Four men played leading roles in the political drama that unfolded in South Texas during the first decades of this century:

James B. Wells, who ruled as boss of Cameron County and served as leading conservative spokesman of the Democratic Party in Texas;
Archer (Archie) Parr, whose ruthless tactics and misuse of public funds in Duval County established him as one of the most notoriously corrupt politicians in Texas history;
Manuel Guerra,

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