El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-30
ANTI RING" NOT
NEEDED;NAY0R TO
RUN CONVENTION
Only Two can't Rring"
Men Are Named on the
Local Committees.

Mayor Kelly and his ring intend
! to run the Democratic state cOnven-
ton without the assistance Of the
| 'anti-ring." This Eas indicated We'd
I engagements committee met at the
/ chamber of commerce TO arrange for
4 the entertainment Of the convention
visitors The mayor, W H. Burgess,
Adrian Pool and other organization
men, were present at the meeting and
took the leading part In arranging for
the convention
Mayor to Deliver Address.
It was announced that mayor Kelly
had been selected to deliver the ad-
dress Of welcome TO the convention on
the opening dav c. c. Mcdonald. who
campaigned for Ferguson through
east Texas, and is a partner of sen
atOr Claud Hudspeth. was selected to
give the address Of welcome for the
business men. the chamber Of com
merce and western Texas.
The committee selected to receive
and entertain Gov. o. 3. COiquitt and
James T. Ferguson, included Claude 3.
Hudspeth. judge A s j. Eylar, Eugene
Harris and j. F Primm. 1t was sug-
gested that a committee to entertain
prominent federal officers be named
and that T. l. Cobb, collector Of Gus
toms. J. A Smith, postmaster. and
Robert T. Neill, assistant district at
tOrney, be named on this committee.
This suggestion was not accepted by
the ring men present and II was
finally decided to have the governors
committee act for both state and fed
eral officials and to appoint subcom-
mittees.
A committee Of entertainment was
appointed and included c. l. Sirmans,
ClalDorne Adams c B. Stevens and W.
H. Burgess.
New Decoration Committee.
A new committee on decoration was
appointed at the suggestion Of mayor
e T. Kelly TO include II. S. Potter
Adrian Pool and c A Kline
Eugene Harris and Charles B
Stevens were the only -anti-ring" men
named on any Of the committees The
committees will meet again next We'd
nesday evening to perfect all arrange
ments for the convention.
No Antfs To State Convention.
The ukase has been issued from the !
ring headquarters, il is declared. /
that no 'anti-ring" man is to have a I
seat in the Democratic state cOnver
ton II there is any way to keep him |
anti' delegates Will be named at fba I
county convention Saturday few
OF the men who took no part in tbe I
recent primary election may be named /
TO sit in the FL Paso county deleeaTio1 /
at the state convention, but their MN I
Der viii be few and the order is ne
neither John n Wyatt, Tom Lea. iudga /
4Can n. Jackson, or zach Lamar Cobb 4
shall be seated as delegates.
Merchants May Lose Sales
City employees. merchants who bava I
been selling goods TO the CITY and /
county and other citizens who are in
any way dependent upon the 'rine-'i
for patronage. are said to be wonde1-
ing where they get off There seems
to be an understanding that ANYONE
who voted against Pool SATURDAY. Is On
the ring blacklist and NAV A,-1ec+
no favOrs from the city or county ad-
aH- naaH- t.
partments are reported TO have bse, I
warned not to vote for any but .s-ire-;'
candidates and merchants are even =
ported to have remained away from fbe J
polls for fear their vote rnigh+ -
thought 70 have been cast agai,st
rather than for the ring.
City Employees To Go.
It is reported that at least six en-