The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-10
PROS. FIGHT FOR
PARTY CONTROL
Conceded that Cold Water People
Will Dominate the State
Convention.
the EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
The Organization Tor the Next Two
Years May Be Guided by Pro-
hibition Sympathizers-Clean
Sweep Is Planne1.

For State Chairman, James R.
Cough, of Mckinney, Collin county.
For Permanent Chairman Of Con-
vention, Judge D. E. Garrett of
Houston.
For Temporary Chairman, H. E.
Ivey, of Sherman, Grayson county.
For Chairman of Committee on
Platform, Sterling P. Strong of Dali
las.
San Antonio, Tex, Aug. I0.-The
above is the organization that the
cohorts of prohibition will fight for
in the state convention which will
open in this city tomorrow.
The decision of the prohibition
element in the democratic party to
control the state organization for
the next two years, as they will con-
troll the state convention will come
as a thunderclap to the regular de-
| mocracy of Texas.
Old Wheelhorses to Go.
The old wheelhorses of the party
are to see themselves supplanted by
workers who were practically un-
known outside of their own counties
before the prohibition was engrafted
upon the democracy and the results
OF the political operation are causing
more than one stalWart to make q
wry face.
| The withdrawal Of R. W. Finley
of Austin, from the fight for the
state craftsmanship, and the subse-
! quent withdrawal of Walter Craw-
ford, of Beaumont, from the same
race. seemingly left clear field for
A. B. Storey of Lockhart, the friend
and acknowledged candidate of Sen
ator Joseph Weldon Bailey.
Flaunt MIR. Bailey.
The Baileyites and the anti-prohi-
bitionists reckoned without their
hosts of pro. brethren and Saturday
afternoon at Dallas Caucus 1t was
decided to flaunt Senator Bailey
along with the Haunting decided due
, the antis and throw the prohibition
strength in the convention to James
R. Cough, of Mckinney. an out and
out prohibition advocate of
allegiance to the dry cause there
would be no suspicion. Mr.. Cough
formerly was a state senator and IL
we'll known in Collin and adjoining
counties, although his reputation
has never extended far southwark
Together with Sterling P. Strong
chairman of the prohibition commit
tee, Mr.. Cough reached this city
Sunday morning to participate II
the conference held yesterday and
the caucus this morning.
VIII Raise Howl.
The announced determination oil
the prohibitionists to carry every
thing in the convention will raise 8
howl that will cause the deniseni
of Texarkana and Ell Paso to sit uI
and take notice at the same time
for 1t ,is an unlawful slam upon tht
organized democracy of Texas ~
the democracy has been organized
for these many years past. The de
cision. simply means that Sterling
P. Strong is a bigger man than Joe
Bailey and that instead of George
Garden. Clarence Ousley. Tom Love
Judge Brooks and other heretofore
Acknowledged leaders being close te
the throne OF power they will b<
away back In the ranks with the ho
polloi, permitted mayhap to carry
a torch In the parade, but not te
ride In the bandwagon whence ema.
nate the campaign slogans.
Pros. Plan Clean Sweep.
The. prohibition plan is to take
everything from chairman to ice
water bearer in the convention, and
having about two-thirds of the votes
they will do 1t. Poor politics." de-
ciare,1the oldtimes. We're not poll
ticians,'' retort the prohibitionists
And there you are.
Itsds n time-honored custom 10,
the state executive scenmi4tse tc
J provide for the temporary orranixa-