El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-10
Have Arrived and They Are
Beginning to Make
Things Lively.
AMERRY CONGREGATION
And 81 Paso Will Do Every
thing in its Power to Make
the Visitors Enjoy
Themselves.

The sheriffs are here and are having
good time They are a class of peo.
pie who can entertain themselves, AID
they proceeded to do so last night al
though there were quite q number ol
the reception committee at the Hotel
Orldorff to show them any place o!
interest that they might want to visit.
A number attended the concert In the
p.sz. h7 our McGinty bsad, while
Others went across the river to attend
the festivities in honor of the re-elec
tion of President DiaZ.
The lobby of the Hotel Orndorff
which is the uptown headquarters for
the visitors, was crowded all evening
with sheriffs, who had come in on the
Texas and Pacific, talking with their
friends aud getting acquainted with
all.
Hon. Ben E. Cabell, N syor of Dallas,
and ex-sheriff of Dallas county, who
Is president IF the association, arrived
Sunday night and at once appointed
himself committee of one to intro
duce the visiting officers to each
other aud to the reception COM
mitJee.
There is probably not man in Tex
SO we'll and favorably known or 60
widely acquainted as Mr.. Cabsll. and
knowing every sheriff and ex sheriff
Ia the state who has belonged to the
ssociation he is very valuable man
to have around at time like this. As
one OF the committee said last night,
"Ben Csbell knows every man in
Texas and never forgets eihter face
or name, and it seems as though he is
ways where you want him." He will
rssign as president of the association
only because he resigned from the
Office of Sd eriff to accept that Of mayor
of Dallas.
Among the she-iffs who were In the
city last night were S P Clark, of
Ft Worth: w w Riding, Bonham;
Sam Hawkins, Denton: r T Hume,
Ssevensville; John Y Lesvall, Pecos;
7 Williams. Vernon; E L Grad dock,
Seymour; W A Stewart, Cleburne,
Lee b Hughes, Dallas; and Captain
W. Mcdonald OF the Texas rangers
at Quanah.
Others here to attend the Convention
are Ernest Morris, of Texline, T l. An
derson, Silverton, r L Hughes, Bon
ham; W Parrish, Honey Grove, coun-
ty commissioner of Fennon county; G
w Ellen, Bonham; and Barry Miller, a
prominent lawyer OF Dallas.
A dozen more smiling-visaged
sheriffs stepped from the G. II. train
this morning. They were met at the
depot and badges pinned to their
Iapel=. Sitting In front of the On
dorff hotel we're several sheriffs who
had come last night. When the srrIv-
ing visitors approached those
at the Orndorff. old acquaintances
were met, new ones were made, and
for several minutes, probably fifty men.
the majority OF whom wore silken
badges designating them as sheriffs,
shook hands, talked, cracked Jokes and
laughed 10 the lobby and in front of
the hotel.
The following sheriffs arrived this
morning, and are registered at the
o .ndorff: w T Burford, Colum bus
FB Davis, Wharton, John w Vann,
Kerrville; w W Taylor. junction
City; W r Calendar, Victoria; ] E
Petties, Gollad; r NJ Glover, Gonzales
E s Briant, Sonora: S A Sowell, Zona;
and B G Bennett, Hsllettsville.
TODAYS PROCEEDINGS.
The sheriffs met at the court house
this morning and were in session in the
distric. court room about an hour.
They were called to order at 1890 by
Judge Harper and he introduced to
them Senator Turney, Who odelivered the
address of welcome on behalf OF thc
citizens of Ell Psso.
Senator Turney told the sheriff:
that Ell Paso had no keys to turn ovel
to them, as she had no doors, no walls
no fences. not even screens where