The Comanche Chief and Pioneer Exponent (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 45, Ed. 1 Friday, July 5, 1918 Page: 4 of 8
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C. J LEE
Candidate for Representative
109th District
It had not been my intention to
enter into a vigorous campaign for
the office to which I aspire but
the efforts of certain persons to re-
flect upon my reputation and my
motives for entering the race for
Representative lead me to speak
in my defense.
I regret that at this time when
all our energies and attention
ahould be concentrated in work to
assist in furthering our interests
in the terrible war we are engag-
ed in, that our interests should be
turned aside and be engaged in a
bitter political caepaign. And 1
refuse to be drawn into political
embroilments under ally circum-
stances, in a time like this.
Before stating the things
By C. J. Lee
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Candidate For
Representative
109th District
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Containing Some Pertinent Facts
And Principles
No. 2—Mercers Creek _______,73
No. 3—Brooks X_______76
No. 4—Fellowship
No. 5—Dingier _____1_______46
No. 6—Sabana ______________96
No. 7—Mercers Gap_________49
No. 8
Pounds______j_______64
j No. 9--Soda Springs_________96
| No. 10—Oak Grove ----------74
I No. 11—Hicks Corner________34
No. 12—Briar Grove ________82
I.N’o. 13—Gap_______________100
| No. 14—Indian Mountain____88
I No. 16 Cross Roads________73
No. 17 Mt Valley __________28
No. 18—Maxville ___________ 72
No. 20 — Newburg -----------64
No. 21—Buffalo ........ 46
No. 22—Gum Springs--------51
No. 23—Duncan ____________63
No. 24—Duster _____________90
No. 25—Charlie Bryson s Heh. 12
No. 26—Hazeldell __jl--------117
No. 28—Swan Hill -..... 72
No. 29—Cox ________ 41
eration I would support it. We|another, and such that will stop jNo. 30- Oliver Springs------113
also duscussed the submission of the “deficiency plan” now in prae-1 No. 31— Cathey ------------- 62
an amendment giving women full! tice whereby almost any official No. 23 Shruin and Amity -_o6-..6t
1 • - • No. 34—Ebenezer —.....— 68
No. 35—-Jacksonville ________51
No. 36—Baggett ------------73
No. 37—Shiloh _____________31
No. 39—Pleasant Valley______43
No. 40—Democrat ___________37
No. 43—Energy_____________91
I No. 44--—Harmonv ___________34
* No 45—Midway'____________36
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WOULDN’T THAT JAR VI?
1-2 Gallon Mason Fruit Jars
75c per dozen
They tire the good old fashioned kind that use the
common sense porcelain lined top—same as your
mother used and for sale everywhere.
Just a matter of being over stocked and needing
the room.
Spot cash on the barrel head at these prices.
Higginbotham Bros. & Co.
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and complete suffrage, and I told can create a debt against the
him that I thought that it ought State and can thus spend the
to be done and that I expected to State’s money without Legislative
support such a measure for I felt control as was intended by the
that if the women Wanted to vote
they should have the right. MR.
RUSSELL THEN AGREED
Constitution.
4. A State depository plan where-
by money will never lay in the
THAT I STOOD FOR THE SAME Treasury and do no good, but will
THINGS THAT HE DID AND,keep the State funds on deposit
THAT MY
HIM.
Van Dyke.
Hot, dry weather still prevails;
corn and other grain burning en-
tirely up. Some corn could be
saved if we could get rain real
soon, but looks very discouraging
under the present conditions. Gar-
dens have most all burned up.
get interest on all moneys on hand, No. 48—Fleming -...........46 | A right smart of complaint hut
POSITION SUITED with hauks such that the State will No. 46 St. Joe-------------85
No. 49— Suez .
Mr. Russell then told me to go MI>d »uch a law that will require „ i
ahead and run and that he would Ike funds of any and all StatejNo. 50 Graham s < hapcl
to No. 52—Royk Bluff _____
No. 53— Trinity _________
not be a candidate, as he would1 Departments and institutions
which I stand Fwant to give the
rv
public a bit of information and ex-
plain some wrong expressions that
P
have gone out concerning my eon-
didacy and the reasons why they
have been deliberately put out by
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those to whose interest it was to
injure me.
