El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-15

in Texas" declared Mr. Bryan. He
is the Republican committee and runs
things absolutely; the fight in Texas
has been largely a fight against Col
Lyon and promises to both the De
ginning and the end Of party in the
state If he is allowed to seat MS DEL
eEatiOn.
Under Col Lyons system, he said,
each county is given one vote IN the
state convention and an additional
vote for each 500 voters in the cOun-
~ As result, 80 western c0unlles,
which cast about 5000 votes, nave
voice in the convention wholly otSpro-
portionate 10 that of Dallas, which
alone casts, that many votes.
Talks of Steam Rollers.
The real sentiment in Texas, declared
Mr.. Bryan, was for Taft There would
have been a large majority Tor the
president through the state, ne sald'
and a big majority in the state con-
VenuOn, but for Col Lyon s pollIlcaL
brigandage" and steam roller meth
DDS" by which Republican voters
were disfranchised.-'
Col Lyon was charged by Mr. Bryan
with the worst type of political
Mr.. Bryan said Col. Lyon appointed
his own county chairman ana made up
paper lists" Of delegates and creden-
tials from counties where "ther were
not two Republican votes.
ANY one who has wrecked the Re
publican party as he has wrecked II IN
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Bryan. IF you let him run things four
years longer there viii be no Repub-
lican party.
.-Since 1896" he asserted, 'the Re
publican vote in Texas has declined
from 167 900 cast for Mckinley to 26,-
600 cast for governor IN 1910.
Col Lyon does not want Repub-
lfcan party in Texas: he wants a white
party he said
Lyon Makes Reply.
Committeeman Lyon conducted the
Roosevelt argument. He declared tnat
all contests OF Taft delegates TO the
state convention had been regularly
acted upon The Roosevelt forces con-
trOled the state convention by a good
majority, he said He presented records
TO show that 2O9 out of 249 counties
were represented, and that 119 Of these
were for Roosevelt
a motion to endorse Taft, Col Lyon
claimed, was defeated in the state con-
ventiOn 16S II to Is 81
Col Lyon presented documents tend
ing TO show that under the system OF
representation established in Texas
the Roosevelt forces had clear ma
JCrlty in the state convention
The Texas Delegates.
As a result of the contest decision, the
following -MacGregOr delegates are
seated at large from Texas: H. Z. Mac
GregOr. w. c. AVerill, c.. K McDOW-l,
J. Z. EIgin. J. Z. LUth, ". H. and ".
NJ C'GOOseneck BilI) Mcdonald, H. W.
Burroughs.
The Lyon Roosevelt delegates denied /
seats are Cecil A Lyon, Edward c. l
Louis Lindsey, J. o. Terrell J. NJ Nc I
COrmick, sam Davidson.
Taft Getting Them All.
Declaring IS Taft delegates from |
Texas entitled to seats, the national /
committee in its first session today in |
creased to 197 the total of contests de- !
cided to date in favor Of the president I
Two votes were put IN the Roosevelt 4
column, increasing his total from con- 1
tests TO 10
The national committee first took up 1
the contest involving the eight dele
gates at large from Texas for the Taft !
delegates as opposed TO the Roosevelt !
eight headed by national committeeman
Lyon. The vote seating the contestants
was viva voce, and a substitute motion
declaring the Roosevelt delegates en-
titled to seats, was voted down in the
same manner Eighteen members, two
less than the required number, Joined
in demand for a roll call
The decision on the delegates at large
was followed by decisions in the first,
second, fourth, fifth and seventh dis
tricts. The votes on them were unani-
nous
The third district delegates were
given to Roosevelt by unanimous vote. /
Then came the eighth, ninth, and (
tenth, which were given to Taft
After deciding these contests today,
the committee still has Is Texas dele
gates to pass upon also the following
from other states:
Virginia 20; Washington, Il; District /
Of ColUm bia, >; North Carolina, >
The session of the committee was
brought TO a close earlier than usual {
yesterday on account of the desire OF !
the contest attorneys OF both Taft and !
for more time in which to |
prepare their arguments.
An agreement was made 20 CONSOLE !
date the contests in Virginia and Wash