San Antonio Express. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 211, Ed. 1 Monday, July 29, 1912 Page: 3 of 12

                                
SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS: MONDAY MORNING, JULY 29, 1912.
WOMEN CANDIDA TES
MAKE GOOD RACES
Some Are Elected County ichool Superintendents.
Results of the Elections for City, Town and
County Officers and State Representatives.
The Express Austin Bureau.
AUSTIN, Tex., July 2S.—Although but
forty-two of the forty-seven Travis
County boxes have been heart! iron: this
lc considered practically the complete re-
turns for the county, as the five missing
nheeis are merely of sma.l mountain
bo;.es that might not be hs:-.td from fur
a few days. Their votes would not utt'cct
thu totals in any respect, ac'Ordijig to
fcunty Chairman lielger, as their coin-
bineo "vote is little more than fifty. Ke-
tuirh, moreover, have been obtained from
these five boxes as to the general county
officers' races in which there was a closu
campaign, anil for Luis reason the tutais
of the forty-two boxj.s reported to 'J'ne
.Express sum up the eiuiie trlnlaty elec-
tion in Travis Count/.
Somewhat a surprise in local politics 1s
the manner in which Miss Maud Douglass
outdistanced her two male opponents for
County Superintendent. The legislative
races were unusually close, Mendell, an
and, winning place ] over Robblns, a
pro; Olander, a pro got place 2 over both
Cox and Boring, antis, both victories be-
ing by a comparatively small figure.
Following are the Travis County offl-
c(als aleeted, Including only the Justices
and Constable for the Austin district:
Congressman, Tenth District—A. S.
Burleson (re-elected).
State Senator—T. II. MciJrogor.
Judge Twenty-sixth I.'u:rict—C. A. Wil-
cox (re-elected).
Judge Fifty-third D' 5ci'iet -George Cal-
houn (re-elected).
District Attorney Twenty sixth and
Fifty-third Districts—J. I1. Hamilton (re-
elected).
District Clerk—Dave Pickle.
County Judge—William VonRosenberg
Jr.
Countv Attorney—John E. ohalton.
Sheriff—George S. Matthews (re-ciect-
ed).
County Clerk—Paul M. Deats (rt-elect-
ed).
Tax Collector—Ell H. Miller (re-elsctsl).
Tax Assessor—John E. Hill (re-elected).
County School Superintendent—Miss
Maud Douglass.
Chairman County Democratic Execu-
tive Committee—James A. Belgcr < e-
•lected).
County Surveyor—H. Grooms Lea.
Representative—Place No. 1, George W.
Mendell Jr.! Place No. 2, O. E. Ulnnder.
County Commissioners—Precinct No. l,
Tcm Anderson; Precinct No. 2, \V. 1„
Dodgen; Precinct No. 8, R. E. Barker;
Precinct No. 4, Calvin Hughes.
Justice—Precinct No. 3 (Austin), W. D.
Bhelley, Place No. 1; M. M. Johnson,
Place No. 1; Coley White, Constable,
Austin Precinct.
Woman Elected in Bee County.
Special Telegram to The Express.
BEEVILLE, Tex., July 28.—In the Bee
County election yesterday returns show
Miss Lydia Dougherty elected to office
of County School Superintendent. J. E.
Wilson Is re-elected County Collector.
Charles Troy is elected County Attorney,
John S. Fenner County Surveyor and
William Smith re-eleoud County Treas-
urer.
Woman Runs Good Race in Gonzales.
Special Telegram to Tbe Kxpresa.
GONZALES. Tex., July 2?.—Incomplete
returns from thirty-one boxes indicate
the election of J. W. Holmes as County
Judge, N. W. Hampton, Collector; H.
Orts, Assessor. The contest between
Miss Celina King and A. V. Peterson for
County School Superintendent Is close.
W. N. Dawley Is elected Justice of the
Peace for Precinct No. 1 and M. J. Koch
Commissioner of Precinct No. 1.
MORRIS SENT TO LEGISLATURE
Victoria Man Elected in Seventy-fourth
Representative District.
