The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-02-02
SUBMISSION
FORCES MEET
ABORT RESOLUTIONS or Pro
TEST AGAINST REPRESENTA-
TIVE Cuxs VOTE.
'T[lEGRlMs FORWARDED
Representative u Urged u Lire UP
Id Fr~-eicStion Pledges and
Join With the Snlnmis-
sion Forces.


| mess meeting held a: the eour
| housa last night discussed the sub
mission amendment aud the vots
Iof Ellis county representatives on
same In the Texas legislature n
view Of the fact that Ellis eounts
gave majority for submission In
me general primary held last sum
naer. the pro democrats held that
Ellis county representatives were
Thereby instructed and bound to
1.-THE cause of submission and that
fthe SO called bone dry. substitute
MAS Iii no wise pro measure, but
rssher IN observation-disclosures meas
ura calueula:ed only to delay and
| defeat the real expressed wish OF
the people.
| After the purposes Of the meet
! ling were outlined by J.. r.. Mayiew
rs temporary chairman W. L. Hard
lng was elected permanent CHAIR
man and " A. 0wnhy was elected
secretary The chair then called
for suggestions as 10 the manner
lof procedure and 1t was proposed,
alter much discussion of the issue
aud The vote of Representative w.
E. Cox In the legislature. that J
eofnmittee composed Of DIR. Horace
bishop. J.. r. Mayhem aud ]. Lea
Cannon be named to draw resoiu-
tions to be adopted calling on the
Ellis county representatives to voc
the expressed will OF tae people.
While this committee was out
formulating resolutions general
discussion prevailed In which Rep
resenta i've Cox was taken bitterly
to task for seeming violation OF
prediction pledges. It was stated
~ {. A. Stephenson that Repre-
sentative Cox told him prior to his
nomination that IL elected he woald
ahide the Instructions of his con-
stituents, and further mat within
less than week prior to bis leaving
fer Austin he asserted that h.
would stand by the submissionists
because he was SO instructed. IL
YRS proposed that resolutions OF
lie bitterest tone be adopted as
protest against the vote OF Repre-
sentative Cox. bur ii was argued
that personalities would only serve
10 further widen he breach.
When the committee reported the
following resolution it was adopt
ed by unanimous vote and after in
strues ing the secretary to wire same
to the Ellis county representative
adjournment was taken:
Hon ~. r. Cox and Hon. Jack
Johnson, representatives Of Ell
lis county, Austin Texas
The citizens of Ellis county in
mass meeting assembled on THIS
date by unanimous vote adopted the
following resolution:
Resolved. that It is the decision
OF tails meeting that your pre-elec-
ton pledges IS well as the vote OF
this county in favor OF the submisS
sion OF a constitutional amendment
to prevent 'tshe manufacture for
sale. barter or exchange. ana the
sale. barter or exchange Of intoxi-
eating liquors. after the first day
adopted by the caucus OF the sub
cept for medical, scientific and sac
rlmentai purposes demands your
support and vote for the resolution
adopted by the caucus OF the sub
missionist members Of the legisla-
ture and introduced and now being
urged for passage in the legislature.
That vote for the so-called bone
dry resolution is subterfuge
which will delay the submission of
this constitutional amendment and
thereby defeat the expressed viii Of
the psople.