El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-04-07
O'KEEFFE THE NOMINEE
For Mayor by Yesterdays Republican
COnventiOn-FulI Ticket Put Up.

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The Thread of the convention was
taken up'' in the convention after over
| two hours right smart" work befO e
| the committee on credentials. The
scrap was between the two delegations
from ward 4, headed by Horace Stevens
and Mayor Campbell.
The committee very patiently listen
ed to the evidence of each contestiug
party aud ASKED each side what was tue
law governing the case, and stated that
| each side should have a fair and i'm
partial hearing The Stevens delega-
zion contended that only one primary
had been held in the fourth ward,
which should be seated: but the Camp
bell delegation con tended that 1Our of
| those five dele gates had taken part IN
his primary and were estOpped To claim
any irregularlty. The stevens men
stated thai their attention was cal ed
to the fact that the primary was be ny
held in the first ward afr they had
voted for organization, and that tLey
at once withdrew, and that there were
at least fifteea or twenty meo who par
ticipated in their primary neld at the
Appointed place in the fourth ward. a
large majority of whom had not bee0
to the Camp DELL pri mary, and many of
them had known nothing of any other
primary. They read McCeary on Elec-
lions to show the law of he cas-. Col.
Campbell then requested that he be
permitted 10 CD in Capt. T. J. Bell
d k for his legal opinion, aad Mr.
Stevens that A. u. Foster be also asked
for his legal opin on.
Capt. Beail stat d to the committee
that he Was r. d mo rat, ana could Only
be Heard by tn,ir courtesy, but with
their permission would give his legal
opiuion, and reading McCeary said tue
la " 50 given there appl.ed'tJ elect ons
H. Id under statutes governing same,
and that there was no law COVE nIng
the holding of primaries. Mr.. Foster
asked Capt Beau If 1t We're not true
that the same question came up before
the democratic judicial convention last
fall, when delegation from Loving
county were excluded because they
held their convention "a Pecos county.
Capt Beall said he could not say as he
was not present, but that he hdd heard
something about this matter. Mr.
Foster contended that in the absence of
statute on the subject the law govern
ing elections SHOULD al-O govern prima-
ries, as the reason for the rule applied
equally strong.
The committee on credentials decid-
ed in favor of seating the Stevens de-
legation bya unanimous vote, although
it was cure ly talked in the hall ii at
Mr. kachler would briug in Il minority
report favOring Mr. Campbell.
THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE.
was read by Chairman Bloom: delegates
from the 1st ward, Chas F. Slack,
Fred Cutting, E. G. Scott, VIM. Mccoy,
Tom Booth. J. A. Kennedy: second
ward, c. NJ. hurry, H. F. Bloom,
james Mari, w. S. McCutcheon, J. F..
kachler, NJ. b. Hawkins. Bob Nix,
Bias Bejarana, George Briggs. and
'f.1f1 ir1 L r
Mccarthy, Horatio Lyons, r. B. Bias,
A. G. Foster, Henry Borcherding NJ
c. McEvoy by r. H. Bishop proxy. J.
w. Lucas 5. Fl. Buchanan by JOS F,
Williams proxy; fourth ward. J. J.
Z. S. Stewart, H. B. Stevens
b f. Coffin, and A. L. Roy.
Mr.. Bloom moved that the report of
the committee on credentials be adopt
ed, which was seconded. Mr.. Campbell
was recognized and said the primary
for the fourth ward was called to meet
in the Schultz building. but on going
there could find no place available for
the purpose, SO he went across the
street to the drug store in the rear of
which the primary was held. His
honor claimed that four of the members
OF the contesting delegation took part
in the preliminary meeting. but on see
ing that they had no following, got out
on the curb stone where they held an
alleged primary meeting, and said
in the name of decency and justice that
the curb stone delegates should be held
from further participation in
the convention
HE MOVED TO TABLE.
that part of the committees report re-
lating to the fourth ward delegates. |
Mr.. Z. s. Stewart here wanted to |
speak but as motion to table was not |
de bateable, he was declared out of or
der. Mayor Campbell said he wished /.