Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-09
CREACER
(Continued from mage one)

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More, John r. Lomax, F. A. Hutto,
Walker Austin, Charles Mitseh, w,
C. Craig, Antonio Tamayo, s. /
Benavides, Fred Hall, W. b. Linton,
F. +. Starck, L. L. Zenor, J. T. JEFF
ferds, Tom Philips, George French
Henry Gordon, Claude Macy anc
j. B. Samuel5.
Jesse bennett made a short speech
dwelling upon ".ersonal help" and
introduced Mr.. Creager as the next
speaker.
Mr.. Creager pleaded for making
the republican party in Texas a
more militant organization and stat
ed that IL Texas we're a two-party
state, it would get much more atten-
ton from the two parties. He stated
that Texas was fifth in wealth and
population and about thirtieth in ma
tional influence and would 50 re
main as long as Texas was a one
party state.
Defends Patronage
He refuted the insinuation that he
said had been cast upon the repub-
licans. charging corruption in fed.
tIdl PaAAoIdkEs ~ O0kAAiC0 bhC pat
ronage system in Texas and saiC
that it was attracting favorable at
tention and several other states
were considering using it.
Speaking Of the coming presiden-
tia. election he considered Herbert
Hoover the strongest man in the
republican field, and the best fitted
for the position. Hoover could draw
two or three million votes from the
democratic ranks that no other re
publican nomination could, Mr.
Creager stated.
Mr.. Creager considered AL Smith
as the strongest candidate placed in
the field in many years by the dem
ocrats and said that the republicans
would have to organize closely to
beat such an excellent candidate.
He closed with q plea for n more
militant Cameron county organiza-
tion Of republicans.
Fred Hall, j. H. Shink, J. +. Ro.
gers and Walker Austin made
speeches before the close Of the
meeting.
Following are the resolutions
adopted:
Resolved. by the republican coun.
ty convention Of Cameron county
Texas, assembled al Brownsville
Texas, in said county, this the 18th
day Of May, 1928. that we hereby
instruct Il delegates elected to the
republican state convention, at Dial.
las, Texas. to:
First: Vote in all matters az /;
unit. the majority casting the vote
Of the whole delegation:
Second: Vote for delegates to the
national republican convention
pledged to vote for Herbert Hoover
for the republican presidential nom.
~ination so long r. there is a reason.
able chance for his nomination;
Third: Vote to instruct such dele.
gates to vote for the nomination OF
Herbert Hoover so long as there Is
a reasonable chance for his nomina.
ton;
Fourth: Vote to instruct the dele.
CATION to the national convention Ia
vote in all matters as a unit, the
majority casting the vote Of the
whole delegation;
Fifth: Vote to instruct the dele.
cation to the national convention tc
elect Hon. r. B. Creager Of Browns.
vile, member of the republican ma,
tional committee for Texas for the
term beginning in 1928.
Resolved. by the republican coun'
ty convention of Cameron county
Texas assembled in Brownsville, il
said county, this the eighth day OF
May, 1928, that we hereby endorse
the leadership Of the Hon. r. 3
Creager of Brownsville, republican
national committeeman for Texas
and commend him for building ur
the splendid state organization
which has expended both time anc
money to advance the cause Of re.
pu~blicanism in Texas.
And further, that We, both az re.
publicans and citizens to this coun.
ty. announce to the people Of Texas
that we are proud OF the standing
and position that Mr.. Creager occu,
pies in the councils of the nation
and wish them to know that in his
home county, he is loved as a man
and honored IS a citizen.