The Lamar register., 1910-09-07
DEMOCRATS MEET
County Convention to Select Dele
gates Meets at the City Hall

owing TO special session OF the
District Court this week. the demo-
cratic convention called for the
court house met at the city hall
at 2 o'clock this afternoon. 1t was
fine looking but somewhat sub
dued gathering of men and the
nine precincts that answered roll
call all sent fair sized and repre-
sentative delegations.
| Among the faces we noted many
old war horses of twenty years
standing who took active part in
the scraps when the militant demo-
cracy of PrOwers county was in
the saddle and running things.
Many new. faces were there also.
and the attendance was large con-
sidering the general apathy that
seemed to pervade.
Harmony was everywhere preva-
lent and as one delegate remarked
harmony and peace was all that
was left to the Prowers county
democracy. The proceedings were
not marred by any applause or en-
thusiasm for how could a democrat
enthuse within the walls Of Of a
dry" city hall. One very notice
able missing feature was Bryan's
picture. The great orator of the
plain peepul' held the hearts of
the faithful through three defeats
on as many issues. but once sup
porting local option was more than
the great unwashed would stand
for and his picture was turned to
the wall, and the buttons. badges
/, and watch fobs that have been
fondly preserved from presidential
campaign to presidential campaign
and from father to son for fourteen
hopeful but disappointing years
have been put in the discard; and
it was a party without an idol. but
open to bids from anything that
looks like q winner. that was in
session today.
The proceedings were abort. A.
IL. Beavers was made temporary
and permanent chairman and r. l..
Christy secretary. Joe s. McClung
read the report of the committee
on credentials showing the follow
ing present. which was adopted:
| Lamar No. Charles Maxwell.
Alfred Todd. Ed Apologize. J. C.
Ford. Fred Townsend. R. l. Chris
ty.
Holly No. 2-H. A. Pettee. J. l..
Wood. Ed Jones. Ljsh House. Bob
King, George Hollis. II. p. Pettee.
Frank White.
Granada No. 81. S. McClung.
W. e. Walker, VIM. Franklin. J.
F. Mendenhan. W. e. Epperson.
Lamar No. &c. II. Thorne.
Charles Maxwell. Fred Myers. J. B.
TRAILER. John T. Adkins. J. ". Ball.
]. r. White, J. T. Lawless. H. p.
syp.
Carlton No. SIS. J. Higbee and
Luther Runyon.
N. E. Lamar No. &c. p. Thurs
ton. J. ]. Thoman. Phil Goodan.
Wiley No. Fred Williams. Tom
Landers. J. F. Rowe. w. A. Hilta-
bidel, II. A. Mitchell.
Lamar No. 81. W. Davies.
Frank Means. August Trantow. Tom
Eagan. J. r. Smith. A. i. Beavers.
]. X. Householder, w. L. Pollard.
Hartman No. He. G. Condit.
John Bell, Smith Coates. w. A.
Connolly.
Jack Ford read the report of
the committee on order OF business.
and although Attorney Todd init
mated that they were very undemo-
cratic In method. he couldn't raise
enough stir to even get a division
of the woe. The methods were.
aimed at him and the managers
took special delight in making him
swallow dt.
Just for the sake of making It
look like some. hing was doing Ed
itors Lawless and Condit brought
in a majority set of resolutions and
Judge Thorne a minority. The lat
ter won by a unanimous vote, car
rying even the. majority members
off their feet with his eloquence.
The resolutions were the great
surprise. 1t was quite evident they
were written by a man of former
republican affiliation, as they didn't
regret" at all and only condemn
ed" once. This fooled the dele
gates so badly that they forgot to
cheer when Honest Johns" name
was mentioned although the read
er made a distinct pause to give
hem opportunity. The meditative
calm of leaders and delegates was
unbroken and even the proverbial
pin could have been heard. .
The chairman appointed a COM
mittee consisting of Alfred Todd.
H. P. Syp, H. A. Pettee. S. ]. Hig-
bee and E. C. Condit to select del
egates to the senatorial and legis-
lative conventions. Also one to