Colonel Ball Confesses Poker Gambling Amid Texas Campaign
Col Thomas H Ball acknowledges playing poker for money in Texas as the campaign pivots on honesty. Dallas aides urged silence but Ball overruled them and dictated a full statement to be released citywide. The confession follows pressure from local newspapers and campaign advisers.
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Campaign Lies Warn Ferguson Supporters About Slurs
The appeal warns Col onel Ball supporters that opponents will spread slander and lies about Jim Ferguson. It cites refuted accusations from infidelity to employing workers, tax issues, labor unfriendliness, and family ties, urging readers to verify facts and be fair in politics.
Ball Tax Dodger Charge Stirs Texas Campaign
A 1905 to 1913 ledger alleges Tom Ball failed to render property for taxation in Harris County Texas. Records show years with delinquent taxes and a 1918 suit, with fines possible up to 1000 dollars. The notice asks voters if a governor candidate who does not render property should be elected.
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Prohibition Politics Split Over Tom Ball Campaign
The Fort Worth prohibition convention backed Tom Ball with a state advisory committee led by Tom Love and headquarters on the North and South Texas anti submission fronts. Ball publicly repudiated prohibition measures in Greenville while anti submission factions operated from Dallas and Houston asserting dual headquarters to sway Ball’s stance. The piece questions loyalty to submission versus Ball’s broader campaign strategy.
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Bryan's warning against railroad candidates
William Jennings Bryan warns readers that special interests will influence elections as four groups demand scrutiny. He specifically targets railroads arguing their financial stake in regulation and enforcement undermines impartial governance in many states as governors are chosen.
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Wilson letter favors local option and local self government
In a May 1 1911 letter to Rev Thomas B Shannon Wilson states he is in favor of local option and local self government. He argues liquor regulation should be decided by self governing communities and not made a party issue, as such questions are moral and social and non political.
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Jim Ferguson The Man a Philanthropist and Friend
Temple resident Dr. A Dent, a longtime associate, defends Jim Ferguson as a philanthropist and honest, devout family man. He catalogs Ferguson’s extensive charitable giving in Bell County and Texas, asserts integrity despite critics, and endorses Ferguson for governor citing public and private benevolence.
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Ferguson Admits He Is Not College Educated
The Dallas Evening Journal reports James E B Ferguson in Gainesville says he never graduated from college and faced charges of illiteracy from supporters of Tom Ball. He recalls working after days of labor to study and notes his $500 donation to a Southwestern Methodist University chair.
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