San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-16
Known for Uncovering Con-
spiracy Of United States
Attorney and Investigation
of Land Fraud Cases at
Portland.

Francis Joseph Heney, candidate in
1918 for governor Of California, aud
known throughout the country for his
work in prosecuting the land fraud
cases at Portland, Ore, and in dis
covering the conspiracy of United
States attorney TO promise politicians
immunity from prosecution in consld-
Grafton Of re-appointment, left San An
tonic at an early hour Tuesday morn
ing on his return trip to Los Angeles,
Cal, where he has law practice. Mr..
Heney has been in Texas for week
TO make arrangements for the develop
ment of oil lands near Aransas Pass
that have been held by him and his
brother, Ben Heney. 500 Hicks build
ing. since 1895.
To conditions brought about by the
peculiar primary law of California,
Mr.. Heney attributes his defeat in the
gubernatorial election in 1913. In
California. primaries Of all parties are
held together. and an aspirant for Of
flee may run on all tickets. Before
the primary, however, he must file
declaration of his party utilization, and
if he fails of nomination by his own
party, even though he receive the nomi-
nation of all parties other than his
own. his name cannot go on the ballot
at the general election.
James Rolph, mayor of San Fran
cisco. had declared his Republican af-
filiation. He was running in the pri-
mary, however, both as Democrat
and a Republican. At the primary.
he failed to receive the endorsement
of the Republican party, but he dld
receive the endorsement of the Demo
cratic party. Since he failed OF nomi-
nation of his own party, his name
could not go on the ticket at the gen.
eral election.
Way Ahead Of WoOlwine.
Supporters of Mr.. Heney contend
that since he had received the second
highest number of votes in the Demo
cratic column, having received three
times as many as Thomas Lee Wool
wine, the prosecutor at the FATTY
trial. that Mr.. Heney's name should
| appear on the ticket as the Demo
cratic nominee. The secretary of state
however. refused to certify Mr.. Heney 5
| name. The case was carried to the
Supreme Court of the United States
| where il was lost. although attorney!
! for Mr.. Heney cited Texas case where
the central committee, similar to the
one that had named Mr.. Heney as the
Democratic nominee, had nominated
candidate, when for some reason OF
other, the nominee named at the PR
mary election was disqualified.
1t was TO these peculiar circum
stances that Mr.. Heney attributes tn
fact that n Republican governor wa
elected in Californis in 1913.
Five Thousand a Day.
"San Antonio has a climate tina
cannot be surpassed" declares the Ivls
itor from California. '"When I LEI
Los Angeles, it was reDorted that 300
tourists were arriving daily. What !
the matter with San Antonio? Sa
Antonio is evidently not making tn
best use of her natural advantages.
along the gulf coast can be foun
the best shooting fields in the country
Many men have told me that they wer
| astonished at the number of duck
to be found at the shooting fields nea
Port Arkansas"
: Mr.. Heney believes that Port Arar
sas is the port with the biggest prom
Use for the future Of any west Of NeV
Orleans.
! "If at the time that my brother an
7 were investing heavily at Aransa
: Pass. the deep-water project had gon
: through, Port Arkansas, instead Of Ga
= weston. would be the biggest port o
: the gulf coast. ! can name many az
vantages that Aransas Pass has ovt
Galveston.
! 81 believe that il will be many veal
7 before Arkansas Pass becomes largt
: shipping port than Galveston. The
Il has been so much development at Il
% latter place and Houston and the traC
channels have cut their natural cour
= to Houston. There is no reason wi
u refineries, however, should not be bui
at Port Arkansas instead of at Tex
City"
After California IT. c. l.
Mr.. Heney has bad a varied carsC
n After he was admitted 10 thp har