El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-26
COL. LYON FOR
PREPAREDNESS
Sends Letter to Republicans
and Progressives in State
Suggesting Meeting.


Preparedness. protection and prosper
ity are Col Cecil A. Lyons three prin-
clpples, according to a circular letter
he has mailed to all Republicans and
PEogressives in Texas.
Copies of his letter have peen re-
ceived here and it calls upon all amer
leans to get together in the lnteIg9t
of the platform which he advocates. ~ ~
declares the letter was sent out Will
out political motive, but in the interest
Of the country at large.
To Have Meeting.
Col. Lyon says If there IS suIIlSle ~
interest shown a conference can De
called of All Republicans and Progress
sives somewhere. The letter was Sent
out, he says, to ask the advice OF the
Republicans and PrOgress1Yes regard
ing such a conference: 20
MANY have been kind enough 10
suggest that they would be glad 10 co
operate with me in restoring lhe lie
publican party in Texas to the p0Slt L,oi
of respectability it had in 1917 Col
Lyons letter reads.
Chicago Convention.
His letter. dealing with the chicago
convention in 1912 and OF the present
political situation in the state anu ma
ton, reads:
you the history Of the campaign
for the Republican nomination Tor
president in 1912. Many voters OF
the United states lHllh mat W
Roosevelt was entitled to the Re-
publican nomination for president
ain 1912 and that this nomination
was unfairly withheld from MIN
The citizens Of Texas and especialIy
those who espOused the Repubncan
cause of 1912 know this tull Well
Also the result of the 1912 election
is known to you.
On January II the national COM
mittee of the Progressive party met
in Chicago and selected the same
time and place as the Republicans
for the holding of their national
convention. This was done TO see II
the PrOgressives and Republicans
could not agree on candidate who
was not a reactiOnary, and on a
platform which was not reactIon-
ary.' If such platform and candl-
date can be obtained, the Progress
sives have no desire to contribute
to the election of a Democratic
president.
Party Responsibility.
II is well known to you that IN
1912 the Republican organization
in Texas had attained a degree of
- respectability heretofore unknown
to it and that accessiOns Of people
from other faiths were constantly
being made.
OF late many letters have come
to me, from all sections of the
state, asking what ! intend to do
and many are kind enough to sug-
gest that they would be glad to Co
operate with me in restoring the
Republican party in Texas to the
position Of respectability 1t had
In 1912 I tried to make It clear
to my friends that while I hoped
for all their aid, their failure to ap- |
prove Of my selection for a presi-
Dental candidate made no differ
enCe to me and 1 now wish to reit-
crate that statement.
Suggests Conference.
Many correspondents have sug-
gested the idea of conference
With that idea in-view I am send
ing this to a number Of you
throughout the state in order to
ask you if you deem a conference
eXpedient and I am sending il to
those who supported the Republic
can ticket as well as those who
supported the Progressive ticket IN
1912. I Will therefore appreciate
it If you will notify me as to your
views on this subject as nearly as
possible by return mail and say
whether, If such meeting is called
at some convenient point, you will
attend, and in the event you can
not come yourself, that you will
send some one to represent your
locality. I am writing you, not
in a former political capacity nor
in any present one, but as an Amer
lean whose platform today might
be CONDENSED in three words. Pre-
paredness, protection and prosper
ity.
No Az to Grind.
Many of you have known me %
years or so and know that I have
no personal ak to grind. 1 know
there is not any office l want and
don't think there is any that L
would have. I just want the three
conditions outlined above and I
want to associate myself with all
good Americans. irrespective of
present party name who stand for
the things that / do
We have it in us to be a power
for good in this state, in the United
States and in the world. I invite
your cooperation and ask that you
let me hear from you. If a suf-
ficient number Of you think it
worth while, we will get a meeting
somewhere some time. If we have (
any differences. we will get up face
to face, like a lot of men. and
thresh them out and you will find
in the future. like in the past. that
l am willing to give as well as to
take, for, as l said above, 1 am
after these three things, prepared
ness, protection and prosperity.