Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-18

instructed delegation, but one which
would be thrown to the New York
governor or anybody else after the
first ballot. Il might even be on the
first ballot. since T is the goth let
ter in the alphabet and the drift Of
the wind might be well established
with the votes of the 80 states pre-
Lots Of Noise In rs
ceding Texas.
To- don't be misguided about 1928
going to be a quiet year in Texas
politics. Lots Of noise will be made,
and for $1.75 or some such sum His
Majesty. Sovereign Voter, may pur-
chase the right to scream his head
off. Without paying his poll tax he
viii not have a quack coming IL they
nominate AL on the vote Of the Texas
40.
This game Of politics is nearly rs
simple as il seems. IL isn't a ques-
tion of just deciding { run It's q
question of knowing when TO run and
what to run for. A lot of angles Of a
personal nature enter into ii.
Its take the case OF Dan Moody,
for instance. He can run for re-elec-
ton, he can run for the senatorial
nomination or he can quit politics.
Dan doesn't know yet what hes 60
ing to do. and it probably will be
several weeks before he makes up his
mind.
Doubtless Dan has q lot Of unfin-
ished Legislative business he would
like to take up with a e set OF
legislators. The Fortieth killed q lot
of his pet bills and passed but few
he supported. In short, Dams ad-
ministratiOn "a date is not marked
by any outstanding achievements
nor by any outstanding failures.
Dams Still Poor
IL the governor decides to oppose
Mayfield for the senate it will be
because he expects to stay in politics
for life and feels that this is his OPP
portunity to get the highest office
the voters Of the state have to offer
him. Or If Jim Ferguson and Earle
Mayfield are in the race Dams
friends might convince him that
neither would be a majority choice
and that it was his duty to get in
the race.
But Dan is admittedly poor. He
was not able, of course, 10 save any
money while serving as attorney gen.
eral, and certainly ne can saw moth
ing on his pay as governor. So IL he
should decide to retire from politics
1t would be 10 accept some good offer
in the legal or business world in
which he could make a good living
for his family. And he doubtless
knows that such offers are more
IsI-f.~ A. $500 .n,.~ ak-n ~ eLa and
Of his second term.
II Dan does not seek reelection u
will let down the bars for "A grand
sweepstake, with Lieutenant Govern
or Barry Miller, Senator Z. A. Stuart
and Speaker r. L. Bobhitt the chief
entries. with a possibility that Mrs.
Ferguson may again be- candidate.
II Dan runs again IT, is certain that
Bo5bitt will not run. and hardly prob
able that Miller will be in the race.
Some Others Etching"
Mayficld, Of course, is a candidate
for reelection TO the senate. Former
Governor .. b. Colquitt, Colonel Al
win Owsley and Mrs. Minnie Fisher
Cunningham have been looking over
the field with q view 10 making the
race. Tom Connally, the astute con-
gresham from Marlin is "a duck that
is flying high and watching closely
for ~pot-shotters. Tom would like a
chance 10 beat Earle, tut he has no
foolish idea Of giving ~ a nice warm
sea- in congress-. with lots of senior
ity and then getting caught in a
Mayfield-Ferguson squeeze without a
look-in.
So. the whole political situation in
Texas depends in a large measure on
what the leaders are going TO do. In
a race for governor between Moody
and Mrs. Ferguson there is nc other
man or woman in the state but would
be a hopeless third, eliminated in
the first primary. In a race between
Earle and Jim the same thing would
happen 10 any other drake who
thought it wrs not a private fight
and tried TO stick his bill in. But as
soon rs the big ones splash the wat
ers we will know what TO expect.