The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-11-24


Hornbeak TO make announcement o.
The football game to be played ~
Trinity park on Thursday afternoon
between Trinity aud southern TINT
,ersity teams.
These matters being disposed oil
Judge J. Lea Cannon introdues"
CONGRESSMAN Jack Beali OF paiias'
who addressed the chamber on tue
subject OF the Democratic National
convention Mr. Beaii explained
how movement had been started
10 bring the National Democratic
convention to Dallas in 1916 ana
how all Texas and the south wouiu
profit BY its coming. He said. mo
great political convention has been
held in the south since 1860. that
they had gone To the north the east
and west. hut not once 10 the south.
/ and in my opinion and that OF many
Of the democratic leaders of the ma
1 ton the time had come when the
south was entitled 10 recognition,
There are difficulties TO be over
come. of course. these can be over
come aud Texas can entertain the
democratic national convention In
1916 with credit. IL Is a we'll known
fact that cities throughout the ma
ton are coming forward with offers
F! for the meeting st Louis. so ! am
advised by press dispatches. hes Of
fesed 100000 for the meeting. Chr
eago has made similar offer ana
SEN Francisco has offered sum
| double that amount, but distance
will cut some figure in Frisco's ease.
Along With these cities Dallas, Tex
rs. has offered sIoo, 900 for the
convention.
! II do not think Texas democrats
should lock at this as Dallas move
mcnt altogether. it should be state
wide in scope for the great state of
Texas Will profit by holding the
meeting at Dallas. II takes twenty
seven votes 10 select q place OF
! meeting Dallas up to the present
time has fourteen votes promised,
and. with the balance divided. has
an excellent chance OF winning out.
| take il that this is most ausps-
cious time to ask the national demo
/ Gratis to come to Texas. because
there is little doubt but that the adj
/ ninistration feels kindly towards
Texas. President Wilson probably
owes his nomination TO the Texas
/ delegation, which with Pennsylvania,
I stood unsweryingly for Wilson
i throughout a most memorable fight
1 Il would be an achievement for a
/ remote southern state. Ike Texas, TO
entertain the national convention.
/ The first time since the great civil
I struggle.
4 Dallas has promised s1oe. coo
bonus to the convention and to pro-
I vide place for holding the great
h assembly This Will necessitato an
\ additional $40, 000 OF the total
/ $4,000 Dallas has already raised
\ $50, 900, and the state executive
4 committee is cndeayoring 70 raise
Y $50, 600 in the state at large.
Dallas has borne the preliminary ex-
pense OF trying to capture the con
IVention In addition 10 having raised
\ the sS0.00 and the state can well
afford 10 raise the s5e, 600 Despite
the fact that Fort Worth and Dallas
are rivals it is claimed that For;
Worth viii contribute 10000 to
wards convention fund, Governor
Ferguson has given $1,000, Senator
Sheppard has given a smiial
amount. and ! am advised by friend,
Of ex-senator J. w Bailey that he
will likely subscribe s5.0oo. othei
towns have giyea literally. and whet
the committee came to me Monday
aud asked what Ellis county would
I'd W. ! C1iu UtiltFftl rAsf NOhlA E4At
$1,000. and friends, ! don't have
any doubt but that sum can be rails
ed IN a very short time wien demo
Gratis begin to understand what il
means 70 bring this great politiee
/ gathering 10 Texas and the south foi
Che first time in over a half century
Under the provisions OF the cam.
paign for bringing the convention
to Dallas the a'ete at large will not
be asked OF allowed 10 expend one
cent unless the convention is held il
Dallas and the 100000 bonu,
claimed. therefore IN event the con.
ventlon goes elsewhere tho money
viii be returned
u would BE- glad 10 have my
friends here bear IN mind the fact
that this is not city movement
but one statewide ia scope
earnestly ask you a. pui in motion