Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-06
THREAT
May REDUCE
TEXAS TOTAL
Speculation on Size Of
Bolt Still Is Prob
lem to Leaders At
Hour to Count

AEHH -
clouds. mist and rain over the heavy
voting area Of Texas this morning
threatened to diminish the expected
largest balloting ever produced IN
this state by n national election.
Copious rains, %muddying the rural
roads. fell over wide areas Of south
and central Texas yesterday End last
night. Cloudiness. mist and fog
~variously held sway at Tort orth
San Antonio. Dallas and Houston,
the four largest vote c.ters Of the
state. u was raining mis- morning
along the Gulf coast. including the
cities Of Beaumont, Port Arthur and
Galveston.
Speculation as 10 the size Of The
"bolt' from the ruling democratic
ranks Of this traditionallv demo-
cratic state. to the republican ma
tional ticket. as the result Of the
crusade against Governor Alfred
Smith. democratic presidential nom
irce. held the main interest ~ Tex
as. outside ~ the national outcome
II the "bolt" ~ large enough -
NAV furnish the vehicle for state
races In 1880 By some Of the anti
Smith leaders. They claim that
MANY Hoover democrats stayed
out Of this years primaries 70 eyade
democratic pledge and VIII vote the
republican national ticket today.
Governor moody who expected 20
20 TODAY - Taylor. his home, 70
vote. said late yesterday that he still
expects Texas TO roll up a big ma
iority for the democratic rational
ticket Two hundred thousand ma
ioritv is claimed By the regular
democratic organization. herhert
Hoover. republican presidential can
didate. IS given a $4,000 70 lOo'O0o
victory IN prediction by Hoover
democrat" campaign officials. ana
republicans claim { Substantial ma
iority."
IN 1924. when John W. Davis
demorratic presidential candidate
vas the unanimous choice 81 texas
Gewocrats. he pofed ass votes
against 12S.240 for President Oool-
idge. LaFolIette got 4-,o4l votes
The total vote then was eo9,Zuo
This included the largest Iepubll-
can bolt" the state ever had--94'
600 votes for George Butte, ref"u-
lican candidate for governor against
Mrs. Miriam a. F%Crguscns 4--sooo'
Whether the sentiment against
Governor Smith is as strcng as mat
against Mrs. Ferguson, opposed by
the then powerful hu hluN hl@ni u
problematicIl.
Four constitutional amendments
vere being voted on by Texans to-
dav. one would loosen qualiflca-
lions ~ those entitled to receive
Confederate pensions, making pay
p,euts available 10 Widows OF ION
federate soldiers regardless OF date
10 the widows birth or marriage OF
cato pcnsioner came 90 Texas AZ.
mhsr proposed amendment would
eNempt parsonages II churches from
taxation. a third amendment II
voted. would authorize the appoint
mint of q board X education with
terms not over slN years. Inc hoAid
u nov statutory. composed OF the
governor. comptroller and secretary
az state. The other amendment
would provide SIX year maximum
terms for members Of public edu-
eational institution governing
boards.
In this state. where democratic
nomination is practically the equiva-
lent Of election. the republicans and
socialists have put out complete
state tickets. while the communist
party has candidates for senator,
governor and Lieutenant governor.
Texas will elect q new United
States senator. Tom ~tonnally, Tor
Il years a congressman, and Will re-
elect Governor Moody, Lieutenant
Governor Barry Miller. Attorney
General Claude Pollard. Comptroller
s.. II. Terrell. State Treasurer v.
Gregory Hatcher. =. ". y. Mars,
state School superintendent George
IS. Terrell. Commissioner Of Agrl-
culture. Lon "A. smith. railroad com
missioner. III T. Robson. commits
sioner general land office. Thomas
b.. Greenwood. associate justice of
the supreme court. VI q. Morrow,
Judge court Of criminal appeals.
Elections Of these are assured be-
cause a. nominees Of the demo-
cratic party. they received enough
votes each. IN the primaries 20 con
stitute easy majnrities o. the total
vote that viii We asst today.
Congressman from IS Of the rs
districts are running for reelection.
One az them is a republican-Harry
NJ. NUrzbaCh. who rs in a close race
with Augustus McCloskey. democrat
Of San Antonio. IN the 18th district.
Murzbach. Texas only republican
congressman. has served four terms.
Democratic candidates in ten other
districts have republican opposition.