Pppclal Telegram to The Express.
VICTORIA, Tex., July 28.—Leopold Mor-
ris, opposed by I* Thurmond for the
legislature In the Seventy-fourth Repre-
sentative* District, eonsistlng of the coun-
ties of Victoria, Goliad and Calhoun, has
carried every county in the district by
a large majority, his vote being over
double that given his opponent.
With returns from Victoria and Go-
liad Counties complete, and partial re-
turns from Calhoun County, Morris has
1,717 and Thurmond 661. Four precincts
out of nine in Calhoun County gave Mor-
ris 221/ and Thurmond 96.
The complete vote in Victoria County
was Morris 1184 and Tluirmon 457, and in
Goliad County Morris 304 and Thurmond
108.
ELECTION QUIET AT CORPUS
Texas Rangers Sent to the City Have
Nothing to Do.
Speetal Telegram to The Express.
CORPUS CHRISTI, Tex., July 2S.-The
primary passed off quietly Saturday with
a light vote.
In anticipation of trouble over the coun-
ty race, Texas Rangers were brought to
Corpus Christi. They had nothing to do.
So far no claimants have appeared to
claim the $1,000 reward offered by the
Good Government League for irregular-
ities.
County returns practically complete
show that Tlmon, or the old ticket, swept
the county.
Only ten of the twenty boxes have re-
ported 011 the State race, the totals ap-
pearing in Sunday's Express being un-
changed.
ODDITIES IN MAVERICK VOTE
One Ramsey Man and One Colquitt
Man Receive Full Vote of County.
Special Telegram to Tbe Express.
KAGLE PASS, Tex., July 25.—In the
Democratic primaries yesterday \V. C.
Douglas for District Jud©e and Joseph
O. Boehmcr for Representative received
every vote cast 111 Maverick County.
Judge Douglas was a pronounced Kam-
s*y man and Mr. Boelmier a pronounced
Colquitt man, yet both received the
whole vote of the county
E. A. Stevens received 34 votes and
Anton Mmirsund received 34. John H.
James, deceased, received 31; W. S. Fly
10 and W. L. Camp 6. James' name was
tlie only one on the printed ballot.
The only candidate for county office
on the ballot was A. L. Wallace for
Tax Assessor, and he received t>'9 votes.
The other names fere written in as fol-
lows: li. V. King, County Judge; J. K.
Murray, County Attorney; A. L. White,
County and District Clerk; J. H. Wil-
liams, Sheriff and Tax Collector; George
Hollis, Treasurer. W. J. Niggli was elect-
ed eour.tv chairman.
BALLOTS DESTROYED IN EIRE
Boxes Burn When House at Llano Is
Destroyed.
S|#«vlal Telegram to Tbe E*pr» «s.
LDANO, Tex., July 2S.-The house of J.
R Hai low was burned at an early hour
this morning, destroying the ballot boxes
and ali records for San Fernando box.
Al>out iwentv-eight votes were destroyed.
The loss wil not effect any race in this
county.
Calhoun County Officers Elected.
Special Trlegram to Tbe Express.
4'OKT LAVACA, Tex., July 28.—Com
plctp returns from all the precincts in
t'alhnun «"oiinty for local officers show
him juntas for those elects as follows:
Por County Judge, Frank M. Dudgeon,
majority H9; County clerk, E. H. Ehlin-
ger, majority 45; County Assessor, J. D.
Crain, majority 43; County Treasurer,
Sam C. Tisdale, majority 10; County At-
torney, Klnier Yates, majority 143; Com-
missioner Precinct No. 1, J. W. James,
majority 56; Commissioner Precinct No. 2,
K. UawlinH, majority 16; Commissioner
Precinct No. 4, W. Dierlam, majority 64;
Sheriff and Tax Collector, J. D. U Nei-,
no opposition.
Hutto Delegation Is for Colquitt.
Special Telegram to The Express.
