Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-18
MANY ENTRIES
FORECAST FOR
COVERNORSHIP
No Admins tration
Candidate Has Been
Produced; List Is
Growing Daily

EA - L3 MJND ~
AUSTIN, Feb. lS.-Gov. Dan
Moody's administration has proven
unusual in having produced. 50 far,
no claimant FOR the aezis of ezecu-
tive authority as the administration
candidate"
This stands out as an exceptional
Ease in Texas annals, particularly
since the longest rosetr Of prospec-
tive E~overnorship candidates in the
whole history OF the state now being
gradually extended to beyond two
dozen names.
And the actual making Of the IS
sues and the candidates for selection
Of Gov. Moods successor is at a more
important stage Just now than On pri-
mary election day OF 1880.
West Texas has many prospective
claimants this time for the govern
orship. There are az least two wom-
en- in the list. Present office-holders
represent perhaps half the entire
group. and recent office-holders fig
ure among the rest Of the list But
out Of those in public office, not
more than two hold appointive
place in the administration, and only
one-R. S. Sterling Of Houston
holds a statewide office.
List is Impressive
The list Of those who have an
nouneed for office, have been con-
sidered as probable candidate, or
have been mentioned as potential
governorship race factors when Gov.
Moody's successor is 70 be nomi-
mated, is impressive. Its compila-
ton does not represent any indi-
viduals will believe that all those
named are possible or probable can
didates; but those listed here have
been suggested or discussed in one
section or another Of the state, or
have announced for office. And this
doesn't pnrporr 10 be a complete list.
Seine Of the foremost candidates may
be yet unheard Of. Under such a
statement Of circumstances, here it
is:
Claude Pollard. attorney general.
II. s. Sterling. chairman of the
state highway commission
f.. G. Senter. announced candidate.
Thomas r.. Love, anti-Smith leader.
Alvin s. Moody. Love lieutenant.
II. L. Bobbitt. former speaker. now
a Moody district court appointee.
w. $. Barron. speakers Of the
house.
Lee Satterwhite, former speaker.
Barry Miller, lieutenant governor
and sure-shot candidate.
Sam Houston. Terrell. comptroller.
". Gregory Hatcher, treasurer.
Earle B. Mayfield, retiring U. S.
senator.
Thomas L. Blanton, retiring cen
gresham.
Mrs. Edith wilmans, re-announced
candidate.
Mrs. Lee ]. Rountree. Bryan news
publisher.
Lynch Davidson. former lieutenant
| governor. recent chairman Of Moody
"harmony democrats"
Alvin NJ. Owsley, former candidate
for senator.
o. r.. Colruitt. former rovernor.
A. J. Writ. senate leader.
A. p. c. Petsoh, prominent house
member.
c. c. Srrall, West Texas senator.
". r. Ely. member Of highway
commission.
Quinn Williams. congressman.
Walter G. Woodward, West Texas
state senator.
Sterling Has Issue
The most likely half dozen candi-
| dates out OF this long list. at this
time aprear ~ be: Lieut.. Gov. parrv
Miller. Sen. Thomns p. Love. =. g.
Senter. Walter e. Woodward, Claude
Pollard md r. s. Sterling.
For Mr.. Sterling. his camraign -
sre has been msde. REGARDLESS Of
| which wav the legislature votes on
admitting tho statewide hirhwev
hnrf issue ari~ir-ted pri ~~rarsnrri
~ him. VIZ submitted. +hnn rs COR
lidacv mirEt ~ bn~nI o. frlfiil'~~
$50 nurnnsn nn1 c~arrvi-r IRE is~~~
n the ~nenn'e. u rein~4nd. - -s'~N-
Ne n di-sct an~nal 70 she ~eo1la ~
: vote that would 30 fnriai tham nv
10 legislature a. the hnrd i-e~r.
The highway bond nlan iitelv viii
10 the Issue OF some other c"rai-
dates. whether or not Chairman Ster-
'i-v - ~ the ruce.
n II dnrfrt4aiv assured tt~4 hnth
~nmnt-aIir- s. " Te~rn'l and Tra-s-
aver ". Gre-orv Hatcher arc nov
,ansidared tts race FOR rovnrr@-
harad MON +Nnir ~--oris in the
-rhlic offices fh-v hoil.
AZ ~ the Vice. Te~-rs. II y
-r~;~cd MANY ~ tAe re-di~~ ievis-
'-t'va matters hold nassihiii'ies ~
-@tir~ INV nna ~ tho ~rn~- r-~~-
I~-nf " l-rfra' fi~-rr- IN the 1877
-~herr~t1riri Fw-rrrf~trF.