Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-08
WILLPRESENT
HISARCUMENT
HERE MONDAY
Proposed Barring of
Party Boilers To
Be Passed Upon By
County Committee

Thomas B. Love OF Dallas. candi-
date for the democratic nomination
for lieutenant governor, will per-
sonally apear before the Cameron
county democratic executive commit
tee Monday afternoon to present
argument as to why his name should
not be ruled off the official pri-
mary ballot in Cameron county.
Declaring himself a democrat but
not a nullificationist, Love wired
Volney w. Taylor. chairman or the
Cameron county committee, that he
desired "a hearing before the commit
tee acted on the suggestion of the
county chairman that party boilers"
be ruled off the primary ballot.
The announcement was made early
IN the week by Chairman Taylor that
the names Of Thos. B. Love, candi-
date for lieutenant governor; Mrs.
| Edith Nilmansr and VIM. Hawkins,
candidates for governor. all or whom
have announced they will not support
Gov. Alfred II. Smith, would not be
placed on the Cameron county demo-
cratic ballot.
Judge Taylor wired Love that the
Cameron county committee would
grant him a fair and impartial hear
ing at its meeting Monday. Thomas
II. Ball Of Houston will accompany
/ him.
Claims Right 70 Ballot
Love declared that he wished TO Of
fer explanation III his stand in an
/ nouncing that he would not support
the democratic nominee for presi-
dent, Gov. Smith Of New York, and to
show legal and moral reasons why IL
Is the duty Of the Cameron county
subcommittee 20 print his name on
the primary ballots.
Unless Love can prove that he il
"a democrat AZ this time" Judge
Taylor said, "and is wiling TO retraCt
the statement IN which he declared
that he would not support the demo-
cratic nominee for president, his
name will not appear upon the pri-
mary ballot In Cameron county if IL
is in my power to keep IL off"
State Chairman Approves
In reply 70 "a telegram seeking
power 20 bar party bolters' names,
ID. "A. Wilcox of Georgetown, chair
man Of the state democratic execu-
tive committee, has wired Taylor that
such a grant Is now beyond his
power, but that III Id was in his
authority, he would not hesitate 70
order boilers names off the ticket"
The state election laws, according
10 Taylor, provides that all candi-
dates, approved by the state exacu-
tive committee are entitled 70 have
their names printed on the primary
ballots.
These boiling candidates have
perpetrated q fraud on the state
executive committee, however, Tay-
Tor said.
/ Taylor wrote letters to William E.
Hawkins and Mrs. Edith III. Wilmans.
as well as to Love, informing them
that their names would not appear on
the Cameron county ballot IL IL was
within his power TO bar them, due 70
the fact that they had announced
| that they would not support the
democratic nominee for president.
| Hawkins and Mrs. Wilmans have not
yet replied.
Claims He Is Democrat
II Loves telegram follows:
81 received your letter which has
not been answered sooner because Of
absence and this I regret. am a
democrat and shall always be. but not
nullificationist. I cannot agree
| that because Of Gov. Al Smiths
nomination the Al Smith supporters
are entitled TO all state and local c.
fices in Texas without opposition in
the democratic primaries. Article
/ BIS provides that subcommittee
shall make Up primary ballot On see
ond Monday in July whleh is next
Monday. r will be in Brownsville on
Monday for the purpose Of person
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