HUTTO, Tex., July 28.—Hutto sends a
solid Colquitt delegation to the county
convention, endorsed Colquitt's adminis-
tration and instructed delegates to vote
as unit on all questions coming \>ctorft
the convention.
Comal County Results.
Special Telegram to The Express.
NEW BKAUNFELS, Tex., July 28.—
Comal County: District and County Clork,
F. Tausch 717, Einil Heinen 64o; Asses-
sor, (ius Lieininger, 802, A. C. Coer* 457;
Treasurer, August Triesch 955, r. llanz
299. Th© city election: Alderman First
Ward, Oliver Sands, 24(7, "W. M. Tays 181;
alderman Second Ward, Louis Scholl
Alderman Third "Ward, Henry Orth 2^>5,
1,oil is Staats ,138.
Small Majorities in Frio County.
Special Telegram to The Express.
FEARSALL, Tex., July 28.—The success-
ful candidates for county offices of Frio
County are as follows: Crawford Lacson
of liig Foot, for Judge; Sam Johnson of
Pearsall, for District Clerk; John h. Hess
of Dilley, County Clerk; 1.. A. Lowe, no
opposition, for Assessor; Orrln 1a Smitn
of Dilley, County Treasurer, and U. li.
Gore, Commissioner Precinct No. 1. Tne
election was very orderly throughout t'le
oounty, and nearly every office was
closely contested, the successful candi-
dates winning by a small majority.
Turney Ke-clected County Judge.
Special Telegram to The Express.
ALPINE, Tex., July 23.—A. M. Turney
was re-elected County Judge of Brewster
County by a safe majority over his oppo-
nent, J. D. Martin. With one small box
to hear from the vote stands: Turney
209, Martin 107. W. G. McGaughy was
elected Commissioner In Precinct No. 1
over the present incumbent, H. C. Atch-
ison, by a majority of 10.
Colquitt Leading in El I'aso County.
Special Telegram to The Express.
EL PASO, Tex., July 28.—Thirteen pre-
cincts out of twenty-five in El Paso
County are in tonight, and some of
these are unofficial. The count will
not bo completed before Monday. There
has been so much interest in the local
election that no figures have been kept
on State officers in many precincts and
in 110 precinct will It be possible to
get all State figures until the official
count.
The ring and antlrlng tickets are even
in the vote so far as the count has
gone, the antis leading lor seven offices
and present county officeholders, the
so-called ring, leading for seven of them.
Colquitt leads Ramsey almost three to
one as far as the count has gone.
Hall I^e-ads for Representative.
Special Telegram to The Express.
WHARTON, Tex., July 28.-The vote
for Representative of the Seventy-third
District follows: Hall 658, Kemp 549.
Mclennan County Vote Incomplete.
Special Telegram to The Express.
WACO, Tex., July 28.—Twenty precincts
complete out of forty-nine in Mclennan
County give the following totals for
county candidates:
For the Legislature, Senate, Eleventh
District, Mills 2,075, Terrell 1,455; Repre-
sentative, Sixty-third Flotorial District,
Coffey 2,022, Hannah 495; Place No. 1,
McLennan County, Alexander 948, Jor-
dan 1.4fi6, Stewart 1,127; Place No. 2. Wil-
liams 2,242, O'Bryan 1,489.
Mason's Vote for Representative.
Special Telegram to Tbe Express.
MASON, Tex., July 28.- Mason County's
vote for Representative follows: Hanby,
115; Kenedy, 254; Lawler, 165.
Officers Elected iri Llano County.
Special Telegram to The Express.
IJjANO, Tex., July 28.—County officers
elected heer follow: Sheriff and Tax Col-
lector, \\'. 11. Kuykendall; District and
County CIcrQk, p. E. Hargan; County
Judge, A. II. \\ ilburn; County Attorney
H. H. Mr I lints; Surveyor, Otto MarschaJl;
Public Weigher, J. R. Duncan; Commis-
sioners, Tom Dill, l- s. foreland, J. 1).
Bedford and B. F. Marshall.
No Primary Held at Berclair.
Special Telegram to The Express.
