Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-08-13
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RAPS KLAN AT
Fl. WORTH MEET.
Full State Ticket Nam
ed; Houston Men Can
didates for Governor
and u. s. Senator
OBy The Associated Press

FORT WORTH. Aug. ia short
platform announcing Texas republicans
as "unalterably opposed to the Ku Klux
Khan" was adopted at the state repub-
lican convention in a brief session to-
cay.
frll state ticket. headed by T. VI.
Kennerly Of Houston. for United States
senator, and T. p. Lea Of Houston, for
governor, also was nominated.
The only ripple on the surface Of the
convention this morning was connected
with the plank dealing with the Klan.
Efforts on the part Of two delegates 10
get that plank stricken out failed de-
bate being shut off by the ruling Of
Chairman Charles Boynton. The chair
held on points Of order that the rules
of the convention provided the only
debate could be before the resolutions
committee.
It. VI. Tingle Of Goose Creek. as soon
as the platform was read, moved that
il be cmended by striking out the Klan
opposition plank. His motion was hiss
ed in a few sections and greeted with
few scattered cries Of approval. The
motion was ruled out Of order and on
vote on adoption Of the platform as a
whole only few noes were heard
W. G. Harmon Of Waco. then moveo
that the Klan plank be stricken out en-
tirely. The motion was not put and
the report Of the nominating commit
tee was read After the nominations
were made Harmon moved that the
Klan plank be resubmited 10 the reso.
lrtions committee. The chair ruled II
then was too late AZ the platform had
been adopted and disposed Of.
The plank against the Klan declared
the republican party pledged itself to
stand inflex.hly for government hy due
process Of law and against an groups.
open or secret. which attempt u take
the law into their own hands n said
there is no place in American life for n
secret political society and concluded
"being convinced of the soundness of
these principles. we announce our ural-.
terable opposition 20 the Ku Klux
Klan."
The plank on law enforcement said
that state pride as well as civic duty.
demands that the state should not fall
behind the fed raj government III the
enforcement Of the prohibition laws.
but should by its own administration
render il unnecessary 70 invoke the aid
Of federal o. thorities"
"All laws are too weakly ~ forced
and il is a social duty to enforce them
all alike. the plank concluded
The list Of candidates as approved by
the convention follows:
United States senator. T. W. Kenner-
lv. Houston; governor. T. H. lie. Hous-
ton; lieutenant governor. j. H. Kurth.
Angelina county. attorney general q
r. Harrison. Brownwood: comptroller.
Jesse A. Chase. Beeville: commissioner
of agriculture. H. Barlowc. IT.. Mckin-
ncy; land commissioner. Bert Graham.
Waxahachie railroad commissioner six
year term. J. Allen Myor. Bryan: four
year tern, !. A. Cloonau. III Paso. two
year tern. J. A. Garland, Paris: chief
justice az thc supreme court. e. Har-
ris. San Antonio. associate justice of
the criminal court Of appeals. Fred Won
Rosenberg. Arstin: state treasurer.
Mrs. $. J. Peters. San Antonio: and
state superintendent Of public instruc
tion. Miss Elizabeth Baker OF Dallas
The few women who have attended the
convention took an active part for the
first time today when the resolutions
tCon'inuea on Page 2.