Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-09
DEMS LEAD IN


Continued from mage one.l
ton, part on election dav and IN the
subsequent counting OF ballots In
several Of the polling places.
Ask Congressional Probe
kilograms were sent Thursday By
the independent organization 90
Chairman Lehlbach Of the house
election investigation committee. re-
questing an investigation Of alleged
irregularities in connection with the
election. The organization telegram
was supplemented by additional tel
egrams from a large number of SYM
pJ thizprs.
Announcement was also made at
~inlcnendent Headquarters that Cow
ernor Moody will he requested IVY
make a personal investigation. and
that the state cooperate with the
federal department 81 Justice in an
investigation into conditions in Iii
dalgo county.
Charges Of illegal voting received
from All parts az the county are be-
ing investigated By n special COM
mittee. il was announced at head
quarters. Hundreds az a~ffidavits are
II NNA NNA ~ HAhE NAtA NfAAANN al u
which were filed Friday afternoon
with the independent attorneys.
Some Of the affidavits. it was stated
at headquarters. charge illegal vot-
ing; others pertain 70 acts OF clec-
ton officials and the general con
duct Of the election and counting In
several precincts. including Mer-
cedes and Edinburg. where indcpcn-
dent leaders assert counting was IN
necessarily delayed.
Entire County Quiet
Reports received Friday morning
from all parts Of the county indicat-
cd that all apprehensions OF disturb
ances had been allayed. The indie
pendent pickets were still on guard
at the Edinburg polling place. and
will he maintained. IL was stated.
until the vote Is announced. A re-
port from Edinburg at room Friday
indicated over 400 ballots remained
to be counted. and it is believed no
report will be secured from that box
before Saturday morning.
The hundreds Of farmers who con-
grcEated about the polling place ut
Edinburg Wednesday night demand
ing a report from the election
judges. were not in evidence Thurs
day night. Independent headquar-
tiers issued a statement Thursday
urging the people not to co%nEregate
in large numbers. and to avoid any
possible disturbance. pointing out
il would prove to their disadvantage
IN connection with the proposed con-
test proceedings.
Reports circulated Friday norm
ine 70 the effect that the indcpcn-
dents had conceded the success Of
the administration county ticket,
were vigorously denied at indcnen-
dent headquarters here.
"The independents have o the
election was the statement Of
Mayor Frecland az Weslaco, one Of
the independent leaders.
The returns from 81 Of the % ire-
~cincts. IT Of which were reported as
complete. were announced Thursday
night as follows:
For representative: Montgomery.
democrat, 3.944; Smith, Independent.
1864.
For judge Seventy-ninth district:
Boone. democrat. 1881; Dew, indie
pendent. 1858.
For Judge Ninety-third district:
Leslie. democrat. 1902; Griffin. in
dependent. 1921.
For county judge: Cameron. dem
ocrat. 3.77T; Couch, independent
1850.
For county clerk: Hill. democrat.
3,792: Lembcr. i~nderendent. 3.036.
For sheriff: Baker. democrat. =
sol; Handley. independent. $50.
For tax collector: Jones. democrat.
1897; Tarpley. Independent. 3.05S.
For county superintendent:
Hearne. democrat, $500; Wright. in
dependent. 3.453.
In the McAllen-Pharr commission
er district. Robert Henderson, inde-
pendent candidate Is reported TO
have defeated Marvin Evans, demo-
crat by IL votes. No figures were
available on other commissioner pre-
cincts. the independents claiming a
clear victory in both the Mission and
Weslaco- Mercedes precincts.
j. Z. Mcclellan, n Of the citizen
leaders, declared that the ticket was
put out in order TO wrest control OF
county politics from an '~administra-
ton ring" which. ne said. was head
cd by Sheriff A. Y. Baker. capitalist
and builder.
The result Of the election will be
contested in district court. and ir-
regularitles charged, McClelland said.