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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1920
Page
4
The State Highway Department paid over half a million dollars for salaries and office expenses in 1918 and 1919. The piece asks which candidate besides Joe Bailey could stop such expenses, noting Bailey’s pledge to do so and prompting whether any man doubts him.
The Texas delegation and Administration leaders helped bury Bry an's heart and the prohibition cause at the convention in San Francisco. Col George M Bailey recalls women carried on shoulders amid tumult while others dispute his view of events.
Rev. F. S. Groner argues the Baptist church stays neutral while Baylor University leaders and affiliates press for Pat Neff's gubernatorial bid. Dr. Brooks urges student political club support and letters to alumni. Baylor marks 75th anniversary as Neff receives degree endorsements from board officials.
The letter from Mrs. Edna Patterson portrays Pat Neff as a devoted friend who wept at John S. Patterson’s death and stayed by his bedside. Yet Neff later defended the killer, prompting questions about trust and his gubernatorial candidacy. The Waco Morning News backs Neff, while Bailey supporters rally for Democratic victory and oppose Union Labor pressure.
Thomason claims Neff rode to a Dallas political gathering on a railroad pass in violation of law. He charges Neff later worked as attorney for James E. Ferguson in the Terrell vs Middleton case and earned 5900 dollars while denying formal representation.
Our family expresses heartfelt gratitude to friends in Gustine for loving ministry to our wife and mother during illness and death. We thank you for kind assistance and beautiful floral offerings. May God reward each of you. H. B. Barnett and family. Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Fisher and Children.
Mrs. Lula Yale Carruthers, who came to Comanche as a child in the 1870s and left in 1888, visits old friends and plans a Gustine stay with cousin Mrs. Walter Woolley until October 1. She recalls Comanche during Indian raids and horse thefts in her girlhood and school days.
A candidate appeal urges voters to elect J D Slack for tax collector, citing military service and a need to improve finances. The message stresses earnestness and requests support, with a brief note about Jersey p. Wiesendanger and an unrelated sale line at the end.
A crowd welcomes Bailey in Comanche as a political leader rails against a supposed oligarchy dominating the Democratic party. The speaker advocates voter participation for both women and men, denounces radical non-partisanship, and warns of pressing dangers to the state’s future.
Bailey argues for counties to fund roads with local money, praises low salary for governor, and opposes state agents and milk inspectors. He critiques the eight hour day and closed shop, warns against curfew and sanitation zeal, and asserts he will veto bad laws while seeking good ones. He frames milk, labor, and pay debates within a pledge of reform.
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