El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-08
CATTLEMEN END
SESSIONS HERE
VIII Meet in 1918 in Ros-
well; All Officers Are
Reelected.
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ton Of political degradation our Amer
lean women hold today" Miss Dietrich
said. I'VE women are looking to the
generous men Of Texas TO lift US out Of
this degradation and rub the dis
graceful splotch off this big state of
the west
For Texas Rights on Railroads.
A resolution previously adopted by
the Pioneer Cattlemens association at
SWeetwater. Texas. Sept S, 1916, and
endorsed by the resolutions committee
of the Panhandle & Southwestern asso-
citation, Z. 7. Herring, chairman, was
adopted by vote of the convention. de-
olaring for the right OF the state or
Texas to regulate its railroads, their
rates, charges, rules and practices and
all matters pertaining to Transports
tion and traffic within the state and all
intrastate traffic as provided by and
in accordance with the constitution and
laws Of Texas, and while deprecating
any conflict of authority that might
arise between state and federal author
titles, that should IL ppear necessary in
order to accomplish the intentions OF
the Texas authorities that every effort
be made to secure at the hands Of con-
Rress laws that shall secure to Texas
the full and free exercise of its rights.
The resolution appeals to the people TO
use their efforts IN maintaining the
rights of the state.
Bylaws Recommendation Defeated.
The committee on bylaws submitted a
resolution TO change the bylaws gov
erning the selection of the place OF
meeting The committee recommended
that annual meetings may be held at
any place selected by the members as
often as such vote may indicate
Delegate Slaughter objected TO This
and on a vote the recommendation OF |
the committee was defeated
Committee Report Adopted.
The following report Of the commit !
Joseph DeGraftenreid and II. L. John /
son, was adopted:
I'VE recommend that article should i
be changed wherein IT prohibits the 1
election of a president TO succeed him
self, and made to read that he may be {
elected for two terms in succession or /
more, if desired by the membership
We also recommend that article 8,
which designates the dates for holding
executive board meetings, one Of which
IS the first Monday in July, should be
changed to the first Monday in Sep
TENDER. for the reason that the first
Monday in July comes so nearly the
Fourth Of July that il makes It diff !
cult 10 procure an attendance of COM |
mitteemen at the July board meeting. |
We also recommend that article IA
be changed so as to authorize the as
sessment of four and One-half cents
per head instead of three and one-half !
cents per head on the rendition of cat
tie by members"
Thanks City for Entertainment.
mitted its report extending the thanks
Of the associa ton to the city OF FL
PaSo for cOurreSies extended
Election OF Officers Unanimous.
Following the addresses and the
transaction of routine business the
chair called for the election of officers
E T Davis of Enid, okla. placed I
the name OF Abner T. Wilson in nom I
inatiOn for the presidency. There was !
no Opposition and the president of the !
orga nizatiOn was reelected By unani-
nous vote Mr.. Wilson made a brief
talk. thanking the members Of the or
ganiZatiOn.
A '. McQuiddy. Of Canadian. Texas,
then nominated T D. Love of Sierra !
Blanca, Tex, for first vice president
and he was unanimously reelected
Mr.. Love was not present at the meet
ng- =
John II Wyatt Of FL Paso. offered :
he name of Thomas F. Moody of 7
canadian, Tex. for second vice presi-
dent and the unanimous ballot was cast 4
for him
FL PasO Men Reelected.
J. s. Dorsey. Of Glazier. Tex. nom
mated W L AmOnett for reelection as l
secretary Mr. Amonett had previously =
innounced that he was not candidate, 1
lut he was reelected by reclamation /
R D. DeGraftenreid placed John N |
Wyatt in nomination for treasurer and a
he FL Paso banker was also reelected >
y reclamation. =
D. ~ SduDuIu. o. LnlS city. was re- a
'lected as assistant secretary 0
Executive Committee Named. II
At a meeting Of the executive COM Y
nittee held this afternoon at o'clock o
Il the First National bank building h
PRESIDENT Abner 7. Wilson appointed O
he following executive committee for h
he ensuing year: ". c Mcdonald,
5arrizozO; c T. Herring, Amarillo; G il
= Ballard, Roswell: R De Graften- C
cid, Buchanan; F. s. Wilson, Fit. q
stockton; L. c. Brite. Maria: E E n
townsend, Alpine; ". H. Fuqua. P H ( q
.andergin. Amarillo: = r Jenkins ! s
)alhart; c. VI. O'Donel. Bell Ranch. y / II
g.; J. N. Wyatt. Fl Paso: T. u. Love n
terra Blanca; Geo. D. Elliott, Midland ss
Y. L TOoley, ". N Harreu FL Paso; -
|. Y McQuiddy, Canadian; J. F. Primm =,
. Il Nations, FL Paso; J. : Dorsey, "
ilazier, Tex; Mack Adams, Fort Stock
on; Thos. F. Moody. Canadian; r B. a
lasterson, Amarillo; c P. Lockhart. ;;
E c. Houghton, Luis Ter =
aZas, Fl Paso; NJ l. Steele. Groom, ! =
'ex-; J A. Oden, FarwelL Tex; l. NJ. / II
rice, Stratford, Tex: f. T Davis, ~
rick, Okla; B. T Ware, Amarillo: ". a.
!. Pence, Sierra Blanca; .. F. White. N
j Paso; W c Dinwiddie, Tulia. Tex: q
II. Hicks. Cuervo. y. n: w B. as
litchelL Maria; F. F.. Herring, Elk a:
ity, Okla; F. A Finch, Memphis, Tex. 4
- P Ward, san Antonio: J. B. Irving, n
i Paso: II. /. Johnson, Wilcox:
right Bagley, Las Vegas, " N: g
B. Hudspeth, FL Paso; A s. Mccain te