Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-09
CREACER
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More, John r. Lomax, F. A. Hutto,
Walker Austin, Charles Mitsch, W.
G.. Craig, Antonio Tamayo, S. !.
Benavides, Fred Hall, w. B. Linton.
F. F. Starck, L. l.. Zenor, J. T. JEFF
ferds, Tom Philips, George French,
Henry Gordon, Claude Macy and
j. B. Samuels.
Jesse bennett made a short speech
dwelling upon personal help" and
introduced Mr.. Lreager as the next
speaker.
Mr.. Creager pleaded for making
the republican party in Texas a
more militant organization and stat
ed that IL Texas were a two-party
| state, it would get much more atten.
tion from the two parties. He stated
| that Texas was fifth in wealth and
population and about thirtieth in ma
tional influence and would so re-
main as long as Texas was a one
party state.
Defends Patronage
He refuted the in%sinuation that he
said had been cast upon the repub-
Leans, charging corruption in fed
eral patronage. He outlined the pat
ronage system in Texas and said
that il was attracting favorable at
tention and several other states
were considering using il.
Speaking Of the coming presiden-
| tial election he considered Herbert
Hoover the strongest mar in the
republican field, and the best fitted
| for the position. Hoover could draw
49, - 49, -..lI,-- ~1Aru fwn~n *An
| democratic ranks that no other re-
| publican nomination could, Mr..
Creager stated.
Mr.. Creager considered Al Smith
as the strongest candidate placed in
the field in many years by the dem
ocrats and said that the republicans
would have to organize closely to
beat such an excellent candidate.
He closed with a plea for a more
militant Cameron county ~organiza-
ton Of republicans.
Fred Hall, j. II. Shink, J. F. Ro-
gers and Walker Austin made
speeches before the close Of the
meeting.
Following are the resolutions
adopted:
Resolved. by the republican coun-
Nv convention of Cameron county,
Texas, assembled at Brownsville,
Texas. in said county, this the Sth
day of May, 1928, that we hereby
instruct our delegates elected to the
republican state convention, at Dali
las, Texas, to:
First: Vote in all matters as a
unit, the majority casting the vote
of the whole delegation;
Second: Vote for delegates to the
national republican convention
pledged to vote for Herbert Hoover
for the republican presidential nom
~ination SO long q. there is a reason
able chance for his nomination;
Third: Vote to instruct such dele
gates to vote for the nomination of
Herbert Hoover so long as there is
a reasonable chance for his nomina-
ton;
Fourth: Vote to instruct the dele
cation to the national convention to
vote in all matters as a unit, the
majority casting the vote Of the
whole delegation;
Fifth: Vote to instruct the dele
CATION to the national convention to
elect Hon. r. B. Creager Of Browns
vile, member of the republican ma
tional committee for Texas for the
term beginning in 1928.
Resolved. by the republican coun-
ty convention Of Cameron county,
Texas assembled in Brownsville, in
said county, this the eighth day OF
May, 1928. that we hereby endorse
the leadership of the Hon. r. B.
Creager Of Brownsville, republican
national committeeman for Texas,
and commend him for building up
the splendid state organization
which has expended both time and
money to advance the cause Of re-
~publicanism in Texas.
And further, that we, both az re-
publicans and citizens to this coun-
ty. announce to the people of Texas
that we are proud Of the standing
and position that Mr.. Creager occu-
pies in the councils OF the nation.
and wish them to know that in his
home county, he is loved as a man
and honored as a citizen.