El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-11
WEDNESDAY WILL Be BIC DAY
Of THE STATE CONVENTION

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/ 4an1fIron county; Judge Russell, Gala
| han county; Reese Tatum, Dallam
/ county; J. W. Mitchell, Tarrant coun-
| ty: Alvin Owsley. Denton county.
! Permanent organization - e A
/ Wheeler, Bowie county: sam Potter,
/ Bowie county; Sam Johnson, Lamar
I county: S. W. Porter, Grayson county;
/ J. A. Kuykendal, Collin county Harry
/ P. Lauther, Dallas; John burst Smith
county: s. s. Baker. Pamela county; Dr..
I D. B. Beach, Henderson, w J Stevens,
/ Hill; Ben Strum, Cameron; G. A Ad
ans, Brazos county; ]. 4 Stubblefield,
/ din county: Bob BrOban, Walker cOun-
ty: J. o. Harvey, Waller county; A. L
DeaSon. Chalmers, D. C. ImbOden, J. X.
Heslep, BurlesOn county; A r. John
son, Burnett; J. r. Fuchs. Matt Glib
bon, ". O. Murray, Wilson county;
Frank Burmeister, Wilson county; II.
Brinkmann. Kendall county; James A.
Callan, Menard county; J. k Baker,
| Coleman county Geo =. Robertson,
Z Bosque county: W P Sebastian, Stew
ems county; D. z. Decker. Hardeman
county. E. NJ McElrOy, Hood county;
! Thos. c. Trip, Montague county
BniIey the Unknown Quantity.
Joe Bailey continues to be the IN
known quantity at the convention and
everything is being planned with his
actions in view. 1t is not thought that
he will make his speech before the
convention until Wednesday. when the
report OF the resolutions committee is
made. Bailey said Tuesday morning
that he might not make speech II
the convention did the right thing, as
a speech would not then be necessary.
However, he was heard to be drilling
three we'll known Texas Bailey men
in three resolutions which he hopes to
have introduced on the floor, so that
he may have a chance TO discuss them.
These are believed to be in opposition
to the Ferguson land plank, against
nation wide prohibition and woman's
suffrage and favoring a tariff on free
raw materials.
May Force BaiIey's Announcement.
The pre-c0nvention crowd was dis
cussing little else but Bailey Tuesday
morning. ColQuitt's thinly yelled at
tack on Bailey was being discussed by
the delegates and approved by a ma
jority OF the Ferguson crowd It was
admitted, however, that COlQuitt was
only putting himself on record for the
senate two years hence and his state
ments Monday night at the Ferguson
caucus have made an announcement
from Bailey that he viii be a candidate
for the same office at the same time,
not improbable.
The oratorical fireworks are ex-
pected Wednesday morning, when the
discussion Of the resolutions is called
for - the chairman. This will give
Bailey, COlquitt, Ferguson, Wolters
and the other Democratic leaders a
chance to make speeches and as the
convention is inclined TO hear all sides,
there will be considerable oratory
turned loose under canvas at the We'd
nesday session.
The committees which were ap-
pointed Tuesday afternoon win con-
ttnue in session tnis evening in order
TO prepare reports for the Wednesday
morning gessiOn-
Ferguson to BE Nominated Wednesday.
Ferguson will be nominated We'd
nesday by Judge c. F Greenwood. OF
Dallas, who is a ProhiDitionist. but
who worked for Ferguson during the
campaign The new governor will
then make his formal speech to the
convention which he prepared before
leaving Temple.
No FergusOH-BaIIey Compromise.
There is to be no compromise between
plain Monday. when Bailey sent a
FRIEND TO Ferguson proposing a compro-
mise by which Ferguson was 10 include
IN his prohibition plank a clause de-
clarinS against nationwide prohibition
IN return for which Bailey was to keen
his hands or Of the land plank in the
platform Bailey insisted that the con-
Vention should go on record against ma
uonal prohibition at this time
Ferguson received the compromise
proposal and announced that he would
make no compromise with Bailey, as he I
was against him for anything he
wanted. The Ferguson men say that
Bailey Is scratching the paint off Of the :
side Of the Ferguson band wagon try
ing TO get aboard, as he realizes that [
II he does not align himself with this
faction, he will be a dead one in Texas I
politics Friends Of Bailey insist that ]
he Is sufficiently big TO dominate any
situation and that he will care for him
self in the convention whenever an /
issue arises in which he is interested. /
The Ferguson men, who have little
kindly Keeling for Bailey, answer that /
Bailey may have been here TO mt
they don't propose that he will get
away with q single thing if the Fer
suson machine can prevent it.
The Ferguson leaders were suffi- [
GENTLY concerned about Bailev's pres-
ence here to call the Ferguson caucus
at the courthouse Monday night to dis I
cuss the plans for Tuesdays conven- /
ton and map plan Of campaign for /
the remainder of the convention
steam Roller Put to Work.
Steam roller methods were applied to I
the contests before the executive COM
mittee Of the convention Monday after
noon The subcommittee on creden- /
tails had creased the roller bv throwing
1ut all Of the Ball delegations from con- ,
tested counties, and seating Ferguson ,
DELEGATIONS in THAR places. The report {
Of this committee was submitted to the 4
executive committee at its second meet
-AAE -4D44dg AFTERNOON AT O'CLOCK Inc r
report was made by George Culp. Of 4
GAINESVILLE, who is chairman of the sub ,
committee. The five contesting counties /
their fight in the Tarrant (
county contest and it was renewed be- Z
Tore the executive committee as II was /
before the subcommittee Monday A.,
When chairman Culp an 4
bounced that the subcommittee had
seated all Of the co1testinE delegations
some one in the crowd Of interested 4
spectators said, 'tCOt-tOot for the
steam roller" and the crowd laughed.
Stevens Makes Protest.
I W Stevens. of Fort Worth. smoke
or the delegation which was thrown
Tut from Tarrant county. He claimed
hat the regularly accredited deleEa-
ion had been thrown out and an irreg- ]
liar delegation without certified creden-
ials had been seated because they
we're Ferguson men. He read the law
md held that the committee had no
light to throw out a regularly ac-
.redited delegation before it could be
eated on the floor Of the convention. :
lust 10 show that it could be done the
executive committee voted unanimously
o seat the cOntesting delegations.
Culp and Stevens had a lively debate
'efOre the committee, Culp saving tha- !
me man had declared before the sub
committee that this contest was being
made because Of the treatment the dele
ration had received two wears ago !
stevens answered this by saying that
MS delegation was not making a con-