Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-10

remaining IN Lne background II
any. In fact, were accredited dele
gates. James Z. Ferguson. also "a
former governor and husband of
the woman candidate who vent
into the runoff with Mr.. Sterling,
did not attend.
Mr.. Sterling, chairman OF the
state highway commission. during
the tenure of Governor Dan Moody
the past four years, came UP TO be
governor from a modest start IN life
as q country storekeeper In Liberty
county. In late years, however, he
had been prominent In Texas civic
and business affairs. This was his
first effort In seeking public office.
Scrap Over Levy
The closing hours OF the conven-
ton last night were enlivened by a
controversy over elimination from
the platform Of "a plank proposing
a constitutional amendment 70
eliminate the ad valorem levy from
the taxation system.
The platform committee previous
" had incorporated the plank In
the declaration OF principles, but
when there were objections IL was
reconvened and the expression was
deleted yer the strenuous objections
of former State Senator Paul Page.
ST.. Of Bastrop, Senator Thomas B.
Love OF Dallas and others.
Love and Page carried the fight
to the convention, but the general
body voted against them, after Sen
ator Walter O.. Woodward OF Cole
man told the delegates that Mr..
Sterling desired that the Democrats
write their own platform without
dictation from him. The guberna-
torial candidate gracefully kept
hands off the dissension that un-
expectedly crept into the other
wise harmonious conclave. State
Senator r. j. Holbrook or Calves
ton debated on the floor against
inclusion Of the plank in the plat
form.
Formal Nominations
Other party candidates formally
nominated were Morris Sheppard
Of Texarkana, United States sem
ator; Edgar Witt OF Waco, lieuten.
ant governor; James W. Alfred ol
Wichita Falls. attorney general.
Charley Lockhart Of Austin. trea.
surer; y. III. Mcdonald or Waxaha-
chic, commissioner of agriculture
Pat M. Neff Of Waco, railroad com.
missioner: George II. Sheppard o.
Sweetwater, comptroller: i. nv
Marris of Austin, superintendent o.
public instruction: j. II. Walker o.
Austin, land commissioner: q. M
Curenton of Austin, chief justice O
supreme court, and o. s. Lattlmor'
Of Austin. court Of criminal appeals
Included in the platform was ont
or the most stringent planks pro
hibition that a state convention
has ever accepted IL was proposed
that ito better aid the officers o
the state In the Identification anS
apprehension OF criminals, "a stat
Bertillon Identification Bureau
SQOUlQ DC CSLdD4lc14cQ LlnOQsll NAAlCl
sheriffs, constable5, police depart
ments and state rangers will cooper,
ate IN an enlarged, constructive
system or recording the records ant
identificationS Of criminals ant
from which peace officers may pro
cure information In the perform
ance Of their duties"
Backs Dry Amendment
The convention expressed II
"u~nalterable" opposition to repea
OF the 18th amendment.
The platform scored the Repu
blican tariff and the asserted Re
publican failure at farm relief, an
urged state, county and city govern
ment TO do all within their powe
to relieve unemployment by tn
construction or public works at thi
time: that industry refrain fror
cutting wages"
It Endorsed demands for bette
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