BERCLAIR, Tex., July 28.—No primary
was held here yesterday on account of
lack of Interest and no funds in the.
county treasury to pay election officers
A Democratic meeting is called for Mon-
day evening at 3 o'clock to elect delegates
to the btate convention.
Ramsey to Have Majority of Delegates
Special Telegram to The Express.
TEMPI,E, Tex., July 28. With tlie re-
sult of the primary vote still in doubt as
between Colquitt and Ramsey in Bell
County It is evident that the Kamsey tup-
porters will have a majority of the dele-
gates to the county conventlou to be held
August at Helton. Precinct conven-
tions were held In the three wards of
ie'nple aud In the Temple country box
lust night and yesterday afternoon. Ram-
sey adherents captured the ten delegates
in Ward 2, six in Ward 1 and five In
Ward ;t, six in the country box, a total
of 2i, »bile the Colquitt people secured
„ , . . ..  people securer
six in Ward 1 and five in Ward 3, n tota
of II.
kaufntan Vote for Congressman.
Spccial Telegram to Tlie Express.
TERRELL, Tex., July 28.—Returns of
tLirty-throe boxes out of thirty-five lu
Kaufman County ghe the following re-
sults:
For <*ougress: Third District, R. M.
Lively 510, James Young 2,303.
For Representative. Forty-fifth District,
I). J. Hubbard 1,181. D. c. Kelly 1,782.
For floater, Forty seventh ' District,
Thomas R. Bond 1.84;;, T. U. Collins tWT.
The Vote at Yoakum.
Special Telegram to Tlie Express.
YOAKI'M, Tex.. July 28. The vote for
lcc.il officers follows:
Lavaca County side: Justice of the Peace,
Olson 44. Riggs 114. Patton 4.'!, Constable,
Mstrunk WN, Teiupleton 110
De-Witt County side: County Judge Me
hern 112. Wnldek 101; Justice of the Peace
W a«le 8S, ( rlswell 131.
1 Results at Stockdale.
Special Telegram to Tbe Express.
STot'KDALE. Tox., July 28 Partial re-
sults of tbe vote arc as follows-
For Justice of the Ponce. Precinct No
7. Bob M. Mi. t in 1.K1. Nonl Wllburii fRi
For Constable. Precinct No. 7 p «
Worthing 18, John Morris 7:) ' >Jenrs-
Blshop 175. '
S|«.nr is renominated for Commissioner
of Precinct No. 4. McMi, kin is nominated
for Justice of the Pence of Precinct No
7. nd llenry Bishop is the nohilnee for
Constable of Precinct No. 7. All if the
oil, County officers have secured r-noml-
i.ation evept Claud Cone, who Is defeated
for County Attorney by Luther Lawhuru
DIES WILL RETURN TO CONGRESS
Beaumont Man May Have a Majority
Over Opponents.
Special Telegram lo The Express.
BEAUMONT, Tex., July 28.-Mirtin
Dies has been re-elected to Congress
from the Second TexAs and final returns
may give him a majority over all his
opponents. Dies' plurality in Jefferson
County was over oiH>. Hardin County Is
in doubt between Dies and Collins. Dies
carried Jasper County by a majority,
Orange County by 300 plurality, Nacog-
doches County by a plurality of 1081,
{Shelby County gives him a majority,
Panola County a majority.
Broocks has carried Han AuRiistin
County by a small plurality and Dies
abtained a plurality in Harrison, Tyler
and Angelina Counties, Newton and Sa-
bine Counties not yoat. heard from.
Wharton County Result Yet Unknown.
Speolnl Tflegraoi to The Express.
WHARTON, Tex., July 28.—The returns
from Wharton County precinct election
Saturday huve been very slow to come
in. Only a few boxes huve reported com-
plete returns at noon today, Sunday. Tboae
so far heard from give Colquitt a small
majority. The largest vote reported com-
plete so far cast for him is from East
Bernard. Wolters also received his larg-
est vote at this box. The vote at Whar-
ton aud El Carapo at 11 o'clock had not
been completed. Other precincts report
rk Me races, some few giving a majority
to Kamsey and Sheppard. Out of sixteen
boxes eight boxes heard from give W. L.
