Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-08
ANTIAL DENIS

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known as the independents" made
up of both democrats and republi-
cans. the excitement attendant upon
tabulation of the vote continued. Re-
ports this morning said that the I'm
dependent" faction had wired Gov
ernor Moody asking that martial law
be declared in the county. State ran
gers already are in the county. IL
was said that a meeting of the "inde-
pendents" would be held in McAllen
some time today TO consider a pro-
posal 70 contest the election upon
grounds of alleged irregularities In
McAlien and Mercedes.
Charges Tammany faint
The independents recently sent
1000 kilograms TO President Cool
idge asking federal supervision Of
the election and last night threat
ened to deluge the White House
again because Of dissatisfaction with
methods used by q ction officials.
In the meantime the wounds which
the campaign opened in the demo
cratic party, traditional ruler Of the
state. festered instead of healing in
the post-campaign relaxation.
Leaders Of the boilers. who have
apparently thrown the state to the
republican column in national af-
fairs for the first time in history.
demanded the resignation of regular
party leaders who, they charged. are
tainted with Tammany." The reg
ulars replied that boilers would
never run the affairs of the demo-
cratic party in Texas and declared
that thew would rather lose with
democrats than win with %republi-
cans.
Anti-Als To Organize
Judge b. u. Sartin of Wichita
Falls. an anti-Smith leader. an
nounced that the machinery which
was set up TO oppose Smith would
not be scrapped. but would be main
tanned to purge the party of Tam
manyism." Former Gofrnog q. h.
CoIquitt demanded that ID. W. Will
cox of Georgetown, chairman of the
state executive committee, resign.
Wilcox before the election. threat
ened TO bar all boilers from the next
PARTY primary. Senator ". a.. Col
Inns Of Dallas not only attacked
Wilcox. but declared that Governor
Moody and Senator Morris Sheppard.
author Of the eighteenth amendment.
should be called upon TO explain
their failure TO oppose Governor
Smith. These sentiments were
echoed in a meeting AT Fort WORTH
and in statements issued by holters
at other points in the state.
Statements from the camp Of the
regulars were no more concliiatory
than those from the revolutionists.
w. A. Thomas, state democratic am
paign manager. predicted that the
issues of prohibition and religious
tolerance evil be carried into CAM
paigns in Texas for years to come.
He said that the fight had just be-
gun, and that these issues are sure
TO keep the party split"
Adams Promises Fight
Jad Adams, democratic national
committeeman, refused TO make any
olive branch gesture. "Bolters VIII
not take charge of the machinery OF
the party he said. They may stay
with the republicans. or form a
party of their own. but they Will no;
run the democratic party IN Texas.
State Senator Thomas h. Love. IN
commenting on the plan TO continue
the anti-Smith organization de-
clared that 1.-THE brass collar had
been smashed in Texas that prohi-
'bition and Tammanyism were dead
issues and that his organization was
retaining its machinery to put real
issues before the people