Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-17
TEXANS Unite
TO COP STATE
FOR H. HOOVER
Speakers Say Nominee
Would Turn Ameri-
ca Over to Liquor
Interests If Wins

DALLAS, July 17.-lP)-Terming
Governor Alfred Z. Smiths promise
to point the way TO modification of
the liquor law as treason, some 500
democrats of Texas meeting here to-
day organized a statewide body to
fight the candidacy Of the New York
governor and WORK increasingly for
the election OF Herbert Hoover 20
the presidency OF the United States"
About a dozen former democratic
leaders of the state, ministers and
one Methodist bishop flayed Cover
nor Smith for his modification stand
and predicted that If he were elected
to the highest office in the land he
'would turn America over TO the
liquor interests"
Although declaring the United
States was facing one of the most
serious crises, the speakers were in
accord in predicting the election OF
Hoover. Speakers asserted that the
democratic party would suffer the
greatest defeat in its history and
predicted that more than 100000
democrats would bolt the party in
Texas.
Flags Leaders and Nominees
Perhaps the strongest Indictment
of the meetings was that made by DR..
y. w. Hunt Of Abilene, president or
McMurray college. who declared that
the 'vilest insult ever flung in the
face Of southern people was the nc
tion taken by the national democrat
ic convention in Houston when il
nominated Governor Smith," He not
only delivered a TRADE against
Governor Smith and the democratic
convention, but scathingly denounced
Senator Joe Robinson, democratic
nominee for the vice-presidency.
Robinson went down there ana
sold his name to the party for the
sake of wet nomination and N wet
VOTE" Or. Hunt said.
Predicts Hoover Victory
81 had rather vote for All Smith
than Robinson. The Arkansas SEN
ator will not get enough votes in
West Texas to line the inside of his
hat. Coin and corn is the shibboleth
now Of the democrats.
The Houston convention was n
damnable travesty on the name OF
democracy ever pulled off in the
Hbdtts lHtg hug LnaL LHeN Will put
Us out Of the party III we bolt the
ticket. but in November they will
find they have no party" he shouted.
DR.. Hunt said that he had return
ed from a speaking tour Of West Tex
as and asserted that his part of the
state would vote overwhelmingly for
Hoover.
V. A. Collins, former state senator,
was the "keynoter." He warned that
he was not speaking for any organ
ization, but merely expressing his
own views and beliefs ~ "a citizen.
But you must not lose sight Of this
fact" Collins said, 1--WE are gather
ed here to DO but one thinE--orRan-
ize a campaign for the defeat OF AL
Smith and the election Of Herbert
Hoover" He was interrupted by
cheers.
Says Pledge Gone
Collins declared that he had been
lifelong democrat and had never
voted for a republican, but this was
one time he was going TO break his
rule. lie spoke az the democratic
pledge. which every democrat IA re-
quired TO take-that ne will support
the party nominee. III that pledge
ever was legal, or il there is such a
pledge, it does not exist now," Col
lins declared. "Smith repudiEted the
democratic platform when he sent
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