Hall, candidate for the Seventy-third Dis-
trict, a slight majority over his opponent,
Taylor Kemp.
Local Officers Elected at Port Lavaca.
Special Telegram to The Express.
POUT LAVACA, Tex., July 28.--Com-
plete returns from all the precincts In Cal-
l'xun Couuty for local officers show ma-
jorities for those elected as follows:
For Oounty Judge, Frank M. Dudgeon,
majority 30.
For County Clerk, E. E. Ehlinger, ma-
jority 45.
For County Assessor, J. D. Cram, ma-
jority 43.
For County Treasurer, Sam C. Th'dale,
majority 10.
For County Attorney, Elmer Yates, ma-
jority 143.
For County Commissioner No. 1, J. W.
James, majority 50.
For County Commissioner No. 2, E. Kaw-
11ns, majority 36.
For Couuty Commissioner No. 4, W.
Dierlam, majority 04.
Grayson County Indications.
Special Telegram to The Express.
SHERMAN, Tex., July 28.—Up to to-
night only forty-two out of the fifty-five
voting boxes of the county had made re-
turns in Saturday's elections. Mayes
carried the county for Lieutenant Gov-
ernor, I-ane, Looney, Aston, Robinson,
Singleton, Wortham, Phillips, Hawkins
and Muse carried the county for the of-
fices to which they aspired. Judge Ben
L. James carried the county by more
than 1,000 over Tom W. Perkins, who
seems to be the second man in the con-
gressional race in this county.
Ramsey Delegates Elected at HearnQ
Special Telegram to The Express.
HEARNE, Tex., July 2S.-Saturday
c-vening the Democratic convention of
Precinct 2 was called to order in the
Knights of Pythias Hall. In the absence
of Chairman C. G. Wood, R. W. Wrav
was elected temporary chairman and
John Green was elected permanent chair-
man for the ensuing term of two years.
Sixteen delegates were elected to the
county convention at Franklin, which
will convene August 3. All the delegates
were Ramsey men.
Results for Taylor County Officers.
Special Telegram to The Kipress.
ABILENE, Tex., July 2S.—The follow-
ing Taylor County officers have been
elected:
T. A. Bledsoe, County Julge; T. ,C.
Weir, Sheriff; I. T. Harkrider, Tax Col-
lector; W. T. John, Tax Assessor; G. B.
Tittle. Treasurer; '/ T. Ada.ms, Public
Weigher; K. V. Blgham, Commissioner;
J. W. Crkyton and I. M. Wills, Justices
of the Peace; A. J.illus, Constable: J. M.
Kagstaff, Representative.
Vote in Three Boxes at Midland.
Special Telegram to The Express.
MIDI.ANP, Tex., July 2S.-Midland's
boxes, three reporting, show: For Legis-
lature, Jane 138, Gentry 175; for State
Senator, Brelsford 156, Overton 141. Still
one box, 52 votes, to be counted.
Eagle Is Ahead in Eighth District.
Special Telegram to The Kxpress,
HOUSTON, Tex., July 28.—In the
Eighth Congressional District Joe H.
Eagle of Houston Is returned the winner
over Norman (1. Kittrell by a substantial
majority, having carried every county In
the district.
Congressional Vote in Hunt County
Special Telegram to The ExyKss.
GKUUNVlLtlJd. Tex., July 28.—Com-
plete returns from twenty-one boxos in
Hunt. County give for Congress, Fourth
District: I^ovelace 75, Keyburn 603, Mor-
rison 34, Weils 61, Jones 137, Perkins 6U0,
Gibson 1,278, Erwin 87.
I,yon Men in Control in Maverick.
Special Telegram to The Express.
KAG1J.0 PASS, Tex., July 28.—The He-
publicans of Maverick County held pre-
cinct primaries all over the county yes-
terday evening and all the. delegates
pent to the Republican convention for
next week arc Cecil Lyon adherents. The
Lyon men had their own way and no
fight was made on them by the Taft
followers.
