Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-22
HIDALCO MEN
ORGANIZE FOR
COUNTY FIGHT
Claim Administration
Forces Split; Large
Crowd Attend Meal
len Mass Meeting

M'ALLEN, Sept. 22.-The assertion
that the Hidaigo county administra-
ton Is hopclessly split and that the
~so-called anti ring" ticket Of Hidal-
20 county has an opportunity to
sweep the county was made last
night by Gordon Griffin, Of McAllen,
4 leader IN the fight now being wag-
ed 70 elect a Citizens-Republican
county ticket.
A crowd OF approximately 1900 last
night heard Gordon Griffin. McAllen
attorney; r.. &. Couch, Meslaco bank
cr. and -. T.. kirgan. Weslxco mayor
charge the present administration
with inability TO handle public affairs
and 70 also hear the plans for the
electing Of the Citizens-Republican
ticket in November.
The speaking, which was scheduled
10 be held in the open, was transfer
red 90 the school auditorium follow
ing the heavy. rain which fell there
during the day.
Griffin was principal speaker. In
opening his speech he declared him
self a Democrat ana declared the Of
fees of Hidalgo county were vacant
and needed filling and that il was al
70 the citizens ticket 70 fill 1t. He
compared the present administration
with the %autocratic rule Of Louis AIN
and Nero saying "those rulers were
pikers compared with our bunch
Griffin declared the sheriff Of this
county has does o attend to the
duties saying: Il have practiced Law
eight years and have never seen him
in his office, open court. summons 3
witness or a jury
He TOOK several instruments which
had been filed in the county clerks
office, held them UP and said. I'm
every instance the charges made by
the clerk and collected are in excess
Of the fees allowed by law" The tax
collectors office. he said, was also a
party % excess fee charging saying
Elm the matter Of delinquent tax
suits every official receiving a fee
by law from the filing Of these suits
is receiving an excess fee for they
are taking on an extra amount in
each case
Griffin called attention 20 the flood
control issue Of 1924. showing letter.
that exchanged between a bank
Cameron county received par and &C
crued interest and a premium for one
million five per cent bonds and half
million four and one-halfs and we
issued six per cent bonds and paid
an agent a commission Of sever and
one-haif per cen TO sell the bonds
10 himself" he said.
Mayor kirgan made a brief talk
touching on the valuations placed on
the farms of this county saying: I'm
most instances the valuations placed
are the valuations which would right
fully be placed years from now when
the orchards are bearing"
Kirgan. like Griffin. declared he
was a democrat, but the only chance
for relief was in the election of the
citizens ticket.
+. q. Couch. candidate for county
judge, in a brief speech, declared
when he wa elected he would see
that a county audit was made and
published and one would be publish
ed every quarter as required by law.
He further pledged the court, which
he hoped to HAD. would not issue
warrants. but every matter for the
improvement of the county would be
submitted 10 the people and he prom
ised that all minutes Of the commits
sioners' court would be published in
the Valley papers.
In closing the meeting Mayor Kir-
gan called on the people for dona-
tions 90 carry out the plans Of the
Citizens-Republican ticket and ap-
provimately $1,000 was raised. The
next meeting Of the ticket. as an
nounced last night. will be held Tues
day night. Sept. 25. az Weslaco.