The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 5, 1928 Page: 4 of 4
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Subject to the action of th« Demo-
cratic Primary in July.
For Sheriff and Tax Collector:
W. B. Bingham.
(Re-election)
F. 0. Senter. ^
Nolan Myers.
J. S. (Buster) Trammel.
Dan Hill.
Ross Turner
For Public Weigher, Precinct No. 6:
Maurice W. Sharp.
(Re-election)
Will Hall.
For Tax Assessor:
Roy G Anderson.
J. G. Owen3.
S. L. (Fate) Pierce.
W. W. Douglass
For County Judge:
Leonard We3tfall.
C. E. Brannen
(Re-election)
For Commissioner Precinct No. 1:
0. Vanderworth.
(Re-election)
R. F. (Bob) Tomlinson.
For Commissioner Precinct No. 2:*
G. H. Coker.
R. E. (Bob) Gholston
1. S. McMillin.
(Re-election)
For Commissioner Precinct No. 3:
P. H. Hallum.
Roy Mullen.
W. J. Patterson.
For Commissioner Precinct No. 4:
Em Wright
H. W. Anderson
(Re-election)
For Public Weigher, Precinct No. 5:
M. C. (Mack) Myers.
G. H. (Hob) Rigby.
(Re-election)
J. E. (Ed) Rash.
For County and District Clerk:
A. W. Rash (re-election.)
For County Treasurer:
Mrs. Flossie Stewart.
Miss Jo Bulloch.
(Re-election)
Tull McCasland Jr.
For Public Weigher Precinct No. 1:
W. D. (Red) Rimes.
R. H. Nowell.
E. O. Garrett.
For State Legislature 118 District:
Dr. W. R. Johnson, Snyder, Tex.
J. W. McGaha, Snyder, Texa.=.
For County Superintendent:
E. M. Trammell.
Miss Mae Beidleman
For Public Weigher Precinct No. 2:
Quant Caudle.
(Re-election)
P. L. (Pick) Flowers
J. H. (Tim) Merwortli.
For County Attorney:
H. F. Grindstaff.
W. S. Featherston
For Sale— I have some junk at
the Crouch Marr Rlacksmith Shop
for sale cheap.
J. S. McCan.
Washington News
By Willlwfti P. Helm, Jr..
Washington Correspondent of the
Aspeffriont Star.
Houston. --Something akin to a
modern miracle has been wrought
down here on the hot plains- of the
Lone Star State.
Out of sweat and disorder and con-
fusion, there has emerged a spirit of
harmony. A patch work of many
colors has been sewn together into *
strong and ample fabric. Hot fires
of strife have been cooled. A great
party that a wek ago was on the verge
of disrupeion has been cemented, by
wise guidance nad patience into a com
cemented, pact unity. The hammer
head has been tightened on the han-
dle; it did not fly off as threatened.
Democracy today behind A1 Smith
appearently is strong, united, harmo-
nious and rearing to go. It savagely
attacked its foe, but kept its head.
It bellowed denunciation of graft and
corruption and inefficiency and al-
most everything else reprehensible
that popped into its somewhat fever-
ish thoughts, but it wasn't blinded by
seeing red. In other wc. ths Dem
ocratic National Convention thunder-
ed like Jove from Olympus but with
all its thunddering it didn't overlook
the still, small voice of reason, and
ever its eye remained glued to the
main chance.
The Democratic hosts are stream-
ing homeward now, as this is written
They are going home with imaginu-
tions fired by the searing sentences of
its orators. They are going home
fully convinced that they will win in
November. They came here with
tomakawks and returned with Texas
roses. Wet and dry, Catholic anu
Protestant, Jew and Gentile —this haa
been a feast with a Harmony desert
for them all.
One must hark back to the days of
Woodrow Wilson's belated victory at
Baltimore to find the equal in enthu-
siasm of the Houston gathering. The
big fight that threatened over the wet
and-dry issue was made before the
platform committee during an almost
continuous session that lasted two
days and nights. It ended with sooth
ingwords that won the approval of
nearly all. Even the handsome idol
of Maryland, Governor Ritchie, was
swayed awl tossed by a hurricane of
disapproval when he sought to voice
his desire for a wetter pronouncement
It was a strange sight, this booing
by Democrats of a leading Democrat-
| ir Governor and an erstwhile contend-
edor for the nomination. Ritchie
sensed the hostility his remarks cre-
ated, and he switched. Superbly and
in high-flown oratory, but he switch-
ed nevertheless to innocuous phrases
that softened and soothed the rebel-
t ion of his audience. He left the plat-
I form with his views virtually unstat-
I ed so far as prohibition was concern-
. ed.
As it stands today, the Democratic
i platform calls for the enforcement ot
j the Eighteenth Amendment and the
laws designed to make It effective. It
does not commit the candidate to pro-
hibition. It does not line him up a-
gainat it. It pledges law enforcement
and it chides the Republican's for eight
years on non-ShforceYnent Carter
Glass of Virginia was the great peace
maker; it was he who wrote the plank.
Incidentally, Senator Glass appear-
ed up to that time to have got out of
bed on the wrong side. He started
in, the first day, with little difficulty
about the quarters assigned him at
the Rice Hotel. Then there was a
little argument with an elevator man,
the service was not up to the standard
demanded by thousands who wanted
to use the elevators at the same time,
and a little later Mr. Glass was in one
of those "Hold me men, don't let me
get at him," encounters with young
Senator Tydings of Maryland. But
the plank he wrote made up for it all.
