The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-03-23
TEXAS REPUBLICANS.
Meet In State Convention at the
City Of Dallas.
van rnMMInnFEMAN
"a 4 Wv IOuE It1 4 4 4 LLiu = ~
He, Hawiey, Ferguson and Rodgers
Delegates at Large and All Fer
Roosevelt eDonald and
Some Others Bolt.

delegates at large to the national con-
vention at Chicago was called to order
Tuesday afternoon by Chairman Lyon.
over 1000 delegates were present. with
the whites largely predominating. In
the morning the executive COMMITTEES
met There were eight contests. and
nearly all were settled in favor OF
the Lyon delegation.
After the chairman called the con-
ventiou to order Mayor CabeIi deliver
ed an address of welcome. to which
United States Marshal Green respond
ed.
the convention. after which negro
minister named Daniel Abuer offered
an Invocation He closed thus: And
one f-vor. Lord, we must ask of
Thee is that you don't let our party
be defeated this year Grant that.
Lord. and we will be satisfied" A
:As=.
Lock Mcdaniel was elected tempo
rary chairman and A. s. Jackson tenn
porary secretary Committees on Gre
dentiaIs. permanent organization and
resolutions we're then appointed
While the committees were out
United states District Attorney own
by OF Paris made a plea for harmony
Webster Flanagan was chosen per-
wA =
permanent secretary. on taking the
gavei Mr.. Flanagan urged unity.
Resolutions adopted Endorsed the
administration OF President Roosevelt
in part az follows Called to the ex-
eeutive chair Of the greatest nation on
earth he has evidenced and exemplI-
bed all that IL best IN American ctti-
zsaphip. standing for an unbroksn
continuance or President McKinl~y's
policies he has carried TO ripe rruitton
the work So nobly and feariessly be
gun by his predecessors The death OF
senator Hanna ts depiorsc Hon r.
r. Hawiey thanked for his service.
a. national committeeman from Tex
"a ard Hon Cecil A. Lyon recommend
I'd as nis successor
Following are the delegates at large
si~~i~d 70 the national convention.
Cecil A. Lyon o. sherman. r. r How
ley OF Galveston. e. NJ Ferguson OF
san Antonio ard II VI. Rodgers Of La
Grange The last two are coiored
The aiteruates from the state At
large we're as follows David Ahner 81
S~gulu. II. }. Goree 81 Atlanta. Tom
HAL ~ Palestine and Judge f. r.
Hanuay ~ Hampstead. Previously the
committee on resolutions had presented
tts report iodoraing Chairman Lyon for
national commit "eualu. commencing
the administration Of Roosevelt and
lns'ru' ting the delegates 20 vote for
Roosevelt sf the chicago convention
Just before the adjournment % the
corr r~-f3cu 20 resolution was offered
lndnfstug senator g. " Fairbanks ~
Indiana FOR .tee presidential nominee
but th- same thiag bad been attempted
10 the committee room and has fs4~i
ItS present tilon Go the convention was
ruled out az order
When the question ~ certain contest
~ delegations lu the Panhandle was
under consideration. there waa stub
born minority WHICH HraIty withdrew
\ J MeAuiy - Dallas. Warren p...-t
% Tyler and " W Allen u Hunts
Ff.tF TfttttfA'F@ ana tIEH#f
Of those Delegates opposed % Cecil
Lson 90 meet tu Hamilton hail. ou
datn ard Preston streets The session
began AZ about 2 % cloak IA the after
noon.
The boiling convention Uas composed
largely ~ colored ner. with q few ~
the old-time Green men - the state
representing the white element ~ dis
sat az 20
Dallas, w@s elected a. chairman and 3
h. smith As secretary 20 fh~ temporary
organization. william " Donald best
YER hho~n 80 '3oos~u~rk BUl" was "a
leading axur~
Several speakers were heard ana
AT referred ta Mr. LYON as d man
~h@ faNors the expulsion 90 tb- us.
ITO from me party Revolutions adapf.
~d Endorsed President Roosevelt aud
." bts policies Texas party mau4x.
81" were scored. and one clause r~eit-
81 The Republican, af Texas here
uY declare thAt they wlII no longer
permit tae federal ONCE holders 10 ma
n4paiate the Republican conventions
Ia this state uor eorruptlY control car
party organization
Two white and tNo ealareI delegates
from the state a large 60 the nation.
Al convention were elected They are
= q I4owden of Abilene. a. W Hurk ian
% faiestlne. j. W Mckinney ~ shes-
man @na a. D. MeCaugey af Dallas
Alternate are n A. smith. s. a. Hack-
worth of Galveston. D. A Jones -
NufeieAna aud IA n. stokes af Dallas
fef presidential electors. George N
tasssfsen ef waco and " burke 81