Nine Texans Seek Democratic Governor Nomination
Nine candidates enter the Texas Democratic primary to succeed Pat M. Neff. Key figures include Lynch Davidson of Houston and H. L. Darwin of Paris, with others like Joe Burkett Eastland and Thomas D. Barton Amarillo. Klan ties swirl as candidates court or reject endorsements, while Davidson emerges as a leading poll favorite for a July showdown.
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Pat M. Neff
Lynch Davidson
IH Houston
Texas
H. L. Darwin
Paris
Big Farmer
Joe Burkett
Eastland
State Rangers
Adit
Thomas D. Barton
State Senate
W. Elmer Pope
Corpus Christi
Austin
Amarillo
France
Rangers
W. A. Collins
Dallas
Kerry
Frelx. H. Robertson
Ku Klux Klan
T. W. Davidson
Marshall
Harrison County
James E. Jerguson
Burkett Darwin
Ferguson
Pope
Darwin
San Antonio Express
Judge Robertson
Collins
Robertson
General Barton
Barton
Klan
Resurvey of Old Spanish Trail Ordered Through Jeff Davis County
Austin Feb 7 A special engineer will be appointed by the State Highway Department to resurvey the Old Spanish Trail where it would pass Jeff Davis County due to opposition from McCutcheon ranch owners. The canyon road on the ranch has long served as a public road since 1848 and may force a route change, said George Armistead of San Antonio.
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Austin
State Highway Department
Jeff Davis County
McCutcheon
George Armistead
San Antonio
Highway Commission
Denby Faces Senate Pressure Over Teapot Dome Scandal
The Senate passed a resolution urging Edwin Denby to resign as Secretary of the Navy amid ongoing Teapot Dome allegations. Denby, a cabinet member appointed by President Harding, has faced multiple charges while refusing to quit this week.
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Edwin Denby
Harding
United States Senate
Senate
Denby
Poll Taxes Reach Record County Voting Strength
The county reports 1227 poll taxes and 73 exemptions, the largest voting strength in history. After a final publication day addition, totals show 1327 poll taxes and 73 exemptions across precincts including Junction Telegraph Roosevelt Bear Creek Gentry London Noxville Segovia. The county expects about 1500 eligible voters.
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Junction
Telegraph
Roosevelt
Bear
Mason County Wolf Club Proves Successful
Mason County stockmen led by Howard Smith and Dorman McMillan formed a wolf and cat bounty club. An acre assessment started at one cent, later reduced to four and finally to four tenths, as wolves and cats caught rose from 201 and 174 to 108 and 113, then 23 and 29 in the third year. Bounties rose to 50 dollars for females, 25 for males, and 10 for pups.
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Adolph Loeffler
Chas. Martin
Mason County
Wolf Club
Howard Smith
Dorman McMillan
Copperas
Coolidge Told Mellon Plan Can't Be Passed
Washington February 10 Republican leaders met with President Coolidge in a two hour White House conference and bluntly said the Mellon tax bill with a 25 percent top surtax cannot pass. A 35 to 56 percent compromise is debated as leaders press to pass a tax cut early.
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Washington
Congress
White House
Coolidge
Stich
Mellon
District Court Nears End of February Term
The district court term nears completion with reports delayed until next week. The State against Wm Wood was reversed but the defendant acquitted. Emil A Loffler case began Monday and the jury retired around 3:30 yesterday.
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Wm. Wood
Court of Criminal Appeals
Emil A. Loffler
There Are Three Sides To Every Question
A. E. Nauwald of Menard visited here this week. The writer argues for discussing all sides in dialogue to gain worthwhile outcomes, noting force yields no lasting gains.
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A. E. Nauwald
Menard
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Tom C. Connally
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Nueces County
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Neff
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Mason County Wolf Club
Claude Baker
Sutton County
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