Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-11-01
ELECTION ROW
CAUSESACTION
BY GOVERNOR
No Application Made
BY Opposing Organ
izations, Leaders AS
sert

AUSTIN, Tex, Nov. H.
up - Governor Miriam "A.
Ferguson today ordered six or
seven Texas rangers to pro-
ceed Immediately to Hidalgo
county, mainly to Mercedes,
Weslaco, lMcAllen and Edin-
burg, for duty on election day.
The governor issued orders
To Ranger Captain R. wv. Al
drich In the absence Of Adj
jutant General MattheWs.
please order at least six or seven
rangers 70 proceed today 10 Hidalgo
county. and mainly TO Mercedes.
Neslaco, McAilen and Edinburg and
other adjacent towns To prevent
election disorders and To prevent any
intimidation of voters and to care
fully observe she disposition of ball
lot boxes until after election.
lt has been reported thct the ap-
poIntment OF supervisors has been
denied in Hidalgo county and that
rarties interested intend TO attempt
to vote "a large numher of illegal
voters and at the same time intimi-
cate other voters qualified to vote
anc keep them away from the polls.
This must be prevented l5 far AS
~ ln your power To do so.r
The action Of Governar Ferguson
caused considerable sunrise to dem
ocratic and republican leaders III
hidAigo county. who stated that nJ
application had been made for
rangers. Willard Ferguson AZ Mis-
sion, chairman 0f the republican or-
gAnizarion. and Marshall McTIhennv
OF Edinburg. chairman Of the demo-
cratic organization. each stated there
kaa been nc application made to
their knowledge. and thar The rov-
etnor was evidently acting upon her
own initiative.
"A bitter campaign has been wared
in hitalgO county, both The demo-
crafts and the republicans having
fell tickets in the field. the parti-
zan strife being the gradual out
growth 4 the facttonal battles which
have heretofore been wared within
The democratic ranks.
claims have been made of illegal
voting in the county in primaries
and also in bond elections. and the
allegation has been made that voters
we're intimidsted. As n result of the
factional differences, the forces on
posing the county administration
rre reported 70 have thrown their
weight 10 the republican ticket. and
make the claim that the republican
ticket will carry the county. A
Rerlhiicans assert that thN -
publican Judges Of election recon-
meraed hy the county republican or
EanizAtien were not appointed. and
that list of election Supervisors.
submitted by the organization was
rejected and no supervisors named.
II HI understood that in several pre-
cincts thc republicans will endemvor
to place supervisors in the polling
places
Administration leaders state that
the democratic county ticket will r-
ry the county bv the usual mainrity
and that the election will ~ ra.s
Quoted in an orderly manner hxs
judges appointed according 10 tha
election laws
Hard Fight In WiIlacy.
The battle between the revnl.r
democrats and independents in VIII
lacy county II also attracting rcn
siderable attention. both-Sides cA;Tn-
ing a victory at t,se polls fof6nr,low
~ substantial mAjorities. Two ,.bm-
rlete county tickets are in thr r(eId.
and the recent killing of five prl4un-
crs has been injected into tn Team
palcn rs one of he main issues(
"Hillacy county takes ner rInliticE
very seriously" "A RaymondvilIr riti-
zen stated today over the Telephone.
hut there viii he no troubld of any
kind. We believe in fightinrf out our
differences with the ballot.T