Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-03
Capital
The Political
Analyst

AUSTIN. Sept. 3.-Paul Loven
New Braunfels, has decided upon
another try for governor, and ha:
begun his active campaign.
He is making the race on oppo-
sition to the new peddlers' license
regulation OF truckster deliveries OF
farm products. and on a co-opera-
tive marketing plan.
Loven. while at Austin said he
Is the first in the ace this time,
and that he Will be in 1t to the
finish. He said he is on a state
wide tour, in which he hopes to
enlist farmers in local cooperative
marketing exchanges, in which they
viii secure a plat of ground. build
their own sheds and operate their
markets in competition with the
existing markets.
That makes all the governors
candidates so far annOunced-Lov-
en- and j. Z. Mcdonald, commission
er OF neutrality-suspicious. on a
farm betterment platform.
Who'll be the oil reform candi-
date?
The board OF control has been
put in charge Of choosing the
heads OF the state institutions in
an effort 10 keep politics out OF the
selections and out OF operation OF
the schools. homes and hospitals.
The board accepted the resigna-
ton OF A. w. Taber as superin-
tendent Of the Confederate home.
That was before Adrian Pool went
onto the board. "A few days ago
the board reelected IS OF the in
cumbent heads OF the institutions,
delaying the selection of the last
until an inquiry on complaints Of
a minor nature had been threshed
out. The point is that the elect'r>
included the superintendent OF one
institution where the state auditors
department was at the time making
an inquiry. 1t has been limited,
and there is no reason to doubt the
information. that Ii reelection OF
the superintendent involved that II
the inquiry raised any criticism the
board would replace the %superin-
tendent. 1t is r%eassuring that
there Is no politics in the boards
procedure.
Chmn. Claude ID. Teer OF the
board Of control and others are
making a strenuous tour OF the
country inspecting state highway
departments and department build
ingS of other states, and will confer
with federal road authorities in
preparation of plans for the best
possible design OF the new 100000
highway building here. The state
was unfortunate in the design OF
its present office building. The
structure was OF a type obsolete
before ID was built, and its design
prevented effective use OF its space.
To the argument that they could
have seen in any architects offices
the designs OF all buildings they
Will see throughout their country
wide jaunt, it should be said that
II Mr.. Teer and those with him
find out from the actual use OF
various kinds OF structures enough
10 make the new one even one per
cent more effective. they will have
saved the state much money in the
long run.
Sen. Tom DeBerry'S proposals for
a reduction OF all r:;solic salaries.
correction OF the peddler's license
law, for a postponement OF fore
Closures In tax suits. and for state
assumption OF county and local
bonds for highway purposes, en-
brace no new suggestion. as he
pointed out. He has advocated the
entire program In past sessions.
Each point has been given some
consideration in the past sessions:
and II the lawmakers are recon-
vened now II is probable most Of
them viii be worked over again..
The bond assumption plan. would
seriously reduce the amount OF new
highway construction. as Sen. De-
Berry pointed out, because II would
limit state funds, and check the
account the state would get back
from the federal government. due
to inability to meet the federal al
lotments.
Instead Of reducing the amount
OF highway construction the pol
icies OF both states and the nation
al government has been to speed IN
and expand as much as possible
public works while unemployment
persists among industrial and day.
wage workers.