Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1904-12-14
TEXANS ARE
In CONTROL
Peters Elected Presiding Officer and
COnnell Secretary.
ATTENDANCE LARGE.
More Than Four Hundred Persons
Present From Every Cotton State
at the Boil Weevil Cou.
vention In Shreveport.

400 delegates. representing every cot
ton growing state, assembled at the
Grand opera house at 3 o'clock Monday
afternoon to discuss the boil weevil Sit
uation and devise. If possible. ways
and means for the eradication of the
pest. Judge Pugh of this city called
the convention TO order and voiced the
purpose of the gathering in a ringing
speech. He feared the gravity of the
situation had not been fully realized by
the people. The cotton fields of Texas
and a part of Louisiana had been in
vaded by an insect. sweeping in its de-
struction, and If this convention could
not map out practical plan to check
or exterminate this pest the cotton crop
of the United States would soon be-
come so involved as to cause a most
serious disaster to the producer and
the commercial interests with this in
dustry supports.
Hon. W. G. Bolton OF Rapides, La,
was elected temporary chairman and
Professor ]. H. Connell of Dallas Tex,
temporary secretary Temporary Chair
man Bolton, in a brief address. made
an earnest plea to the delegates for ac-
ton. Mr.. Bolton then read the follow
ing telegram from Secretary OF Agri-
culture Wilson at Washington:
Hon. ]. c. Pugh. Shreveport, La.
Or. Howard. entomologist of this de-
partment, who has had wide experience
In boil weevil work in Texas, goes to
represent me at the Shreveport conven-
ton. l would be with you IL my duties
here did not imperatively keep me in
the city. / hope your deliberations
will be instructive, helpful and con-
sentative. / go before the house COM
mittee on agriculture to-day to urge
the appropriation of large amount of
money to deal with the boil weevil
in the southern states. particularly
Louisiana and Texas. for the coming
year."
The reading of the message was
greeted with an outburst OF applause.
Governor Blanchard of Louisiana
next welcomed the delegates to the
Harvey p. Jordan OF Georgia, pres
fdent OF the Cotton Growers Protec I've
Association of the United States, re-
sponded to Governor Blanchard's ad-
dress or welcome. He said the Georgia
delegates had travelled a long distance
10 lend their aid in preventing en-
croachments OF the boil weevil and the
southeastern cotton growing states and
to lend their advice and aid in helping
destroy the ravaging insect.
At this stage of the proceedings a
Texas delegate moved that the con-
vention proceed to the election of ner
manent officers. A dozen delegates
were on their feet in an instant clam
oring Tor recognition. One of these
moved an adjournment, while another
questioned the propriety of the con-
vention going into permanent orRanI-
cation before the credentials of the
delegates had been passed upon. Final
~ AFTER much confusion, 1t was voted
TO recognize every delegate wearing n
Daoge' ana motion to name a COM
mission on credentials was voted down.
Shreveport delegate secured the
floor and favored motion for adjourn
ment- He created a stir by charging
that number of delegates were at
tempting to inject politics in the seIec- |
ton or a permanent presiding officer.
Inc chairman nearly lost control Of
the convention at this point, but quiet
was finally restored. and adjournment
was taken until o'clock at ni9ht |
Inc only name mentioned on the floor
In connection with the permanen, |
craftsmanship was that of f. 8. Peters |
or Calvert. Tex, president of the Cot |
ton Growers association.
Among the delegates present are Dr |
Otto G3gzow. imperial German agrIcuI
tural and frestry expert. representipe |
Baron Speck Won Sternberg. the Ger
man ambassador to the United States
DR. Gaszow is on the programme for
an address. To a representative OF The
Associated Press he said he was here
TO learn something from the delibera-
uons OF the convention. He is accom-
panied by several of his countrymen. |
all Of whom are taking a lively inter
est IN the boil weeevil problem.
AT the night session permanent or
ganization was effected by the unani-
nous election Of +. S. Peters OF Cal
Vert. Tex. as president and Professor
J. II. Connell as secretary. and three
delegates from each state represented
were named as committee on resoIu-
lions.
Afr listening TO addresses by Hon.
Harvey p. Jordan of Georgia and d. y
Smith Il South Carolina tn. convep-
ton adjourned until Tuesday morning
Improbable oHense.