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Texas Democrats Turn Against Roosevelt PECOS ENTERPRISE, Thursday, May 20, 2021 Page 5B This Week In Texas History Texas Democrats turn against Roosevelt By BARTEE HAILE which already had joined forces with a national anti-New Deal In spite of his unflagging support for Roosevelt, pragmatism After the liberals walked out coalition led by a former FDR cabinet member, arrived at the prevailed for LBJ, who made himself scarce at the convention. of the state convention on May capital loaded for bear. The ambitious Hill Country politician realized conservatives had 23, 1944, Texas Democrats Flexing their political muscle, the recently renamed “Texas the upper hand back home and would for many years to come. officially went on the record Regulars” threw down the gauntlet. Speaker after speaker In addition to the debate over an unprecedented fourth term, opposing a fourth term for blasted the New Deal as “communist controlled” and called for Republicans made Roosevelt’s health a campaign issue. Although the White House incumbent. the “restoration of the supremacy of the white race.” Delegates he had been plagued by a series of stubborn colds and had shed Deep-rooted disenchantment were then chosen for the national convention who were to a man over 15 pounds, the president insisted he had never felt better in with the New Deal finally dead-set against another encore for Roosevelt. his life. To prove his point, he risked pneumonia by riding around caused conservatives to turn Congressman Lyndon Baines Johnson rushed to the podium New York City in an open car for four hours in a driving rainstorm. against ailing FDR. in a vain attempt to head off a split. Spotting the future senator Roosevelt lost ground at the polls in November 1944 but still Criticism of President and president, conservatives shouted, “Get that yes-man off the emerged with a solid 54-percent majority. The Regulars ran on Roosevelt surfaced in the Lone platform!” and “Throw Roosevelt’s pin-up boy out of here!” an independent ticket in Texas but barely broke 10 percent, hardly Star State early in his second administration. Emboldened by Outnumbered liberals marched out of the stormy session singing putting a dent in the enormous vote for FDR that remained well a 46-state mandate in 1936, he tried to remove the Supreme “The Eyes of Texas Are Upon You,” a classic understatement above 70 percent. Court roadblock by adding six new sympathetic justices. The considering the media coverage the wild donnybrook attracted. But Roosevelt was, in fact, in bad health and destined not to controversial maneuver came a cropper, and the “court packing” At a separate assembly, the liberal minority picked their own survive the first 90 days of his fourth term. Returning from the incident left a bad taste in the mouths of many Texas Democrats. slate of delegates for the national convention. Yalta Conference in March 1945, his weakened condition forced With the Depression wolf no longer at the door, the same critics Caught in the crossfire was Speaker of the House Sam him to sit for his report to congress on the important talks with condemned what they considered New Deal tinkering with the Rayburn, a contender for the vice-presidential nomination. To Churchill and Stalin. American economic system. Looking toward the elections of 1940 his dismay, the Regulars adjourned without saying a word about Speaker Rayburn confided to a friend on Apr. 11, 1945, that he and figuring Roosevelt would abide by the two-term tradition, his candidacy, and the liberals limited their support to the first needed to “have a little chat with Harry. I’ve got a feeling that conservatives began to drum up support for favorite son John ballot. As a result, Mister Sam’s dream never got off the ground. Roosevelt’s not going to be with us much longer.” Nance Garner. The next month Republicans nominated Gov. Thomas E. The very next day, Franklin Delano Roosevelt died from a When FDR wrecked Cactus Jack’s bandwagon by successfully Dewey of New York, and in a matter of days FDR announced his cerebral hemorrhage, and Harry S. Truman was sworn in as the seeking four more years, relations with the party majority in Texas candidacy. Stating a personal preference for retirement, he cited 33rd President of the United States. were strained to the breaking point. A subsequent Supreme Court a higher calling to see the war through to the end. Bartee welcomes your comments and questions at decision striking down the state’s white primary law pushed Although the Texas Regulars and other New Deal opponents [email protected] or P.O. Box 130011, Spring, TX 77393 estranged conservatives to