The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-09-05
DEMOCRATIC STATE
COMMITTEE WORK

ial District and thus prevent the seat.
ing ~ State Senator, Archie Parr,
who was declared elected over y w
Classcock by lis votes. took definite
form before the Democratic State
Committee today A resolution was
prepared by X w. Brahan, holding
the proxy for Caesar Kleberg as ex-
ecutive committeeman for the Tween
ty-third District. charging that the
entire Duval County vote had been
obtained by fraud and urging that
tho vote from the county be not tab
ulaied and no delegates from there
seated II was decided TO make the
fight before the Credentials Commit.
tee after the convention had been or
ganlzed. The resolution urges that
thc vote Of Duval County AZ claimed
to be cast and as certified to the
committee be not tabulated and be
not counted for any candidate add
that no delegates be seated In the
convention from Duval County
Lon C. Hin Of Harlingen. in the
interests of Glasscock, presented EVIL
denoe to indicate that the party
pledge as provided by the Terrell
election law had not been printed on
the bsllots but in lis stead an oath
swearing that the prospective voters
had voted at every election since the
enactment Of the Terrell law. Hill
charged that this form Of pledge was
used to prevent voting In the primary.
Hopes Of svcrting further suffer.
ing from the West Texas drouth by
prayer were expressed in & telegram
10 the committee from "a body Of
the Disciples of Christ" from Cisco.
urging that the convention ask Gov
ernor Hobby 10 set aside a day in
the near future In which The entire
State be asked to pray for rain In
the dry sections.
The State Executive Committee
met just before noon and announc-
ed the vote Of the primaries The
Official vote In each ease confirmed
the results as previously announced
by newspaper tabulations.
The refusal of Mrs. Minnie Esther
Cunningham TO serve a. temporary
chairman Of the convention was an.
nounccd 20 the COMMITTEES and rec.
ommendation was adopted urging
that NJ NJ Crane be appointed TO
serve in her place The committee
voted down ~ TO 2, without debate
a resolution offered by Committee.
man X Y. Coon. of San Antonio, call.
ing for an investigation of the con.
tributiona 10 Governor Hobby's cam.
paign fund
The Rev. John n Morris Of Waco.
opened the convention with prayer
and N. NJ. Crane Of Dhllas was chosen
temporary chairman. Other tempo.
rary officers were; Secretary. c. j.
Kinks. Houston; assistant secretary,
Mrs, B, +. Givins. Dallas; sergeant.
alarms, George w Tilley. Of Waco
In his keynote speech. Crane was
cheered extensively when he called
upon the convention to pledge itself
10 support the war. ANY man or
woman who fails to respond and put
every ounce Of energy into this
eountry's cause is unfit to live under
its flag" he said
The convention rested while the
delegates from the Senatorial dis
tricts named members Of the plat
form permanent organization and
credentials committees.
Members Of the credentials. per.
inanent organization and platform
committees were named and the con.
vention adjourned until 4 o'clock TO
permit the committees TO meet and
make their reports.
An organizotion 10 be known as
the Woman's State Democratic
League has been formed for the pur.
pose Of making permanent the Hob
by woman's clubs that were active
during the campaign. Mrs. Mamie
Webb Curtis Of Dallas was chosen
chairman Of the league. which will
maintain permanent headquarters in
Dallas. The lcague adopted.a reso.
luton demanding that a statute be-
enacted declaring property. contracts
and other legal rights of married wo.
men TO be the same as unmarried
women and men,
The vote for Governor In the pri-
mary is certified by the Executive
Committee was; Hobby. 46i, ATS;
Ferguson, 2is.oi2; for Lieutenant
Governor; Johnson, l9l,973; David
son. 3o.559; Treasurer, John w. Ba-
ker. 302,35i; J. NJ. Edwards. 1884,
l2l; Superintendent Of Public In