Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-07-15

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ready famous ALTERATION, were also
in evidence.
Col. Cay, the toastmaster. and who
is chairman of the Woodrow Wilson
Club. opening the proceedings, said
in part:
Something Ike six months ago |
met Frank Rabb on the street, and
while in conversation with him. he
suggested the organization of a
Woodrow Wilson Club. I laughed the
matter off, and heard nothing of
it for a long while. Later ! again met
Mr.. Rabb and he asked that | do
him favor accept the chairman
snip of a Woodrow Wilson Club.
The town was opposed to Wilson,
but we organized with - or 80 mem
bers and | was elected chairman.
The club had no speakers, and had to
stagger along as best it could with
out them. II was a thoroughly demo-
cratic organization, and believe that
Woodrow Wilson, William Jennings
Bryan or any other good democrat
would have approved its member
ship. There were no professional poll
iticians and no office seekers. The
membership supported Woodrow Will
son because they believed in him as
a man, as a good. high-minded citi-
zen Of the United States who did
not want to be a boss"
Col. Gay then read from an edi-
torial which appeared in an Okla
homa paper. saying among other
things. that Woodrow Wilson has
won his way into tho hearts of the
American people because he is nei-
ther a political boss himself nor be-
holden to a mothers son among
them. All Of his successes, all Of
his achievements, have been won in
spite of political bosses and favor
seekers"
Mr.. Rabb was then called upon
and spoke in part as follows:
Il met ali the big bosses, includ-
ing Murphy. Sullivan, Ryan and Bel
mont. While around ] found out a
lot of things concerning them. | once
found Murphy and his bunch in a
very nervous condition. They wanted
TO quit and were told that New Jer-
sew. Minnesota, Pennsylvania and
Texas would stay until snow fell
If IL would do Wilson any good.
"The Missouri delegation was ang-
cred because Bryan changed his vote
to Wilson. and the Nebraska dele
cation sided with Missouri. II ap-
peared for a while as If there would
be a riot. but things quieted down,
and Texas delegate shouted to Bry-
an an invitation to come and sit
with them if Nebraska did not care
for him. Mr.. Bryan smiled his ap-
probation Of the invitation"
He said he was one Of party that
called on Governor Wilson at his
summer home at Seagirt. y. j. Mr..
Rabb presented the democratic nom
Iinee for president with a silk Texas
flag. Photographs were taken OF Mr..
Wilson and the Texas delegation,
and Mr.. Rabb said that II Browns
VILE gets one il will be framed He
also exacted a promise from Mr.. VIII
son that If the latter ever comes to
Texas. he will visit this city
Mr.. Rabb ended with the observa-
ton that no one could say that Will
liam Jennings Bryan is coward.
NJ. ]. Slattery. who was made al
ternate delegate from this district
and was seated in the convention,
when Mr.. Rabb was seated as the
delegate, was then called upon. and
said:
The convention was the grandesi
political spectacle had ever seen OF
ever hope to see. and can never for
get Bryan's plea 70 the people not
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