Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-08
By THE POLITICAL ANALYST

AUSTIN, July S.-Political CHM
merings at Austin:
The appearance Of Pat M. Neff
and Lynch Davidson on the same
platform az Brady. In the Nc
Cullough county jubilee. was a re-
minder OF an unusual situation that
developed when Neff was governor
and Lynch lieutenant governor.
Lynch was the only lieutenant
governor in the past two decades
who vas not permitted once 10 sit
in the executive chair during his
two-year term. Neff did not 60
outside the state during his first
administration, when Lynch David
son was second in command.
In Neff's second administration.
+. w. Davidson several times was
called upon TO preside over the
states affairs; but not Lynch in
the first.
-Four big cities in Texas have the
exclusive election OF four state
senators. These are Dallas. Fort
Worth, San Antonio and Houston.
The counties containing these cities
are each a separate senatorial dis
trict.
This probably Is close to an equal
division, based on population: but
the effect of this is thai the cities.
whose interests are as major cities,
can nullify In the upper house the
vTnAnr nF fnssw w~@nN~,Anrr ra-~Hea-ts--
ninety-four entire counties.
Sen. p. +. Berkeley Of Alpine
represents q counties. Clint c.
Small of Wellington represents 26.
Pink T.. Parrish Of Lubbock %. and
Archie Parr Of Benavides g coun-
ties in the senate.
The constitution provides for
legislative redistricting upon each
census. Last time. the re~districting
law was not passed until half the
decade vas gone. l. was fragme-.t-
airy, and its principal effect rs
to create two-year terms for one
half the senators.
Probably there will be no new
senatorial redistricting for the next
two or four years.
Security Of the state as a whole
must rest upon the thesis that while
house members are to represent 10
cal districts in relation to the
whole. senator's are to represent the
entire state. irrespective OF the local
nature Of their election.
Lynch Davidson's double barrel
selection OF Clint G. Small and
James Young as his choice for Sec
ond-primary material In the gov
ernor's race proves simply that he
favors a candidate opposed to the
statewide bond issue, and tat Is
about all.
He withdrew from the governors
race. announcing his purpose Of
supporting 9th candidates. His
interest in the race was in large
measure due to his hostility 10 the
highway bond plan: and II was
inevitable that he should support
only those who likewise are hostile
to II.
OAA vi Yin W az AARa0
lican districts come the prediction
that the republican primary ballot
July 26 will probably Re light.
This is figured to mean that a
great many nominal republicans
will hold their fiji to have a say
in the run-off primaries. and per-
haps in the I'll .ral election. hen
the democratic aces get IN focus
It is not construed Is a step to-
ward support OF Thomas B. Love
The normally-republican voters are
not those who would support him
at any time. His political flirta-
ton with republican ballots was
concerned with votes cast for re-
publican electors by persons who
never claim 10 be republicans, and
whose only venture afield has been
for the purpose = voting against
q democrat when no other means
or doing % was available.