San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-12
BEXAR VOTERS
ORGAN|zE,T0
AID DAVIDSON
Form Lynch Davidson for
Governor Club at We'd
nesday Meeting.
CANDIDATE IS HERE
Glad T. w. Got Farm Labor
Conference En-
dorsement.
CANDIDATE IS HERE

Organization of Bexar county
Inch Davidson club TO promote the
candidacy of Lynch Davidson of
Houston in the race for the Demo-
cratic nomination for governor was
effected Wednesday morning at n
meeting in the banquet room of the
st. Anthony. John T. Wilson was
named president and Maury Maverick
Sc rotary. Among those attending the
conference were William Il. Church.
Ernest Groos. r. r. Witt. John II.
Boyle. Norville Chittim. Walter p.
Napier, Melrose Holmgreen. Adolph
Groos. J. J. Kuntz. Pleas McNeal.
Bert Taylor. Arthur Michael. James
f. Harper, S. G.. Newton Jr.. Mar
shall Terrell. Croswell Hall. Arthur
Mathis, A. II. Muir and some % otE-
ers.
Lynch Davidson was present. hav-
ing arrived Wednesday morning. He
addressed the Lyons luncheon club
at noon. and in the afternoon is to
speak before womens meeting. We'd
nesday night he will address the lum
Der dealers.
Prior to the meeting which or
ganizd the Lynch Davidson club. Mr..
Davidson discussed the endorsement
of T. W. Davidson by the Farm La
Dor conference at Dallas. He de-
cl:.red it had served one purpose
among others, to the interest of his
campaign, namely. that for once and
all the voters could now distinguish
easily between the two Davidsons who
are seeking their governorship.
Says Radicals Comprise Conference.
'No citizen is going to make the
mistake of voting for the wrong Dav-
idson now" said the former lieuten-
ant governor. "T. WIS acceptance of
IL, Farm Labor conferences radical
Non-Partisan League platform not
only distinguishes which Davidson IS
who in this race, but it extinguishes
him. It means that the voters OF
Texas are going TO cast their ballot
for Lynch Davidson who has aligned
himself with no bloc or clique.
at means that the voters are go
ing to. scratch any WORD Davidson
which has II. W. before it.
''The Farin-I Labor political confer
ence in Dallas" he said, 'in no sense
represented conservative labor nor the
conservative farmers of TeSas--with
both of whom l am in deepest accord
and greatest understanding. Tue
Farm Labor political conference is be-
ing promoted by the same people who
introduced the Non-Partisan League
in Texas. In. fact, some of its mem
bers participated in the tragedy OF
North Dakota. when that state tel
prey TO the Non-Partisan League. 1t
advocates r1le same principles and
platform. breaches the same doctrines
and pursues the same political tactics
the group and clement that elected
Jack Walton of Oklahoma: that
brought the state of Oklahoma into
political and governmental turmoil
and ended in tragic denouement.
Ferguson Renowned Farm-Lab0r Bloc
Its coloring in Texas is little diff
ferent from the Oklahoma situation.
in that there it was bitterly anti-klan.
while here it is said the ticket is part
" khan and partly anti-klan. If that
is true, candidates adopting its Plat
form have not only flirted with the
khan. but the wedding ceremony has
been performed
Asked about newspaper article
that appeared in 4 San Antonio paper
under an Austin date line of March
!. in which il was charged that he
was flirting with the klan, Lynch
Davidson said: '"Thc writer of that
article got his wires crossed. evident
" having reference to I. W. David
son.
Ferguson withdrew his name from
the consideration Of the Farm Labor
political conference. charging that II
was n klan ticket. and he declined TO
be covered with the same sheet and
sleep on the same pillow. 7. W. tool:
Ferguson's place and the ceremony OF
political matrimony was duly per
formed.
'One of San Antonio's brilliant
rumor writer's, out of imagination, has