Booze, Boomtowns, and Burning Crosses: The Turbulent Governorship of Pat M. Neff of Texas, 1921-1925

Pat M. Neff served as governor of Texas from 1921 to 1925, a period marked by political conflict between rural conservatives and urban progressives. Neff, a progressive, found himself in the middle of this conflict. Neff supported prohibition, declared martial law in the oil boomtown of Mexia, and faced the rise of the Ku Klux Klan as a political force in Texas. Though often associated with the Klan, Neff did not approve of the organization and worked against it whenever possible. During the Railroad Shopmen's Strike of 1922, Neff stalled the federal government in its demand he send troops to Denison just long enough to win re-nomination. William Jennings Bryan mentioned Neff as a possible candidate for the presidency in 1924, but he pursued a back-door strategy that alienated his political base among Texas Democrats.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of North Texas

Year dc:date

2005

Author dc:creator

• Stanley, Mark

Contributors dc:contributor

• Campbell, Randolph B., 1940-2022
• Marcello, Ronald E.
• McCaslin, Richard B.

• Neff, Pat Morris, 1871-1952.
• Texas. Governor (1921-1925 : Neff)
• Pat Neff
• political conflict
• Texas
• prohibition

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• Public
• Copyright
• Stanley, Mark
• Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

Language dc:language

English

Identifier

oclc: 68651891
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