El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-10
HOBBY IS YOUNG
LOOKING MAN. IS
NEWSPAPER MAN
Ferguson's Campaign Man
ager Here With Him; Notes
of Prominent Visitors.


William P. Hobby. the next Heuten-
ant governor, IS one Q. the most youth
f,,1 Taking men at the convention He
is the owner Of the beaumont Enter
mise and is an active newspaper man.
evcent when he is in politics.
state senator Quintus u Watson, or
csid5inrs- Lee county, is one Of the in
ferestfne, men at the convention He
.++a-dq every convention and is a lead
er in lee county and statewide affairs.
Alvin Owsley arrived from CarrizoZO,
n sunday to attend the conven-
+iou as delegate from Denton Mr..
OV-sIev arrived in FL PasO last week
and went to New Mexico on legal busi-
ness He stumped the state for Fer
e-TTsCu and was one Of the most force
mi sneakers in the campaign He Is
an imposing appearing man and viii
take a prominent part in the cOnven-
ton this week
Governors Son Beau Brummel.
Ravlfns ColQUitt, son Of Gov. o. B.
Co10uitt. is the Beau Brummel Of the
Convention. He is a striking looking
figure in the hotel lObbies and looks
almost too bOyish TO have been the
manager OF the anti-submissiOn organ
izs+ion in Texas. He is one OF the
keenest political observers IN the state
and lie a fast friend Of the newspaper
men OF the big state papers he IS IN
the insurance business in Houston,
where ne IS EOuAEAAA-AAe7 AAAD- z man ---~
son Of the governor.
John G. Mckay, campaign manager
for Ferguson. is the man VINO kept
the political machinery oiled and NOV
ing during the long political campaign
ne attended to the world Of routine
work connected with the publicity.
speaking and personal solicitation
work and is slated for a good job when
Ferguson becomes governor
Billy Smith Of FL Paso, has Deen
slated for the position OF sergeant a.
arms Of the convention He was as
sfstant sergeant at arms at the Hous-
ton convention and is familiar with the
details Of the position He was recon-
mended TO the convention oy the
county convention
c. c. Mcdonald Is Busy.
C. c. Mcdonald, who stumped the
state for COlquitt and who, II Is salu,
can have anything he wants from the
new governor, is in the middle OF the
herd at the Paso oeI NoEte, W Nll1a
keeps milling around the lobby Ike
lot OF range cattle Mr. Mcdonald was
secretary Of state before he came 10
FL PasO to practice law and his SPEAK
ing campaign during the state primary
was one Of the most spectacular ever
held as he made Il speeches for Fer
guson, held six joint debates ana
missed but one engagement Mrs. Nc
Donald is assisting in the entertain
ment Of Mrs. Ferguson and the women
NASALQLE 10 me EAAAA NAA--AAAa
Bank Commissioner Here.
W. ". Collier, commissioner OF bank
ing for Texas. is attending the conYen-
ton and is the guest Of the h Faso
bankers
Marion Robertson. Of FL Paso. called
on Gov. Ferguson sunday at his hotel
It was the first time that they had
seen each other since they we're boys
in east Texas The new governor
recognized Mr.. Robertson at once and
they talked about old times IN Texas
for more than an hour
B. YounEbloOd, director Of the eN-
pertinent station at the A & NJ college
of Texas, is attending the convention
cultural school He was here tor the
Cattle Raisers' association convention
when II met in e PasO and established
the record Of being the longest speaker
with the shortest speech at that con-
san Angelo Delegation.
san Angelo and Tom Green county
have a big delegation at the conven-
ton. Pat Murphy. publisher Of the
Standard. who IS taking notes Tor his
jeWcleri r ~ Schmidt and wife. VIII
lis and Clint Johnson. two Of the rich
est men in Tom Green county, the for
mer q Cattleman. the latter q retired
merchant; Jerome Shield. eX-sherifr
and brother or Lee Shield, late candi-
date for congressman at large, and
Wilburn 8IcCarty, president OF the Fer
gusOn club at san Angelo, are among
the visitors
Jones Approves.
"El PasO always does things right
we pride ourselves upon thI2-and /
want 10 commend the city Cor holding
the Democratic convention Under
tent II ever there was a circus, II is
this Democratic convention, and it Is
one ring circus, too" Thus spake
c. F. ("Giveadam") Jones this morning,
after he had watched the delegates
milling around and fixing things up for
the convention in the lobby Of the