Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-04-16
DECIDE on CONFERENCE OF OWN.

DECIDE OK CONFERENCE OF OWN.
W~hercupon the Ferguson delegates
Withdrew from the crowd at the West
brook and went into caucus at the Worth
hotel. They decided 10 hold a convention
Of their own at > o'clock. regardless Of
the Williams conference.
The instructed delegates practically
an of whom were for FcreuSonl took
~. position that they were the only ones
present named under the original con
Y %veniiun call issued March : AT Dallas.
That the call bv Sheb Williams aud
others for 4 conference could not dis
place a convention of duly named con
stru tive delegates. and that they were
going to have their convention whether
or no.
This nltimatum gained speedy circu-
laiion through the Hobbies and was fol
lowed shortly by AN announcement from
Jim Callan that the conference was
called off. There were dcSultory efforts
"a bring the TWO factions together. The
Williams men pointed out that their call
Tor Il conference asked Democrats 70
come with an omen" mind. whereas the
Ferguson men wanted To come in the
conference as instructed delegates. The
Ferguson men replied that they were not
coming into a conference; they were
coming 10 the constructive Democratic
convention called by the March : meet
ing ~ Dallas-and they proposed 60
have that convention regardless of the
.lE - -. IL. .nl. tIfn.r that tIM4
~confcrccs' could do was 10 retire.
Later ON i. Sheb Williams Paul Wa
pies. Louis j. Workman. W. n. Waddcli
and S,ott Fulton, ,iencrS Of the original
call for the conference. issued 4 state
mcnt outlining their attitude. q. l..
T., H. uf Bolton, who signed the original
~aii, did not participate ia the proceed
NJ. today. aud did not sign the statement.
II l. a. follows:
Former State Senator W. L. Sebastian
of stephens county obtained recognition
aud offered the following resolution.
signed. besides himself. by Jack Crotty
Of Erath county. Dr. II. l.. Chiffon Of
Cumanchc county aud IL. W. Morris 81
Hood COUNTY:
ufifdNs Nv ~tdAulf ldN VI i'AtN
provides that Democratic nominations
shall bc determined 10y count If the bal
lots east hy all the Democrats mt the
July primary election; and,
Whereas. Al good citizens should re-
spc-t and abide. hy the law of the land;
nov. therefore. ~ Il
Resolved ~ this Democratic conven
tion that We condemn. a. not only un-
Democratic. bHt also a. being unlawful
al nominations made ~ any gathering
ar faction. aud recommend 10 the Demo
cratic voters hat by their vote they re-
bake such undcmocratic and unlawful ac
tim
The resolution was adopted unami
mousIy br a rising vote.
John Mckay. campaign manager for
James Ferguson. gave . u a statement
~ Temple. II read in part aS follows:
4 IN gratificd ~ learn that those at
tending The conference became convinced
nj the Justice. propricty aud regularity
III lcav M the nomination for Governor
. the popular rule and had passed the
domination for a Governor up To the PEG
plc ~ be determined in the Democratic
way ia the regular Democratic Statewide
%prmiar, - ~ held il July. ! position
that Mr.. Ferguson has taken from the
first and consistently maintained.
The result Of the conference will ia
mo manner alter the plans of Mr.. Fcrgu-
sons campaign