Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-24
CARNER'SSON
Was IN ARMY
Davenport Replies To
Statement Made
BY Hardin
TO THE HERALD:

Sundays Herald reporting debate
between Judge II. L. Yates and Sio
Hardin at Rio Hondo, quotes Hardin
as saving, in reply to Judge Yates
suggestion that Hardin showed no
such burning desire" TO serve ms
COUNT in 19I7-191S as he now pro-
fesses, Il served in the same army
that Judge Yates did. and that John
Gamers son who is my age did.
Judge Yates adds that Hardin then
admitted that he himself had no war
record other than classification IN
classes two and four for the draft
These statements amount 70 a charge
that John Gamers son, Of military
age. as was Hardin, likewise had no
war record.
John N. Garner has only one son.
Tully G.. Garner, and Tully Y. Gar
ner's service record is before me as
| write. Two weeks prior 10 our
entry into the Great War, IN april
1918, Tully c. Garner, then twenty
wears of age, and who had had some
military training, wrote to the presl-
dent Of the United States, enclosing
his credentials, and offering his ser
vices wherever they might prove most
useful to his country. To TINS letter
Mr.. j. p. Tumulty, President VIII
sons private secretary, rephed:
April 9th, 1917
My dear Mr.. Garner:
The president directs me TO ac-
knowledge the receipt of your let
ter Of even date, with enclosures
and 10 thank you for your patrlotic
offer Of your services. Your letter
is being brought TO the attention Of
the secretary Of war.
Sincerely yours,
j.. r. Tumulty,
Secretary to the President.
Mr.. II. q. Garner,
Washington, ID. G.
A few DAYS later. that is, within a
week or so after war was declared,
Tullv q. Garner was ordered BY the
adiutant general Of the army TO re-
mort for examination for a commits
sion as provisional second lieutenant
in the regular army. This
ton he passed in due course, but as
a minor could not then be commits
stoned as an officer in the regular
army. and had to wait until his
I twenty-first birthday, September
/ oath. 1917. for his commission.
Under this commission he served
throughout the period Of hostilities,
and until September 1st, 1919, when
+ under the provisions Of the law rel
alive 70 provisional second lieuten-
ants in the regular army, he stood his
second examination required under
that law, and was duly commissioned
BY the president Of the United States
as lieutenant of infantry in the Unit
al C4,tau army 10 rank as such from
the oath day Of September, 1917, the
date of his provisional commission.
Nineteen days later, and at the end
Of two years Of service, he resigned
from the regular army, and his res
ignation was accepted by n special
order from the war department, dated
September 10th, 1919. He Is now q
rising young banker Of Uvalde, II
of the finest. clcanest and most hon
orable young men in the fifteenth
congressional district, and a past post
commander Of the Uvalde post Of the
American Legion.
This utterly needless m%isrepre-
sentation Of the honorable record Of
a private citizen who served his coun-
try to the best of his ability in time
Of need, in the days before Sid
Hardin's desire to serve his country
began 20 burn, is characteristic of the
characteristic of the character Of
campaign that is being waged BY Sid
Hardin and his paid cohorts. Moth
ing more needs to be said than con
slider the source"
Harbert Davenport.
Brownsville. Tex.
July %, 1928.