Mr. Russell, one of my oppon-
nn,Y'
ents, in pushing his own candi-
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dacy is seeking through his paper
and through some of his friends
to secure the vote of the women of
Comanche County and the Ilohhy
supporters of the county by cre-
ating the impression that he is the
only candidate in the race who
favors these things, and says that
he announced for the office be-
cause no one knew what the other
candidates stand for. NOW I
WANT THE PUBLIC TO KNOW
THAT MR. RUSSELL IS NOT
TELLING THE TRUTH ABOUT
THIS MATTER, BECAUSE I
TOLD HIM FOR WHAT I STOOD
BEFORE I ANNOUNCED FOR
OFFICE AND HE AGREED
THAT I WAS RIGHT. And to
show you that this is a fact I am
going to give the public thefol-
lowing bit of information.
After consulting a number of
my friends and when I had prac-
tically made up my mind to make
the race I went to Mr. Russell to
put my announcement in. his pap-
er and he told me that he was con-
sidering making the race himself.
Mr. Russell and I bad been friends
for a good many years, both of us
being active in the affairs of the
Masonic Lodge, and I did not want
to make a race against him be-
cause of that friendship. So when
Mr. Russell told me he was con-
templating making the race I told
him that if he would run I would
not announce. He then Asked me
my position upon a number of
questions, and we freely discuss-
ed them, because I never thought
under any circumstances would
we be opponents, for if he intend-
ed to run I did not. One thing in
particular he asked me about was
for whom I intended to vote for
Governor, and T told him that T
expected to vote for Mr. Hobby.
He told me tbht 1 ought to put
that in my announcement and T
told him that I doubted if that
hardly have the office if it wen
handed him oh a silver platter.
for then told him that if he changed'School
his mind to let me know and LPnt an
would not announce, and went out date’s
to get the money to pay for my an-
nouncement. In a short while 1
came hack and paid Mr. Russell
and put iny announcement in the
paper, and as he had made no in-
timation that he had changed his
mind I suppbsed he would keep
his promise.
You can therefore imagine my
surprise to find that when his pap-
er came out hearing my announce-
ment for office it bore his also for
the same place, though he had pro-
mised me that if I would run he
would not. And though I had
discussed my position on nearly
ell public questions in detail with
him, and he had told me Mr. Dry’s
position on these same questions.
[he placed on deposit, drawing in
j terest, as are our county, city and ^ No. :>4
This will forever.
No. 55
funds. ______ __________
end to men using the! Xo. ->6
money to play influence No. <>7
and will save the State money. [No. 58
5. The submission of an amend-iNo. 62
merit to the Constitution raising
'tin* Governor’s salary to a sum
'such that the ablest men or our
State can afford to serve as our
Governor
6. The Free Text Book law as
outlined by Governor Hobby.
7. The adoption of some plan
doing away with the Text Book
changing plan, where hooks are
changed so often, causing n
loss to the people or to the State,
in event the State furnish the Text
Books.
8. Liberal appropriations' for
No. 64-
No. 66-
No. 68
No. 70-
No. 72-
No. 73-
No. 76-
No. 77-
No. 78-
No. Tit-
No. 80-
No. 110
Hebron _____________ill
Elm Grove _______63
Holcomb ___________20
Live Oak Grove____50
Mt. Pleasant________60
Cotton Grove_______118
Ninevah ____________36
-Willow Branch _____<53
Mountain View______47
Leon _______________101
Arbor Springs______54
Armstrong__________27
65 1 no rCal sickness in the neighbor-
84 hood at present.
80 Miss Emma Tullus entertained
81 her friends Wednesday night with
91 a party which was much enjoyed
63 by all.'
201 The war saving meeting was
50 well attended Friday evening.
60 Rev. McMillan delivered the mes
18'sage here Sunday and Sunday
36 night.
Mr. Starr entertained the young
folks with a singing Saturday
night.
Mr. Tim Starr who has been vLs-
itiug his brother, left for Ranger
Mrs. Dovie Woolsey of Rhdng «*|
Star visited a few days here last
week.
Mr. Wiley McDaniel visited in
Comanchce last Monday.
Little Golda Preacher of near
Rising Star, visited her grandpar-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Preacher, one
day last week.
Roberson Springs___79 to accept a position there last Sun-
Rueker_____________44
Brysonville _________22
Walnut _____________54
Hog Creek__________34
—Concord ___________92
Cause of Despondency.
Despondency is often caused by
indigestion and constipation, and
quickly disappears when Chamber-
lain’s Tablets are taken. These
tablets strengthen the digestion
and move the bowels.
WOMEN WHO DO NOT
REGI8TER WILL NOT BE
REFUSED RIGHT TO VOTE
the rural schools and
support for our other State schools
Vandvke ___________________97
Bibb___-______________ 85
Wilson___________________1- 89
Beattie ------ 151
he made the statement in his pap-jsm’k »* to make them second to
er that no one could tell what the
two candidates for the Legisla-
ture stood for, when he himself
knew so well. And I have won-
dered whether Mr. Russell mis-
lead me in order to get the paltry
sum of my announcement fee or
whether he promised me in good
faith and later changed his mind.
