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RESIGNATION ASKED
OF GOV. FERGUSON
Moody Joins in Demand Upon
Her to Act Immediately
on Promise.
Dt th* Associated Preea.
AUSTIN, Tex., July 28.—Gov. Mir
iam A. Ferguson’s defeat In Satur
day's primary and her announcement
that she trill retire from office this
fall has resulted In demands from
her Democratic opponents that she
resign Immedately. in conformity to
her promise made during the recent
campaign.
Attorney General Dan Moody, who
defeated Gov Ferguson by more than
110.000 votes, yesterday charged she
was not living up her promise to re
sign at once if he led her by 1 vote.
Moody declared, however, that he
was powerless to fore* the governor
to retire.
"It is for the people to determine
how and when their demand ex
pressed at the ballot box shall be
complied with,” h« said.
Gov. Ferguson, in a proclamation
calling a special session of the legis
lature for September 13. said she
would not resign until matters before
this session had been dispose of. She
called the session in the hope of vali
dating Texas road bonds and to per
mit the legislators to "investigate any
matter* they may desire.” She said
she hoped to retire November 1. ,
Lee Satterwhite. speaker of the
House of Representative, has an
nounced he will attempt to have the
Legislature convene August 13. Dele
gates to Democratic county conven
tions, scheduled for Saturday, are
drafting resolutions asking the imme
diate resignation of the governor.
Satterwhite said.
Although Moody lacks several hun
dred votes of having a majority over
his four oponents, election experts
say Gov. Ferguson's withdrawal will
automatically give Moody the nomi
nation and eliminate the necessity for
a run-off primary.
