Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-04-09
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TT WAS with feeling of sadness that attended
Il The funeral ~ William ", Kent this last week,
for bs was another Of tho men who hhd helped pvt
The Bee on the nnsp IN tho early days 10 was oiv
editor when that unetionary the whole local
force and though II long before had any active
part IN the production OF tho paper know how mueb
he was valued w my father who with but little assist.
hnfe, whs the whole editorial department Kent waa
an indofe1R9bs worker ~ The Old stys ~ journalism
and his stories we're neNsy and rssdsbie. what
more ho bad personality that made friends ana
he had host of them In thoss days And when after
using W bis vitality IN other fields, he came banh
and found less strenuous job with ~ o. the proof
desk IN he auist going and coming he never seemed
Just tho ola Kent, STEADY hnd industrious he was
TO The ond, when he died IN the harness ali u ~
want 70 die when our time comes
The death " WIN ". KosnlK also comes coss ~
Ths Bee household, for he was Al ons time member
u this Newspaper family sDd always kept close
the bonds " personal friendship When man under
Boes tho intense suffering he hed 70 endure IN his
last two years, bis taxing or brings GRIEF but not
rekrst
II ia nov definite that the temporary chairman Of
Tho coming republican national convention will ~
Senator Warren q Harding Of ohio who win deliver
IN that capacity The opening speech as dld BaHator
Root IN the last convention and benaf6f Lodge IN the
convention before that senator Harding was hdre N
Omaha during Tho campaign of four years sEo whep
be addressed republican msetiDE N Lyric hall ana
made most favorable impression upon those wiz
were fortunate enough 20 attend, remember that ne
discussed chiefly tbs tariff Issue, showing himself
thoroughly familiar with the phases ~ tho subject
which he took up. He IL newspaper man Tho editor
Of o piper published IN Marion had hear1 him
make Tho speech nominating President Taft which was
masterpiece Of that style Of oratory and u IL safe
10 predict n stirring and finished address from him
~ the keynote for The convention,
flA taN sAl H. Ia ia
the prospect IL for harmonious and fairly smooth.
moving meeting The election o. The presiding officer
which four years ago required individual roll rail
and took ai day, will b peffunotory ana probably by
unanimous ratification N the recommendation Of tb5
committee things may even be calm enough 10 per,
NIT Of few brief remarks BY Chairman Hles when
no raps for order N he 10 inclined that way Before
The bic meeting Of 1917 WIS convened tho press Asso.
Citations applied day after day for advance copy OF
what was goinK ~ any, but tho only answer Kays
them WIS that tb6fo would be- no advance copy
could perhaps have prepared typswntsn paper that
would have fead oil right IN tho press reports but
II II well - recognize ones own limitations found
could mhkn myself heard better, NJ least farther
bY having fnegaph0no operator repeat what said
70 him and besides Tho oratory role belonged 70 ssns-
tor Root hnd genator Harding still better equipped for
the orat0Beai performance.
A striking figure of all the recent conventions nsg
been removed by The death Of Cecil A. Lyon N Texas
which occurred last week Colonel Lyon used 70 eyer
else an almost exclusive propneofAbp In the rspnb
llcan party of tbs Lone Star state Though born IN
Maryland. he was typical TEXAN in appearances fe
WINS nm ardent political worshipor Of Colonel Hoose
welt and great personal faYofite ~ The colonel He
was state chairman national committeeman PATRONAGE
dispenser, presidential referee all ~ one Jie was
sort OF political dictator In Texas and ~ The
time exercised fathefy oversight and solieitDde for
his crowd recall humorous incident ~ which tho
ioks was ~ the expense Of Colonel Lyon, but which
none the less illustrates the southern ptfnospbero
Three sets u eontesllng delegates claimed the seats
allotted 10 Taxas IN tie rB convention. During The
hearing Colonel Lyon himself representing bis own
delegation broke IN on the colorsd pleading Tor
a black delegation With the customary charge that
Tho other side drew The color line
"po You mean 70 saY" interrupted Lyon Tint
don't have any colored in my organisationT Don't
you know there are negroes right here IN my dsls-
KatonT
"Yes. Mister Lyon you have few black delegates
who do jea ~ you tell en-, but they doan' represent
us"
"Bnt don't you know 7 have negroes on my state
COMMITTEES and my county committees and all through
my organization"
ooh. YES Mister Lyon you have few black men
ON your committees bot they haven't got nothing 10
say All tho politics you have Il done in that white
mans club you've got ~ at Dallas"
owhatl" Numbered Lyon do you mean to tell
this COMMITTEES that have white mans club Tint
Ace. All The polltIcs7 who told you that belonged 10
n white mans cubf Did you ever Hee me at any
white mans club up ht pallasf'
afordle no Mister Lyon" came the answer. quick
as flash why. You know perfectly we'll Il wouldn't
he safe Tor mo 70 look for you AZ your white man"
club 40 NJ Dallas"
The laugh was Colonel Lyon and he Joined N
And then the COMMITTEES voted to seat thu Lyon dele
Cation,
rolonsl Lyon made his fortune IN lumber and WAS
a, the head Of the Kirby Lumber company when u
maintained an office in Omaha
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