Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-10
TEXAS c. O.P.
ENDS MEETING
Nineteen Planks Drafted
In Platform For
Butte Race

Armed with q platform incorpor-
ating many Of the planks pro-
pounded BY former Gov. James Z.
Ferguson for his wife's candidacy
for the democratic gubernatorial
nomination in the recent run-off
campaign, republicans OF Texas
turned homeward from their state
convention today with the openly
avowed intention of trying TO elect
splitting the democratic party"
The final address yesterday OF
r. B. Creager Of Brownsville, ma
tional committeeman. echoed the
convention keynote that the re-
publicans had q fighting chance"
to place their candidate in power.
DR.. Butte polled the largest vote
and republican candidate had ever
won in Texas when he opposed Mrs.
Ferguson in 1924.
Republican delegates cheered re-
peatedly when the democratic
party was declared by speakers Ia
be torn asunder BY the primaries"
DR.. Butte was not at the conven-
ton but he was pictured as a can
dfdate worthy of the support OF all
Texans-"a representative OF the
the people. ar honest public ser
want. a sincere prohibitionist and a
student OF civil government"
Nineteen Pianks
Captain j. r. Lucey OF Dallas.
personal friend OF President Hoover.
was elected permanent chairman Of
the convention. He denounced the
present state administration, term
Ing II perhaps one OF the greatest
failures OF state civil government
In history
He cited as an instance OF waste"
the calling OF five special sessions
OF the legislature. without the
passage OF a single constructive
measure"
The republican platform contain
ed nineteen planks IN the final
draft.
It reaffirmed the party's belief
In q -two-party system for Texas.
Other measures advocated we're:
Reorganization OF the education
system "to insure It's Improvement
and reduce the cost 10 the taxpay-
err"
Adequate appropriations for state
eleemosynary institutions.
Installation Of the budget system
In state departments.
Highway Audit Asked
Abolition Of useless boards" IN
Guiding a combination OF the Off
ces OF county tax collector. asses
sor and treasurer. and combination
OF .he state offices OF comptroller
and treasurer.
Strict law enforcement. With CO.
operation from state and county
officials n prohibition law enforce
ment, and sweeping reform Of
the criminal code"
Old age and mothers pensions.
Amendments 10 make taxes paw
able quarterly instead OF annually
Conservation OF natural resource.
A law granting two-year equity
OF redemption for homes sold unde-
foreclosure.
An immediate audit Of the state
highway apartments affairs.
"Unalterable opposition" to IS
Buance OF state bonds for rad pur-
poses.
An amendment to the law pro
viding that counties may retain all
funds derived from automobile IL
cense fees collected within the coun-
ties.
Business-like administration of
the state prison system.
Higher license fees for buses and
trucks.
Revision OF the state election
laws.
Nolte Reelected
A protective tariff on crude oil
and opposition to further immigra-
ton.
Reduction IN "exhorbitant and
oppressive" pipe line charges now
being levied By some Of the aajor
coISanies" and, finally. more de-
nunciation Of political demagog-
ury."
A highway commission 10 be elect
ed from the different sections OF
Texas.-one member each from the
north. south. and east and west
presided over BY an apoointive
chairman, was recommended.
Eugene Nolte OF Seguin. although
absent from the convention, was
reelected chairman or the execu-
tive committee.
A resolution commencing Creager
called Senator Smith W. Brook
harts attack on his patronage pol
icy as "unwarranted. malicious and
ursubStantiated."