Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-15
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Chairman Freeland introduced II.
L. Leonard editor Of the McAllen
Monitor. and S. l.. Guzman OF Eoin-
burg. editor of FL Defensor. Spanish
language newspaper. both OF whom
made short addresses. Neal Brown,
Edinburg attorney, followed Guz-
man. He charged that extravaganza
has brought taxpayers to virtual
bankruptcy
Purpose Outlined
He outlined the purpose of the
newly organized Hidalgo county tax
payers league and declared its OBJ
jects were chiefly TO aid the tax
payers on tax problems. In pre-
venting the over valuation OF prop
erty in recovering property fore
closed by invalid foreclosure IN
rendering members property at fair
value. and in starting legal efforts
TO cancel every alleged illegal debt
incurred by the present admins
tration. He declared the league
would act as the watchdog Of the
Hidalgo county treasury, now and
in the future G. II. Pease, editor
OF the Hidalgo county Independent
Of Edinburg, explained the details
Of work OF the taxpayers league.
At this juncture chairman Freeland
emphatically denied that he would
be a candidate for any office In the
county.
Vote Emasse
Every hand III the audience was
raised when Freeland asked how
many members " the Good Govern
ment league would absent themsel-
YES from the Democratic primary
in support Of Good Government
party candidates. In furtherance OF
the organization of the Good Gov
eminent party. a motion was en-
tertained regarding the appoint
ment OF a county executive COM
10 serve until the precinct
conventions could be held at which
time. the county committee would
automatically a 10 function.
Clinton Frazier, cashier OF the First
National bank OF Edinburg, pres
ented the following molten: MI.
Chairman: / move that the Good
Government party at this meeting
elect a county executive committee
OF four members TOR said party and
chairman OF said committee, TO
serve as such until the election OF
a subsequent county executive COM
and chairman Of said party,
and that said committee be en-
powered. authorized and instructed
TO formulate and adopt plans, rules
and regulations for the functioning,
government and operation Of said
Officers Named
This motion was seconded BY j.
10y RamSour OF Edinburg and car
risd unanimously. Jim Mcclellan
Of Edinburg than proposed the
membership Of the county COM
il the following mo-
ton: Mr.. Chairman: l move that
the county executive committee OF
The Coed Government party be COM
posed OF the following members:
Willard Ferguson Of Mission. F.. II.
Barfield Of Edinburg, L. G. Lemen
CT San Juan and Y. p. Yarbrough OF
Weslaco and that b. ID. Kimbrough
Of McAllen be chairman Of said
committee" This motion was sec
onded by DR.. LA A. Davis Of Nc
Allen and was passed unanimously.
1t is expected that the committee
named above Will begin its work
Immediately.
Hot Campaign Predicted
The meeting tonight fired the
opening gun of Hidalgo county's
champaign and preSages one Of the
bittereSt political battles South Tex
has ever seen. The league gained
a membership of thousands Of voters
the 1923 campaign and con
Quoted voting schools throughout
the county which were crowded with
persons learning TO write the names
Of Good Government candidates on
the ballot before the election when
Il became apparent that their names
not appear on the printed
The success these schools"
attained Is seen in the fact that two
courts have sustained Gordon
Griffin's contention that he was
elected judge Of the 93rd district
court in the 1928 election. Griffin's
name was one Of those written by
Good Government league support
49, u. f~x-t.1-l -. 49, -rF,1s1f A-1
lots. The 1880 campaign also IS the
elimination Of work by various or
CARNATIONS which have flouriShed
the past ten years in attemp-
ting TO unSeat the county admins
tration in Edinburg.