Kinney County Instructs for McDowcll.
Special Telegram to The Express.
BHACKETTVILLK, Tex., July 28.—
Kinney County Republican primaries
yesterday instructed for C. K. McDowell
of Del Rio for State chairman and R. 8.
Salmon of Spofford for county chairman.
   
BARS ARE UP AGAINST PUGILISTS
Governor of New Mexico Will Not Al-
low Fights in the State.
Special Telegram to The Express.
EL, PASO, Tex., July 28.—Efforts to
give prize fights In Mexico having proved
too expensive, because of the heavy tax
for the privilege, the promoters turned to
New Mexico and had completed arrange-
ments for a fight next Sunday between
Jack Herrick of l.os Angeles and Kid
Mitchell of El Paso, hut Governor Mc-
Donald of New Mexico wired today for-
bidding it.
The New Mexico line Is near El Paso
and the promoters had planned to hold
a terles of fights Just over the line In
that State, drawing on El Paao for pa-
tronage. Governor ^cDonald says no.
No acetanflid or1
injurious drug in
Removes headache and
stomach troubles by
removing the cause.
At drug stores, sod* fountains
and cafes. 10c, 25c, 50c bottles
AT LEAS! 60,000
STATEMENT IS ISSl'ED FROM THE
GOVERNORS HEADQUAR-
TERS AT AUSTIN.
HE WILL HE IIVACATISN
The Express Austin Bureau.
AUSTIN, Tex., July 28.~At midnight
Colquitt headquarters gave out the fol-
lowing statement:
"Returns received today and tonight
materially aided to the majority secured
by Governor Colquitt In Saturday's pri-
maries.
"Governor Colquitt's majority in 182
counties giving Incomplete returns, and
showing a total of 2-19,87t> votes, is 32,443.
These reports do not include complete re-
turns from Dallas, Tarrant, Harris,
bexar, El Paso, Nueces and Jefferson
Counties, all strong Colquitt counties,
and which will unquestionably add to his
majority when complete returns are in.
Returns from North Texas, the Pan-
handle and West Texas, embracing coun-
ties which are prohibition, give the Gov-
ernor a majority of 5,000. 1 have no
doubt but that when the later returns
come in the Governor's majority will go
beyond 60,000, as lato returns show that
he is making great gains in the country
precincts."
COLQUITT THANKFUL TO FRIENDS.
Concerning the above the Governor
said:
"I have requested my campaign man-
ager to thank all of my friends and
supporters for the vote accorded in my
favor in this primary. It has brought to
a close one of the bitterest and one of
the most hotly contested campaigns in
the history of Texas politics for many
years past. Its conclusion, giving me a
lead by such a handsome majority, which
will unquestionably be added to as offi-
cial returns are brought in, is cause for
gratification to me, my campaign man-
ager and my friends. I request that one
and all who have so materially aided and
assisted in the vindication of my ad-
ministration and In renomlnatlon for a
second term be assured of my warm ap-
preciation and thankfulness. Having
served tlie people to the best of my
ability during the past. I promise a con-
tinuation of my well-known policies of
serving all the people and no special
interests, while persistently contending
for legislative rest and political peace.
'7 am convinced that the completion of
returns in the netx few days will give
me a majority of 60,000."
The Governor reached Austin from Ter-
rell early this morning, and spent the
day, until late afternoon, resting in tho>
mansion. It was not expected he would
go to headquarters, but at sundown,
after a motor ride with Mrs. Colquitt,
he entered the busy offices for a short
while to learn late results. There was
rnther a large assemblage of the Gover-
nor's leading adherents in this district
and he spent a few minutes tafking over
the trend of the election generally and
the course of the last few days of the
campaign.
Mr. Colquitt is tired, but smiling, and
Insists on his estimate of n "60,000 ma-
jority."
