, 1935-11-28
Speakers
Launch Attack On
City Departments

ing the former administration for
leaving the city In bad financial
position. Cole. his law partner. was
mayor OF the former administration. I"
the speaker asserted. He declared
the city and the navigation district
are playing a game or You scratch
my back and Ill scratch yours"
Rentfro MS mayor. named X. "A.
Rosenthal city manager. and R0sen-
thai. as a navigation district direc-
tor. named Rentfro a. Cole attor-
neys for the navigation district.
Yturria asserted. II understand"
he declared. that the firm gets $780,
GOO a year for representing the dis
trict."
He concluded by promising a
complete audit of the city books II he
is elected. II anything Is found
wrong. he promised his followers
that we will have them in a court
In criminal prosecutions"
Yturria Final Speaker
Recio raped the administration
for paving the laundry bill for the
police departments white summer
uniforms. The speaker asserted the
city heads had said this action was
taken at the request OF Brownsville
citizens. Did you request it?" he
asked OF the gathering. The adj
mi~nistration. In spite of its denialS,
is putting the chamber or COM
merce and the deep water port into
politics. Recio said. He called at
tenticn TO mention Of these sub
Iects IN political advertisements Of
the administration.
The final speaker was Fausto
Yturria.
Spanish addresses were made by
Jose ManZano. Samuel Gutierrez,
Rafael Perez, Fred Recio. campaign
manager: and Yturria.
Perez deplored the fact that "Un-
Gle Billy" Linton has been brought
into the campaign through an "hoja
suelta" signed by J. T. Canales. city
attorney. The speaker praised Lin
ton as an honored officer who had
given Brownsville many years OF SER
vice and as a true friend OF the
Latin-AmericanS Of this section. He
declared that Canales should have
more respect for Uncle Billy" than
TO bring his name into the campaign.
The gathering cheered Perez praise
OF the former chief OF police.
Enlivened BY Music
Recio, speaking In Spanish, at
tackled CanaleS. After being In the
pay Of the Guerras as city attorney
at Rio Grande City. Canales turned
against them and organized opposi-
ton at La Grulla, Recio stated. If
this had not been done, Recio stated,
the bl0odshed at Rio Grande City
on Memorial Day in which two men
were killed might have been avert
ed.
The meeting was enlivened BY
typical Mexican songs by the Villa
rreal brothers, BARRIERS, Jose Bena-
videS, a canton driver, and others.
There were numerous "gritos" from
the gallery In urging the speakers
on 10 more vigorous attacks on the
administration.
The rally began with the gather
ing, led by r. c. Roland, chairman
OF the meeting. giving the fascist
like salute adopted BY the Peoples
Party az a meeting a week ago.
Roland attacked the city admin
~istraticn by asserting that SIX OF
ten world wal veterans who recent
~ signed an "hoja suelta." or poll
teal circular criticizing Yturria for
allegedly lodging military service
during the war. did 50 at the re-
quest OF city political leaders and
did not know what they were sign
ing. An affidavit, ~purportedly sign
ed by Joe Taulbee. who has been
supporting the administration, was
read In which II was stated that
he thought the paper he signed was
for the purpose OF calling a veter-
ans meeting.
AT the request OF Roland. the
crowd stood for n moment with
heads bowed in memory or DR.. Fred
erick Combe. former mayor OF
Brownsville. who died In San An
tonic Tuesday.
City TN Scared
The Yturria campaign Is n cam
paign not on the dement's OF any
one; II Is q campaign on the merits
Of Yturria and his fellow candidates"
Roland said. The city Is scared 10
death" he asserted in accusing the
administration OF fostering a cam
paign on personalities. They are at
lacking our candidates, but no ut
tersnce has been made against our
platform" The speaker declared that
the Tanning ticket Is not afraid be-
cause It has nothing 70 lose Il know
and you know" he told the gather
ing. that this IS a race between tho
administration and XrYrrrfa