Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-06
I'm THREAT
AY REDUCE
[EXAS TOTAL
on Size Of
Bolt Still Is Prob
lem to Leaders At
Hour to Count

AUSTIN. Nov. 6.-tP)-Lowering
: clouds, mist and rain over the heaN!
voting area Of Texas this morning.
threatened to diminish the expected
largest balloting ever produced IA
this state by a national election.
Copious rains, m%uddying the rurai
roads. fell over wide areas Of soutn
and central Texas yesterda- md lasl
night. C~loudiness. mist and log
v~ariously held sway at Tort orth'
San Antonio. Dallas and Houston
the four largest vote !ters Of the
state. IL was raining mis- morning
zlonr the Gulf coast. including the
cities Of Beaumont, Port Arthur and
Galveston.
Speculation rs 10 the size OF the
"bolt' from the ruling democratic
rarks OF this traditionally demo-
cratic state. 10 the republican ma
tional ticket. as the result Of the
crusade against Governor Alfred
Smith, democratic presidential nom
Tree. held the main interest in Tex
rs. outside az the national outcome
II the "holt'' IS large enough. u
nav furnish the vchicle for state
races in 1880 b. some of the anti
smith leaders. They claim that
many Hoover democrats stayed
out az this wears primaries 10 evade
democratic pledge and will vote the
republican national ticket today.
Governor Moody. who expected TO
20 today 20 Taylor. his home. 70
va. said late Yesterday that he still
expects Texas 70 roll up a big ma
ioritv for the democratic national
ticket" Two hundred thousand ma
ioritv i claimed by the regular
democratic organization. Herbert
Hoover. republican presidential can
didate. ~ given 4 $4,000 to 100000
victory in predictions hy Hoover
democrat campaign officials. and
republicans claim { Substantial ma
jority.'
n 1924. when John ". Davis.
democratic presidential candidate
vas the unanimous choice Of Texas
democrats. he polled 4TS,i25 votes
gains 11s.240 for President Cool
idge. LaFollette rot 4-.0il votes.
The total vote then was 659,20o.
This included the largest "republi-
can holt" the staae ever had-29A,-
600 votes for George Butte, rerHo-
lcau candidate for governor, against
Mrs. Miriam A. Fcrguscn's 422,55S.
Whether the sentiment against
Governor NTH ~ as strong as that
AGAINST Mrs. Ferguson, opposed by
the then powerful hu hluX Khan, IS
prohlematlcal.
Four constitutional amendments
ra-a beinr voted ON by Texans to-
Jav. one would loosen qualltlca-
lions " those entitled 20 receive
Confederate pensions, making pay
rents available To ~idows ot Con
tolerate soldiers regardless ri GATE
81 the widows birth or marriage, of
date pcnsioner ana to Texas An
other proposed amendment would
exempt parsonages Of churches from
taxation. a third amendment. i
voted. would authorize the appoint
u.nt Of a board uf education. with
terms not over sis years. The board
is now statutory. composed OF the
governor. comptroller and secretary
cf state. The other amendment
would provide six year maximum
terms for members OF public edu-
C"atioral institution governing
boards.
In this state. where democratic
nomination is practically the eqUIva-
lent Of election, the republicans and
socialists have put out complete
state tickets. while the communist
party has candidates for senator,
governor and Lieutenant governor.
Texas viii elect a new United
States senator. Tom Connally. for
l- years q congressman. and Will re-
elect Governor Moody. Lieutenant
Governor Barry Miller. Attorney
General Claude Pollard. Comptroller
S. II. Terrell. State Treasurer w.
Gregory Hatcher, s. NJ. n. Mars.
state School superintendent George
e. Terrell. Commissioner Of Agri-
culture, Lon A. NTH. railroad COM
. missioner, j. IN. Robson, commits
sioner general land office, Thomas
'B. Greenwood. associate justice Of
the supreme court. ". {. Morrow,
judge court Of criminal appeals.
Elections Of these arc assured be-
cause as nominees of the demo-
cratic party, they received enough
votes each, il the primaries to con
stitute easy majorities o. the total
vote that will he east today.
Congressman from - Of the rs
districts are running for reelection.
One az them is a republican-Harry
n. NErzbach. who is in n close race
with Augustus McCloskey. democrat
cf SAN Antonio. IN the 18th district.
W ~urzhlch. Texas only republican
congressman, has served four terms.
Democratic candidates in ten other
districts have republican opposition.