The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-03-14
NEGRO CHAIRMAN
Presided Over the Republican
County Convention Saturday
Afternoon.
CECIL LYON ENDORSED
The Resolution was Fathered by
Postmaster Morrison OF
Ennis.

The republicans OF Ellis county
held their county convention in this
city last Saturday for the purpose
of electing delegates to represent
the county in the state and congress
sional conventions soon to be held
at Dallas. With the exception OF
little verbal sparring match between
two Waxahaehie delegates perfect
harmony prevailed and the business
Of the convention was transacted in
quite satisfactory manner. In ad-
dition To naming deleg to the dir
f-rrut conventions UueTe were Two
other important matters at issue.
The fret oi these was To see that
suitable resolutions were adopted
endorsing the strenuous admins
tratiou of President Ro0sev elt. The
other was TO see that the delegates
from this county went to the state
and congressional conventions ia
stfueled TO support delegates to the
national convention who were favor
able to the election Of Hon. Cecil A.
i.you as national committeeman.
There was no trouble about getting
the first resolution through, but as
the brother ia black was 10 the ma.
Iority the white delegates were
doubtful about getting Mr.. Lyon
endorsed When the matter came To
showdown a big, black delegate
from Ennis got up aud attempted to
interpose an objection, bat when 1t
was explained to bin that MIR. Lyon
had already been endorsed in one set
OF resolutions, be very quietly took
bis seat.
The convention was called to meet
at II q clock, but it was twenty five
minutes past that hour when Coun-
nv Chairman j. :. McEldowney
raped for order.
Preceding the meeting OF the cen
vention the executive committee
met and formulated report, recon-
mending officers for the temporary
organization and suggesting rules
by which the proceedings of the con
ventiou should be governed. In the
matter of credentials the committee
recommended that the Milford dele
CATION be denied the rights and priv
ileges of tile convention, for the
reason that precinct convention
had not been held there in compli-
ancs with the instructions of the
county chairman. This created
httle turore among some Of the dele
gates, but the report was adopted by
decisive vote.
The report of the executive com
mittee recommended the election Of
Ben Sims, cOlored, as temporary
chairman, and l., y. Lee, white
man, as temporary secretary. Be
fore "a vote was taken Sims asked
that his name be Withdrawn aud the
name OF T. II. Smith, another
negro, substituted. A motion TO
this effect was carried.
The matter OF the appointment OF
committees then came up. \, NJ.
Morrison of Ennis moved that the
chair appoint "a committee OF three
ON permanent organization, credeu-
tiAis, resolutions aud delegates.
The motion was adopted, aud the
committees were filled as follows
Permanent organization, J.. Hop
kins, Harry Hager, Gilbert Sims.
Credentials w. A. keyworth,
win Lester, l.. Parsons.
Resolutions, John Beatty. } :.
McEldowney, {. : Digs
Delegates. A. NJ, Morrison, John
Beatty, Ben Sims.
The above committees were made
mp OF mixed delegates, two whites
and one colored delegate being as
signed ~ each committee
The committees went to work At
Onee and the convention renal ed
IN session until they we're ready 10
report
The committee on credentials te-
ported nrst and recommended that
the report OF the executive com
mitsee be adopted as It's report.
This bFeaght forth = protest from
two aF three col0Fed delegates who
dida't want Ca see the Milford dele
gaaton isft out ia the cold. several
hot speeches we're made and the
matter vas fnally settled By the
Milford precinct haiag given repre-
ssntation.en the state and congress.
ieaal dslee atians.