However, in view of the faet that
if Mr. Russell had changed his
mind he knew all that was nec-
essary in order for me not to run
was to let me know and I would
not announce, T can hardly be-
lieve he was acting in good faith
at all.
I am telling the ahove facts, not
as a reflection upon Mr. Russell,
but to show that while he and his
friends are trying to deceive the
women of the county into believ-
ing that he is the only man in the
race that will assist in getting
them full and unqualified suf-
frage; and while they are trying
to bamboozle the Hobby support-
ers in believing that he is the only
candidate that is expecting to sup-
port Governor Hobby for re-elec-
tion, that he and they arc wilful-
ly and knowingly making a false
and nnjnst reflection upon the
and my candidacy.
What I Steal For.
There need be no misunder-
standing on earth about what I
stand for, because I have nothing
about which to deceive you nor
n to dodge. Therefore,
giro some'of the things
r which I stand and some con-
ve policies I think the State
none.
9. The rural credit system en-
abling tenants to bay homes as
outlined by Governor Hobby.
10. The election of W P.
Hobby as Governor.
Now, in conclusion, let me say
that the only experience‘that 1
have ever had as an office holder
was that of County Commissioner
which is largely the same thing to
the County as the Legislature
should be to the State, being the
guardian in either event of the
State or County's welfare and'
Treasury. I served several years
as Commissioner in Gillespie Coun-
ty and just prior to my election
there had been issued $80,000 in
Courthouse ami Jail bonds, and
during my Tarm as Commissioner
Theney __________ 129
Sipe Springs ______ 170
Sidney____________ 175
1 Proctor _____________________202
Hasse ____________ 237
Gustine ____________________308
De Leon ___________________478
Lamkiu ____________________166
Comanche __________________752
Total .... 7,038
If you feel “blue,” “No ac-
count,” lazy, you need a good
cleaning out. 11ERBINE is the
right thing for that purpose. It
stimulates the liver, tones up the
stomach and purifies the bowels.
Price 50c. Sold by S. P. Smith.
CAMP TRAVIS NOTES
Ned Boswell of Comanche, in
a/ „ . Camp Travis, Texas, was recently
our. gount V paid off every cent of Vd to the de of Waggon-
thlu l Ml li‘ht <*< Illius iiHliir flu* nil V i ... . .
any questioi
below I giv
yMurm
y paid
this indebtedness, being the only
county in Texas at that time which I
was entirely out of debt. Of course
1 do not claim all the credit for
this, as I was only one of four
Conuyissioners, but I tell it to give
you some idea of -what 1 have
stood for while in office, for I be-
lieve men should be judged, not by
their promises, but by their deeds.
I further want to say that 1
am not trying to get to Austin
either by endorsing every popular
officer of the putt or by riding
the coat tails of Hie present candi-
dates. T want to be elected upon
what 1 stand for and upon my
reputation which can be obtained
from every man in Comanche.
I especially solicit the vote of
the women of the county, for if
ibmission of an amend- *0Vi elect me as your Representa-
_, Constitution muting tive 1 wil1 every effort to
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Prohibition temm time you will be allowed to
er in Ambulance Co. 358.
Cook Zack Hulsey of Co. 60,
165th Depot Brigade, whose home
is at Comanche, Texas, has been
transferred to the 315tli Trains
90th Division. We are sorry to
have lost Zack, as he was a first-
class cook.
Corporal Charles C. Gray was
promoted from Private to Corpor-
al in the Det. Q. M. Corps at Camp
Travis, Texas, on June 3rd, 1918.
Corporal Gray was formerly a res-
ident of Proctor, Texas.
A Friend in Need
For instent relief and speedy
euro use 4‘Mississippi" Diarrhoea
Cordial. Price 50c and 25c.
ution ,,uu,‘
i unconstitutional ▼<*« on any and «reiy question,
of Constitutional
Respectfully,
0. J. LEfi,
Having Battery Troubles?
If so we’ll fix it and fix it right.
We takfc old batteries to pieces,
locate and fix the trouble, rebuild
and recharge and return to you in
perfect condition. Onr charges
are very reasonable.
Higginbotham Bros. A Co.
day.
Mr. Benson and two daughters
of Comanche attended the singing
at Mr. Starr’s Saturday night.
Mrs. McCullough and children
visited her uncle and aunt, Mr. and
Mrs. Preacher, Saturday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Stewart of
Blanket, visited Mrs. Stewart’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Preacher,
Saturday night.
