Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-14
ORGANIZING
WOMEN FOR
COUNTY FIGHT
Good Government
League Organic e d
At Edinburg to Aid
In Campaign Work

McALLEN, Oct. 13.-That the POI
liticai situation in Hidalgo county
has attracted the attention Of the
women voters Of this county was ev-
idenced Thursday afternoon when
approximately sixty women from the
E~dinburg community met and form
ed the Women's Good Government
league.
The purpose of the organization
was outlined by Grade Galloway, Ed
inburg attorney, who told the meet
ing the formation Of the organiza-
ton was to give 70 the women Of
this county information concerning
the rue condition of affairs in the
county: TO create interest in the
coming election, TO get out the wom-
en- vote, and carry out an education
al campaign relative TO issues con-
fronting the voters Of Hidalgo
county.
Attorney Addresses League
Glib Galloway. Brentwood, attor-
ney for the candidates of the citi-
zens republican party, also address
ed the meeting. Mr.. Galloway gave
q brief resume Of the case filed IN
the Seventy-ninth district court ask
ing the officials be restrained from
printing the official ballot without
the names of the republican candi-
dates appearing on the ballot. Mr..
Galloway told the women he is con-
fidert the court of civil appeals
would render a favorable decision
for the Hidalgo county ticket next
Thursday.
Ernest Smith, Edinburg abstractor
and candidate on the republican
ticket for the state legislature, ex-
planned to the meeting charges made
by a newspaper that his office had
participated in collection Of abstract
fees growing out Of delinquent tax
suits. He said: "My office has only
been getting the fees allowed under
the statutes of this state and has
not participated in the alleged lille
agl fees which have been collected
in violation of the law"
According TO an announcement by
leaders in the organization Of the
Edinburg club similar organizations
will be completed in other Hidalgo
county towns during the next week.
Officers elected for the Edinburg
organization are Mrs. z. W. Mittle-
stead, chairman, and Mrs. Neal
Brown, secretary.
Meeting at Mercedes
Among other outstanding political
events of the week was the mass
meeting at Mercedes Friday night,
attended by approximately 1000.
Dave Kirgan, mayor Of Weslaco; Ed
Couch, Weslaco banker. and Fred
Bennett, Mercedes attorney, were the
speakers.
Ed Couch charged that taxpayers
of Hidalgo county had been given
no accounting for years, and assert
ed that many residents Of the coun-
~ feared the tax powers Of the ad-
ministration. He compared Hidalgo
and Cameron county tax rates, stat
ing that the valuations in Hidalgo
county had reached nearly $50, OOO.-
900 and that the county tax rate, in
GLIDING IS cents for drainage, would
be $4.37 this year
"We have a $780, 00, 900 CORPORA
tion and as stockholders in this cor
poration we have the right to de-
msnd an accounting" the speaker
said.
Fred Bennett, Mercedes attorney.
was chairman Of the meeting and in
troduced the various candidates.
urging the voters to support the en-
tire citiZens-republican ticket at the
polls on November 6. He reviewed
the legal phases, stating the dis
triet court had refused the ticket a
place on the ballot, but the ease had
gone to the Fourth court OF civil ap-
peals.
Asks Business Administration
Bennett appealed to the voters 70
elect men who would give the county
q business administration, asserting
there is not a candidate on the cit
izens-republican ticket who is not
pledged to give utmost publicity to
ali matters IN connection with the
discharge Of official duties"
We do not expect them to do the
impossible" he said, "but thev viii
at least let the taxpayers know how
much money is spent and what il L
spent for. And furthermore. thev
will stop the flood of county war.
rants" -
Between $500 and 1000 persors
damned the school grounds whers
the meeting was held. Seats ba5
been provided for approximately
i;oOO. Prior TO the introduction Of
n speakers the audience was en-
,ertained with a concert by the Wes-
laco band.
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