Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-09-01
PRECONVENTION
TALK INDICATES
MEET
Invisible Empire Admits
Defeat, One Leader
Declares; Will Not
Buck Fergusons

AUSTIN. Texas. Sept. Ia ti-fof-tat
spirit seemed to pervade the pre-conven-
tion atmosphere rs delegates to the big
democratic meeting Tuesday began to
buzz about the hotel Hobbies here this
morning. "You let me alone and I'll
let you alone" summarized suspicious
Of many delegates who are on opposite
sides Of the khan and anti-klan dis
pute.
The Eu Klux Klan will not molest the
Fergusons nor attempt to impele their
triumphal march to the governorship il
the Fergusons let the khan alone, ae-
cordng to Larry Mills, who was cam
paign manager for Judge Felix ID. Rob-
ertson Of Dallas and who II delegate
10 the convention. Mr.. Mills in sub
stance said that If the Fergusons be-
have and don't attack the khan, things
will 60 along peaceably. He said this
was not only his own attitude, but the
attitude Of Judge Robertson's friends
and Of many other klansmen.
eve are not going to be against what
Ferguson wants just because he wants
it, said Mr.. Mills. "If we believe IL
u good. we'll he for Il, regardless OK
Ferguson. OF course, Jim Ferguson will
be the real governor. No one doubts
that, and we want to help him to be
just as good governor as he can be. He
has the ability and there is no reason
why he should not have good admin
istration, provided be does not cverstep
himself
Fight Talk Quiets
ain the convention we will 60 along
with the Ferguson element provided
they don't ask something we can't stand
for. They. OF course, should write the
platform to suit their ideas, but they
nuts keep within proper bounds. We
will watch them"
As tbs convention nears, the talk Of
a not fight SINNERS down and cools off,
There may be fight, mt least furry.
but from the outlook this morning, IN
appears that the final end will hA&
calm. Some delegates expressed theS
pendent candidates comes only from a :
few disgruntled politicians and from ~
few disappointed newspapers
The only actual business on hand TO-
day was the meeting OF the state ex-
ecutive committee to canvass the vote
and decide on a temporary or9aniza-
tion for the convention. The committee
also will consider a petition from
Charles M- Dixon OF San Antonio calling
on the committee to declare Mrs. Miri-
am A. Ferguson, democratic nominee,
Ineligible to hold office because Of her
sex. The committee will give its opin.
ion on This question, Frank G. Davis
chairman. said.
Empire Admits Defeat
One indication that there will be lit
tie fighting over the khan issue was the
statement that William A. Hangar, OF
For Worth. khan leader, would not come
70 the convention. Mr.. Hangar has been
generalissimo for the klan cn several
notable battle fields. He was the floor
leader at the Waco democratic conven.
tion recently. The announcement made
by friends that he would not be pres-
ent, which was interpreted by many.
that with the general missing, the klan
would not attempt executive maneuvcr&
AIva Bryan, Of Waco, leader in the
klan, said this morning il was unfair
to characterize the present misunler-
stnding as a khan and Anti-klan fight.
IL j. Ferguson and anti-Ferguson
fight, he said. He thought there wcuId
be some skirmishes but no real battle.
"A knock down and dragon affair II
certainly will not be-. he declared.
A klan iealer known throughout the
state said this morning that he khan
was defeated. had accepted its defeat
and was going along peacehiy with t-e
mjority. Tie refused opermit use OF
his name as authority, but he made the
flat statement that the klan was de-
frated and knew it