Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-07-15
Suit is Filed to Compel
Printing Turner's Name
on Cameron Co. Ballots

Reprirting az the ballots for the dem
ocratic primaries IN Cameron county.
and N the entire district, including vii
lacy. Nueces. Kleberg and Cameron
counties, and additional complications
in connection with absentee voting may
be caused BY the action of ID. Mcneil
Turner. candidate for district attorney,
who has filed suit against the district
and county chairmen in connection with
the failure Of the district chairman to
certify his name and have IL placed on
the ballot. according ~ statement
made this morning by County Chairman
II. ". Seabury of Cameron county.
According 10 Judge scabury. u. Me-
Neill Turner. " Corpus Christi, is n
candidate for district attorney in this
d'Sr.i~t. and announced against George
aestervelt, also 0f Corpus Christi,
who III the only other candidate.
Mr.. Turner's application W have his
name 0n the ballot was not acknowicdg
"a ~ the law requires, and his name
was not certified 10 the county chair
man by An. White of kingsville. dis
trict chairman. when Mr.. White certi-
fled the name of Mr. Westcrvelt and
! the candidates for district judge, on
June II.
Consequently. the democratic cxccu-
tive committee in this county. at Ky
meeting W. June lG, instructed thc
printing or ballots without Mr. Turner
name. The ballots were so printed, and
ballots for abscatecs delivered t0 the
county CLERK W Cameron county on
July II. IN order to have plenty of time
for the absentee voting.
Mr.. Turner has brought suit i'm the
district court of San ratricio county on
July ~ against "A. w. White. district
chairman, and also against the county
chairman KY all counties III the dis
tric,; Nueces. kleberg. Willacy and
Cameron. for mandamus 10 compel Mr..
White 10 certify Mr.. Turner's name "
the several county chairman. and w
compel the printing of hsi name Ga the
official ballot.
Hearing OF this matter will come ur
before Judge Thomas Cox N. Sintun.
Texas. on July ~, and pending the hear
ing, the chairman ana committees ara
restrained from issuing. furnishing. dis
tributing or using official ballots for
the primary elections. to he held July
-d. Notice of this injunction was scry-
cd here today.
When this matter came up Judge
Scabnry stated. our executive commit
tee here. ON June M. following " po-
licy of open treatment wv ail W. this
question, called cn Mr. White IL state
definitely whether AZ had certified Mr.
Turner's name or not. Only after he
confirmed his original action I'M not ccr-
tifying the name. did the committee
take it, action in not printing thc
name on the ballot We also sent CO..
pies * the corresp spondence with Mr.
White 10 the county chairmen in each
county. and to George C. Westerycl.
and Mr.. Turner
Judge SeabEry stated that TIE bal
lots may have to tx printed over. al
Al additional expense. and that some
confusion may arise i'm the ahsentet
voting on account Of the suit being
filed. The law w connection with WY.
scntee voting is that voters who will
net ~ present for the primaries on Ju's
r. may, starting tomorrow. cast ballot,
in the presence of the county clerk
However. in case Mr.. Turner's suit 4!
upheld. and 4 reprinitng w the ballot.
II necessary. these votes may Dc thrown
out.