the brink of open revolt. put up a fight at Chicago, the renomination was all but automatic. and invites you to visit his web site barteehaile.com. Despite persistent rumors of a fourth term, Roosevelt had not disclosed his plans by the time the Texas Democratic Party met in convention at Austin in May 1944. The rebellious right wing, Legal Legals NOTICE OF APPLICATION feet. FOR COMMERCIAL DISPOSAL WELL LEGAL AUTHORITY: PERMIT IN A NON Chapter 27 of the Texas PRODUCTIVE Water Code, as amended, FORMATION Title 3 of the Texas Natural Resources Code, as Permian Land Partners, amended, and the Statewide LLC, 5914 W Courtyard Dr., Rules of the Oil and Gas Ste. 320, Austin, TX 78730 Division of the Railroad is applying to the Railroad Commission of Texas. Commission of Texas for a COMMERCIAL DISPOSAL Requests for a public WELL PERMIT to dispose hearing from persons who of produced salt water or can show they are adversely other oil and gas waste by affected, or requests well injection into a porous for further information formation not productive of concerning any aspect of oil or gas. the application should be submitted in writing, within The applicant proposes to fifteen days of publication, dispose of oil and gas waste to the Environmental into the Devonian, Silurian, Services Section, Oil and Fusselman & Montoya Gas Division, Railroad Formations, Bojumjol Commission of Texas, SWD Lease, Well No. 1. P.O. Box 12967, Capitol The proposed injection Station, Austin, Texas 78711 well is located ±5 Miles (Telephone 512/463-6792). Northwest of Toyah, Texas in the Toyah, NW (Shale) To be published in the Pecos Field, in Reeves County, Enterprise on May 20, 2021. Texas. Fluid waste will be injected into strata in the subsurface depth interval from 12,554 to 13,000 feet. NOTICE OF APPLICATION LEGAL AUTHORITY: FOR COMMERCIAL Chapter 27 of the Texas DISPOSAL WELL Water Code, as amended, PERMIT IN A NON Title 3 of the Texas Natural PRODUCTIVE Resources Code, as FORMATION amended, and the Statewide Rules of the Oil and Gas Permian Land Partners, Division of the Railroad LLC, 5914 W Courtyard Dr., Commission of Texas. Ste. 320, Austin, TX 78730 is applying to the Railroad Requests for a public Commission of Texas for a hearing from persons who COMMERCIAL DISPOSAL can show they are adversely WELL PERMIT to dispose affected, or requests of produced salt water or for further information other oil and gas waste by concerning any aspect of well injection into a porous the application should be formation not productive of submitted in writing, within oil or gas. fifteen days of publication, to the Environmental The applicant proposes to Services Section, Oil and dispose of oil and gas waste Gas Division, Railroad into the Bell Canyon, Cherry Commission of Texas, Canyon & Brushy Canyon P.O. Box 12967, Capitol Formation, Richardson Station, Austin, Texas 78711 SWD Lease, Well No. 1. (Telephone 512/463-6792). The proposed injection well is located ±11 Miles To be published in the Pecos Northwest of Pecos, Texas Enterprise on May 20, 2021. in the Greasewood (Siluro- Devonian) Field, in Reeves County, Texas. Fluid waste will be injected into strata NOTICE OF APPLICATION in the subsurface depth FOR COMMERCIAL interval from 4,160 to 8,300 DISPOSAL WELL feet. PERMIT IN A NON PRODUCTIVE LEGAL AUTHORITY: FORMATION Chapter 27 of the Texas Water Code, as amended, Permian Land Partners, Title 3 of the Texas Natural LLC, 5914 W Courtyard Dr., Resources Code, as Ste. 320, Austin, TX 78730 amended, and the Statewide is applying to the Railroad Rules of the Oil and Gas Commission of Texas for a Division of the Railroad COMMERCIAL DISPOSAL Commission of Texas. WELL PERMIT to dispose of produced salt water or Requests for a public other oil and gas waste by hearing from persons who well injection into a porous can show they are adversely formation not productive of affected, or requests oil or gas. for further information concerning any aspect of The applicant proposes to the application should be dispose of oil and gas waste submitted in writing, within into the Bell Canyon, Cherry fifteen days of publication, Canyon & Brushy Canyon to the Environmental Formations, Bojumjol SWD Services Section, Oil and Lease, Well No. 1. The Gas Division, Railroad proposed injection well is Commission of Texas, located ±5 Miles Northwest P.O. Box 12967, Capitol of Toyah, Texas in the Toyah, Station, Austin, Texas 78711 NW (Shale) Field, in Reeves (Telephone 512/463-6792). County, Texas. Fluid waste will be injected into strata To be published in the Pecos in the subsurface depth Enterprise on May 20, 2021. interval from 3,654 to 7,380 .
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