Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-19

TO BOIL SOON,
ISPREDICTION
contests For At Least
Two County Offices
Forecast; Hardin
Out For Congress

heard. p''1eai year y
After several weeks Of intern itten,
nin9 the political pot Is beginning
sse.m' and Cameron county's poll.
sootnsayers predict it will be
oo,iing IN another week.
~ ii. Johnson. Harrington police
sniei' was the first to take the
t.unge' announcing his candidacy
csssufc-y Tor the office of sheriff
Sld hardin Of Mission was the "a Il
sa,ey resident to be stung by ne
bviiticai bee, AID a telegram to This
herald announces he will again be
~ y congressional race as an op.
ponent to John ". Garner. Hardin
~ make his campaign on a plat
form demanding a protective tariff
On all farm and ranch products.
cameron county officials appar-
sntiy are performing the shy yio-
tet" act and waiting for the clamor-
ing public to demand they enter the
nsfs. However. IL is understood
mat several have their hats in their
2 ready to shy them into the
rang without loss Of time.
Courthouse gossip is. to the eff
1ect that at least two contests for
county officers will be staged. While
the Harlingea police chief is the
iirst to announce for sheriff Ii is
understood that several aspirants
nave cast their eyes in the direction
o. that office. The said courthouse
gossip insists that c. A. mike"
Mammalian, j. NJ. Jester and ID. S.
wright, the latter now serving as
chief deputy sheriff. have ambitions
TO secure the nomination.
IL Is understood that T. d. Ken
named, superintendent Of schools,
Will not be a candidate for re-elec-
tion, and n contest for the office is
expected to develop.
W. F. Woodbridge, Rio Hondo SUI
perintendent. has announced insom-
ally. and Mrs. w. r. Jones, who was
2 candidate In 1925, may again enter
the lists.
It is generally understood that H.
Y. Seago, county clerk, Mrs. A. W.
Cooke, treasurer; Jas. j. Fox. tax
collector; Arthur Cowden, tax asses
sor: John Scanlan. district clerk. and
County Judge Dancy will announce
In due time for reelection, and are
merely watching the political hori-
xon to ascertain IL potential candi-
dates will appear. All of them,
with the exception of Cowden. are
"old timers" in the courthouse, and
so far there have been only incipi-
ent rumors of possible contests for
these offices. None Of these Off
Gals are showing signs Of excessive
worry.
NJ. r. Hall. who was appointed
county attorney to succeed Harry
Faulk. Is expected to be a candi-
date, and Polk Hornaday Of Harlin-
gen, Cameron ~county's representa-
tive in the legislature, will be a
candidate for reelection. though he
has not made formal announcement.
Whether opposition TO members Of
the commissioners court will de-
veiop II still conjectural. One of
TWO aspirants are rumored 10 have
an ambition to succeed Sam Bell In
the Brownsville precinct. but no ru-
mors of opposition to the present
commissioners have emanated from
other precincts. though il Is prob
able that contests will devotion later.
The political prognosticators. who
profess to maintain constant contact
with the public pulse. predict an un-
exciting political year. and assert
that IL a general roundup" does
develop. 10 will be 50 brief that X
will fail TO arouse much enthusiasm
or provide the entertainment which
they claim Is their due in q "politi-
cal year"