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State candidates named for July primaries in two counties
The state democratic executive committee listed names for July 25 primaries including Governor James Ferguson and Thomas Ball among multiple contenders for lieutenant governor attorney general state treasurer court of criminal appeals associate supreme justice agriculture commissioner railroad commissioner and other offices. The article also recalls Civil War veteran soldiers from Purleson County and includes a humorous misprint about a wedding notice and a playful editorial note on a hugging society in Arkansas.
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Democratic Executive Committee
Ces
James IE. Ferguson
Temple
Thos. H. Ball
Houston
Leopold Morris
Victoria
B. Burgeon
Paris
W. P. Hobby
Aumont
Lee Brashear
Sheran
J. W. T. Lee
Dallas
C. Beaver
B. F. Loonby
Greenville
John W. Ba
Lubbock
J. M. Edwards
Ballinger
Court of Criminal Appeals
W. L. Davidson
Austin
J. J. Faulk
Athens
W. E. Hawkins
W. Davis
Gainesville
H. Halbert
Coleman
Earl Mayfield
J. M. A.- Goldthwaite
W. F. Doughty
S. M