Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-04

WHOLE TICKET,
TAYLOR SAYS
Names Of Tom Love,
Mrs. Williams and
Hawkins Not to Go
Before Voters

The names of Tom Love. candidate
for lieutenant governor, Mrs. Edith
Wilmans and William 4. Hawkins.
candidates for governor, and other
party boilers" will not appear on
the official primary ballot in Cam
eron county. Judge W. w. Taylor.
chairman Of the county democratic
committee, announced today.
The fourth court of civil appeals
at San Antonio last week handed
down a decision in a case appealed
from Willacy county in which it held
that the findings OF the county
executive committee were virtually
conclusive and that the COMMITTEES
is empowered to withhold from the
party's official primary ballot the
name Of any candidate who is not
affiliated with the party.
The county committee will meet
Monday. and assurance has been re-
ceived from practically all members
that the action Of the chairman will
be supported.
The announcement Of the county
chairman was contained in letters
to the three candidates and to Rich
ard Flemming of Houston, secretary
Of the democratic state eEecutiva
ticket.
Get Them Off the Ticket"
eve will either make democrats
out OF those party boilers or get
them off the party ticket" Judge
Taylor said. "The party would be
better off without them"
In his letter to the polting candi-
dates Judge Taylor said: III note
with interest your interview in the
daily papers OF recent date. that an
appeal to your conscience has die
tated 10 you that you will not sup
port the nominees of the democratic
parry, and by reason thereof the
papers say you have bolted the
democratic party.
"As chairman Of the democratic
executive committee Of Cameron
county, IL ~ NV duty 70 use the
power Of that office to preserve the
integrity Of the democratic party.
and my conscience dictates to me
that your recent acts and declars-
tions amount in law and morals 70
a request 70 me as chairman OF the
executive committee Of Cameron
county 70 not place YOUR name upon
the ballot in the coming July pri-
mary"
May Remove other
Judge Taylor also served notice
upon the secretary of the state ex-
ecutive committee that he would use
the power Of his office to prevent
the name of any other party bolter
! from appearing upon the official
/ primary ballot in Cameron county.
an view Of the fact that these
candidates have come out in the
press and declared that they will not
, support the nominees of the demo
cratic party. as loyal democrats. |
appeal % the democratic state execu-
| tive committee 20 convene at an
, early session and withdraw its in
structions 70 me ~ place the names
Of these candidates upon the Off
cial ballot in the coming democratic
\ primary election" the letter stated.
"Regurdless of what action the state
executive committee may take in the
Y premises, I propose % use whatever
power ! have By reason Of my office
70 prevent the name of any candidate
being printed upon the official bal
lot in the coming democratic pri-
maries. who. between now and such
time bolts the democratic party and
declares that he viii not support
/ its nominees"
Candidates Pledged
Judge Taylor points out that ac-
cording to the election law and the
ruling Of the state executive com
mittee every candidate as we'll as
every delegate TO the state and ma
tional conventions was supposed 70
Be pledged 20 support the nominees
Of the party. He holds that any
candidate who bolts the nominees
has violated the pledge, and is not
member or the democratic party
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