El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-03
Holds a "Wilson Ratifica-
ton" with Lots of Beer
and Speech About Wilson.

Woodrow Wilson must feel pretty
fine these days with all of the hOnors
coming his way. First he was presi-
dent Of Princeton, then he was elected
governor of New Jersey, Tuesday he
was nominated for president ca the
Democratic ticket and Tuesday even
ing he was ratified by the FL .PasO
ring" with a beer and 'bull' meeting
in an East Ell Paso beer garden, while
the "antis." the original Wilson men
Of FL Paso, were forming a Wilson
club"
1t was only an impromptu ratifica-
ton meeting, was that brewery gar
den affair. The members of the regu-
lar ring having been so busy trying
to get aboard the Wilson bandwagon
after he was nominated that they had
no time to plan the nice little details
of formal ratification The bolt from
Clark was as nothing to the bolt for
Wilson by the ringsters Tuesday after
noon. DR.. J. ". Yard started the
stampede from the Harmon Clark
broken down band wagon by grabbing
a paint brush and daubing the word
Wilson" on the COlquitt banner in
front of the San Antonio headqua rters.
He did it in 20 minutes flat and the
Orga niZatiOn followed this lead with
the distribution Of handbills annOunc-
ing that a Wilson ratification meeting
would be held at the brewery garden
in Joe DUNES East FL PasO.
precinct meeting had been SEIZED
uled for that same time and place for
more than week to help Joe Dunno
line up his East FL Pasoans. This was
seized upon as a way of getting in the
Wilson wagon since the anti-ring had
already announced a genuine Wilson
meeting at their Stanton street head
quarters.
EyIar and Wilson.
Judge A J. Eylar was placed on the
program for a county rOad-WilsOn talk
and all citizens were invited to come.
Considering what the Wilson crowd did
to the ring" delegation at the HOus-
ton convention the desperate effort
to line up with the Wilson crowd shows
how quick the local organization can
jump and how easily it can even swal-
low bitter medicine.
But to the brewery garden meeting
Beer gardens seem to have a mysteri-
Gus, vote getting, spell, for the ring
seems always to choose a beer garden
whenever beer gardens are to be had
this is a silent protest against
the awful phantom of prohibition or
is more convenient for the serving OF
beer is not known outside OF the inner
circle
Woodrow Wilson. president Of a
Presbyterian university. church mem |
Der and a man Of strictest temperance,
would have appreciated the ratifica-
ton meeting the ring" gave him Tues !
day night If he could have seen it. |
About 200 MeXicans. a scattering OF |
politicians. a bunch of beer drinking /
boys not vet out Of their teens and /
the candidates for office made up the /
congregation" as Charlie Patterson /
referred to them in his speech.
Plenty of Beer.
Beer with the collar on was served i
the Mexican pOpulace in squat tin 1
cups and to the speakers in glasses. 1
The rain having dampened the benches,
the MeXicans stood around the garden, /
against the umbrella trees, and under 4
the shed where the beer was being 4
served. The candidates and near can
1idates sat on the stand while the /
5peaking was in progress.
Announced as a Wilson meeting, not i
word was mentioned about the new
Democratic candidate until judge Eylar J
his speech near the close of
he ceremonies. Even then it was
doubtful if the Mexican contingent (
Knew whether Wilson was a man or
| brand Of whisky and they cared less,
or the beer was still holding out.
Judge Eylar always makes a good
speech. He eulogized Wilson as a /
scholar. man and leader. and let it go
It that
Park Pitman as An Orator.
It was Park Pitman's speech that got |
he premium bacon. Park seldom /
makes speech, personally consider /