Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-28
EXUM LEADING
G. O.P. Lineup
FOR GOVERNOR
Archie Parr Leads
All Counties In
Last Reports

DALLAS. July 28.-Rl-Partisans
OF two Democratic gubernatorial
candidates today forecast q OF
the most bitter political campaigns
In Texas history, as tabulation Of
Saturdays primary vote virtually as
sured a runoff between Mrs. Miriam
A. Ferguson, Texas only woman
governor. and Ross :. Sterling OF
Houston.
Sterling Is chairman OF the state
highway commission through APP
pointment by Gov. Dan Moody, arch
enemy OF the Fergusons.
The latest tabulation Of the cleo
ton bureau gave Mrs. Ferguson
1877 .375. and Sterling l4l .28S. The
vote for the wife OF James X. Fer
guson, barred from the race by his
impeachment as chief executive. was
expected to reach 225,000.
Running for v~indication OF the
family name after her husband had
been impeached, Mrs. Ferguson rode
into office on an anti-Ku Rlux Khan
campaign In 1924. Governor Moody.
then attorney general, reported al
legged irregularities In the highway
department and defeated her for
denomination by a tremendous
majority.
Sterling, a Houston multi million
aire publisher who organized the
Humble Oil company, has promised
the state a business administration
and favors a big highway bond is
sue
Moody Supports Sterling
Governor Moody and State Sem
ator Thomas d. Love, Hoover-Dem-
ocrat, and defeated gubernatorial
candidate. have promised their
support 60 Sterling.
Morris Shepard, Texas senior u.
s. Senator. was not faced with the
worry OF q runoft. Senator Shep-
pard. an ardent dry. received more
than twice as many votes as both or
his opponents, ID of whom, form
er Congressman Robert l.. Henry Of
Houston, made an active campaign
as a wet.
OOLb4 ElcAl1l IDlA4 ~ Dun 1@
Jacksonville, who has publicly re-
quested the resignation Of John J.
Raskob as chairman Of the DEM
ocratic National committee. appeared
defeated for denomination by
young Martin Dies, Jr, of Orange,
Son Of a former congressman.
@. O. P.'s Elect Exum
All other congressman who had
opposition appeared to have been
nominated in the first primary *
cept Quinn Williams OF Decatur.
Williams had a plurality, but not 4
majority. State Senator w. u. Nc
Farlane of Graham and 3. ID. Sart-
in, Hoover Democrat leader OF Wich-
lta Falls, wee running close for the
right 70 oppose him in t. runoff.
the latest returns giving Sartin g.
$50 votes and McFarlane 9,379.
In the race for the Democratic
nomination from the Ell PaSo dis
trict where Claude Hudspeth Is re-
firing. Mayor r. Ewing Thomson. OF
El Paso. appeared TO have been NOM
mated in the first primary.
Returns which we're not large
enough to be accepted as indicative
OF the result. gave III. 4. Exum or
Amarillo the lead for the Republic
an nomination for governor and Q.
o. Harris Of San Angelo. the lead In
the O. o. p. senate race.
Less than 10000 votes were believ-
ed cast in the Republican primaries
for those offices.
Harry M. Wurzbach. Texas only
Republican congressman, was re-
nominated.
Old Timers Battle
In the Democratic governors race
the fight between Lieutenant Gov
ernor Barry Miller and Earle B.
Mayfield. former u. s. Senator. for
9Th place was interesting. They see
sawed throughout the day in reports
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