The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-06-16

will be on the ticket as a candidate
for United States senator NJ the
Democratic primary election next
month; the name Of Harry Warner
Of Paris will be on the ticket as
a candidate for governor, and that
Of f. w Cole Of Austin will be on
the ticket as candidate for con
gress-at-large. Such was the de-
cision Of the State Democratic Com
mittee IN session here today and to-
night.
The petition presented by Mr.
Ferguson bearing approximately 60
600 signatures, requesting that a
light wine and beer plank be plac-
ed on the Democratic ticket, was
rejected by the committee, because
] u was found "inmfficicnt both In
The committee were made tonight
shortly after the subcommittee
appointed during the day made
their reports There was no dele
gate on the light wine and beer pc.
tition and Il was adopted with bot
one pay" vote
Musi Vote Straight
II was also decided by the com
mittee that IN primary elections
hereafter only those persons who
voted the straight Democratic ticket
in the next preceding election shall
| be- qualified 10 vote ia Democratic
/ primaries This was adopted only
after heated argument and lie
vote bad ensued The sub-commit.
! tee majority report added ihis
clause % the present lawful require
/ mentH N Democratic vofors a mi-
norliy report by N r. kocble Of
Abilene proposed % eliminate thie
clause. a tie vote ~ eleven TO
clcvon resulted and Chairman Davis
, held that The minority report was
! lost The majority report then
carried hy q vote ~ "a % II. Mr.
keeblC, supported on the floor by
!. Ira Kirchcville Of San Antonio,
coutcndcd that this clause would
prevent Democrats from returning
90 the fold. The clause sfipulates
all Democratic elections from pre-.
cinct through county 70 federal
When the subcommittee Of can
didatcs reported and included Mr.
fergusou's name a motion was made
by W W. Scarcy Of Brennan 10
eliminate the former governors
name from the ticket. This mo-
ton was tabled however. and the
report adopted rs submitted. in
Guiding The names Of Mr.. Warner
for governor aud Mr. Cole Tor con
Rrossman-ai-lnrgc
u win be- announced hy the can.
didaip subcommittee. chairman that
Nr ferRuson'r right io BE- on the
ticket will be based solely on bis
legal right
San Antonio was selected NJ the
meeting place Tor the committee in
1924, and Dallas will be selected ~
the meeting place on next August
IA 20 canvass the votes Of the rri-
mary election next month
Mrs. Ferguson 10 Withdraw
The name ~ Mrs james = Fer,
puson a. candidate for United
States senator will be Withdrawn
from the ballot. according 20 al
statement made by Mr. Ferguson
earlier IN the day ne said that
ballot his wife would withdraw her
name Mrs Ferguson's name was
certified a. candidate by the
committee tonight, however
The committee adopted resolu-
ton assessing candidates for state
and district offices whose names
we're placed on the ballot tonight.
f7b each 10 bear expenses ~ the
committee meeting.
The afternoon session Of the State
Democratic Committee was devoted
almost entirely 20 argument by
former Governor Ferguson IN be.
half Of his light wines and beer pc
tition and by Luther Nichols, repre-
senting Mr.. Ferguson, In behalf "
the former governors name being
placed on the ballot ut the primary
election next month.
The afternoon session, unlike the
morning session, was open. Follow
ing arguments by Mr. Nichols and
Mr.. Ferguson motion that sub
committees be appointed 90 pass on
the various questions was carried
These committees are 20 report NJ
the night session.
The committee on candidates 20
be placed on the ballot IA composed
of Marshall Hicks, w. G. Edwards
and Bomar Ridgeway; Ferguson
light wine and beer petition, Of L.
l. Bowman, Mrs. w. r. Cook and
Robert L. Bobbiit; committee on re-
quiremcnts Of voters, Of W. w.
Searcy, X. Robert Kceble and n.
W. Hofer.
Mr. Nichols appeared before the
committee first In behalf Of Mr..
Ferguson's candidacy for United
States senator. He said he did 80
without compensation. that he was
not only representing Mr.. Ferguson
but the sovereign citizens Of Texas
who would like 20 have Mr.. Fer
guson's name on the ticket. lie
cited laws and cases 10 sustain his
arguments
Speaks 30 Minutes
Mr.. Ferguson devoted his thirty
minutes, the time allowed each
..I.I.s a.. L.. lts.L4 .ssts. aud