By RENE TORRES
President Warren G. Harding came to Texas in 1920, right after the Republican Party’s big triumph in the national elections.
His visit to this region was something he had promised his good friend, R.B. Creager; whom, at the time, was a high-ranking GOP member from Brownsville.
The GOP won, and a few days later, the new president-elect of the United States arrived in Brownsville.
One of the first galas took place at Gulf Coast Lines railroad station, which followed with a parade to Brownsville’s Country Club, where a reception was held.
That evening, President Harding made his way to Fort Brown where he addressed a cheering crowd estimated at 20,000.
Harding was an avid fisherman, and the lure of catching that allusive tarpon took him to Port Isabel where he stayed for several days.
It was then that President-elect Harding paid a visit in search for the thrill of snatchin’ the “Silver King” of the Gulf. While at Port Isabel, he was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Creager on the bluff overlooking Laguna Madre.
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