Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-08-28
MA" Is Happy for "Jim, "
Since Texas Voters Vindi-
Gated His Name and Re-
stored His Honor
BY JAMES Il. RECORD
Copyright, 1924, by the Consolidated Press
Associaton-Special Leased Wire
to- The Atlanta Journal

(Copyright 1924, by the Consolidated Press
Association-Special Leased Wire
to The Atlanta Journal.)
TEMPLE, Texas, Aug. 25. =
duties were not inter-
rupted in the home of James K.
Ferguson Sunday just because Ma"
had been nominated for governor
of Texas.
Maybe there was an extra plate
or two at the dinner table. Maybe
Mrs. Miriam Ferguson complained
a little more than usual of her sWol-
len right hand-the voters of Texas
had shaken it sore during the long
campaign Maybe Farmer JIM
chattcd longer than usual on his
front porch. But otherwise things
looked about normal around the
modest little homestead.
MIS-. Ferguson sat on the front
Torch too, after dinner and after
she had seen that the house was
Strengthened Neighbors came in
early, friends-some of them friends
OF the old, true and tried kind and
some others of the kind that sue
cess attracts-Were arriving all day
and extending their congratulations
Mrs. Ferguson was. happy her
strong face showed it. But she was
happy for Jim. 1T was for him,
to vini,icate his name and to, restore
his honor that she had consented to
be Il she hates the word-politician
Well Equipped for Job
I And now that she is a politician,
and Il winning one, Ma Ferguson
aims to be good one. She would
almost certainly be elected governor
in November and will move in jan
uary back into the Texas white
House." from which her husband
was driven in disgrace.
Mrs. Ferguson is we'll equipped,
ally and physically, for a sue
cessful career in Austin. Born on
a plantation in Bell county Texas,
she was sp1endidly educated by
prosperous parents. Taught at first
by q goVerness, she later was grad
uated at Baylor College for Girls at
Bolton, Texas. Personally she is at
tractive. Her face is pretty, though
saddened by the long years of fight
ing to vindicate the Ferguson name.
Her manner, at once charming and
gracious. is at the same time state
ly and one feels impelled to address
her-not in the champaign vernacu-
lar as Ma but as madame"
The Fergusons were married in
Bolton in 1899 Jim" was a young
attorney. Presently he began to
prosper and with the aid of his wife's
resources soon attained a millionaire
rating. 1t was at this juncture that
ne launched into gainst
1er advice. He was successful from
he start, trfumphing over worthy
II the race for governor
If his state, and conducted the at
airs of the office in peace and har-
nony until he became ernbroiled |
with the legislature over educational |
appropriations. He insisted on re- |
iucing allotmcnts for the his -er in
5titutions of learning, Wnlch drew
he fire of the former university stu |!
Tents, and in return, an oren attack |
IN the institutions by Ferguson,
hat was the beginning of his |
downfall. Ultimately, he was re- |
moved from office because of his /
financial transactions with !
brewers.
1T was at this point that Mrs. /
ferguson began her fight for vindi- I
alton which ended VIGOROUSLY on.
saturday. She advised Jim" to
axe his case before the people-the
Joters Time after time he was
epudiated by them when he offer
al himself for high office. Even
aually, state Democratic executive
committee refused to put his name
m the ballot any longer-the stain
# Impeachment had deprived him
# citizenship. they told MIN. Where
lpon the name of Mrs Ferguson
vas substituted and by 100, eco IS
he was nominated over the Ku
<luX Khan candidate, Judge Felix
robertson, Saturday.
Husband Kian's Foe
Mrs, Ferguson is not politician,
mt she says she is anti-ku Klux
slam Her husband is the original
oe of the klan in Texas. He car.
led the anti-klan banner in the
light against Earl B. Mayfield two
ears ago. The Fergusons realize
hat their vindication is not all that
,ttracted victory to their side-the
followed Ma" by tens
f thousands.
Il told Jim I' was going to an.
lounce that L liked his platform"
avs Mrs. Ferguson. "One of the
blanks is condemnation Of the khan.
he platform tells how taxes can be
educed and how the government
an be restored to the hands of the
'eople. / want TO be governor for
Wo years-and then | will not run
gain.
OF course, + will take .Jim's ad.
ice some, but [ intend to run the
fflce just like l run the home You
now, it takes newly elected gov.
rnor two years to learn his posi-
ion. / will not have that handican
Jim has been governor before and
lie will aid me.
Both of us know what Texas
leeds and we intend to see that our
eloVed state gets it,
The Fergusons have two daugh.
ers, one married and a resident of
Austin and the other unmarried
md bookkeeper al her father's
newspaper office.