Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-17
TEXANS Unite
TO COP State
FOR HOOVER
Speakers Say Nominee
Would Turn Ameri-
ca Over to Liquor
Interests If Wins

DALLAS, July 17.--lP)-TerminR
Governor Alfred u. Smiths promise
TO point the way to modification of
the liquor law ~ treason, some 500
democrats Of Texas meeting here to-
day organized a statewide body to
fight the candidacy az the New York
governor and work Increasingly for
the election of Herbert Hoover To
the presidency of the United States"
About a dozen former democratic
leaders Of the state, ministers and
one Methodist bishop flayed Cover
nor Smith for his modification stand
and predicted that if he were elected
10 the highest office in the land he
would turn America over to the
liquor interests"
Although declaring the United
States was facing one of the most
serious crises, the speakers were in
accord IN predicting the election OF
Hoover. Speakers asserted that the
democratic party would suffer the
greatest defeat in its history and
predicted that more than 800, 900
democrats would bolt the party in
Texas.
Flags Leaders and Nominees
Perhaps the strongest indictment
Of the meetings was that made by DR..
N. VI. Hunt Of Abilene, president or
McMurray college, who declared that
the "vilest insult ever flung in the
face Of southern people was the ac-
tion taken by the national democrat
ic convention in Houston when 10
nominated Governor Smith," He not
only delivered a TRADE against
Governor Smith and the democratic
convention. but scathingly denounced
Senator Joe Robinson. democratic
nominee for the vice-presidency.
Robinson went down there and
sold his name 70 the party for the
sake "a a wet nomination and IA wet
vote" Or. Hunt said
Predicts Hoover Victory
II had rather vote for AL Smith
than Robinson. The Arkansas sem
ator viii not get enough votes in
West Texas to line the inside of his
nat. Coin and corn is the shibboleth
now Of the democrats.
The Houston convention was a
damnable travesty on the name of
democracy ever pulled off in the
state. They say that they will put
Us out of the party if we bolt the
ticket, but in November they will
find they have no party" he shouted.
DR.. Hunt said that he had return
ed from a speaking tour Of West Tex
as and asserted that his part OF the
state would vote Overwhelmingly for
Hoover.
V. A. Collins, former state senator.
was the "keynoter." He warned that
ne was not speaking for any organ
ization, but merely expressing his
own views and beliefs as a citizen.
But you must not lose sight ~ this
fact" Collins said, 1--WE are gather
ed here 20 do but one thinR-orzan-
lze q campaign for the defeat of AL
Smith and the election Of Herbert
Hoover He was interrupted by
cheers.
Says Pledge Gone
Collins declared that nv had bsar
lifelong democrat and had never
voted for republican. but this was
one time he was going 70 break hi
rule. He spoke or the democratic
pledge, which every democrat ia re-
quired 20 take-that ~ will suuport
the party nominee. "If that pledge
ever was legal, or IL there is such a
pledge, il does not exist now.n Col
Inns declared. "Smith repudiated the
democratic platform when he sent
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