The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-05-14
CONVENTION
AT CLARENDON
Republicans Choose Delegates
and Discuss Plans Tor
Party Welfare
Special to Daily Panhandle

Clarendon, Texas, May 13--ln this
city acknowledged TO be tho most
beautiful one on tho Fort Worth d
Denver City railway, the Republican
Congressional Convention OF the
Thirteenth district, met yesterday
for the purpose of electng two del-
egates and two alternates 20 tho
National Republican Convention and
to nominate one presidential electoE
Welcomed by Mayor.
The convention was called 10 or
der by the Hon. I. w. Carhart, chair
man OF the congressional district
and on motion Of Judge Haney Of
Randall county, ], w. Carhart was
elected temporary chairman aud
Clint J. Farrell OF Vernon tompo-
rary secretary, and the temporary
organization was finally made per-
manent. Hon. A. L. Journay, mayor
of Clarendon, delivered a very pleas.
ing address OF welcome 10 the dele
gates and he was responded to by
Judge Jasper n. Haney of Randall
county.
BY request Of the convention, the
chairman appointed the following
committee on credentials; L. II.
Denny OF Childress, w. II. lnger-
ton Of Amarillo, and w. II. Feather.
ston of Henrietta Committee on
nominations of delegates. alternates
and presidential elector, ]. l.. Hitson
OF Gainesville, Pat Doolin Of Qua.
nah, w. H. Ingerton OF Amarillo.
c. c. Crane of Sherman county. and
l.. NJ. Keely Of Denton. Committee
on resolutions, Jasper n. Haney of
Randall county, +. u. Vernon OF
Henrietta and j. Il. LutE OF Vernon.
Convention Is for Taft.
Pending the report OF committees,
Chairman Carhart then addressed the
convention in well-timed remarks In
which he eulogized the Republican
party and especially its growth in
Texas. The committee on credentials
reported no contest and seated all
delegates who we're present. nearly
all OF the forty-two counties Of the
district being represented. The COM
mittee on resolutions reported, their
report received and adopted indors-
ing the administration OF Theodore
Roosevelt, and the nomination OF
Secretary w. II. Taft for president
of the United States and Hon. Cecil
Lyon as national committeeman.
Inc committee on nomination of deli
egates and alternates TO Chicago and
that Of presidential elector, reported
as follows: For delegates, Thos. s,
Bugbeo of Clarendon and ]. K. Luta
Of Vernon, and as alternates w. d.
Garwood OF Amarillo, and W. B.
Carson Of Denton, and w. II. Feath.
erston OF Henrietta as presidential
elector. This report was adopted
unanimously and those gentlemen de-
clared duly elected.
Col. Bugbee then addressed the
convention as did Mr., Lutz and Mr.,
Featherston, The convention was &
thoroughly harmonious one and
largely attended and all left feeling
pleased with their entertainment and
reception by the Clarendon people.
ii. d. Sanborn for Congress.
The district chairman announced
that he would at the proper time call
congressional convention for the
purpose OF nominating a candidate
for congress and would call said con.
vention tc meet in Amarillo, and the
sentiment prevailed unanimously
that this nomination should be ten-
dered II. B. Sanborn of Amarillo
Convention Notes.
w. II, Fuqua of Amarillo, was
shaking hands with the delegates
here today but he assured his Re-
publican friends that he expected
to die two things--a Democrat and
a Baptist
w. C. Kenyon in his zeal for the
cause wanted to represent Lubbock
county but was persuaded to con-
tent himself without IL on learning
that 1t was in the Sixteenth district.
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