Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-12

be contested with unusual fervor
this year.
Exceptional interest inheres. for
one reason, because II Is q change
out OF administrations. The present
Qroup has had few changes in the
past four years.
There are 81 districts, conSe-
uuently many counties to the dis
t-ict.
Al present there is but II wo-
man among 81 members OF the
state committee. She is Mrs. James
n. Goodman Of Lubbock. 1t ap-
ptrrs probably that a larger num-
Der of women members will be
named this year, in recognition OF
the tremendous fight the feminine
voters made for the second-pri-
mary victory.
Travis county's delegation has
selected a woman as its chairman
Mrs. John D. Claybrook who six
years ago became the first woman
selected as national messenger o.
the Texas electoral college to take
the certificate Of votes to Washing
ton. She was-and is-ardently
anti Ferguson, and the electors IN
1924 defled a rampant Ferguson
minority OF its members to name
her the messenger.
Besides the other delegates three
distinguished citizens OF Texas will
sit In the capital city delegation a.
Galveston. They are Gov. Dan
Moody. Mrs. Jane Y. McCallum,
secretary OF state, and Atty. Gen.
Robert Lee Bobbitt, whose home
Is Laredo.
A newspaper headline recently
.proclaimed: Sterling Started Ca
vreer as Barefoot Boy" Yet some
people haven't learned to believe
the headlines.
While statesmen and others talk
important political measures. some
other things will not be forgotten
toward improving the state govern
ment's physical plant.
The capitol needs nearly $1,000
600 Of improvements and repairs
TO nske It's interior conform to IL
magnificent granite exterior. anc
TO make fireproof the basemen'
that houses priceless records ant
documents.
The capitol is seriously over
crowded. The present state high
way commission Is unanimously i
favor OF erecting a suitable "littl
capitol" on newlv-recovered por.
lions Of the capitol campus. ar
more than a dozen other deparf
ments. including the board OF cor
troll that has supervision OF III
matter. have endorsed the pla-
The highway department. II m.
legislature is willing to grant N
authority. stands ready TO spenf
psrt cf the money TO erect a suit
able building. thus to save thou
sands OF dollars a wear rental. and
waste and loss Of time and effort
because OF the split-uD arrange
ment Of its present working layout
The state school for feeble
minded children at Austin has 2
waiting list longer than the list o.
IT'S rupiis: and the state Is seriously
behind with performance OF It's
obvious duty 10 these children.
The state tubercular hosnital T.
fsr from adequate % care for ex-
fsting cases demanding its treat
ment. A more enlightened public
policy calls for the states DEALING
with tuberculosis In a preventative
as well as curative manner. Az
candidates for governor were
pledged 70 enlarging the facilities
OF this institution.
The state government has found
" viii be necessary 10 build within
the next two years another full
size insane hosritai. and that the
institution should be located some
where in the West Texas section
not now directly served. Institu-
tions at Austin. San Antonio. Rusk
ard Terrell are at capacity, and
that at Wichita Falls Is being butt
70 the maximum practical size. anf