El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-06

/ ~ h1AAHOMA CITY, Okla, March g..
To the Hot Time" tune, the
! Ell Paso delegation left Thursday
night on their special train, the Mex
! lean band playing the war song Of
1898, the delegates singing the old song
of victory, and yelling prod for FL
Paso."
Victors can afford to be magnanimous
and the entire delegation did not assay
! one trace Of hard feeling to the ton
J as a result of the fierce fight between
FL Paso and Amarillo for the 1915 con-
| Ventlon. When the Mexican band fled
out OF the convention hall at the head
OF the winners and started the parade
/ downtown, the Amarillo headquarters
was among the first places visited by
( the FL PasO delegates and they cheered
the game fighters from Amarillo, gave
them three cheers and promised to
assist them in getting the 1915 con-
VentlOn just to show that there was
no hard feeling between them
rms parade kept up for many hours
ana was continued in an informal way
until the special left for Fort Worth
The delegation will stop there long
enough to say "Howdy'' and shake
hands with the delegates who are now
gathering there for the Cattle Raisers'
Association of Texas, which formally
opens Monday. Many of the Ell PasO
delegates Will remain at Fort Worth
for the other cattle convention, as
there are a large number of west
Texas catlemen who belong to both
associations and take an active interest
in each The main delegation should
arrive home Monday morning tired but
happy.
Dan Jackson Lands For FL PasO.
The convention scene Thursday was
one of the most exciting ever witnessed
in Oklahoma City. The fight soon
settled down to conflict between Ell
Paso, led by judge Dan NJ Jackson, and
Amarillo, with W H Fuque leading the
Panhandle host. Judge Jackson's speech
placing FL PasO in nomination for the
meeting place of the next convention
was declared to have been his greatest
effort judge Jackson had the cOwmen
rolling in their seats with his cowboy
stories, sketches and slang. There was
a serious vein running through his talk
Tor he had the serious purpose of plac-
ing FL Paso in the best possible light
as a convention CITY. At the cOncIu-
sion of his speech, judge jackson was
given an ovation which lasted five min
utes and was led by the Ell PaSOans and
their crack band.
Slaughter Aids FL PasO.
Retiring president ". 3. Slaughter
threw the weight OF his big personality
and the influence of his high standing
among the cattlemen in favor of FL
PaSO and 1t was conceded that his
speech secOnding the nomination of FL
PasO had much weight with the con-
Yent1On in its final decision. E H.
Bralnard, 81 PasO's friend from Cana
Qian, Tex, made a strong speech in
favor of FL PasO as the convention CITY
and Rev. j. II. O. Smith, of Little Rock
Ark, closed the speeches for FL PasO.
Amarillo was well equipped with
orators to present its argument before
the convention W. H Fugue is a born
debater and he led the fight for
Amarillo. John Mcknight and Wallace
Han aided him in presenting Amarillo
in her best dress and even the FL Paso
delegates cheered these man as they
made their speeches for their homo
city.
The Contest Opens.
The contest started when secretary
William Harreu read a letter from
Charles A Fisk, Of Amarillo. inviting
rae convention to meet there in 1915
1t closed when mayor c. 2. Kelly, per
SOnally responding to the telegraDhfC
invitation from the mayor of Amarillo
told the cattlemen that he had come in
person to invite them and that this in
Vltatlon went double for all Of the
people in FL PasO.
The prohibition and anti prohibit
uon fight was injected into the con-
test for the next convention place
oklahoma City is dry and the ants
TOOK advantage of this fact to urge
Amarillo as the meeting place since
Amarillo is also a dry town. FL PasO
made capital out of the OppOsition's
own ammunition, for the Ell Paso (
speakers did not hesitate to say that
FL Paso was wet but that the sa-
looms obeyed the laws, closed at $50
ana that drunk man was never
seen on the streets of Ell PasO
Preacher for SVet'' Town.
Rev. J. H. o. Smith, of Little Rock.
Ark, discovered himself in the posi-
tlon of minister advocating a wet
convention, but he surmOunted the
o!ttlculty by paying both cities a !
nigh compliment He advocated FL
Faso because Amarillo had had the I
convention since FL Paso had it.
The election of officers was almost |
lest IN the shuttle of the roundup
LOT votes to decide the meeting place. !
The final ballot, which was in writing
showed 148 for 81 Paso to 1876 for |
Amarillo. A motion to make it unan- ]
inOuS was lost in the crashing of I
cymDals and beating of drums as the /
Mexican band with the FL Paso dele [
cation filed out of the convention |
nan waving banners, throwing Next (
can hats and MADEIRA canes in the air /
ana 2Id, shouting the words of There /
w III be a Hot Time in the Old Town /
Tonight" And there was until the /
special train left for Ell Paso.
}. Fl. Nations Vice President.
w. h Fuqua, who led the losing /
sloe, placed in nomination P H Ian /
dergtn, Of Vega, Tex, for the presi- /
dencv Of the association. FL Paso /
again shared in the honOrs when J. H !
president by c. T. Herring and he /
was elected by exclamation like Mr..
Landergin- r. Degraftenread. Of !
buchanan, n. NJ, was elected second ]
vice president Lee Bivens was elected /
treasurer and William Harrell was re-
elected secretary.
Plea for Terrazas.
Mexican politics came up for A brief
discussion when a resolution was
passed asking secretary of state BRYAN
70 do everything possible to secure
the release of Luis Terrazas, ir.. son |
Of Gen. Luis Terrazas, member of
the association. This resolution was
passed unanimously. It recalled to the
Ell PasO delegates that fact that the !
same association passed resolutions I
when it last met here, asking that tn, /
life of Gov. Abram Gonzales be
spared. The Chihuahua governor at !
that time under arrest, was executed
soon after.
Resolutions Of coincidence with the
relatives of J. P. Stone. of PortaIes.
n NJ who died during the year, were
passed.
bylaws Amended.
The committee on constitution and
bylaws recommended that the laws
of the association be amended to prO-
vide for one president, two vice presi-
dents, one treasurer and one secretary
IN addition to an executive committee
Of not more than so members