Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-13

BARS BOILERS
FROM TICKET
Dem Committee Fol-
lows Lead of Cam
eron Against Love,
Wilmans, Hawkins

DALLAS, Tex, July l3.-P-For
the second time within two days,
Thomas B. Love, candidate for lieu
tenant governor On the democratic
ticket. has met q reverse in his bat
tie against the regular democratic
organization which is seeking to
keep the state lined up for the ma
tional ticket headed BY Governor
Alfred Z. Smith Of New York.
The democratic executive commit
tee Of Galveston county followed in
the steps yesterday of the commit
tee n Cameron county by barring
lame OF Mr.. Love and Mrs. Edith
Wilmans and Judge William Hawk
ans, candidates Tor governor, from
the county ballot in the primary
July q on grounds that II refusing
to support Governor Smith they had
broken affiliations with the demo
cratic party.
Mr.. Loves application for a man
oamus to compel Cameron county to
place his name on the ballot has
been denied by a district Judge IN
that county. Mr.. Love filed an ap-
peal with the court of civil appeals
at San Antonio, and a decision in
the case, which generally Is regard
ed rs a test Of the state election
laws. Is expected tomorrow.
Inc Galveston county committee
stated il took action against the
boiling candidates because they ARE
openly and VIGOROUSLY violating
their party obligations and pledge.
Forces opposed to Governor Smith
were heartened BY the announce
men- Of Bishop John Il Moore, Of
the Methodist Episcopal church,
South, that he would vcte for Her
bert Hoover for president. They
hailed his declaration a. a possible
beginning az other high churchmen
70 get behind vigorously the cam
paign which will be launched short
IN III ar effort to take Texas into
the republican camp next November
for the first time since the Civil
war.
The Anti-SaIoon league Of Texas
jumped into the fight against Smith
by appealing 10 Texas voters 70 cast
their ballots for that great Ameri-
can and Christian gentleman, COM
mitted by principle and action to
our cause. Herbert Hoover
AL @NAEtL4DI 10 the power OF the
antl-SmIth faction was further fore
cast BY the appointment at a meet
ing OF the republican state executive
committee at San Antonio OF a steer
inE committee which was authorized
10 draft preliminary campaign plans
and 10 confer on means OF cooper
ating with the a~nti-Smith demo-
Gratis. n. B. Creager, national com
mitteeman. said the steering COM
mittee would discuss with the in
surEent democrats a suggestion that
a ticket III anti-Smith democratic
presidential electors be substituted
for the customary slate Of repub-
lican electors. He said that while
q state republican ticket would be
put ia the field. the principal aim Of
the republicans is "a carry Texas for
Herbert Hoover and he was open to
suggestions toward attaining this
end.
Although they have promised to
wage a vigorous campaign for the
national ticket, leaders ~ the regu-
lar democratic organization are
comparatively inactive. due 10 the
absence in New York 81 several par
ty officials who have bean confer
ring with the national committee.
With the return OF National Com
mitteeman Jed q. Adams. however.
plans are expected 70 e laid.