Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-24
Texas Delegates
TO Vote for Dry
IN Deu1S PdYIey

candidate and for dry plank in the
party platform.
This was the outcome OF the state
convention here which adjourned late
last night after one of the storm
lest meetings in the history Of Texas
politics.
The Texas votes will be cast by
IS delegates from is congressional
districts and "a deleeates-at-large
u men and 12 women. and will be
bound by the unit rule.
Governor Dan Moody, whose pro-
gram for a dry plank and a dry
candidate was overwhelmingly en-
dorsed despite bitter opposition from
factions favoring instructions for
and against the candidacy Of Cover
nor Alfred +. Smith Of New York,
who will head the delegation.
To Support Nominee
The state platform pledges the
support Of the nominee whoever he
NAV be and demands enforcement in
both the letter and the spirit OF
the constitution. II asks for a plank
in the national platform "unequivo-
cally endorsing" prohibition and de
claring relentless opposition 70 any
attempt to repeal it or destroy the
prohibition laws" Il attacks the
republican party for its direction or
national affairs, asks a revision Of
the tariff laws, and extolls religious
freedom and federation.
Political observers agree that Gov.
Moody accomplished in the conven-
tion what many had thought impos-
sible in that he played both ends
against the middle BY holding back
the ultra-drys from inytructing
against Gov. Smith and BY keeping
the Smith forces from instructing
for the New York governor.
Claim Smith Will Get Vote
Although those who wanted dele
cation instructed outright for Gov
Smith claimed they were double
crossed" by Gov. Moody in that they
were not permitted to choose dele
gates from congres sional districts
one Of the heated controversial points
in the meeting-they asserted that
the delegation ultimately would vote
for the New York governor They
based this prediction on the conven-
tion instructions which bound the
delegation to support the candidate
nominated.
In addresses shortly before the
convention adjourned, one speaker
claimed the delegation would 70 IL
Gov. Smith con the second ballot"
while speakers from Gov. Moody's
faction asserted IL would vote for
Gov. Smith only after he had been
nominated by the votes OF the other
delegations. Political leaders said
TINS was promise TO support Gov.
ton Of making his nomination unani-
nous.
Maybe Smith Men IN List
X. l.. Henry Of Houston, a Smith
leader who said he was speaking for
Smith supporters throughout the
state, asserted that the delegation
includes substantially the same
states for more than nine or the Is
congressional districts as we're
recommended by the district delega-
tons themselves. NJ this ~ true.
Gov. Smith will have a number of
strong supporters on the delegation.
possibly ten or twelve.
Inc biggest fight IN the conven-
tIon was over the method OF choos-
ing the delegates and ended with
victory for the conservative drvs
who would not instruct against Gov
Smith through the leadership of Gov.
Moody.
In the midst Of a roll call that
seemed 70 be going against allowing
committee TO choose the delegates
Gov. Moody took the rostrum, assert
ed that he favored committee seIer-
tion, and apparently stampeded tbe
delegates into giving him a ~
victory on the poll.
The Smith leaders shouted tba, 80
governor was double crossing them
by permitting committee seIection
wher they had helped him to defeat
the ultra-drys and he would mot allow
them the certainty Of placing smith
men on the delegation. Gov. Moody
admitted he was "crucifyinrp him
self. bat stuck 10 his guns, and Sc
lection was left to committee.