The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-09-10
TEXAS REPUBLICANS
They are Still 1t Sea - 10 VIII
VIII Re Chairman.
1T LOOKS LIKE LYON
He Wins the Dallas Delegation Which
Has Twenty. Three Votes, but He
Leses Beyar-URIRstructed
Votes Can Control.

Fort Worth. Tey.. Sept 10.-The Re
publican convesalon which was sched-
uled to meet at neon Tuesday did not
assemble yesterday. the delay being
Cue to spirited contests from nearsy
every district Ia Texas and commit
tee work along tkis line occupied the
entire afternoon.
National Committeeman r. b. Haw-
ley and his supporters claim that he
will have enough votes To elect him
state chairman. while the friends OF
Hon, Cecil Lyon, who Is making an
active fight for the chairmanship, as
sert that the national administration
would be pleased TO see their man win
the prize.
One OF the features OF the day was
| the avowed candidacy of f. II. X.
| Green for the chairmanship. II has
been generally understood that Green
/ Was using his best efforts Ia the in
terests OF Hawisy.
| There are many anti-local option
delegates and II is announced that they
will make a strong fight for a plank
| In the platform in accordance VITA
their views They claim that with
such plank the party can make great
| inroads in the usual Democratic ma
/ Ioritles in several counties in the
state
Chairman Lyon rallied The executive
committee to order st 10 8 M and
/ the aeasion lasted ant1 after II p rs
TIE session Waa held bahInd closed
doars Twenty m.uu3es was allowed
each contest
( The committee decided each contest
luedsately upou the conclusion Of the
argument in tho respective cases. Two
contests were heard and disposed %
before the aeon Adjournment Tbs
first. from Austin eounty resnlted ia
u recommendation that fhe Cummings
deiegatsnn be seated @hich Ia for Ly
on TAis waa ordered by q vote az
10 to O. The aeeuad was the Bsxar
county controversy. which is badly
mixed affair. the offspring Of three
conventions twe years ago and two
conventions al tails tire. Both parties
APPEARED very strong. ore Beaded by
Tr. Robinson and the other by Mr..
winthrop. The Robinson crowd con
tented thar tbey vere the regulars
and that they had beeu recognized as
eueh two years ago The COMMITTEES
seemed well convinced OF that fact,
for its decision was unanimous thar
the Robinson delegation be seated.
The delegation ~ anti-Lyon. and an
adherent Of Lyon made the motion "a
seat them.
! Basfrop county Turney dele
cation secured favorable report, Tur-
neY r Lyon man.
Bowie County The Henderson ana
Bear delegations we're both recognized
aud given hail vote each.
Firaxos cuunty~~Aiherson' delega
ton was successful In this county.
Caldwell county -The Thompson fac
ton was given preference To the ex
einsion Of The isarrimore crowd.
Camp county waa denied representa-
ton in the temporary organization be
cause the rules of the executive com
mittee had not been complied with.
Collin eounty-it was recommends
/ thai the Cole delegation be given seats
over the Love contingent. Cole is fol
Lyon.
. The Robinson delegation from Dial
las was seated. Dallas has p votes
and this vote is instructed for Lyon
After summing up the days worF
and some few counties set TO be set
tied, the indications point to the sue
cess OF Lyon. though there are enough
uninstrueted votes 10 control the con
vention.