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

70 embezzle your political rights"
colquitt shouted. Go back to your
homes and organize for the fight"
He said that he would meet any man
in the country In debate on the
merits Of the boIters' cause.
While the boilers were listening
to addresses Of their leaders, sew
eral delegates from the regular
convention came outside to hear the
proceedings.
After hearing temporary Chairman
Blalock's address, the regular con-
vention delegates barely had time
LETT 70 name committees on res0lu-
tons, permanent organization and
platform before adj0urning for the
noon recess.
While the delegates were taking
lunch in the manufacturers building,
the committees were occupied il
framing their reports, to be present
ed when the meeting convened again
az 1:45. It was conceded that the
fun was over; that the remainder Of
the convention would be "cut and
dried"
Members Of the boiling group. who
adjourned their meeting several min
utes before the regulars, sat down
beside their political enemies at the
luncheon tables in manufacturers
hall. There was considerable jesting
between the rival groups, but no
open hostilities.
Moody Enters Hall
Governor Dan Moody entered the
hall shortly after 10 o'clock and
took a seat in the central part of
the hall. The crowd did not notice
him.
After the delegates had stumbled
about in darkness for mois than an
hour the flood lights Of the audi
forum were switched on the scene
became brilliant. The crowd as il
grew larger became more animated.
Leaders both Of the Smith and
a~nti-Smith factions began arriving,
stopping frequently to shake hands
or to look solemn as some bench
nan spoke a whispered word.
State Senator Thomas B. Love,
noted anti-Smithite, swung down
the aisle with a cavalier stride az
the band played "The Old Gray
Mare"
When the band struck up "Dixie.'
Pat O'keefe. aged s~ergeant-at-
arms, mounted his rostrum and did
a Jig as the crowd applauded.
Dallas Not Excited
Delegates were not favorably inn
pressed with the preparations Dali
las had made for them. Sitting n
semi-darkness they were reminded
contrast OF the elaborate arrange
ments made for thir comfort at the
state convention at Beaumont last
spring. A. Beaumont the dele
gates were ushered 10 their seats BY
Boy Scouts. Here they stumbled
around in dimly lighted aisles and
found their places as best they
could.
Well down TO the front near the
speakers stand sat five oldsters who
wore the Confederate gray IN '61.
Two Of them will vote for Herbert
Hoover. while the other three swear
they'll die before they vote for ANY
blank republican" Said one Of
them: " ! had to march down be-
tween two lines of negroes, stand
ing with daggers as long as your
arm at the end OF their muskets. to
East my first vote at the Dallas
county court house. That was re-
publicanism. Still. I'm going 70
vote the republican ticket this time
rather than vote for Smith"
The platform and resolutions COM
mittee appointed by the regular con-
vention was composed Of III. f..
O'Neal. l.. c. Underwood, Edgar
Thomasson. Steve NJ. King, J. A..
Long, w. G. Campbell, Henry Marsh,
Judge J.. r. Matteson, Rice Maxcy.
Joseph w. Bailey. X. L. Stennis, D..
G.. Jackson. b. ]. Moore, r. l.. Hem
derson, w. r. Bagby. John Henry
Kirby, w. L. Tarpey. Z. L. Henry,
Senator A. j. Writ. Hal SEWER, Ar
thur Edison. Fred Minor, Joe Hatch
EFT, Richard Dyess, G.. l.. Mccartney,
Carl Wright Johnson. Senator Archie
Parr, Dayton Moses. Lee S~atterwhite.
r. l.. Parrish and III. G.. Hamrick.
Among the prominent democrats or
the state who participated in the
f~isticuffs on the convention floor
dufiAE the bOit were Judge 1narleS
a.. Greenwood Of Dallas and his
brother. Judge George Greenwood Of
Austin.
Charles explained that he entered
the fray when he saw someone hold
ing his brothers head under his arm
and pounding him in the face. 9th
ers who swung their fists in the
confusion were Senator Joseph We'll
don Bailey, former State Senator V.
A. Collins. II. Bascom Thomas. Ste
phen Pinckncy, w. j. Reid, Dayton
Moses ana Pat 0'Kanfa-