El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-10-15
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Whereas, it being and appearing
that the people constituting the repub-
ican party, in their sovereign capacity
ia their respective sens torial districts
of the state of Texas in conventions
regularly called and assembled for
such purpose, in due form and in &C
cordance with party usage. saw fit to
and did elect the following persons as
the chairmen of their respective sena-
torial executive committees of the re-
publican party of the state OF Texas.
said elections having been held during
the fall of 1896. and,
Whereas, it being a party usage and
party law of the republican party of
Texas that the chairmen of the res
pective senatorial executive commit
tees shall be and act as members of The
state executive committee OF the re-
publican party of the state of Texas
and that they in their entirety shall be
aud constitute the executive committee
OF the republican party of Texas, and,
Whereas, that committee cOnstitut
ing and being the highest tribunal in
the party in the state, shall pass on all
contests of its own member as we'll as
contests over subordinate officers of
the party.
Whereas, the members thereof hav-
ing been elected during the fall of 1896
to serve two years and subsequent to
their election having in their respect
i've districts acted in the capacity of
senatorial chairmen of their districts
during the fall campaign without OBJ
lection or dissent on the part of the
state chairman or any of the sub
ordinate committees or chairmen act
ing and operating under the state
chairman, as well as being recognized
by the county chairmen of the re-
spective senatorial districts, as well as
the people of said districts, now, then,
it is
Resolved and declared, that after an
investig ration satisfactory to ourselves,
we do hereby officially declare the fol-
lowing, having either been regularly
elected or regularly appointed, to be
members OF and in their entirety to
constitute the state executsve commit
tee of the republican party of the state
of Texas, to-wit:
Then follows the list heretofore
ublished in the HERALD, except J.
M. Parrish for the fifteenth, John G.
Cain for the nineteenth, and Otis 7.
Bacon ior the twenty-ninth.
Mr.. Lyon then came to the front
with the following:
Whereas, the state executive co M
mittee being the highest official
tribunal of the state republican par ty
of Texas and
Whereas, as such it being charged
with the guidance and control of the
party and all the important questions
thereof, it is the sense of this commit
tee that all matters of grave moment
to or CONNECTED with the party should
be submitted to the committee by the
state chairman, as he is simply the
presiding officer of this body and Meth
ar. ho fitois of
and
Whereas, we being the duly elected
advisers of the state chairman, and as
such it being entirely unnecessary to
appoint advisory boards or create any
alien bodies to suovert the will of the
regular organization, it is
Resolved, that the state CHARM an
recognizes the state executive COM
mittee as his legally elected council
a d its members as his advisors.
This was also adopted with yell and
TO keep his hand in Mr.. Lyon read an
other batch of resolutions:
Whereas, unity, peace and Tranquil
lily being the great essentials to a
political party and superabundance of
power placed in the hands of an indi-
vidual being a dangerous party meas
ure. and
Whereas, it being at all times wise
w bIGC dSJ WILL IuOSc
the people have chosen to fulfill party
functions, and
Whereas. it being at all times pos
sible to call together and hold meet
ngs of the state republican executive
it is deemed advisable to
tx and limit the powers of the state
chairman as regards removals or sus-
pension of party officers during the
interim, there ore be it
Resolved, that the chairman of the
state republican executive committee
If the state has not had in the past,
shall not hereafter have the power to
'emoye or stay the powers, either tenn
oorary or permanent, of senatorial
,hairmen or county chairmen in the
interim, except in cases where charged
'f g reasonable character are filed