"I am a little weary," he admitted,
"but that Is because of the relaxation. I
could have gone right on campaigning
without feeling the strain half as much
as I do now that the constant traveling
and speaking Is over. In all other re-
spects I have never felt better."
WILL TAKFJ VACATION.
The executive said he will l>e in his of-
fice for a few days, ana will then "try
mighty hard to go away somewhere for
a rest." I'he "somewhere" was quite as
far as the Governor would go—"I'm not
telling anyone and I want you boys to
know least of all," he said to the news-
paper mot., with an evasive grin. Mem-
bers of his family said they would try
to prevent anyone from knowing whore
Mr. Colquitt was going "to rest,'' if they
could. Hi- remarked that he would be in
tho State Hons? In good time before the
Pan Antonio convention of August 13 and,
of course, would attend that event.
For the next few days the Governor
will be busy in his office attacking tlie
mass of detail and routine business that
las accumulated in iiis long absence from
the tSate House, and which was not suf-
ficiently urgent to require his attention
wiiile campaigning. There are a num-
ber of matters attendant on tlie termina-
tion of tho primaries for him to consider,
aa State "official families" are con-
ducted, and it Is likely ho will be moro
than ready for the mysterious "rest"
^fter a few days of this.
Several of the candidates for State of-
fice followed the returns tonight in Col-
quitt headquarters, among them John L.
Wortham and Treasurer J. M. Edwards
Some successful candidates for Travis
County offhos also, having freed their
minds of the anxielies of their owli
races, having freed their minds of the
anxieties of their own races, thronged
headquarters during the day end earlyl
night, and this was the busiest place In
tho Capital City tl%nighout the "day
after." *
Ma jori ty of
Colquitt May Yet
Reach 60,000Mark
men-at-large this morning than could
have been, and was, said twenty-four
hours ago. Not one of the big field of
candidates seems to have pushed himself
far enough in front of his running mates
to have attracted much attention so
far. Jeff McLemore ran a strong race
In many parts of South and Southwest
Texas, but It remains to be seen whether
his advantages in tin- sections named
can offset the leads won by C. M. Cure-
ton, D. E. Garrett and Hat ton W. Sum-
ners In other parts of the State. Of
course, there are several candidates who
are ahead of their competitors, but they
are not yet enough ahead to make guess-
ing safe.
MAYS DOES NOT CONCEDE DEFEAT
Despite the majority shown for Gov-
ernor Colquitt on returns at hand, tho
friends of Judge'Ramsey do not concede
th'e defeat of their champion. Last night
Richard Mays of Corsicana, campaign
manager for Judge Ramsey, wired The
Express this statement:
"Hased upon approximately 200,000 votes
at 1 o'clock last night, representing par-
tial returns, it appeared that Judge Ram
sey had received the nomination for Gov-
ernor by the Democrats of Texas by a
majority of at least 16,000. With the ad-
dition of some 40,000 votes today which
have been received, I reiterate tlie claim
and assert Ramsey's election by the Dem-
ocrats of Texas by the majority named.
At least 150,000 votes are still unaccounted
for. Wre request our friends throughout
the State to see to it that all election re-
turns are properly made and preserved,
and that our Interests are protected in
the count and canvas of the votes."
It Is said also that opponents of the
administration were unusually active at
the precinct primaries Saturday night
and it is entirely possible they may con-
trol enough countv conventions Saturday
to be In control of the State convention
which meets in San Antonio August 13.
Of course, If Governor Colquitt's majori-
ty Is as many as one he would be re-
nominated, but his opponents, joining
hands with friends of other candidates,
have a desire to control the convention
In order to fashion a State Committee
to suit themselves. They are particular-
ly eager, it is reported, to take a seide
swipe at 'State Chairman Williams. The
candidate for Governor is usually allowed
to name the Btate chairman, but if po-
litical enemies of the Governor dominate
the convention they will hardly yield an
inch to his wishes in this matter.
Enough is known now to foreshadow a
rather stormy meeting In this city, and
the probabilities are the San Antonio
gathering will be the most interesting
and the most eventful convention Texas
has knowti since the passage of the Ter-
rell election law.
