El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-16
NEW STATE
CONVENTION
Met At The Custom House
This Morning.
AND THEN TOOK ACTION
For The Carving Of The New State
Out Of Portions Of New Mexico,
Texas And Arizona.
Cls i'm That The Call For The Con-
ventiOn This Afternoon Was Not
AuthOrized.-A Warm Time
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AuthOrized.-A Warm Tim
Ahead.
The convention having for it's object
the carving of new state out of por-
tions of west Texas New Mexico an(
| Arizona met this morning at the ap
poin ted hour at the United States cour
room. At least q portion of it did.
Citizens favOriDg the new statehood
scheme headed by Hon. w. J. Fewe
and Col. Bob. Campbell met the dele
cations from the surrounding cOuntie;
as they arrived on the morning trains
and escorted them to the United States
court room where at eleven O'Clock the
convention was held to devise ways
and means for the creation of the new
state and prevent the popular move
ment from being sqnelched by anti.
statehood people, (appointed by MsgOf-
| fn).
| Among thse present when the con.
| the following:
j. A. MshOney, of Deming, with
proxies. Judge W. W.Gstewood, Coun-
| ty Judge II. II. Fitzpatrick and o. l..
Nichols of Presidio county headed
| their delegation twenty strong. j. A.
Escajeda and Judge Llew Davis of this
city with proxies and M. w. Stanton,
W. D. Howe, DR.. VIM. Yandell, Leigh
Clark, Nose Dillon, Charles Patterson,
Crosby, w. 7. Hixson, w. J. Fewel A.
a. Howard, Chas. A. Schultz, r. F.
Campbell, and r. B. Stevens.
By request of Maj. w. }. Fewel the
con Vention was called to order by
Judge j. F. Crosby. Who then made a
brief speech as follows:
"My own opinion in this matter
is that we lave been little too pre-
vious and people residing in New Mex
leo and other counties which it is pro-
posed to incO pOrate in the new state
81 am q native born Texas and in the
past have lived on sentiment, but the
time has come when sentiment fails to
satisfy me and il the creation of q new
state is for the benefit of Ell PasO
favor it; if not, 1 am willing to live
and die an old long horned Texan.
$50 far as l am concerned this is q
business proposition and 1 believe the
business men of this city SO regard it..
If we are to be left on the outskirts of
the state for all time then it is mete for
us to fight our own battles and remedy
our ills"
The chair called for motions as to
the future treatment of the subject
Major Fewel nominated county
Judge Fitzpatrick of Preside county
for permanent chairman of the con-
vention. The nomination received
several seconds and the election was by
reclamation.
In taking the chair the Judge deliver.
ed an eloquent address.
'Gentlemen of The co-.ventiOn," he
said, 'befcre taking this seat would
like to express myself in regaru TO the
new state. l WAS born too young to
take part in succession, but 1 suppose l
inherit some of the instincts of seces-
sion and If the creation of new state
would be beneficial to our section am
in favor of it. If we come into con-
ventiOn and say we are in favor of this
good (applause).
"There Is q sentiment against this
movement in West Texas. Residents
are opposed to cutting off q part of the
great empire state.
II glory in this sentiment and I say
it would be to the interest of West
Texas to carve out new state.
81 believe if we can accomplish the
formation of a new state we will have
accomplished nothing but what is
right; but what is just!
81 thank you for the honor conferred
upon me.'
The chair suggested that in his Opiu-
ion the best thing to be done was to sp-
point committee empowered to call
another convention at some future time
The same committee to serve as an ex-
ecutive committee.
Phil Dieter nominated j. A. Escaje-
da as secretary of the meeting and he
was unanimously chosen to fill the po-
sition.
On motion of Hon. Leigh Clark i've
minute recess wsS taken
After the intermission Judge Crosby
moved that in view of the fact that
meeting was to be held at the court
house at 2:3O o'clock this afternoon
that all those present and the signers
OF the call for the convention attend
the meeting and advocate the views as
expressed by the caucus. So ordered.
Col. RObt. F.Campbell said he would
like to know the exact sentiment of
the caucus and called for a rising vote
Nearly every one present arose, sig
nifying that they favored the creation
OF the rev state.
Judge Llew Davis suggested that q
mode of procedure be adopted to be
followed
Judge Crosby and Col. Campbell
spoke.
Col. Campbell said he took it as a
fact that every signer of the call real
lied that the signers of the call had
been badly staid with and that but few
of those present were entitled to q seat
in the convention, by re ason OF the fact
that they had been badly staid with
He moved that a com miftaa ha an