Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-21

FOR ELECTION
ARE COMPLETE
Cameron County Bal
lots Ready to Dis
tribute; Precinct Of
ficers Notified

Cameron county has completed all
preparations for the general cleo
tion to be held November s, was the
announcement Saturday by n. n.
Seago, county clerk, who has re-
ceived the ballots. has practically all
ballot boxes prepared, and from the
Sheriff's department has received
notification that all election Off
Gals have been notified.
Distribution Of the ballot boxes
will be made Monday. November ),
and everything will be in readiness
in the 81 voting precincts for poll
ing of the largest vote ever east
IN the county. The polls will be
open at ) a. m. and close prompt
ly at z r. M. The ballots will be
counted Immediately. and election
Judes will be requested to telephone
or deliver unofficial returns to The
Brownsville Herald as soon as they
are available.
Political prophets predict the heav-
lest vote in the history Of Cameron
county. Interest in the presidential
race is keen, with both the Smith
and Hoover forces claiming the
county for their respective candi-
dates. Practically no interest is evil
denced IN other contests.
Vote on Amendments
In addition 70 the presidential.
state, county and precinct elections.
the electors will vote on two con-
stltutional amendments proposing
changes III public school system.
The first amendment on the ballot
proposes:
The legislature shall fix by law
the terms of all officers Of the
public school system and of the
state institutions of higher educa-
ton, inclusive, and the terms os
members OF the respective boards,
not TO exceed six years"
The second amendment provides:
The legislature shall provide By
law for a state board OF educa-
ton. whose members shall be ap-
pointed or elected in such n
and by such authority and shall
serve for such terms as the legis-
lature shall prescribe, not to ex-
coed six years. The said board shall
perform such duties as may Be pre-
scribed by law"
These amendments have the sun
port Of practically all members OF
the teaching fraternity in Cameron
county. and they predict a tubstan-
tial majority in the Cameron county
returns.
Notify Election Officials
All election officials we're noti-
fled this week by officers OF the
sherifTs department, the following
having been designated for the va
rious precincts:
Election Precinct No. Vegas
Hotel-Gregorio Tamayo, presiding
Judge; John Champion. T.. Pena.
William Bureghton. assistant judges.
Election Precinct No. ., FL Jardin
Community House No. 2-J. A.
Dudley, presiding judge; George
French. Claude Macy. G. r. Easter
liz. assistant judges.
Precinct No. 3-Pressler Inn
(Highway No. 12-J. {. George, pre-
siding judge; H. n. Banker. NJ. C..
Myrtle, J. II. Batsell. assistant
judges.
Precinct No. 4. Community
House. Rangerville-D. r. Parkhurst.
presiding judge; Baskins. assistant
judge.
Precinct No. s-Wylie Peterson,
presiding judge; Haley II. Whipple,
Mrs. Edith Stephenson. Joe White.
assistant judges.
Precinct No. CLYDE Tandy, pre-
siding judge. Herman s. Rock, as
sistant judge.
Precinct No. 7-Encantada-Es-
parsa's rancho. O. Wood. presid-
ing judge; J. T.. Keller. assistant
judge.
Precinct No. S-South Texas Lum
Der Co.'s office-W. r. Crockett,
presiding judge; II. L. Smith, assist
ant Judge.
Precinct No. 9-Santa Maria Com
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