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

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known as the independents" made
up Of both democrats and republi-
mi 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. II
was said that n meeting Of the "inde-
pendents" would be held in McAllen
some time today to consider a pro-
posal to contest the election upon
grounds OF alleged irregularities in
McAllen 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 a elton officials.
In the meantime the wounds which
the campaign opened in the demo
cratic party, traditional ruler of the
state, festared instead of healing IN
the post-campaign relaxation.
Leaders Of the boilers, who have
apparently thrown the state 70 the
republican column in national az
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 r. ID. Sartiu OF Wichita
Falls, an anti-Smith leader, IN
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 Gosrnor O. b,
Coluuitt 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 Y. 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 bv boilers
at other points in the state.
Statements from the camp Of the
regulars were no more conciliato-y
than. those from the revolutionists,
w. A. Thomas. state democratic cam
paign manager. predicted that thc
issues Of prohibition and religious
tolerance "will be carried into cam
pairns 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
Jed 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 !
party Of their own. but they Will not
run the democratic party IN Texas.
State Senator Thomas b. Love. IN
commenting on the plan 10 c%ontinus
the anti-Smith organization de
clared that 1.-The brass collar ha'
been smashed in Texas" that prohi'
bition and T~ammanyism were deac
issues and that his organization was
retaining its machinery TO put real
issues before the people.