civil War. >
III. explained the methods II the re-
ruhlican party in Webb county. acclar-
Ing that republican club was formed
AMI maintained un thcr". In agreeing
with the men here that il would be IN 4
wise Ia nut ont republican conercssion-
~ candidate now. Judge Hamilton en-
phasizcl the importance If beginning the
work now To put man IN office the
next election.
Till West. candidate for attorney gen
erai spoke next. lie declared that Tho o'd
democratic party had been absorbed p,
the Ku klnx Klan and that TIE demo
crates must choos" between NIvfinl'
III. In Klux candidate. or FctGnson
.who differs from Jesse James fnnlv i"
,hn: Jesse James rtaic 81 horSr.T IL i
only the rorgi element of ;he hsmocrat'c
PARTY that we ha~" 10 contend With. as
co-,lins to Mr. West. lie pointed ont
thar the Khan seeks 10 Siiprrccdc the
constitution bv dcnvin. 10 any man .
rirhi 10 w"rShin rs hr nleaS"S. end ~
.tis .rin'ira.ine against thei jews. To
show the progress of the party he rrnn
n telegram stating that rtnnhlican eon-
-er';nnS tad heen held ~ Pa af The "ll
rannti.e in Trv"s end that Mi counties
tad nni ant n tirEef.
Nr Creasrr followed m"fi"e IN i'm
nraesins address. and concluded by nom
,na,ing NJ. Scntt COR she offi"c Of Dis
o.; \, c~imina' indec Mr.. cr"acer said
that the Democratic rar'v was moss
cs pcorle without o-~qn'7"tinn and that
tho na~iv he'd driftci hack into the no i''v
..@ obstruction arnoSirr every p~ogreS.
.iv. move of tho rrruhli ans The patty
Is captured nv n sccre, erganiyHtian II
arso-.ei ,h~t nanv people who Joined
the KAN did so thro"gh good mot'veS
.rl ~..rna nf fharn wi'hlrcw after fial
M ont what the o-rHnizati"n was. he
~ resch the American or Know Moth
i,e" rsrty which w"s founded SOW" Sn~-
c,... ra..S aoo - this cru-trv derllr-
;ar ,b~, :. ,rs~ founded OIL r~n on thr
.Th~ El.n i srron~e- IL Tc~ns than II
aa.- n.Ln- -sr.c ~ or chilfl~na ar
~~.-~ -, sha,.A rn- h"~iNg mt II nni
20 hpe;n~rS ~ t'is state