The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-05-10
WILSON MEN
To CONVENTION
ELLIS COUNTY DEMOCRATS SAY
WANT ONLY WILSON MN ON
TENAS DELEGATION.
CONVENTION TAME
Resolutions Endorsing President
Wilson Were Adopted and Dele
gates Named To state Con-
veutioH AT san Antonio.

The Ellis county democratic con-
vention was held IN the district court
room at the court house at 2 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon with all precincts
IN the county with the exception of
probably five represented. The
meeting was called TO order by
| County Chairman A Lasswell. VINO
explained that the purpose of the
| convention was to select delegates
who will reflect the sentiment of
Ellis county I'm the proceedings of the
state democratic convention. He
| then announced that the first thing
| in order would be the selection OF a
temporary chairman. and called for
nominations.
w. l.. Harding was elected by ac-
c'amation. In accepting the chair
he stated that there were no issues
to come before the convention-tha
he took it that all were for Woodrow
/ w tiSOlI anu Aoi UNIV llitit NOhit NC
no convention battles. = He explained
that. all returns should have been
made TO the county chairman, but
proposed that inasmuch as this was
not done that a Committee. on creden-
tiala be named.
c. A. Tunnel was collected tenn
porary chairman of the conventlon.
A motion made by John III. SHARP
of Ennis which called for the appoint
ment of a committee Of three on ere
dentials. was carried. The chair
named j. II. sharp, ]. Lea Cannon
and c. A. Weatherford as such COM
mittee. This committee retired and
made a canvass of the credentials at
hand, and made report recommending
the seating OF all accredited dele
gates. The report was adopted.
Permanent Organization.
A motion prevailed that the tenn
porary organization be made perma-
nent and same was carried by unani-
nous vote.
A motion, duly seconded, pre-
vailed that the chair appoint COM
mittees of five on resolutions and on
delegation to the the state conven-
ton. The chair named the follow
/ ing committees:
Resolutions j. Lloyd, II. l..
Sullivan, w D. Farris, w A. Bin
yon, G. c. Groee.
Delegation--C Il. Gibson, J, b.
Caldwell. C. A. Weatherford, c. w
Perry, A. j. Bryan,
The committee on delegation was
first to report, recommending the
following names: w. NJ. Tidwell, S.
b. Farrar. O. II. Chapman. w. w
Major, +. A, Giles, Abb Johnson,
John II. Sharp, Jno Al Loggins, w
b. Farris. ]. b. Caldwell, NJ. w
| Wright, A. c. Chapman, c. w. Glib
son, ] NJ Alderdyce, T. +. Thomp-
son, John Beck. A. j. Sanders, A. j.
| Wright. j, F. Sims. T. B. Truitt, B.
T. Forester Sr., r. NJ. Dees, j. f.
Davis, w p. Sullivan, Or. Horace
Bishop. C. A. Weatherford. Arthur
Bounds, W. p. Hancock and j. Lea
Cannon. Recommendation by the
committee were adopted by unani-
| nous vote.
After a short wait the committee
on resolutions made report proposing
the following resolutions;
BE it resolved by the democratic
voters of Ellis county. Texas, in con-
vention assembled in WaXahachie,
Texas. on the 9th day of May, 1916,
that we heartily endorse the admins
tration OF President Woodrow Wilson
and commend him for the statesman
like manner in which he has conduct
60 the affairs OF this nation; be 1t
further
RESOLVED. that We commend him
for the wisdom ne has shown in his
/ policy adopted concerning the affairs
I ir Mexico. and NE especially CON-
ueud him for the policy OF strict
neutrality maintained with belNger-
eat nations of the Eastern continent
we heartily approve the course OF