The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-23
AMARILLO GETS
NEXT CONVENTION
Roswell Bid High and Missed Decision by
Margin Of Nine Votes in Election
This Morning

BY vote 10 close that tho shout
ing belongs TO Roswell and after Il
contest too warm to DO comfortable,
Amarillo secured the next conycn-
ton Of the Panhandle Cattle Rails
ers' association this morning, The
number of members present in the
hall when the vote was taken was
comparatively small but each side
had marshalod its own certain
strength so the result indicates tie
strength OF the interested members,
Voting was by ballot and the socrc-
tary began to receive ballots shortly
after ~, II was nearly I before the
tellers finished verifying the ballots
and announced Amarillo 10, Roswell
70, Even then Roswell believed that
their members who voted Roswcll
counted little more and that per-
haps a few Amarillo votes could not
satisfy the bylaws 30 a recount and
canvass Of the ballots was made this
afternoon.
George Slaughter President,
"a young man OF the energy that
makes success, and prince Of good
fellows" is the way Judge o. II.
Nelson concluded his speech this
morning in placing George Slaughter
Of Roswell in nomination for prcsl-
dent TO succeed Thomas S. Bugbee,
the veteran Panhandle cattleman
who has been leader OF the associa-
ton through the nino years of It's
life and who asked to be relieved
OF the office and at once the mem-
bershlp gave the Roswell man an
ovation in the way they carried tho
election by accamation.
Highest honor ! ever expected 10
get confessed the new president as
he took the stage in response to calls
for speech" and appreciate it all
the more because it comes from my
brother cattlemen, Although ! live
across the imaginary line that makes
the difference between Texas and
New Mexico, my heart is for Texas
always. am Texan. ] can't HELM
1t, My grandfather was ono Of the
last TO leave the walls down thorc
at san Antonio and my father was
native Texan, so could never be
anything else"
W. b, Slaughter Of Dalhart, nom
mated his ncighbor' as he expressed
it with a high tribute for r. b Flu
qua, OF Amarillo, for first vice pres
ident This also went by acclama-
tiont, Then "as a cowman who al
ways holds up for cowmen," 4. L.
Norton OF Quanah was placed in
nomination and unanimously elected
second vice president.
Lee Blvins Treasurer.
81 nominate for treasurer" said
j. H. Avery in placing the name Of
Lee Biyns before the meeting, "a
man who is thoroughly known not
only in the Panhandle and in New
Mexico but in the entire Southwest.
He has been in the business always
and has always done good for the
business"
There's no man more competent"
added p. r. Ware, treasurer for sew
eral years Of the association, in claim
ing the floor to second the nomi-
nation. mo man can help the assoc
citation more II It needs help and no
man Is more willing to help when he
can than Lee Bivins. He is a gem
teman, a money-maker, of untiring
energy, broad and progressive. AS
an example OF his spirit he has built
residence here that is a monument
TO this or any other state and his
ranch property near here is one of
the finest that can be shown He
makes things move along when he
takes hold of them"
BY unanimous vote Mr., Biyins
was made treasurer In response
Mr.. Bivins declined to answer the
calls for speech but thanked the
association for the honor and pledged
his best efforts in the work OF the
organization.
Re-elect Il. III. Brainard.
Ed Brainard, the man who has
borne so we'll and so patiently for