BIG STEAMER IN COLLISION.
Empress of Britain, With 700 Persons
Aboard, Sinks a Collier.
MONTREAL, .Injy 28.—The Canadian
Railway steamer Empress of Britain, out-
ward bound, collided with the collier
Helvetia in a dense fog in the t?t. I/aw-
rence estuary late -Saturday evening.
The collier was sunk, but its crew res-
cued. The Empress of Britain was badly
damaged and turned back for Quebec.
The Empress of Britain sailed fr^m
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for Air'
Every Man Is Happy That Buys
Washer Clothes
JTT Xo other store has ever offered
clothes that could in any way
he considered as good as Washer
tailored garments. And Washer
prices are never as high as some
stores ask for ordinary clothes.
Here's a Saving, Men!
Coat and pants suits, up to QC
and including $22.50 suits, only
Coat and pants suits, uj) to (TlQ CC
and including $30.00 suits, only tPI/»OeJ
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Quebec Friday evening with 700 passen-
gers for Europe. The Helvetia was bound
from Sidney for Montreal with a cargo
of 8,000 tons of coal.
Rates firanted for Farmers' Congress.
Special Telegram to Tbe Express.
SAN ANGELO, Tex., July 28.-T. W\
),arkin, secretary of tho Beaumont
Chamber of Commerce and general secre-
tary of the Texas Farmers' Congress,
who arrived in San An^elo today after
a ten days' overland trip through the
Concho country along ths Colorado, San
Saba and IJano Rivers, left today for
the Agricultural and Mechanical College,
where the fifteenth annual session of
tlit! Texas Farmers' Congress will b«
held July 30, 31 and August 1. While nere
Mr. Earkln received telegraphic advle«s
that the railroads granted especially low
rates, 1 cent a mile, for the congress.
About twenty agricultural, live stock,
educational and civic organizations com-
pose the congress, which is one of th«
largest organizations of the kind In th«
world. Indications are there will be a
very large attendance this year.
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BROWN BOTTLES
Continued from r«*e One.
at hand. His plurality against three
strong opponents seems too long to be
overtuken. James T. Roblson had almost
a walk-away in the fight for the nom-
ination for Land Commissioner. This Is
true, likewise, of Ed K. Kone, the nom-
inee lor Commta.-tone* of Agriculture.
Additional returns favor John I>. Wor-
tham for Hallroad Commissioner over
State Senator Karle B. Mayfleld of Me-
ridian. This contest is not definitely de-
cided yet, but indications are Mr. ~Wor-
tham's lead will hardly be overcome.
Mayfleld s friends attribute the defeat of
their candidate, if he has been defeated,
lo the fact that J C. Mason of Deport,
another prohibitionist, did not withdraw
in time to keep Ills name off the ballot.
Mason quit the fight after his name had
gone on the ballot In all the counties
and seems to have polled a considerable
vote in many quarters.
There is something of n dead heat on
for Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court (long ternn between Judge Nelson
Phillips and Judge John C. Tonnes. But
the surprise of the entire contest lies In
the fact that, very probably, Justice J
B. Dibrell of <Scguin has been defeated
for the short term of the Supreme Court
by W. E. Hawkins of Brow nsville. There
were few men who thought themselves
J familiar with politics who even imagined
that Mr. Hawkins would stay wltbln
hailing distance of the Gaudalupe Coun-
I ty man The prohibition voters of North
Texas, however, seem to have formed a
, fancy for the Cameron County candidate
I Associate Justice Prendergast of the
Court of Criminal Appeals is, almost
wjthout doubt, nominated to succeed him-
: self. He appears to have a long, open
space between himself and Judge J. C
Muse of Dallas, his nearest opponent.
Associate Justice Anton N. Moursund
of the San Antonio Cojirt of Clvli Ap-
peals. who was appointed to the bench
by tlovernor " olqultt, has been noml-
natfti. and his friends o\ er the district
are rejoicing.
There is no more to be said about the
selection of two candidates for Congrcaa-
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