Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-27

past the United states customs IN I
paper publicity for him supporting
his tariff views.
Kirby. Hardin said ~ had heard.
was an official NJ the Southern
Tariff association.
John II. Kirby. mentioned ~ thu
testimony, ia a millionaire lumber
man.
A man named Esquiyal. who lef4
the district before the campaign war
over. also supported him. Hardin
said. but he did not know who he
represented.
Hardin declared he was subnoe-
naed IN the Webb county grand
jury and that ~ went and told John
Walls told him West would press the
derstood ne was ~ bc indicted.
Who told YOU that Hardin
quoted Walls AZ saying.
Hardin said he had the informa-
ton from Milton West. and that
Walls told him West woult press the
indictments tin spite NJ he'll and
high water
Hardin quoted Walls ~ saying
Garner must be cleared.
"Bruni told me | was the fest
man ever 70 cross his path-that II
was a dangerous thing II d." Har-
din testified.
Sheriff "A. ". Baker VT Hidalro
county. according "a Hardin. told
him he could have anything except
Ny. Gamers office
Representative Nelson. A member
az the committee. in a searching ex-
animation elected from Hardin that
he had No direct evidence of cleo
ton campaign irregularities against
Garner personally. Nelson explain
Ell that the committee Wa eager ~
get AZ the truth concerning their
colleague.
Garner told the committee he had
held public office for 70 years and
mat this was the first time either
directly on indirectly that his "in-
teEtity aS a man or official has
been questioned
Representative Chindblom. repub-
hcan, Illinois. took the floor ana
paid tribute ~ Garner. his col
leaEu on the house WAYS and means
committee. declaring the election
committee would Ne \ most sur
prised and amazed body IN anv ir-
regularity should he established
against Garner.
n. r. Strickland. Mission. a~ttorncy
for Hardin. testified that he hnd
represented Hardin before the Cam
eron county grand jury and hal
Nised Hardin later r. sign the West
ard scaburv documents rather thar
Tn indicted Chairman chlhach
asked Are you positive that Hardin
would have been indicted 9'
Yes. have NJ doubt NJ III"
Strickland replied.
Judge Hood Boone ar the ninety
third judicial district said ~ Had
instructed some grand iuries III Rio
GrHnde City and Ediuburg not ~ in
vestigate Hardin's charges because
ne believed they had issued from
the heat ~ a political campaign.
Judge Boone also told az hints of
trouble at the Edinburc general
election box. where throngz pressed
about waiting for a delayed coant.
Hc said he went to tho vicinity of
the box N counsel against any
trouble.
Dr. n. r. Savage. onc NJ the Wcs.
Taco box judges. testified that Y
very peaceful election was held
there.
The vote of the Wcslaco BOX Wa
thrown out because the flap NJ the
envelope containing the election re-
turns delivered 10 the county Judge
had not been sealed hv the Judge
ot election, each M the four members
of the commissioner court testified
at the Monday afternoon session.
OHe major county candidate of the
citiLen republican ar INDEPENDENT
ticket would have won III the Weslacn
box had been retained. The inde-
rcndcnts. whose charges VI illegal
voting helped bring the committee
mere. tried unsuccessfully Ia over
throw the democratic administration
forces lcd PM Sheriff al VI. Baker.
County Judge a. VI. Cameron
testified that a contributing cause
mad been conditions which existed in
N esluco prior to and during the cleo
ton. He asserted that manv Mex
icHr-American voters had been Gin
undated: that efforts had been
made to boycott" business men. ana
charged that the independent-rc-
rublicans Ind erected u scaffold
from which they watched what trans
pred in the polling place and that
men armed with shotguns guarded
the scaffold.
County Commissioner Marvin
Evans XII Fharr. WI. VI. Linscomh of
EdiuburE. WI ~. Chadick of Mcr-
ccdes and 4. N. Hargrove NJ Mission.
were called to the stand in tho order
named. Each testified the envelope
containing the Weslaco returns was
not sealed: that their attention was
called to il I'M the county Judge. who
presided and that the COUNTY Judge
asserted il was q violation or the law:
that ne had consulted attorneys. and
that il was his advice that the vote
m the Wcslaco precinct should not
re included in the anvass
Tho witnesses were Intercepted
bv r. n. kimbrnuah ~ McAllnn rep
rosertinE the Hidal-n COUNTY Good
League. Chairman Lrhl-
hach TAI IN the questioning FOR the
committee.
Cameron On Stand
County Judge n. W Cameron tes'i-
fled that the returns had been de-
liNcred a. him the dav following the
election and had been placed in n
safe with other precinct returns
pcnffnr the official canvrss.
did D notice the envclorr was
unsrnlci at the time II was deliv-
Gre =" Lchlhach asked.
III did not notice IL at that time"
CAMERON said.
When you did Notice *. whv
vou cell Buckow. election
indEc ~ Wesiacc. and aek him ~ lick
the flan of that envelope and seal
it, Lehibach queriei.
II did not think II would he legal
was the answer.
Would you rethrr throw ont the