El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-13
HISTORY WRITTEN
IN CLOSING HOURS
Of CONVENTION
Candidates Are Given Good
Start and Political
Leaders Battle.

I
loose in liberal portions to give IN
/ Democratic leaders a good start IN tn'
! race for office which already has DeeI
won in the state primary
| Intellectual battles were fought OF
I the floor Of the convention tent by Ih'
! two commanders Of Democratic lac
] tons in Texas Joe" Bailey and Jim
Ferguson, and -Then the flguraJlv'
| smoke of battle had cleared, the forces
Of Ferguson rallied around MIN anC
| by reclamation. put him IN charge o.
! the executive affairs Of the party anc
] the state while the friends OF Bailey
glorying in the stand he had taken
informally voted him the greatest mar
in Texas.
The closing hours Of the convention
] were devoted largely to bringing me
| work TO a systematic close by tormally
! nominatins> the candidates for state
/ offices as nominated in the July prl-
] maries
Greenwood Nominates Ferguson.
! In placing Ferguson in nomination,
c. +. Greenwood, Of Dallas, said:
His opening speech, made by an
! unknown man to a few hundred people,
! soon bore fruit.
The farmer. the mechanic, the bust
l ness man read it. 1t rang true, and
1 the $4,000 majority shows that true
! man. unskilled in politics, can still
/ aspire to the highest office in the gift
I Of the people Of the state
Let US all stand behind him Let
. US uDlO1Q MIN anu MS AAllAlLA1A4 q AAAi4A
/ Will see a growth IN Texas that is IN
Z precedented- With proper opportunity,
/ Texas can feed and clothe the world.
| Why can we not for a time lay aside
I the strife Of the last few years and
come to the aid OF the man VINO mas
I dedicated his life TO the upbuilding Of
/ this vast empire
IN behalf of the legislature I be-
] speak their loyal support Of Gov Fergu-
son I nominate a man who never
spent a dollar in this campaign that
came from q corporation or from any
other source than his own pocket.
4 nominate for the highest office in
our gift, Jim Ferguson"
Hudspeth Seconds Nomination.
Senator Claude Hudspeth next spoke
in praise Of the governor elect He
said:
nominated a man who has red blood
enough to demand that a government
protect its protectors and defend its
defenders and knows that a nation that
will not is a disgrace
He rode herd and worked his way
I'D step by step. His majority insures
a strong support and we are now in
sured of an era OF political peace. A
certain question has been buried and
we viii all work together in harmony.
In the name Of Texas. / second the
nomination Of that great tribune Of the
people, Jim Ferguson"
Nomination by AccIamation.
The nomination was by reclamation,
the delegates standing and cheering
for the next governor.
7 want TO congratulate this cOnven-
ton" said Mr. Ferguson, "On the stand
taken on the resolutions Just voted on"
He referred TO its action in voting
down the Bailey resolutions.
Ferguson Praises FL PasO.
4 cannot speak too highly Of FL PasO
and its hospitality" he continued This
splendid city is the finest between
~ ETrawnfean
7 dedicate myself 10 the interests Of
all Texas. 1 thank you"
Hobby Is Nominated.
Lieutenant governor W P Hobby
was placed in nomination by Jim story,
OF Fannln county
our lieutenant governor will be an
important and a worthy helper Of Jim
Ferguson His Democracy has always
been on straight"
Hobby's nomination was seconded by
E A McDowal. Of jefferson county.
The nomination Of William Hobby"
he said, rs in line with the nomination Z
of Jim Ferguson Two sterling men
viii hold the two highest offices of !
Texas"
Hobby responded to the speech nomi-
mating him and pledged himself to give
special privileges 10 none and declared
he would watch the interests of the
attention to the working men and I
farmers
Paul NAPLES for Chairman. I
For state chairman, B. y. Cummings,
temporary chairman, placed in nominal /
ton Paul NAPLES, Of Fort Worth. he /
was chosen without a dissenting voice
All nominations were by acclamation l
The convention then selected the !
state executive committee for next ]
year and, some delegates arising.
moved that we thank the people OF /
FL PasO and all around FL Paso for the 4
reception and entertain /
ment we have had and that we then 1
stand adjourned sine die" The con- ]
vention adjourned in a noisy uproar as i
the motion was put and the delegates I
scrambled out to get something TO eat 4
as most Of them had been inside the !
hall since 10 a m.
Ferguson Criffcizes Bailey.
Continuing his criticism Of Bailey
yeste -day, Ferguson in his speech said: /
Bailey says that the tenant farmers
Of san Antonio did not vote for me and /
tell him that the tenant farmers Of
Cooke county did
The kissing of geese saved Rome,
but the Texas Democracy will never /
be saved by the kissing Of foreign die
tatOrs.
Asks Bailey to Explain.
Bailey has discovered that a great /
crime has been committed against the D
body polite He says he came here
knowing that there had been a lavish
outlay Of money in the past. It is IN
where that happened 1 ask him to be
frank and tell the name Of the man
who used money layishly. Was il. Ball
Jim Ferguson, Campbell, Colquitt or
Ramsey He ought TO tell the name Of
the man
ResentS BaIIey's Insinuntion.
"Ah-but he says that a great vision /
,ame over him in his dream and he l
.aTne here to tell us about it. He saws ,
mat me poor man cannot run for gov i
srnor ~ Texas II might be a great !
LANCER II honest men were cut off from /
'unnlng for governor. 1t would be pos
ilble Tor poor man who was crooked
% get the backing Of corUGDU corDora-
ions and win by corrupt means. There {
mould he no Inaudlin sentiment about
ms Joe Bailey came here to cast
-sperslOns against me because 'Fergu-
on spent 3d. 900 in the campaign He
S NOT sincere and resent his il sinua- [
IONS mat or Mckay spent money dis /
-oneslly- If yea follow that Washing
on dictator. you will cast aspersions !
N Mckay. When did this reform come
Yer hlm- He did not tell you when
why did he not have the nerve TO |
Use IN the senate when Lorimer was on ]
Ilal mat man did not spend money ]
7glJlmately, but bought legislatures as
on would buy cattle Yet Joe Bailey I
Imported him He is the last man who
ugnI 10 raise a question Of spending