Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-27

have him seal that envelope III Lehl-
bach asked.
The county judge declared there
were contributing causes for the
action of the commissioners court,
stating that partisans " the citizens
republican ticket had "intimidated"
ICXican-AmeriCan voters and had
"hoycotted' merchants. doctors. law
yers and others refusing 10 support
their ticket. He added that prep
arations were being made 10 call the
attention NJ the federal and district
grand iuries To the alleged "intimi-
dation' and ~''boycotts.'
Believed Act Legal
Again referring 70 the fact the en-
velope was unscalcd. Lehlbach asked:
standing alone. does that justify
throwing out the vote Of that pre-
cinct9"
IN my opinion, YES" was the re-
ply.
The iuGge was asked if the returns
had been tempered with and declared
M had No evidence of ID. merely a.
scrting they had been delivered ~
him unsealed and that he did not Eel
lieve BUckow ar anyone else had
tempered with them.
II would make no accusation
against anyone Ne said.
Appointed Ruckow
Commissioner Evans testified that
Ruckow had been appointed judge Of
election hy the commissioners court
for the Neslaco precinct early IN the
year.
Failure "a count the Wcslaco box
rr+m- NvWu #n WEa FnvNtrwn WV r#utHW rrHv
appoirtcc, was it?r LchIbach asked
Evans testified the commits
s%ioners were advised nv the
county judge and county attorney
that they could not legally include
the box i'll the nva adding that
the county judge had secured SINH
lar opinions from other attorneys.
The meeting OF the commissioners
was held in the grand jury room
Thursday afternoon, November 10.
and VAS called I'M County Judge
Cameron. Commissioners stated
their attention was called "a the
condition of the Weslaco envelope
shortly after convcning and there
was considerable discussion rcla-
tive ot canvassing the vote M that
box. W. ~. Chadick, commissioner
from the Ncrcedcs-Wcslac district.
said the motion not IN include the
Neslaco vote was passed after the
vote Of the other precincts had been
Canvassed and tabulatcd.
Did YOU know the results MI the
election in Wcslcco ?' was the ques-
tion nut to Evans by ~kimbruugh.
Only what | saw ia the news
papers"
"Did not that box give the citizens
republican ticket "a heavy majority? i
That is what | undcrstani,'
Evans replied.
"ls " not A fact that by throwing
out that box y. n. Leslie had 4 ma
jority n"
Yes"
"And that " Increased the MAORI
ty of other administration candi-
dates n"
Evans stated " did. but also as-
serted that all candidates other than
Leslie had large majoritics before
the Weslaco box was thrown out.
Commissioner Lipscomb wa quer-
icd H. "a whether Buckow was an
administration" man. and Said nc
believed III VA.
did hc leave that rnyolrr un
fastened wv IL could Nc thrown out 4.
kimbrough asked.
II don't know was the reply.
W. II. Chadick. Mercedes commits
%sioncr. said his majority had been
increased hv throwing out the IVES
laco vote. but ~ had p safe ma
jority with the Weslaco box in-
cluded.
Cam Hill. county clerk. was called
and testified that he did not know
whether the duplicate copy NJ The
Weslaco returns, delivered 70 him.
had been sealed.
Hill testified one w his dcputics
had opened the returns from WcslI-
20 and that hc did not know whether
they had been sealed before tina.
Hc was ordered 70 produce the dep
uty Tuesday.
A certified copy ~ the rCturus.
delivered the county clerk. showed
that Gordon Griffin. independent
candidate for judge W the Ninety
third district. had received ESQ totes
~ ~ for Leslie. III. II. Couch, indie
pendent candidate for county Judge.
had received BIZ To 200 for al. wi.
Cameron. democrat. The Hoover
vote was 563 10 $40 for Smith. ana
Tom Connally. democrat. received
29S 70 il9 for Kenncrly. republica1.
John N. Garner. democratic candi-
date for congress. who was unnn-
posed. received SOS votes.
For county commissioner. Vii
liams. independent. received 562 to
eos for Chadick. democrat.
Claims Racial Prejudice
County Judge Cameron testified
hat strong racial prejudice had bcln
aroused hy the citizcn-rcpubIical
leaders, and that throughout thc
county the Mexican Americans had
been warned not 10 vote, and thai
this intimidation was particularly
pronounced in the Weslaco district.
MANY NJ the Mexican-Americar