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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1902
Page
4
The Cameron Herald reflects on press ethics and politics with remarks on lies in print. It notes Senator James K. Jones predicting Bryan could clinch the Democratic nomination. It mentions New York Republicans joking about electing a governor, Travis County Republicans weighing a full ticket, and county results showing Navarro anti prohibition and Denton prohibition majorities near parity.
Tom Johnson says he will not run for Ohio governor or US president. He declares his candidacy for mayor of Cleveland next spring, asserting that his field of usefulness lies there.
Dr F B Looney a member of the 26th and 27th legislatures died recently at his home in Oakwoods Leon County. He practiced law at the time of death having abandoned medicine years earlier.
The editor of this paper, who served with Garner through five legislative sessions, lauds him as an able and true Democrat. He is described as the kind Texas needs in Congress.
Last Friday morning a fire at the Beaumont oil field spread rapidly and burned for hours. By 8 AM Saturday the blaze was under control with damages estimated in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. 40 of 410 wells were out of service and gear worth about $50,000 was destroyed as two derricks burned.
The Mart Herald editorial page urges a vigorous response to efforts to deprive the poor of suffrage and backs a hot McLennan County turnout. It challenges Waco Tribune editor McCollum and Groesbeck Journal editor Bre’r Ellis to stand firm against poll tax attacks and defend voting rights.
The Herald questions federal crop reports as biased toward agricultural interests and notes counties often cite personal interests. It rails against cotton price declines blamed on these reports, urging against overstatement and claiming no surplus exists.
The Commoner notes Bryan’s near endorsement of Tom Johnson for the democratic ticket. It reproduces the Ohio state platform in a two column leader and calls Johnson an earnest supporter of the Chicago platform but not a silver advocate at 16 to 1.
Eleven counties joined the Brazos river levee conference at Navasota to discuss flood prevention. The meeting found most attendees had no firm opinions on preventing overflows and did not embrace levees as the sole solution. Hon. Scott Field attended and urged securing federal appropriations to dredge and remove obstructions from the channel to ensure unobstructed water flow and aid flood control.
At the Fort Worth Republican state convention Cecil A. Lyon was reelected state chairman Ed H. R. Green became permanent chairman The Sledge delegation from Milam County was seated and the platform adopted an anti prohibition plank by a strong majority Milam delegates supported the minority in the prohibition matter Geo W Burkett of Palestine was nominated for governor and Walter Nolte for state treasurer with no other nominations.
A list of Texas papers that declined to sell their editorial policy includes Alvord Budget Baird Star Bartlett Tribune Bastrop Vidette Beaumont Journal Bryan Eagle Cameron Herald Cleburne Enterprise Cleburne Review Clarendon Banner-Stockman Colorado West Texas Stockman Corsicana Democrat Corsicana Sun Corsicana Light Carthage Watchman Denton Record Dallas Times-Herald Del Rio Record-News Dublin Progress El Paso Times Ennis Local Fort Worth Register Gatesville Messenger Gilmer Mirror halletts ville New Era Henrietta Independent Honey Grove Citizen Huntsville Post Livingston Progress Marlin Democrat Quanshk Observer Richmond Coaster Rockport Enterprise Sherman Register Stephenville Empire Temple Tribune Tyler Democrat-Reporter Wichita.
At a Monday night city council meeting in Waco seven of ten councilmen signed articles of impeachment against Mayor Riggins. Nine counts allege corruption and malfeasance, including forged warrants and misused funds. Final action was postponed a week to allow the mayor to respond.
A September 11 copy of The New Voice from Chicago lists Texas papers that replied to Clarence T. Johnson’s advertising proposition. Some offered cheap sales, some sought higher editorial influence, while others refused to sell out. The note mentions more details received months ago.
The Cameron Herald explains it refused a Johnson proposal from prohibition headquarters to pay for undisclosed advertising and editorial influence. The editor asserts the paper’s sixteen year policy remains clean and independent, and that no money or contract will compromise editorial integrity.
Public notice requires P M Sampier Jr Henry Green Sampier and unknown heirs to appear at the Milam County District Court in Cameron Texas on the third Monday in October 1902 to answer a petition filed September 15 1902 by H B Kite Mary Kite and others seeking heirs of P M Sampier Sr and Mary Sampier land heirs as to a tract of land described from the J D Acosta Grant with boundaries and stakes specified in Milam County Texas
The county clerk issued licenses since last Tuesday to D L Sides and Annie Cross land William Speigel and Belle Williams James Willas and Ella Miller.
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