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

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
mcnWealth. Pollard carried every congressional dis
trtct. According to the returns he carried every coun-
ty.
He carried with him to victory the regular nominee
FOR lieutenant governor and theattorney general up 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. IL was the most exciting
campaign held in Virginia for 30 years. John Garland
Pollard, a college professor and scholar In politics,
made many speeches for Smith and Robinson in the
campaign Of 1923. 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
II 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 1t 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
the idol Of the American italian voters Of New York.
He was given the soundest ~thrashing Of his political
history.
A surprise Of the New York balloting was the TIE
mendous 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 ususl-and
the republican governor, Elem 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
BY 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