Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-23
GARNER'S
JOB WILL
BE SAFE
Named For Congress And
Vice-President On Tex
as Ticket.
HAS NO OPPONENT
Ma Ferguson Seeks Re-
turn To State Capitol
AS Governor.
By GORDON X. SHEARER
United Press Staff Correspondent


United Press Staff Correspondent
AUSTIN, Tex, July %. - Texas
Democrats voted for Speaker John
N. Garner for reelection to con-
gress today, and for him for vice.
president in November. He Is with
out an opponent for congress in the
18th Texas district.
Unless he withdraws before Nov
ember, he will have his name on
the Texas general election ballot
twice. Under a new statute, names
of presidential and vice-presidential
electors will not be on the ballot
as heretofore. The names of the
party candidates for President and
vice-president will be used.
The state Democratic primary is
marked by an attempt of former
Gov. Miriam A. (Ma) Ferguson to
return to power. Gov. Ross 8. Ster-
ling, abandoning a 100000, 900 road
bond program which he advocated
before; Is seeking reelection.
Top Three
Politicians generally pick these
two and Tom F. Hunter, of Wich-
ita Falls, independent oil operator,
for the leading three out OF list
of eight candidates. The high two
will have a run-off on August ~,
the winner to be the Democratic
nominee. John F. Grant, Houston
lumber man, is the Republican NOM
inee for governor.
Three Democratic nominees for
congress-at-large are to be selected.
There are 13 candidates for place
one, IL for place two, and IA for
place three. Cullen F. Thomas,
brother-in-la of u. s. Senator
Morris Sheppard, withdrew from
the race for place one after his
name was filed by friends. Mrs.
Ida M. Darden, of Fort Worth, wet,
and Mrs. Alex Adams, of San An
tonic, dry, are women rivals for
place one. Chesley w. Jurney, Of
Waco, secretary to Senator Royal
Copeland of New York, also is a
candidate for this place.
Women Candidates
Mrs. Phoebe K. Warner, Pam
handle club woman, is candidate
for place two. She is against pro-
hibition repeal. Mrs. Fred Real,
candidate for place three, also Is
against repeal. Mrs. Real is widow
of the !ats Congressman Martin
Dies. Former Congressman-at-large
j. H. (Cyclone) Davis is candidate
for place two. Joseph Weldon
Bailey, Jr., Of Dallas, son of the
late U. S. Senator Bailey and for
mer Mayor Oscar Holcomb, of
Houston, also are candidates for
place two.
Congressman Wright Patman, Mar
tin Dies, Jr., Morgan Sanders, Lu-
ther Johnson, o. H. Cross and John
NJ Garner are without opponents.
Congressman Sam Rayburn has two
opponents, one of the former Con-
gresham G. B. Randell. Congress-
man Hatton Summers has three op-
ponents. One Is Mrs. Florence
Rogers, reported to be for repeal,
and Walter j. Reid, who is so wet
he had his name officially changed
to Walter j. Wet Reid, w. A. Cook,
of Groveton, is running against
Congressman Clay Stone Briggs Of
Galveston. Congressman Daniel
Garrett IS opposed by former Con-
gresham Joe Eagle, wet, and by
T. B. Lewis dry.
Wurzbach's Successor
Congressman Richard Kleberg, of
Corpus Christi, who succeeded the
late Republican Congressman Harry
M. Wurzbach, has three opponents
Thurman Barrett, Ivan A. Britt,
and Ben L. Maloney, all of San An
tonic.
The state Democratic executive
committee ordered a referendum on
resubmission of prohibition being
made a party demand. In view of
the action Of the national conven-
ton at Chicago and objections In
Texas, many Of the county execu-
tive committees have not furnished
separate ballots, which were order
ed for this vote.