Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-09
DEMS Lead IN
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kilograms were sent Thursday by
the independent organization 10
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
egrapis from a large number of SYM
pathizers.
Announcement was also made at
independent headquarters that Gov
ernor Moody will be requested 10
make a personal investigation. and
that the state cooperate with the
federal department of justice in an
Investigation into conditions in Hi
dalgo county.
Charges Of illegal voting received
from all parts Of the county are be-
ing investigated BY a special COM
mittee, it was announced at head
quarters. Hundreds of affidavits are
reported to have been secured, all Of
which were filed Friday Afternoon
with the independent attorneys.
Some Of the affidavits, il was stated
at headquarters. charge illegal vot-
ing; others pertain to acts Of cleo
ton officials and the general con-
duet of the election and counting IN
several precincts, including Mer-
cedes and Edinburg. where indepen-
dent leaders assert counting was an
necessary delayed.
Entire County Quiel
Reports received Friday morning
from all parts Of the county indicat-
ed that all apprehensions of disturb
.-nn kuI Enan u1I-HaI IT, ~.
pendent pickets were still on guard
AZ the Edinburg polling place. and
will be maintained, il was stated,
until the vote is announced. A re-
port from Edinburg at noon Friday
indicated over 400 ballots remained
10 be counted, and il is believed no
report will be secured from that box
before Saturday morning.
The hundreds Of farmers who con-
gregated about the polling place at
Edinburg Wednesday night demand
ing a report from the election
judges. we're not in evidence Thurs
day night. Independent headquar-
tiers issued a statement Thursday
urging the people rot 10 conEregate
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 morn
ing TO the effect that the indepen-
dents had conceded the success Of
the administration county ticket,
were vigorously denied at indepen-
dent headquarters here.
1.-The independents have won the
election was The statement OF
Mayor Freeland of McAllen, one Of
the independent leaders.
The returns from Il Of the % re
cincts. II OF which were reported as
complete, were announced Thursday
night as follows:
For representative: Montgomery.
democrat, 3,94i; Smith. independent,
1864.
For judge seventy-ninth district:
Boone. democrat, 1881; Dew. indie
pendent. 3,O53.
For judge Ninety-third district:
Leslie. democrat, 1902; Griffin. in
dependent, 1921.
For county judge: Cameron. dem
ocrat. 3,777; Couch, independent
$3.50.
Fer county clerk: Hill. democrat,
3,792; Lender, ~indenendent, 1886.
For sheriff: Baker. democrat. B.
SOL; Handley. independent, $3.50.
For tax collector: Jones, democrat,
1927; Tarpley. independent, 3,05S.
For county superintendent:
H@earnc. democrat. $500; Wright. in
dependent, 1888.
In the McAllen-Pharr commission
er district. Robert Henderson, inde-
pendent candidate is reported 10
have defeated Marvin Evans. demo-
crat by II votes. No figures were
%cincts. the independents claiming a
clear victory in both the Mission and
Weslaco-Mercedes precincts.
j. T.. Mcclellan, one of the citizen
leaders, declared that the ticket was
put out in order 10 wrest control Of
county politics from an "administra-
tion ring" which. he said, was head
cd by Sheriff A. u. Baker, capitalist
and builder.
The result of the election will be
contested in district court, and ir-
Irregularities charged, McClelland said.
The contest will attack action of
election judges in throwing out
some 1900 votes in the county, be-
cause of alleged m~utilation Of the
ballots. and will charge illegal vot-
ing of Me~xicans. Grade Galloway, Ed
inburg attorney for the c~itizens-re-
~publicans, said.
Mcclellan said that official records
show that of the 12.003 poll tax re-
ceipts issued in the county, Ais
were issued TO Mcxicans.
I'VE have evidence" he said, that
some of these receipts were issued to
Mexicans by agents"
Mcclellan said that several citi-
zens supporters checked the total
voting at the Cypress box and found
that less than so voters went in be-
fore the polls closed. Reports OF the
box gave a total Of lis, all for the
administration" democratic candi-
dates.
Galloway pointed 70 the fact that
Weslaco's 1864 votes were counted
and the results announced early We'd
nesday. while the Edinburg box with
1872 votes was not tabulated until
Friday. The citizens. or independent
ticket as they call il. is led by Will
lard Ferguson Of Mission. old county
republican chairman. who was not
recognized by the republican state
convention. Harry Carroll of Donna.
who bolted the county convention.
was recognized by the state owen
ton.
Ferguson's ticket was turned down
as not being a legal republican tick
et by the county election officials.
and subsequent court action 10 force
the printing Of the ticket failed. Ed
Couch. independent candidate for
county judge, and others, brought the
suit.