El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-18
FL PASO MAKES
APPEAL FOR SMITH
Asks Legislature Not to
Gerrymander His Dis
trict to Defeat Him.

FL Paso is angered at the efforts in
the Texas senate to make up a district
for the Hon. W. R Smith, congressman
from the 18th Texas district, that
might prevent his reelection. This
anger was expressed in resolutions
adopted Monday afternoon by the FL
PasO chamber of commerce and the FL
PasO Water Users association and
wired to the legislature at Austin.
The resolutions appeal to the joint
conference committee of the house and
senate to accept the hOusesbill as the
one that suits FL PasO and declare that
FL PaSO has every confidence in rem
resentatiyes Burgess and Harris and
urges the committee to consult with
them on FL Paso's needs. The resolu-
tons also urge senator Claude Huds-
peth to acquiesce in accepting a meas
Ure that viii not be damaging to Mr.
Smith.
The resolutions in full follow:
Whereas, An attempt is being made
to change the FL Paso congressional
district during the present session Of
the legislature Of this state and ger
rymander il into a heterogeneous, dis
connected and inharmOniOus form for
the evident purpose of selfish political
motives, with the evident intention Of
making the reelection OF Hon W. R
smith, our present congressman i'm
possible; and,
whereas. The present district is
arranged in a harmonious. cohesive and
progressive state Of g VelOpment. So
cially, industrially aud financially, and,
Whereas. The services of Hon W.
r Smith have been of the greatest
value and Importance to every section
of the district as well as the state,
and moreover are of the highest i'm
pCrtance and actually essential to the
success OF the most important irriga-
ton project in the United States.
known as the Rio Grande project and,
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w Whereas, Our congressman has dis
tingUished himself for his ability, and
broad grasp and thorough knowledge
IN the development of irrigation as
chairman Of the committee on irriga-
ton IN congress, now, therefore, be II
Resolved, BY the united consensus
Of opinion of the business and irriga-
ton interests of the city and county
OF FL PasO, in the chamber Of COM
merce assem- bled, that it would be a
calamity and almost a disaster to lose
the services Of congressman Smith dur
ING tne next Tour years; and, be II
Resolved, That we depIore and pro-
Iest against any move on the part OF
any member Of the legislature to dis
turb and disrupt this progressfve and
laSI growing section of the state by
any personal ambition or political ger
Iymander that can be of no benefit to
any section of the state and would do
and, be il further
confidence in Representative.
RESOLVED, That this city and county
nave absolute confidence in the in
1esrlty and patriotism of houorahlcs
Richard z. Burgess and Eugene Harris
ana We respectfully request the me-g-
perS Of the Joint conference commit
Tee as wei as the entire membership
or the honorable legislature now i'm
session to listen to the representations
made by our two representative and
IN case a change is deemed desira lie
in the district. that the house bill is
IN line with the wishes and desires of
the people concerned in this district;
and be if further
Resolved. That we respectfully re-
quest Hon Claude 3. HUdspeth. our