El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-17
REPJBLIGAN5
Of TEXAS
FOR TAFT
Cecil Lyon Announces that
He Favors an Instructed
Delegation.
ROOSEVELT TEXAS
BOOM SEEMS DEAD
lBy W. D. HornadayJ


Austin. Tex, Feb. 17.-TeXas is for
Taft. This fact Is now practically as
sured Plans that were being quietly
made to create a widespread sentiment
in favor Of the nomination Of Roose-
welt have collapsed, according to in
formation that comes from what is
said 10 be inside circles of the Repub-
lican party in this state The tart cle-
ment will not be satisfied with any
thing short OF sending a solid in
strUcted Taft delegation to the nation
al convention
The most important development in
the situation recently was the semi
authoritive announcement that Col. Ce-
I'll Lyon, of Sherman, who Tor many
years has been the directing head OF
the Republican party in Texas, has de-
cided to lend us support to TAFT Col
Lyon is not only chairman of the state
executive committee, but he IS also ma
tiOnaI committeeman from Texas.
his warm personal friendship Tor
Roosevelt caused many men in the
party to be Of the opinion that he
would take the leadership of the move
ment to nominate the Oyster Bay man
so far as the selection of a delegation
from Texas was concerned.
II is known that the attention Of
president Taft was brought to the pos
sibility that Lyon might seek TO send
an instructed delegation to the cOnTen-
ton from Texas. Shortly following the
development of this phase Of the situa-
ton came the announcement through
the secretary OF the president TO prom
inent Republicans in the state that H
r McGregOr, Of Houston, had been St
lected as the personal political repre-
sentative Of Taft in Texas.
Only a few days after this announce
ment was made, a meeting was held at
Fort Worth and attended by several Of
the leading Taft supporters in the state
at which the possibilities and prospects
OF Roosevelt opposition being developed
was thoroughly canTaSsed. Up to that
time Col Lyon had made no statement
as TO what stand he would take as be-
tween the two men. To ascertain pos
itiVely his position, IL was decided at
that conference that he should be in
terrogated on this point According to
a letter received here from one Of the
men who attended the conference, Col.
Lyon has made reply to the question
saying that he viii use his efforts to
bring about the nomination of Taft
and that he faTors an Instructed dele
cation for the president being sent
from this state TO the national con-
Tention
Another thing that may have had
some effect upon Lyon in causing him
TO come over to the Taft contfng gent
was that his political enemies in the
state were organizing for the purpose
OF busting him from the positions
which he now holds as the head OF the
party. This political movement against
Lyon is not a new thing. Several in
effectuaI efforts have been made here
tOtOre TO bring about his defeat but he
was always able, through the support
and influence OF the army Of federal
offceholdeTs VINO were under Obliga-
tions to him for their appointments, to
defeat the plans Of those who were op-
posed TO him.
In connection with the appointment
Of Mr.. McGregOr as Tafts personal
representative. IT is reported that the
troll future public office appointments
IN this state.