El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-06-15
COMMITTEE IS
CUT IN NUMBERS
Candidates For Democratic
Nominations Are Told
What It viii Cost.
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We take the position that those
| elected Saturday were illegally elect
| eu- said judge PeytOn F. Edwards,
! and our candidates were legally
elected, with eight legal voters casting
! ther votes for them We ask that
those be seated"
! chairman Lea
Yes, replied Judge Edwards.
J Lea then had sam Gillett, secretary
: OF the meeting, note Judge Edwards
I protest. The roll was then called.
Lea then read the list OF state and
| county candidates
,-C oI1siTInan Lea ASKED il the candidates
the ticket was settled by lot
Lea Is Sustained
| Judge Edwards moved that the coun-
/ " executive committee be elected from
'h s,b aiI iS1e voting precincts
/ that the election Of the committeeman
! might be made from the voting pre-
] clncIs or justice precincts Lea advO-
cateQ the election from the justice pre-
clncts- There are eight Of these When
] put 10 a vote, Lea's proposition was
sustained
W B. Ware then made a motion that
the committeeman be elected from jus
ice precincts The motion carried
The next thing said Lea, lis to Sc
lect the places on the ticket As cam
paign manager are. you willing TO come
ava W a. q ana UAAG lD4E NdA44AaLEsH
Lea said 10 Ballard CoIdweu.
TOsses Coin, Loses.
Mr. Ware tossed a coin. Judge Ed
wards called tails" He lost Judge
Edwards tossed the coin and Ware
called heads He lost Mr.. Ware then
tossed the coin for the. third and last
time Judge Edwards called tails"
The judge lost and the anti candi-
dates got first places on the ballot
Brings Up Money Question
The next thing" said Tom Lea, lis
the apportionment Of expenses. 1 ex-
pect TO hear howl from some In this
/ am taking the experience Of the last
two county chairmen- Mr.. Ware went
in the hole for $500. About all you get
out OF the chairman's office are injunc-
ton suits and jail sentences, and do
not propose TO 90 into the hole the to-
tai item Of expenses, taxed against each
man, amounted 10 1855 By a vote the
amount was approved
Names subcommittee
Chairman Lea appointed a subcom-
Marshall. George Buchanan. L Madrid
and G. A HammelL The duty Of that
committee Will be 10 look after the
incidents connected with holding the
primaries
Resolution Starts Fight.
J. ". Wyatt introduced a resolution
complimenting Lea on the way he had
handled the committee meeting The
resolution stated that Lea had been fair
and had served with distinguished SER
vices a vote was called on the adop-
tiOn Of the resolution
Il cannot vote for that resolution"
said judge Edwards W nile have the
warmest personal regard Tor Mr. Lea,
I feel like that resolution stultilies me
and 1 cannot vote for it,
j. II Harper thought that Lea had
tried 10 be fair. but he differed with
him on his legal holdings Ar Har-
voted for the wHE0lurnun. Ina TeED-
luton was adopted
Committee Candidates
The anti" ring committeeman named
as candidates are Precinct !. W. c
Davis and ". 3. Ware precinct ? !
James Buchanan; 8. A. j. Crockett. So
". D. Lavender, Sierra Blanca, o. Al
bert Aguirre, Fort Hancock; Z, A ~ !
Jackson. Clint; s. ". II. Glenn, shelter.
Ring" candidates for committeeman
Precinct ], John Dyer and Frank VIII /
liams; 2. Frank Candelaria; 3, $ Sierra; /
4. j. j. Perez; 5, IL K. Redding. o, I
George Norworthyi Z, sam Carr, S. i
Claude Jones.
ANTS" Garry Their Point.
Overriding the attorney generals /
opinion on the matter Of an executive /
committeeman delegaUnE his author
ity. the "antis' rode rough Shod over
the ring men saturday afternoon !
when the county Democratic executive
4 D
protests from the ring" men. Tom Lea.
anti" chairman, recognized the proxies
Of absent committeeman. and the Z
antis" had everything their own way.
Il was a novelty for the ring" to fail z
10 dominate political convention, and
the ''antis" enjoyed their victory.
Proxies Are Recognized.
Saturday afternoon. when the COM
nittee met in response to the call Of
Lea, there were eight ring commit
-csmen present while there We're only
.hrec .autiS" The defect in mum hers I
n spite Of the attorney generals rul-
nK. he would recognize those holding
ne proxies Of absent members Lea !
lcld that a committeeman. as well as !
my other, might delegate his authority !
md so he recognized five proxy hold I {
IFS. Then the ants had as many
uen rs the ring" with the advantage I
hat Lea, as chairman. could cast the
Ieciding vote He did, and the anti 7
elected 'antis" TO fill Z
he vacancies in the committee.
If the election Of the new members Z
tands. the 'antis" viii have control Of q
he executive committee
Nine Vacancies on Committee. Z
Chairman nea called the meeting TO 81
rider about 3 o'clock saturday after =
Don. He occupied judge A. S J.
Wars bench in the county courtroom
he chairman announced that there |
ere nine vacancies on lue committee I
Ie held that number disqualified on
rounds OF nonpayment Of poll taxes. q
D the majority Of cases, removal OF :
asidence and resignation All the "a
ommitteemen present agreed that the y
hartman was correct in his holding b
ut Lea was not satisfied with that. 81
.e had Sam GIlett. who was appointed h
Jerk Of the meeting, call for vote Il
he vote sustained the chairman in his C.
gliding.
The Proxy Holders.
After the voting. Mr.. Gillett called
Re roll That was when the proxy =
olders made their first appearance ] w
I precinct No. u. ". B. Ware was | =
resent with the proxy OF c. ". Mar 4
lall, the proxy of George Buchanan, G,
-ecinct No 16, was held by Fred Tu- u
no: r. " Reed was armed with the u
'oNy Of Andres Holguin, precinct No Cd
j. W Jerrel had the proxy Of John /
alum. precinct No. %; J. $. CaDron
I'D the proxy of G. A. Hammel, pre-
net No "A. All the proxy holders Or
me forward and Lea told them 20 be nj
ated as committeeman On
Edwards Makes Protest.
7 think the chair is wrong in admit