El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-22
kELLYS CLUB
IS ORGANIZED
"Ring" Crowd Urged To
Work For Jim Ferguson,
and Henry Kelly, Too.


c. z. Kelly's Ferguson club was or
ganized. as per schedule. at a meeting
of ring" adherents held in the 4fst
district court room Wednesday night.
According to count made. there
were 81 in the attendance. while 1a1
signed the roll as members Of the
club, q number OF them by proxy.
In the crowd were many city en-
ployes Under the Kelly administration.
while taking prominent part in the
proceedings were several OF The avowed
ring" supporters some who mad with
in the PAST few months Topped from
the "anti-ring" into the ring" camp
( for one reason or another. Among
them were J. Z. Sweeney AID c. L.
Vowel
The committee on permanent organ
ization made a report which was
adopted, declaring that the organiza-
ton shall be kept free from ali local
antagOnisms and alliances. Tie mat
ter Of selecting permanent officers was
left to the executive committee which
the report recommended should con-
sist Of Horace W. BrOaddus, Frank
Judkins. c. Z. Kelly. r. L. Holiday.
DR.. J. B. Brady, H P. Jackson, ". +.
Payne, DR.. d. H Huffaker, J. ".
Brady and Ponder S. Carter.
The committee on organization was
composed Of Peyton F. Edwards, L. A
Dale. ! NJ. Nealon, J. J. Mahan and
Norwood Hall
Kelly called the meeting to order.
up to a few days ago.. he said.
{ none Of US knew that governor Fer
guson would have any opposition. But
the opposition has developed and for
this reason the call for this meeting
was issued It is Up to US to make a
I fight. He has been a real governor
| and should be returned"
Mr.. Kelly took a fling at The Her
Z aid. 4 noticed in The Herald that. in
, issuing the call for this meeting, I was
trying 10 come back, he said. Now,
/ II IS generally known that I have been
been sucking the tits OF the city and
county for about year and q half AMI
+ has forgotten who is here"
| Ponder S. Carter was placed in nom
! nation for chairman by r. L Holli-
/ day and was elected In taking the
] chair he declared that governor Fergu-
! son had kept his prediction promises
| to give the state a business admins
/ tration.
| There is a Democratic precedent 10
give the governor a second term." he
I said. and I am confident that governor
| Ferguson would be returned for two
years more"
Mr.. Carter also urged that this coun-
I ture. Of whom it is known where they
/ stand
I Judge Peyton F. Edwards declared
he was the first and original Fergu-
: son man in FL Paso. I have watched
. his course since he took office" he
said. and he has made a fine gov
I ernor. was attracted to him because
! he was not put up by the politicians"
L A. Dale said he wanted TO concur
I in what judge Edwards had said. He
. n-l r7ansa ran. Hnw
years and had been his councillor and
! advisor, he said
/ 4 know he is honest, that he loves
Texas, and knows what Texas needs
! ness administration" rsid Judge Dale
John Brinck and John Dorenfield
I told OF the organization IN Corpus
Christi Of the first Ferguson club two
( years ago. Mr.. Dorenfield was presi-
! dent and Mr.. Brinck the secretary Of
on the motion Of L. A. Dale 4 com
/ mittee on organization was authorized.
/ J. n. Nealon. John Mahan. Norwood
| Hall. Judge PeytOn F. Edwards and
L A Dale were appointed by the
chair.
/ While the committee was out num-
Der OF short talks were made. John
} Mahan stated that he was a member
! OF the Ferguson campaign committee
| in BeXar county.
Judge ". D. Howe stated he was In
sympathy with the movement to or
J ganize a Ferguson club and thought
I it but proper that the governor should
be returned. and a little later ad-
vanced further.
c. S. T Folsom. Judge Ballard Cold
well and Dave Mulcahy also made
talks complimentary TO the governor.
The committee then made its report
and IL was adopted
Just before adjournment Mr.. Kelly
again took the floor and stated that
he had heard that some people had
stayed away from the meeting be-
cause Of him. 4 want all my friends
and all my enemies to support Jim
Ferguson for governor" he said
A total of 1O1 signed the roll, as
members. The list is as follows
James R Harper. Canuto Campo
Adrian Pool Dave Sullivan.