Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-28

usually did not handle election re-
turns and supplies.
IL Is understood the entire mass OF
testimony will be considered by the
committee upon its return to Wash
ington and a report submitted to
congress. Relative to the Garner
Investigation. the report and recon-
mendations Of the committee are ex-
pected to be submitted to congress
before December 10. and II is prob
able the report on South Texas politi-
cal conditions, particularly in Hid
dalgo county. will be submitted
shortly thereafter.
Visit Brownsville
The five members OF congress-. se-
companied by several newspaper
men. left Immediately for Browns
vile where they will spend the aft
ernoon as the guests of the Browns
Vile Chamber of Commerce. and
will leave on the evening train for
San Antonio to probe the Bexar
county vote on behalf Of Congress
man Harry NJ. Wurzbach.
Whether the committee will ex-
tend its probe TO include Webb.
Starr. Duysl and other counties. has
not been defini.el- determined and
may depend upon tie time required
20 investigate the vote in the four
teenth congressional district. Mem
bers Of the committee had express
ed a desire to no into every phase
Of South Texas political conditions.
Complete Garner Probe
The probe of the July primaries.
in connection with which Sid Har-
din Of Mission. defeated candidate.
had made charges Of ir-
Irregularities and the voting of TO-
0 aliens from Mexico. was COM
pleted Tuesday afternoon. when Mr..
Hardin, at his own request was re-
called 20 the stand and stated that
he had been in error in previous
statements reflecting upon the dis
trict courts of the district. asserting
that his reference was to the county
courts ut law. He also stated that
his charge that 10000 Mexicans had
been voted was an "exaggeration."
All evidence submitted BY Hardin
was of a hearsay. the committee
commented. Hardin stated he had
neither time nor money 70 trace
down the numerous reports Of ir-
r~egularities received by him. but
said he was confident the soundness
Of such reports could be established
upon investigation.
At 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon
Chairman Lehlbach announced the
Garner investigation closed. and Mr..
Garner. who had been present since
thn euUnutfUaftnA N,nHuI fnFt TunU-
day night for his home at Uvalde,
and will leave Thursday FOR Wash
ington.
Resume Hidalgo Hearing
Following conclusion OF the Gar
ner Investigation. the committee
again turied its attention 10 the Hi
dalgo county situation. Or. Y. b.
Savage Of Weslaco was called TO the
stand. testified he had been one Of
the election officials. and that there
had been no disturbances around
the Weslaco polling place. He add
ed that lis "mutilatedn ballots had
been thrown out by the judge OF the
election.
"Was there any trouble around the
polls?r Lehlbach asked.
"There we're no disorders ia the
polling place or around it; ] never
saw a more orderly election he
said.
Did YOU see anybody with shot
guns
NO"
DR.. Savage said that some Of the
democratic votes were mutilated as
we'll as those Of the citizen-republi-
can voters, but there were only four
or five of the former.
Judge Hood Boone testified as 10
conditions at the Edinburg polling
place. stating the election had been
orderly. but there appeared 10 be
a disposition the following morning
on the part or a large body Of vot-
ers to take charge Of the election
box.
Had Armed Guards
One fact brought out from numer-
Gus witnesses was that armed
guards had been stationed at prac-
tically all polling places. Four
guards were on duty At Mercedes.
all deputy sheriffs. At Weslaco
there was an equal number and at
Panchito there were three. Al
Jesus Maria. where the vote was