Evening star., 1937-07-25
The Vice President.
was strangely tinctured with the Jack
Sonian brand Of democracy.
Was Miscellaneous Row

was strangely tlnctured with the jack
sonian brand of democracy.
Was Mischievous Boy.
John was miSchievouS, prank
playing boy who didn't care much for
the school he trudged 3 miles to at
tend. He liked hunting and fishing
better the likes them stilD and when
he was graduated from the farm and
was sent to absorb a higher brand OF
learning than the country school af-
forded he had the cowboys stiff legged
walk. Meanwhile he had played short
stop on the PoSsum Trot team and
battled the boys from Coon Soup Hol-
low on the diamond and in the free
for-alS afterward. And, believe it or
not those are real names
BY the year 1890 he had had a year
at Vanderbilt University and was ad-
mitted to the bar at %. At this time
an offer came to him to 90 to Uvalde
and he decided, on the advice OF an
older man, that perhaps he was too
big for the town of Clarksville. And
so he went to Uvalde and hung out
county paper was printing peppery
editorials by new editor.
The practice grew and its profits,
later invested in bank stocks. finally
made the lawyer editor a banker in
his own name. Then he began to
make things stir and it wasn't long
before he was given judgeShip to
keep him quiet. But it didn't. He was
appointed first to fill an uneXpired
term, elected once and then, un-
fortunately for those who wished to
keep this ambitious young man in his
place, defeated
Introduced to Young Lady.
About this time the sprouting LAWYER
was riding one day on a train with
friend. A young lady was also on
board and they were introduced The
lady was very much surprised that
her travelling companion was the
person of whom she had heard and Of
whose poker playing habits she had
markedly disapproved.
But something changed her mind
about him. After a whirlWind court
ship they were married and right
there began partnership that had
powerful influence on Mr.. Garners S
life. Mrs. Garner is a home loving
woman. whose precepts concerning
woman's sphere would make modern
feminist writhe in anguish and dis
may. And yet she has worked
shoulder to shoulder with her husband
as his secretary in fact and not merely
in name. since he took his first step
in politics.
A year from the time of his mar
riage, ex-Judge Garner made his first
move toward wider horizons and
heaven knows they are all wide enough
in Texas. The member of Congress
from his district died and a conven-
ton was called to name a successor
To that convention went Mr Garner
with 10 proxies in his pocket and a
plan up his sleeve. After a long dead
lock, he traded the proxies for the
District Campaign Committee chair
manship. He was on his way.
Elected to legislature
The next year he was elected to the
State Legislature and, in 1898, he took
his seat
1t took two terms in the Legis-
lature before he got himself appointed
chairman of the Re-Districting Com
mittee. When the job was done, one
of the new districts contained Uvalde
County.
That night was one of the busiest
in Mr.. Gamers life. Before morning
daWned, 81 of the 13l members Of
the House had had a pleasant little
chat with the future representative
Of the future district. Some had
enjoyed various differences of opinion
with him as to what combinations
may be produced with five cards, for
tunately drawn; others he had hob