Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-14
Old Virginia Returns Home

Old Virginia has returned to the democratic fold
Old Virginia gave Herbert Hoover $4,000 majority a
year ago. This year Old Virginia handed a majority
OF $4,000 to John Garland Pollard, the standard bear
er OF the regular democats OF the old dominion COM
naonSealth. Pollard carried every congressional dis
trict According to the returns he carried every coun-
ty.
e carried with him to victory the regular nominee
Tor lieutenant governor and theattorney general I'D for
reelection, who was elected as a regular two years
ago. Bishop James Cannon, Jr, the leader of the So
called Hoover democrats and the republicans, backed
DR.. William Mosley Brown. 1t was the most exciting
campaign held in Virginia for 80 years. John Garland
Pollard, a college professor and scholar in politics,
made many speeches for Smith and Robinson in the
campaign Of 1928. William Mosley Brown, a Cannon
democrat. campaigned the state for Hoover and Cur
It's and was looked upon as the idol Of the faction
known as the Hoover democrats and the republicans
Of Virginia.
1t was a landslide and it buried Bishop Cannon who
Is said to have dominatd the politics Of Virginia for
u years Gov. Harry Byrd, the leader Of the regulars.
conducted the campaign for Pollard and Sen. Carter
Glass made fiery speeches in evey county as he did
in the campaign OF 1923 when he insisted that it was
the duty Of the democrats OF Virginia to get in behind
the standard bearer Of the democratic party and pre-
sent an unbroken front.
Sen. Carter Glass will be given another term Of six
years. John Garland Pollard will sit In the governors
chair as successor Of Harry Byrd. Mayor Jimmie
Walker of New York was reelected by a majority Of
more than 100000 over Congressman F. A. Laguardia,
republican. Laguardia is an American Italian. He
was an ace Of the air during the world war. He was
t-e idol OF the American Italian voters Of New York.
y was given the soundest t~hrashing Of his political
h,s.c-y.
A surprise Of the New York ballotng was the ire
m-n5ous vote received by Norman Thomas, socialist.
1t may reach the 10000 mark, the largest ever cast
in the history Of the socialist party in the metropolis
OF America. Norman Thomas is a former minister.
He Is a good lecturer, writer and humanitarian. He
is q native American and one OF the most scholarly
men on the stage of action in Gotham.
Kentucky gave Hoover q handsome majority a year
ago. This year the republicans planned to capture
the legislature. They we're badly defeated. Demo-
Gratis swept a majority Of the districts-as usual-and
the republican governor. Flem Sampson, will be sur
rounded with democratic lawmakers and democrats
who fill all the minor state offices.
indianapolis elected a democratic mayor and Indian
apolis has been a republican stronghold and was ruled
bv the khan when the khan was all powerful Boston
elected q democratic mayor. James M Curley, as the
successor Of Mayor Nichols. who slipped in four years
ago on account of a split in the democratic ranks.
Chicago elected a democratic judicial ticket which
had the backing OF independent voters who insisted
that the judiciary should be kept out Of the hands Of
professional politicians. In the city Of Detroit, said to
be one Of the wettest in America. John W.. Smith, the
nominee Of the so-called liberals. appears to have been