Evening star., 1922-07-25
g YEARSA VICTOR,
CULBERsON LOSES
Has Held Office Continually
Since First EIection-IlI
Health Caused Defeat.
KLAN WINS OVER BEER
Leader, Backed by Ku Nux,
While Advocate Of Light Bev-
erages, Ran Second.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
FORT WORTH, Tex, July 25.-l
After serving Texas in high Office
continually for thirty-two years.
United States Senator Charles A. Gull
berson. who won his political spurs
as the Little Christian Governor"
finally has been retired. ~.
His defeat. in Saturdays primaries,
confirmed by today's count. was the
first he has 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 at
tanned prominence in the seats of the
mighty of the democratic party his
father "Uncle Dave" Culberson, rep
resented the old first Texas district
in the halls of Congress. In fact,
Dave" Culberson died while a rep
resentative and leader in the party
in the state.
His son succeeded him IN power and
influence only to fall victim in the
primaries to a Ku Klux candidate and
an advocate of the manufacture and
sale of light wines and beer. Texas
has a double primary, system. Firss
place in the initial contest went to
Earle Mayfleld, state railroad COM
missioner and generally hailed as the
khan candidate. During his Intensive
campaign, in which, since January he
had delivered $50 speeches. Mayfield
has concluded each address by wav-
announcing that he will make every
foreigner who comes to the United
States kneel and kiss 1t.
Anti-Klan Candidate Second.
Second place is held by James Fer
inn ad ramOVpd
from Office as governor. He advocates
restoration of light wines and beer
and during the campaign bitterly de-
nounced the ku Klux Klan. charging
a general conspiracy on its part to
eliminate Catholics and Jews from
the life of the republic. Culberson,
the veteran Is third.
Senator Culberson hasn't set foot on
Texas soil in more than six years. He
has not delivered an address to his con-
stituents 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.
CuIberson. as a mere youth. with his
fathers backing, was successfully
elected attorney general and governor.
1t 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-
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
erected and all tickets sold, the fight
was prevented.
Hard Fight Last Time.
After. two terms as governor Culber-
Senate and has remained there ever
since. Six years ago he was too Ill TO
visit the state. but his lifelong friend.
Barry Miller of Dallas. campaigned for
him. He won second place in the initial
primary and the nomination in the run
Off. His opponent then was Gov. o. B.
Colquitt. an anti-prohibitionist. So was
Senator Cuberson. 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 cam
paign than Culberson, from Washing
ton, issued a statement denouncing
it. Mayfeld never publicly admitted
membership in or connection with the
khan. but his speeches were devoted
to Americanism, better public schools
and reduced railroad rates. The khan
supported him solidly at the polls.
Culberson's Baeker Loses.
Culberson's friend. Judge Miller,
who had campaigned successfully for
him in the past. and fruitlessly at this
time, also was eliminated from poll
tics by the klan landslide. He has
been a member Of the state legislature
for many years, but was defeated
Saturday. He was anti-klan through
out.
The Culberson family is a pioneer
one in Texas. politically and other
wise. The original Culberson. a native
of Georgia, settled in Jefferson, now
almost an abandoned village of east
ern Texas, and lived there until his
death. The family is one of affiuence
as well as of culture.
In the run-off contest two issues
will prevail. prohibition and the klan
Mayfield will receive the khan sup
port, Ferguson that of the anti-klan,
anti-federal reserve and anti-pro-
hibition elements. Ferguson is con-
sidered one of the greatest campaign
ers ever produced In Texas.
Copyright. 1929