El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-30
STANTON HEADS
PURITY CROWD
Performers" Who Want
County Office, Led by
Stanton and Sweeney.

i5ir Thurmond's motion was unani-
imously adopted and judge Sweeney
had the committee lists already pre-
pared, as follows:
On platform-A s. Thurmond. c
E Kelly. Frank Bait. J. ]. Murphy.
on credenials-J. Porter Bender
c.. A. Stewart, DR.. T. W. Grace.
On permanent organization-0L 81
Winningham, DIT. ". II. Anderson, r..
B. Bawlins.
Produce Typed Reports.
On motion Of Nj Bender. j. f.
Weeks was elected temporary secre-
ltarv The chair then announced a
five minutes recess 20 allow the com
imittees to confer and report They
did so in less than that time and the
I chairman of each had a typewriter
report that had evidently been pre-
pared before the meeting hour.
The crcdeniial committee report
was BRIEF dealing only with the ques-
ton Of who should vote in the con-
Ivention, according this right TO quail
fled voters and women. who would
become qualified voters
-Four sPIunls1 Revealed.
Z The report Of the platform commit
Itee revealed four planks. First, rec
ognizing that our country and its gar
liant allies are engaged in a gigantic
struggle against an autocratic enemy
whose sole desire is the destruction OF
p
our country" TO the end that all eff
forts be toward serving national
{ needs: second. that strict economy
should be observed by all public off
GERS. third, that the assessment sys-
item is unconstitutional and the nom
iinees Of this ticket pledge themselves,
/ If elected. TO apply all possible rene
dies; and fourth. opposition to IN
I creasing the dividends Of public cor
Z opratiOns by wringing additional tolls
from the citizenship Of the country
The sIns- are Barred.
The organization committee recon-
mended that N. ". Stanton be perma-
I be named. and that the chairman APP
point a committee 10 receive applica-
/ tiOns for nominations 10 fill all Vacan-
cies thai might be left on the ticket at
/ the close Of the convention. The
committee also recommended that mo
individual in any way affiliated with
/ the courthouse ticket be considered in
this convention
; All committee reports were adopted
and judge Sweeney resigned the chair
-derson and John T. Hill TO escort the
( new chairman TO his seat
Takes shot at Reporters.
-Of all times, this is the worst TO
4 try TO coerce people" Mr.. stanton said.
They, the courthouse ticket. say
there should be no opposition al this
time on account Of the war. and YET
I they try to do the very thing that
( caused rhe war"
The speaker then went into a philo-
sophie explanation Of the ideals o.
I democracy, and continued we are
{ fortunate in having two reporters
/ here tonight and 7 know they viii re-
] port what did not occur here and leave
Admits IrE Combination.
Vow they say we have formed
combination. The difference be-
tween our combination and theirs isl
that we are right and they are wrong
II have no doubt that more than one
I corporation is behind them We have
to fight that and TO fight, We must get
. together They picked out ticket
I first and then went for signatures and
got I41 in two days. I admit it's
com bination on both sides. but they
made it necessary
DeIieutely Breaches Nominations.
Judge Sweeney then moved that
the temporary secretary be made
permanent and the motion was
adopted. The actual business OF nom
mating was then deicatelT preached
by the chair. who said i understand
it has been difficult 10 get men to
run against that combination. A num-
her have handed in their names Is
it the desire to have them read2 If
{
nomination whose name IS not N,
make IL known We want the best CITE
zens for the positions
Ballots Already Printed.
The chair then appointed Messrs-
Winuingham. Stewart and Bender 10
receive nominations Their work was
simple, as all nominations had been
received and the ballots had been
printed. Except in the case Of judge
Dale. who was opposed by II. 7. Ellis. {
hey Early and h Griffith. the ticket
printed above formed all the names
presented 10 the people Some one in
the crowd asked why Lon Garner, 4
candidate for constable 10 succeed /
himself. was not on the ticket and
Mr.. Stanton said We've been con-
ferring with him and I think he de- I
cided not to have his name in
Then the People Vote.
Ballots were then passed and the /
people voted In the case Of unop- I
posed applicants for nominations. the !
vote was 139, and for the two con-
tested places II was as follows. Dale, !
114, and Ellis, % and insolvency. 90, ]
Barney Early. ~. and II. Griffith. Is I
The chair announced there were y +
additional ballots cast, but they were .
spoiled because the voters did not .
sign their names on the back.
Among Those Present.
Among others at the meeting We're. 1
Henry NJ Walker, Of the federal en-
pigment bureau: +. c. Standish la I
Dor leader. Hamilton Rayner Frank /
Judkins. C. r. Brownie Of the city 4
health department. ". +. Larkin, la /
Dor leader, and Percy McGhee. jr.
There were a number OF supporters ]
OF the court house ticket present as I
spectators. Several women. not un- +
Outstanding that one endorsed by the I
court house ticket could not receive I
Sweeney endorsement. were present I
in an effort to have Miss Myra C.. I
Winkler endorsed for county school /
SUPERINTENDENT