It satisfied nearly everybody, and that
is going some at a gathering of 2,000
Democrats.
The plaform eommitte took the far-
mer to its bosom and pledged the
party to place agriculture on an e
quality with other industries. Just
how this is to be done is a bit vague,
except for tariff revision, but the
best minds of the Democracy feel that
they can and will work out a way.
Such pledges, it is common knowledge
can hardly be made in the tiresome
J detail incidental to ways and means
of carrying out the promise.
' And the Democrats appeared to be
in earnest about this farm business.
In fact, they were deadly in earnest
about almost everything they did and
contemplated. More heavy oratory
was gotten off the speakers' chests
than at Kansas City. Much of it was
just a collection of words and mighty
ordinary words, at that. Some of it
was brilliant. One touch brought bed-
lam on the night session of the first
day.
"We demand that the hand of privi-
, lege be taken out of the farmers pock-
I et and off the farmenr's throat."
Claude Bowers, keynoter, thus touch
ed off the fireworks one-third the way
down his address. The convention
went wild. For nearly half an hour
the hall was a milling mass of shout
ing, cheering, marching men and wo-
men. Mr. Bowers was strong on de-
nunciation of Republican rule. He
spread it on thick, but it stirred the
delegates to fighting pitch.
A1 Smith was nominated, as was
forecast by this correspondent months
ago, oh the first ballot. When the
last of the States and territories Wan
called, he had hut 724 2-8 Votes-mine
less than the number4 needed. Then
Ohio switched from Pomerene. That
clinched the nomination. Other Sta-
tes followed Ohio's lead. Confusion
was so great that Chairman Robinson
had to threaten to send out for ad-
ditional police to restore order. But
it was good-natured confusion, the
confusion of enthusiasm. Finally
the Chairman announced the tumina-
tion of Smith. There was a moment
of silence and then the storm broke.
It was no manufacture-1 demonstra-
tion. Five, six, sevtv, eight brass
bands cut loose, mostly with different
tunes, but their disco.ru was sucked
into the vortex of ro.i 'iii^ human
voices. Now and then one could hear
a few smothered bars of "The Side-
walks of New York.'' That tune for
the moment seemed Do '.eeracy's an-
them. Then "The Ok! Gi-"V Mule, She
Ain't What She Used To Be,'' broke
in for a brief note or two. "Dixie"
struggled against hope'.es* noisp to
throw its stirring noU s ;.<> the oil .
They would have of it. For
thirty minutes the liai! was a "ivid
swirl of motion and a bedlam of noise.
The original confusion of tongues at
the Tower of Babel ondd have haa
but little margin on the confusion of
the tumult at Houston.
It is all over now. The delegates
are homing. They ha re fir.-d tl.t first
gun in the battle for tie Presidency.
They are united and ?•>, apparently,
are their political foe.-.. The light is
on.
Ami whoever wins in November will
know he has been in a fight.
easys. Calvin Marr and S«m
Payne left Tuesday for a celebration
of the Fourth in Abilene.
Will A. Dunwody of Anson is in
charge of Guest and Dunwody store
in the absence of Mr. Guest.
Mr. and Mrs. Rex Rogers left this
week for Tahoka where they win
make their future home. Mr. Rog-
ers has purchased a cafe there.
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Mrs. R. C. Brannen and children of
Abilene are visiting with Mrs. Bran-
nen's parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. May-
field.
Mr. und Mrs. M. B. Ausiio and Miss
Willie Browning left Tuesday even-
ing to visit in Grand Saline, Grape-
vine and other points.
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of the freek.
fim
Mrs. R. C. Hoflis visited with her
sister, Mrs. Green at Crosbytbr, las*
week.
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Buck Low Jr. of Abilene visited re-
latives here the first of the week and
was a pleasant caller at our office.
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HELP WANTED—A lady to do gen
eral housework for a family of three
Phone 74 or see Mrs. E. H. Bake*.
o————
I have a new machine for coviring
buttons. See me for your vv -rk on
this line. —
Mrs. F. E. Davis,
"The Hemstitcher '
Miss Lorene Rutledge of Ft. Wortn
is visiting since Friday -with Miss
Mervine Brannen. She will return
home in a few days.
LOST — 1 brown horse, 1 bay mare,
2 bay horse mules all pony stock.
Broke These animals were former-
ly owned by J. R. Bloom. Reward
offered by Don Gardner
Phono 289—J Snyder Texas 7-lfp.
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Guest left Wed-j 0
nesday for Abilene, Ft. Worth, Marlir. j Wanted—Man with car to sell com-
and other points for a two weeks plete line quality Auto Tires and
vacation. j Tubes. Exclusive Territory. Ex-
* perience not necessary. Salary $300.
Twin sons were born to Mr. and per month.
Mrs. T C. Hodges Sun ia;., one of Milestone Rubber Company
m
them only lived a few hours.
East Liverpool, Ohio
Messers H. Bakhe and Matt Osborn
of Vernon spent the week-end in
Aspermont.
PHONE 6 9
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QUEEN THEATRE
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"Crazy to Fly" (Comedy)
MONDAY, .Mily-yth — Alice Terry in 'Garden of 411ah"
"The Flag" (Comedy
TUESDAY, July 10th — Greta Garbo in "Divine Woman"
WEDNEDAY, July 11th—"A Western Picture"—"Secrets of the Sea"
THURSDAY and FRIDAY, July 12 & 13 — Clara Bow in "Red Hair"
"Grid Ironed" (Comedy)
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