Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-07-28
cULBERSoN BEATEN
Little Christian Governor" Feeble and
Broken After Long Service.

Little Christian Governor Feeble and
Broken After Long Service.
After serving Texas in high office for
thirty two years, United States Sena-
tor Charles a. Culberson, who won his
POLITICAL spurs as the Little Christian
Governor" finally has been retired.
His defeat in Saturdays primaries,
confirmed by the count. was the first
he ever suffered in his long career. For
the first time in sixty years the voice
of a Culberson will not be dominant In
Texas politics. Long before, Charley
Culberson attained prominence in the
seats of the mighty, of the Democratic
party his father Uncle Dave" Cui-
berson, represented the old First Texas
district in the halls of congress. In
fact, Dave Culberson died while
representative and leader IN the
party in the state.
His son succeeded him N power and
influence and only to fall victim in the
primaries tota Ku, Kdux candidate and
an advocate of the manufacture ana
sale OF light vino ana beer. Texas has
a double primary system First place
in the initial contest went to Earle
Mayfield, state railroad commissioner
and generally hailed as the klan candi-
date. During his intensive campaign,
in which since January he has deliver
ed $50 speeches, Mayfield has cOneiud-
ed each address by waving violently
an American flag Gnd announcing that
he will make every foreignef who
comes to the United States kneel and
kiss it.
Second place is held by James Fer
guson, once impeached and removed
from office as governor. He advocates
restoration of light wines and beer,
and during the campaign bitterly de-
nounced the Ku KluX Klan, charging
general conspiracy on its part to ell
inmate Catholics and Jews from the
life of the republic. Culbersen, the vet
eran, is third. =.
Senator Culberson has not set foot
on Texas soil in more than six years.
He has not delivered an address to his
constituents in longer time. His
health is gone. This was the chief
argument used against him in the CAM
paign and is accepted as the main
cause Of his defeat.
Culberson, as mere youth, with his
fathers backing, was successfully
elected attorney general and governor.
It was his refusal to allow the Fitz-
simmons -Maher fight that won for him
the Little Christian Governor title.
In order to prevent the fight he con-
vened a special session of the iegisla-
ture and asked authority to use troops.
The authority was granted, the troops
and rangers ordered out and, despite
the fact that the arena had been erect
cd and all tickets sold, the fight was
prevented.
After two terms as governor, Culber-
son 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 7b4t. his lifelong friend,
Barry Miller, of Dallas, campaigned
for him. He won the nomination in
the primary and the nomination in the
runoff His opponent then was Gov
ernor 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.
Hardly had the khan presented itself
as an issue in this years campaign
than Culberson, from Washington, is
sued statement denouncing 1t. May
field never publicly admitted member
ship in or connection with tine khan,
but his speeches were devoted to
Americanism, better public schools and
reduced railroad fares. The klan sup
ported him solidly at the polls.
Culberson's 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 legislature for
hany years but was defeated Satur-
d,y He was anti-klan throughout.
The Culberson family is a pioneer
ON in Texas, politically and otherwise.
The original Culberson, a native of
Geogia. settled in Jefferson, now al
most an abandoned village of eastern
Texas and lived there until his death.
The fqaily is one of affluence as well
as cuitte.
In thArun-off contest, two issues
will pt&ail, prohibition and the
khan. y Mtyfield will receive the khan
support, ferguson that Of the anti
klan, anti federal reserve, and anti
prohibition elements. Ferguson is
considered ne of the greatest cam
paigners eve, produced in Texas.