Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-08
FIGHTS LOOM
In ELECTION
WATERBOARDS
Sharp Contes Ex-
pected to be Staged
In Several VALLEY
Districts Tuesday

@N~A@SF Y ~. IN
several o. the districts two complete
taekets have been placed in the field
ana the election Of directors for
the various districts Il expected 10
Re attended with more interest than
IN any election in recent years.
u practically none or the districts
are the election issues clearly de-
lined District politics and the eyer
present human equation play a
sarge part IN the biennial elections
q boards Of directors, and much Of
tae opposition 10 present district
management has developed from
these sources, according 20 reports
reserved from various parts Of the
Valley.
- three Cameron county districts
Santa Maria, West Brownsville and
hnriingen-there il no definite op-
position 20 the present boards. and
~ - Hidalg0 county Districts
Donna and McAllen-the present
boards are expected Il be elected
without opposition Edinburg is the
first district in the Valley holding
ar election ~ . water control and
Improvement district and viii elect
only three directors All other dis
tuct will elect five directors. but
~ those which have changed to wa
ter control and improvement dis
frirts r. the past year the three di-
TecforE receiving the highest vote
viii serve tao years and the two
receiving the lowest vote will serve
one year. Hereafter the elections
IN those districts will be held an
ruRlly. electiug three directors one
year and two the next.
Fight On at san Benito
One Of the hottest district cam
P1igns that has been waged in the
valley IN several years viii be de-
eiceo b. the voters Of the San Be
nito district Tuesday. Nine candi-
dates have filed. Including {. a.
Keys. v. ~. Miller. Robert Bone, 4.
D. Cowgirl and j. n. Penrod. pres
ent directors. and Z. ". Shatfer, j.
W Lynch, Tom CASTOR and VI. j.
Try Opposition 70 the present
board - based largely on the salary
paid r. $ Robertson, who has been
manager OF the district since 1920.
AIne candidates are in the field
N the Los Fresnos district, in
Guiding Clyde Tandy. VIM. Cabler, 4.
D. halbus. and George kretz, old
members Of the board, and L. ID. Box,
Francs Smith. G. A Stanford, r. 4.
kichsy and George l. Coates. L. 4.
Ogden formerly president or the
beard. automatically retired AZ a
member OF tie board Of directors up
on the sale Of his property in the
district. All candidates are pledged
70 q conservative yet progressive
program the main question in con-
rroversy being the admission ~ new
lands into the district The polling
place for the district is the Olmito
store.
Two distinct tickets will Be pre-
scented the voters Of the FL Jardin
district at tire election which will
Dc held az community house No. 2
The administration ticket consists Of
four members Of the present board.
q l.. Hunter. w. III. Huffman. J. X.
GRAHAM and W.. A. Walker and T.. j.
Wells. The opposition ticket. head
I'd by w. :. Nash, member Of the
board. carries the additional names
Of s. W Mckenzie and Ben Olson.
There will Be- no contest in the
West Brownsville district, SO far As
. be sscertained. The present di-
rectcrs are H. IT, Banker. d w.
Brewster. X. r. Stephenson, j. e.
George and Richard Sethman. II IS
understood there will be no printed
ticket and the voters will be re-
qrested ~ write in the names Of
their choice for five directors.
fhe Les Fresnos. II Jardin and
West Brownsville districts have been
converted into water control and inn
p~royerent districts in the past year
and Tire three directors receiving the
highest vote viii serve two years
- - - - A. -.
VIII serve one year
"a Contest at HarIEngen
10 opposition 70 the present board
OF directors has developed in the
HErlingen district. and IL II believed
that q. r. Bobo. ]. s. Elmore, ]. s.
Blakcly. j. X. Grimes and Hugh
Fitzgerald will be elected without
opposition. No printed ticket will
b. provided st the election. members
Of the board state. and the voters
are u liberty 70 write in any name
they ray prefer.
n the La Feria district the pres
= beard. w. o. Wylani, r. j..
Weirznd. Moore Mathews. J. p. Wig
gins and Andrew King. are opposed
w NJ. II. AshRorth, Il. A. lookout.
W. FL Adams, &. s. LETTERS and Geo.
W Howorth. A close election Wy
predicted b. those IN touch with
the affairs Of the district. All ran
didates are pledged 70 a conserva-
ti-e policy
No contest n indicated n tie
Santa Maria district where all mem
hers cf the present board, B. III.
Samson, Jr.. Paul Merton. Geo. II.
Brands. r.. NJ ShIpiey and Fl. II.
HarEraves, we're the only candidates
20 file
Phagr-gan Juan Contest
TIE Pharr-San Juan district Is
expected "a stage its regular bien-
NAL contest when the voters 60 20
the polls Tuesday. In that district
candidates are not required TO file,
and no official list Of candidates Is
available. Each voter viii be pre-
senfed q ballot upon which he can
write the names Of the five directors
~ nay favor. The present men,
hers OF the board are Clay Ever
hard. r. vi. Johnson, r. II. Russell.
ChzS. StariIn and T. II. Griffin. and
= a. understood they are all eandI-
dates for reelection. Clay Ever
hard has served on the board Of dI-
rretors ever since the organization
NJ nc district. and other members
~ the board have also served sew
eFal terms
The Donna district, which has
hasn the scene Of several bitter
district battles. II expected to wit
resE this year the return Of the
nrerrnt beard by an almost unani-
nous vote. No opposing candidates
hare filed. and only the names 81
.he present beard members, Z. =.
Erarn- Geo. Stevens. W. T.. Row
Iaod. r.. y. AIbaugh and A. r. lay
- uilI appear on the ballot
n the McAllen district there are
- indications Of q contest. tne
a--s -anbers Of the board, A.