The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-12
HAYDEN WAS EXCLUDED.
Announced that The Fight viii Be Kept VI
Until He Finally Wins
THE FINAL VOTE WAS 1881 TO 557
The Controversy Settled for the
Time BEING, the baptist Convcn-
ton Got Down 10 work.

Dallas, Texas. November 11.--All has
not been harmony with the Texas Baptist
convention today. AS was foretold in
these dispatches last night. the report OF
the committee on credentials was one OF
the chief sources of contention. The COM
mtteo reported soon after the call to
order this morning aud from then till
adjournment at neon the big body was
almost continuously in uproarious d or
der Once Chairman Robertson stated that
nothing was in order" the remark was
SO appropriate that it was greeted wish
hearty laugh.
The expected. so long deferred, hap
pened at last, and the storm broke. The
committee on credentials reported the
challenges without rec mmendation. Fol-
lowers OF Or. Hayden precpItated the
hght and 1t was heated from start to fin
ish. On the preliminary voting DR.. Hay
den was outnumbered, but this did not
change the intensity of the struggle. sharp
contentious came after that more quickly
than over.
Crannl men challenged DR.. Hayden's
right TO seat in the convention, ami
Hayden challenged DR.. II. G. Buclnef.
president Of the convention; DR.. j. b.
GambrelI corresponding secretary OF the
mission board; b. II. Carroll of Waco and
others Feeling between the factions was
| thus kept at high tide. Objections TO the
consideration of the challenges again
Buckner, Cranfill and Carroll We're sus-
tanned by the vote OF 1853 to GAS. A mo-
ton was made that no Investigation of lha
challenge against DR.. Hayden he made
but DR.. Hayden himself insisted on an In
vestigation and the motion was with
drawn.
AT the afternoon session fight was
made on the motion to re-elect Dr.. X. c.
Buokner president. DR., II. n Pender Of
Campbell. Hunt county, was run against
him by the followers of DR., Hayden The
ballot resulted: Buckner 1924, Fender fG0
The former vice presidents were reelected
without opposition.
Two hundred children from Buckners
Orphans home marched through the con
vention hall II was a touching sight
Songs were sung and several thousand
> dollars We're. raised to help Or. Buckne
In his orphapage work. over $1,000 wa
also raised for the aid OF the Southern
Baptist Theological seminary at Louis
vile.
c At s o'clock the convention aajourne
a the secretary's and over DR.. HayH>n'
s challenge pending.
i BY vote OF 1851 to 55T, the Baptls
q convention late tonight excluded Rev. pr
S. A. Hayden from participation in tn
deliberations OF that body. Before tn
vote Or. HAYDEN made half honr'
speech. In which he said some caus'i
u things. He assured his hearers that HI
i friends had no idea OF boiling AMI tha
d they would continue the fight year h
. year as long as he aud his enemies live
N or Till his party had won.
"A After this tho renort OF tho board {
: directors of the general convention, nre
pared by Or. j. ., Gamhr"il. corresnonf
ing secretary. was read and approved.
showed the work done during tNe na
year and was very volrm'nnus do'u
Reys. A. e. Baten of Brentwood and
ig RI. Truait OF Whitewrioht. the nrssH ~
x secretaries. were re-e'ected over NIT
4. Park az Dallas and s. \ Anderson OF Co
ho slcana nv a vote of 1906 TO 6ls-
Desnite the high tension - whirh e
convention was strung tNn~ht the era
he Twas good At nearly midnight the CONVEX
ut lion adjourned TIL Monday