El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-15
SAN ANTONIO
. WAS DOWNED
By Ell Paso in the Fight for
the Sherifs' Convention
EAST TEXAS SHERIFFS

Voted Almost SOlidly for This City and
the Result Was That She Was
Chosen by an Overwhelming
Majority.
Sheriff Boone, of Ell Paso county,
has returned from the sheriffs' conven-
ton at Fort Worth.
FL Paso was the choice OF the con-
q vote of So to % over San Antonio,
which place made lively effort to get
the convention next year. There were
also several other Texas towns that
wanted it, but they were simply not in
it with Ell Paso, and the choice OF this
city was finally made unanimous.
The authority for the action Of the
convention wac the following tele-
gram:
Ell Paso, Tex, July 12-Mr. James
81. Boone sheriff, Fort Worth, Tex
Extend invitation to SHERIFF. conven-
tion to hold next convention here.
JOSEPH MAGOFFIN, mayor.
JAMES r. HARPER, county Judge.
The invitation was extended to the
convention as were also those of other
cities, then Sheriff Shields of San An
gelO spoke Cor some minutes in behalf
of Ell Paso and his witticisms brought
among other things: Let's all go to
81 Paso. It's true they amt got any
garden of Eden out there, but they've
got tamales, chile and other like hot
things and think they will make us
have a hot time every day we are there.
(Applause.) 1 feel confident that
they will have artesian water applause
has referred to and we can enjoy our
selves with it and the tamales." ZAP
plause.)
Sheriff r. E. White of Austin spoke
for San Antonio. In the course of his
remarks he said: 81 like Tyler and its
people-at least some of them Qaugh
s sssl' an. nd I of like its Ell pe ppse
San Antonio. Tyler has had some
great men, but have had enough of
their great men. Laughter). L be-
lieve the best interests of the associa-
ton demand that we 60 to San An
tonic. San Antonio is great big city
and those people down there will take
good care of u.s."
Sheriff Tom Bell of Hill county made
q five minutes characteristic speech.
''There is no doubt in my mind but
that the best interests of this associa-
ton will be subserved by going to San
Antonio. We will no doubt be enter
tanned royalty. There is but one east
ern train out of Ell Paso daily and it is
too far west to make it accessible. Not
withdrawing the fee bill there will be
whole lot of the sheriffs who will be
candidates for reelection and not few
Of them will not be able to go way out
to Ell Paso. I've been attending these
meetings for fourteen years and 1 want
to say here that this association has
never been more royalty entertained
during that time than right here in
Fort Worth. (Applause.) All towns in
Texas haven't the 'artesiau water
that they have here at the brewery.
daughter and applause), and the people
of this city are about as hospitsble as
any you will find on earth. Other
towns haven't got as much to show US
ss Fort Worth, but want to say for
San Antonio that she has the same
kind of 'artesian water and it will be
just as cheap as it has been in Fort
Worth. (Applause.) I've been to Ell
| Paso. I was out there once when q
handsome fellow and we'll dressed. He
had q clean shave and appeared very
gentle. 1 didn't look very pleasing
myself. l hadn't had shave for sew
ersl days and the dust hadn't been
brushed off of my clothes. We went
into one of the leading hotels there to-
gether and heard lady remark after
scrutiniziDg me, which, 1 don't think
she ought to have done. THAT
young fellow is tolerably nice look
ing man, but isn't that old Mexican
mean looking?' Much laughter and
applause Now where they know me
they all say [ am white man. (Con-
tinued laughter.) But with all serious
ness l hope that you sheriffs will go to
San Antonio the next time.'
Sheriff w. II. Stewart of Cleburne
spoke for Ell Paso. He said that he
had never met the sheriff of Bexar
county at sheriffs' association and
didn't really know how he looked.
Sheriff ]. J. Robinson of Tyler, Smith
county, spoke. He said he did not feel
that Tyler had been treated exactly
right. It had been accused, he said,
He desired to plead not guilty to the
accusation. Tyler had also been charg-
ed, he said with being the garden of
Eden.
'If Tyler isn's the garden of Eden.
where is it?' he asked.
A voice-El Paso. Iaughter)
The speaker concluded by withdraw
ing the name of Tylor.
Sberiffs Haywood and Vann were
appointed tellers and q vote was taken
with the following result:
For Ell Paso, SO. For San Antonio,
%. East Texas 7sheriffs voted almost
solidly for Ell Paso.
Before the result was announced
Sheriff Vann moved that Ell Psso be
selected as the next place of meeting
by unanimous vote and the motion
prevailed.
The time of meeting was fixed at the