San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-05

That the probable effect the bring
ing of state rangers TO San Antonio
might have upon the candidacy of
Adjutant General Thomas D.. Barton
for the governorship of Texas at the
next election, was discussed i'll Austin
some time ago, came TO light Satur-
day. Although every effort has been
cxcrted by San Antonio men TO fix
the responsibility for the sending of
the rangers here, believing that it has
Gone San Antonio an .irreparable in
jury, so far these efforts have been
without success.
According to the statement of one
San Antonio man who, it is under
stood, may place his information be-
fore the Bexar county grand jury,
number of San Antonians, with men
from other parts of the state, met in
Austin and gave Adjutant General
Barton a banquet. This man said he
was invited but declined to go. At
tending the banquet, however, he said.
was Wayne Davis, District Attorney
ID. A. McAskill and former Mayor O..
b. Black. all of San Antonio. This
banquet, he said, was held while the
Legislature was in session.
"VOtes in North Texas"
At the conclusion of the banquet,
Wayne Davis came TO him. this man
said, and asked his opinion as to
what effect the sending of rangers
to San Antonio might have upon Gen
eral Barton's race for governor. This
man claims to have told Mr.. Davis
that such action would not help Mr..
Barton any.
At this, the man claims, Mr.. Davis
said that General Barton expected no
votes in Bexar county and suggested
that such a cleanup in San Antonio
might make General Barton votes in
the North Texas cities on the theory
that they were jealous of San An
tonic. The exact date of this alleged
conversation was not fixed
MIR. Davis, when interviewed Satur-
day, said that he might have had a
| conversation regarding the sending OF
rangers to San Antonio but declared
that it was about the time certain
San Antonio people were asking for
the rangers for the municipal prl-
mary. The primary took place IN
/ April. Mr.. Davis denied positively
however, that he had any recent con-
versation of this nature.
Naturally having Toms inter
est at heart" Mr.. Davis said, II
might have discussed the possible ef-
feet the sending of rangers here might
have on his gubernatorial candidacy"
Wants Clubs Organized.
Mr.. Davis admitted having attend
al 4l,a U,x Cannra1 Rnrfnu
at Austin. fixing the time at shorty
! after his appointment was confirmed
by the State Legislature. The mat
ter was not discussed at the banquet,
he said, nor was the adjutant generals
candidacy discussed at that time.
Adjutant General Barton, about
two weeks ago. wrote several San
Antonio men and women letters. in
forming them that he is considering
becoming a candidate for governor
and asking that Barton for Cover
nor Clubs" be organized. pending his
formal announcement. A plank in his
, platform. he informed one San An
tonic woman. will be the enforcement
of the prohibition laws.
Mr.. Davis declared that at the time
the question of bringing rangers 10
San Antonio for the municipal cleo
ton was agitated, General Barton ad-
vised against it. 1t is recalled that
General Barton visited the city at
the time and that the elections passed
quietly without the presence OF rang.
ers. Mr.. Davis Saturday declared
that no man could charge General
Barton with having played politics in
bringing the rangers here, asserting