New-York tribune., 1912-04-22
TEXAS SHIFTS TO TAFT
Adherents of President Force
District Primaries.
LYONS MACHINE SMASHED
Republican Rank and File Under
mine Despotic Sway OF the
Roosevelt Leader.
From The Tribune Bureau

Washington. April 2l.-The collapse OF the
Lyon machine in Texas, made up Oh I'VE
thousand oficeholders who nave peeH
brought into line for Roosevelt, is predlcted
I'm a statement issued by the Tart Dureal
tonight. The statement follows:
President Taft will have at least thirty
sure delegates IRON Texas on the nrst, and
only. ballot in the Chicago convention. In ! Nv
Cecil Lyon machine In that state HaS To
smashed TO bits, and Lyon MN en- - ~ ~, .
beRQing the Taft men to let nm go ~ ". "
Chicag1 convention as a delegate. tnless
LYON can sllp himself in az delegate iIUn U
some one district or by some Iit,h' I'M he "a
Pearl Wight, Of Louisiana M'. Lome
vote for Taft at Chicago or stay Az no,.iI, IL,
The story of the winning OF texas llOm on
Lyon, personal sponsor for 3II uut ,ha,
out OF five thousand ofhcehoiders Va 'ia .%s
great state. is the story OF over Ii'o one Of the
most notorious bosses in the Whole cguIi. ~
The Republican party In Texas, I'i1er tr -, u's
leadership OF Lyon. has dwlnuleu W ,I,n o,r, g.,
militant fighting force OF l5IOU voters ~
ises 70 meagre corporars guard o. -.
i'm 1912 5000 OF whom were oIhTeIioI,.' ~. . =,
and the balance their TRENDS M tnr . :,
of1ceholding corporation NO man Wro NV +" 70
NOT 40 the bidding Of Lyon couI1 i've ,"
ltically in the Republican party VI
Appealed TO the Voters
At the outset of this campaign the maj rad
ayers of President Taft declueu W !" ncs
whether they got any delegates or nor oot ol,oS
CO. oil The despotlsrn OF Lyon. The lou
was a tremendous one. and the paIrlo'i,Itn, ~
Of the rank and file OF the parry Id
only possible appeal thar C0uId w i'aeh
for Lyon had the officeholders III Ii,
A. the outset LYON smiled at the oppos' I",,' ~,
and we'll he mi ght Next he callen IN, III,
his oflceholders TO send 10 MN pfLS,o' ~
.aIush fund.- to fight their opponents, ah ah
now. finally. Lyon Is begging TO Eottc go 10 ,.g ~
Convention as a delegate. the patTIotLS ~,
sponse Of the Republicans OF Texas 10 tny ,oy
call to arms against Lyon Is 'i''O''
the whole Republican party; ,u ia the
Tho history OF Lyons doWnlah 40.
history OF the absolute hypoci,Sao Sao,,roscnta. -,
ono Roosevelt and his personal IepI, Iep,, ,be
tives In this whole hshtnr snnoas. ~ s'''''''
The raft rank and nle asked FfcSlur Ff r"t,r, ~ .,
ureference primaries under the 80 80. com.
oi Texas. which Lyon ana ,lh EE,"',,,iIcar
,,i,tes under the call Of the kepuui' :, ;,
National Committee. ndu '''
give. Lyon declined: a,o -, tho marty
Then the Taft rank and hle OF tn' padd p"d., -
asked for district convehtohs ~ o,o IN,
that they might get a chan'g 90, and Inf,
,,scbine the power to choose all tne ~ ~
g.tcs.at-Iarge from their oiil't no.I, nonI'i - J
This sort Of an election vas also pi.,nna
by state law, by the can oi -, ~ %cId ir
committee, and mao h'H"''
Texas heretofore
Move Tor
Lyon and his federal oficen2lntrEs ,o I've sb,
| ,bis proposition and attempted W "a'' co., o
cntIrs dclegatIon elected by the statt tGm
yention wFer. they conirotd, the SydTy Macon com
erT. to throw out Of their i, statS e'tI} ,bys on
| testing Taft delegation DesPltc III, a,
ras,,j11n The TAFT forces went to VOTE, VOTE .. -,
The The various congress district rn,tliit aaiarity o
| w.. W" doIeyatos from Texas viii oe tiST'vC'
by tH' primary primary vote, ard they Will be ! al
| men. Ltt. ,,ro,endlnC 10 wan
! IN pIo 90 vat. IN other states, u
texas, where the machine was Vas Gm,rFGH ar Geci
the hands OF one man; ana tnaI ,a,I ~ o. Treo
T,Ton personal and Intimate fIlchn .. ha 90
LGrn l,Eo.'' Roosevelt the Roosevelt men nav aV,
done their utmost to preyrpt, ,io vI,T s,ate o' Th
| klhG oI W. ,bc virfory over the despou
[cG yon which is now assured, belongs ga - s9IT ,b
and absolutely to tho rank aHu n,e ,,h" ~ b,,.
naTtv I'm Texas and To the leaders VIZ ,',, .o
| ~ ,.,,erit, at the outset Ia COniToH' - VI
and make him show his hand