Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-06
south TEXAS
FOR AL Smith,
SEABURYSAYS
Leader of Senatorial
District Confid
Democratic Lead to
Be Unprecedented

Governor Alfred Smith will carry
every county in the 23rd senatorial
district. and will have a majority Of
at least 1900 IT. the district. Is
the prediction Of Judge r. w. Sea-
bury Of Brownsville. organization
chairman.
Judge Seabury has conferred with
democratic leaders in all parts Of
the district and states they are very
optimistic. The organization which
is TO carry on the campaign Is
gradually being moulded into shape,
and is expected To do very effective
work In getting out the vote in 10
Vember.
so far as the Is counties in this
district are concerned. the demo-
cratic detection does not amount to
five per cent. OF the qualified vot-
ers." Judge Seabury said. Against
this we have received some re-
markable accessions from former re-
publicans. Our efforts will be d.
rected mainly toward getting out
the full vote in November. II a
vote OF rs Ter cent IL polled. we will
carry every county in the district
by majorities a~gRregating $4,000. II
F~AktAa~AHC NAEGGo tAAG -
cess will be entirely democratic and
the total majority is likely to be
unnrecedented.p
Judge Seabury said the situation
evcrywhere is very favorable to the
democratic candidates and is i'm
proving daily as "the intelligent
voters pee behird the smoke
screen raised by the opposition and
ascertain the real cause thereof"
Like Smiths Speech
"A great impression" said Judge
Seabury. "was produced BY Cover
nor Smiths acceptance speech, and
an even greater impression by the
comments on il made by independ-
ent and republican newspapers.
When thinking men and women who
feared Governor Smiths election
might mean Catholic or Tsmmany
control Of the national government,
read hat speech ard noted its un-
DERIVING ring Of fearless honesty,
they began to figure that they had
been mistaken. and they knew it
when thew read such editorial COM
nerts as these:
Zone MAJ agree with Alfred r.
Smith in whole. or in little. or in
nothing. But there stands a man: a
man unflinchingly bold and candid.
No pussy-footer he. No timid time
server. He Is not out to win an
J election by offending none ard cur
rylng favor with all. He is OUT
TO champion his convictions and to
stand or fall with them. IL il this
quality that makes him the happy
warrior he is" From the Omaha
. World-Record. independently.
' The governor Of New York leaves
mo doubt in the mind OF any Impair
4 ial citizen that he is not only IA
y niliar with national affairs. but is
i uliy competent to deal with them.
his speech of acceptance breathes
I honesty and courage. He leaves the
country in no doubt rs TO his posi-
tion on the questions that now call
for settlement" From the Wash
ington Post. (Indepondont-Republi
can).
The speech discloses. in letter
and IN spirit. the arrival in the
arena Of big politics Of the first
genuine democrat-the first genuine
champion of popular government
since Woodrow Wilson" From the
Baltimore Sun. independently.
Even the New York Sun. a stall
wart republican paper, in its edi-
torial declaring its continued sup
port Of republication on alleged
tariff and business issues, had this
TO say Of Governor Smith:
1T has due regard for the re-
markable history and accomplish
rents Of Alfred f. Smith. IL has
no sympathy with the contention
that his ability does not measure 50
high as the presidency; his eight
years IL the governors chair have
proved the ease with which he
grasns political problems. Nor does
the Sun take seriously the alsega-
tion that Smiths election would
mean "Tammanyizing" Of the gov
eminent: the appointments which he
has made at Albany are proof Of
the hollowness Of that argument.
The picture of the governor in a
tigers skin may cause in tie West
and South that terror which IL is
meant to inspire. but the East has
outgrown such buga5oos.'
A these fears. natural enough.
] agree. are dispelled by the evil
dences OF those who know the facts.
particularly those who are unbiased
IN favor Of our party. or are actually
fighting II, we are getting back the
very best element among the So
called boilers" Judge Scaburv said.