Mrs. Tiller's niece, Mrs. Wills
of Logans Gap, visited Mr.
Mrs. Tiner from Saturday
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Bennett, Mr. and
Mrs. Butler and Stephen Bennett
of near Center Point, visited Mr.
Starr’s last Friday.
Miss Clara Jackson of Coman-
che visited home folks last week.
Miss Emma Tnllos visited in Co-
manche last Thursday.
Mrs. Martin of Comanche vis-
ited her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Hammonds, one day last week.
Mrs. Maud McGuire’s sister,
Mrs. Leslye and family, visited her
Saturday night.
Mr. Cottrell entertained the
young folks Saturday night with
a party.
Mr. Tiner gave the young folks
a singing Sunday evening.
Mr. Jack and Miss Bettie Cam-
eron attended Miss Emma Tnllos’
party.
Rev. Waggoner will fill his rCg-
ulra appointment here next Sun-
day. There, will also he singing
Sunday evening. Everybody come
and bring someone with you.
Mr. Arther Preacher visited
near Rising Star Thursday and
Friday.
Mrs. Lois Carnes and little Miss
Connie and Miss MeOuire of Down
ing were visitors here Sunday
night.
Mrs. Gaines visited at Downing
last Sunday.
Mr. McMillan of Comanche was
a visitor here Sunday.
Misses Floy and Midget Bowers
visited their brother, Mr. Sid Bow-
en, near Comanche, one day last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom ffperks and
Min Zira Sparks and Mr. Earl
Henson visited in Comanche one
day last week.
Mjr. Cottrell attended First Mon
day in Comanche; .
The question is asked us if wo-
men who fail to register will be re-
fused the right to vote. Our an-
swer to this is that they will not
be refused the right to vote. There
is a question as to the legality of
the vote of one who has not regis-
tered, hut the best legal talent
says that before the courts there
will be no question but that the
vote of the woman who did not
register is legal.
A drowsy, half-sick, discouraged
feeling is caused by a torpid liver
and impurities in the stomach and
ami j bowels Prickly Ask Bitters is a
till prompt and efficient remedy. Try
it Price $1.25 per bottle. The
Wm. Reese Co., Special Agents.
Our Strong Friend—the Onion.
A writer in the July Woman’s
Home Companion pays the follow-
ing tribute to the onion :
“Half h length behind the rad-
ishes the green onions reach the
table. Some of us rejoice volubly;
the rest turn up their noses elo-
quently. The onion Hrouses no
feeling in moderation. Best loved
and best hated of the garden tri-
butes, he goes serenely on his con-
quering way. The onion is not
sensitive to the opinions of others;
he makes others senstive to him
self. In his mature form around
the slightened fattened at the
poles—like the earth—he displays
a similar cosmic imertprbability.
Unlike his childish contemporary,
the radish, the onion is no play-
thing of an hour. He claims win-
ter storage Among the solid citi-
zens. We find his name close lin-
ked with that of Honest John, the
potato, in any enumeration of our
staple vegetables. First on the ta-
ble, last in the cellar, and strong-
est on the menus of his country-
men I He has a public career. We
find his name in the papers, mak-
ing a lure in the market reports,
The onion Is in Big Business! Tn-
contestibly, our plebeian friend
««*• there/*_- ■
Death Lurks in aWaak Heart
so on first symptoms use *'Rano-
vine” and he cured. Delay and
pay the awful penalty. '*Beno-
vine” ia the heart’s remedy. Prion
*1.00 and 50c.
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Ready fbr immediate delivery.
Witt & Mackey.
hut that if it came up *i#oonSdJfS one purpose and using it for
will step the
appropriating
for Representative Step Thone Sharp Muffing Fates
Consisting of “Femenina” is the wonderful
109th District, Consisting of
Comaaehe County.
(Political Advertisement.)
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worker for
Price *1.00 i
all female disorders.
and 50c.
Alexander has been very low and (held at the old pienio grounds on Francis Smith, the barber that
was in tee pool hall has moved
his shop next door to the Chief -
office. * * ‘ " “
day. W ■ ~ ■’
Mr. J. N. Vndivcr left last week
for Emotjf, Tins.
Miss Thalia ~
tor Sunday
Mrs.
July 4. Everybody is invited to
come.
The Baptist
Friday before the
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meeting begins on
the 3rd Sunday In
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Sell What You Don't Need
. „ Old Iron, Sacks, etc., the Government needs the Iron and
i peanut raisers will need the seeks. $
J We will boy all your waste Stuff, but won’t buy from
minors.
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