Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-27
CONGRESSMAN
DENIES Being
Ring MEMBER
Solons Hear Two OPP
ponents For Office;
Return to Probe of
Hidalgo Vote

McALLEN. Nov. 2T.-With the
declaration that he would resign if
ever any portion Of the charges
made against him were proved true.
John n. Garner. congressman from
the 18th district Of Texas. -uesdav
closed his appearance before the
congressional committee or cam
paign contributions in which NJ re-
piled 70 testimony Of Sid 4. Hardin
Of Mission, defeated opponent. Har-
din had been on tho stand just bo-
fore Garner testified and had al.
legged that ha withdrew charges &c
misconduct and fraud In the olar-
tion only after he had been threat
ened With Indictment for libel WV
conspiracy of officials IN the dis
trict.
Following this short journey into
the subject matter which is 10 re-
ccive the chief attention Of tho e--n-
mittcc, that body turned again 10 ity
Investigation WI the throwing out
of the Weslaco box IN the official
county tabulation.
Garner. won the nomination in the
democratic primary over Hardin,
and tho latter filed contest which
he later withdrew. He also asked
congressional investigation, and
attempted 20 withdraw this request,
but Chairman Lchlbach said IN vas
continued ~ Gamers request.
Hardin said he was given w ur-
dertsand by members Of tho ring"
supporting Garner that he could
choose between being indicted Or
withdrawing his charges "a clear
Garner, and that not having suffi-
ciont funds. he decided on the "cas-
lest way OUT
Hardin declared ~ believed thcra
waS a conspiracy TO have him IN
dicted. and mined Assistant District
Attorney Milton West Of Cameron
county. Brownsville; John Nalls,
district attorney of Webb county,
and A. NJ. Bruni of Webb county. .s
being involved either directly or ir-
directly ~ the alleged efforts
against him.
Bruni had been running webb
county for 50 years" Hardin said.
He added that +. ". Scaburv,
Brownsville lawyer, prepared let
ter 70 Chairman Lehlbach r.
drawing IIardin's request fnr an ir-
vcstiEation of the fifteenth con-
gressional district, and that West
prepared public rctrartion ar
charges against Garner. He signed
both Of them. Hardin said.
Garner pointed out that there
had been no evidence that ne Was IN
any way connected with the alleged
irregularities and told thr committee
that during the quarter of a crn-
tury W. had represented this dis
trict there never had been ar at-
tack OF any nature against him
At this iuncture Congres smau
thindhlom. Illinois. member ~ tho
committee introduced a statement
III sit nm The opposite side uf the
house in the ways and mcars com
mittcc with Mn. Garner hu said.
and ! state here that liz this cam
paign committee should find the
slightest evidence reflecting on Mr.
Garner in any manner the entire
house Of representative would b.
the most astonishcd body in the
world"
Garner. in reply to thc charge oF
Hardin that the ring had forced
him tn dron the contest. Said W.
never had belonged 20 any ring or
political faction ard that he stud
iously had avoided any part in local
political quarrels.
1T hurts % have such insinua-
tiors made and if they were truu
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