Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-28

usually did not handle election re-
turns and supplies.
IL n understood the entire mass Of
testimony will be considered by the
committee upon It's return to Wash
ington and a report submitted to
congress. Relative 70 the Garner
Investigation. the report and recon-
mendations OF the committee are ex-
pected TO be submitted to congress
before December Is. and il il prob
able the report on South Texas politi-
dalgo county. will be submitted
shortly thereafter.
Visit Brownsville
The five members OF congress. ac-
companied by several newspaper
men. left Immediately for Browns
vile where they will spend the aft
ernoon as the guests Of the Browns
Vile Chamber Of Commerce. and
Will leave on the evening train for
San Antonio to probe the Bexar
county vote IN behalf Of Congress
man Harry M. Wurzbach.
Whether the committee will ex-
tend its probe 10 include Webb.
Starr. Duval and other counties. has
not been d~efinitel- determined and
may depend al on tisn time required
70 investigate the vote in the four
teenth congressional district. Mem
bers Of the committee had express
ed = desire to 10 into every phase
Of South Texas political conditions.
Complete Garner Probe
The probe Of the July primaries.
in connection with which Sid Har-
din Of Mission. defeated candidate.
had made charges OF numerous ir-
r~egularities and the voting OF TO-
600 aliens from Mexico. was COM
pleted Tuesday afternoon. when Mr..
Hardin. nj his own request was re-
called to the stand and stated that
he had been in error in previous
statements reflecting upon the dis
trict courts OF the district. asserting
that his reference was to the county
courts at law. He also stated that
his charge that 10000 Mexicans had
been voted was an "cxaggeration."
All evidence submitted by Hardin
was Of n hearsay. the committee
commented. Hardin stated he had
neither time nor money 10 trace
down the numerous reports Of ir-
r~egularities received by him. but
said he was confident the ~soundness
or such reports could be established
upon investigation.
At 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon
Chairman Lehlbach announced the
Garner investigation closed. and Mr..
Garner, who had been present since
the investigation opened. left Tues
day night for his home at Uvalde.
and will leave Thursday for Wash
ington.
Resume Hidalgo Hearing
Following conclusion Of the Gar
ner investigation. the committee
again turied IT, attention 10 the Hi
dalgo county situation. DR.. ". u.
Savage Of Neslaco was called To the
stand. testified he had been one ~
the election officials. and that there
had been no disturbances around
the Weslaco polling place. He add
ca that lis 'mutilated' ballots had
beer thrown out BY the judge 81 the
election.
"Was there any trouble around the
polls - Lehlbach asked.
There were no disorders IN the
polling place or around it; ! never
saw a more orderly election" he
said.
did YOU zee anybody with shot
guns"
mo
DR.. Savage said that some Of the
democratic votes were mutilated rs
we'll as those or the citizen-republi-
can voters. but there were only four
or five OF the former.
Judge Hood Boone testified a. to
conditions at the F~dinburg polling
place. stating the election had been
orderly, but there appeared 10 be
a disposition the following morning
on the part Of n large body Of vot-
ers 10 take charge Of the election
box.
Had Armed Guards
One fact brought out from numcr-
Gus witnesses was that armed
guards had been stationed AZ praC-
tically all polling places. Four
guards were on duty az Mercedes.
All deputy sheriffs. At Weslaco
there was an equal number and ut
Panchito there were three. AT
Jesus Maria. where the vote was