El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-22
Say Republicans
Fighting
Chance In Texas
Executives of Council Are
in FL Paso Working
for Party.

With the influx Of population
largely Republican. with the ire
mendous dissatisfaction OF the social
istc tendency Of the present admin
istration. with the demand now In
the south for tariff revision to help
its industries and with a real live
Republican organization for the 200,-
900 Republicans now voting with the
Democrats merely to have a voice in
local county and state affairs. there
Is a good fighting chance for Texas
20 roll up a Republican majority at
the presidential election in 1870.
The foregoing was the statement
OF " P Gage, vice chairman anu
treasurer Of the executive committee
Of the Texas Republican Council. and
j.. A. Arnold. secretary, who are at
the PasO del NOrre hotel, having ar
rived late Sunday afternoon. Dir.
Gage is an oil operator Of Dallas and
AR. Arnold is from Fort Worth.
Republicans Have Good Chance.
I'VE are visiting El Paso to get in
toucn Win the business men, The peo-
pic generally and with Republicans,
Of this section, said vice chairman
Gage There Is TO be general
meeting Of Republicans in Dallas the
latter part OF october and we want
to have a strong representation from
Ell PasO and all sections Of Texas. The
Texas Republican council wants to
learn the needs and desires OF all
parts OF the state, and We are sure
OF working up d strong organization.
I'VE have a good fighting chance
Of a Republican majority for the Re
publican candidate for president next
year for there Is a tremendous dis
satisfaction with the present social
istic trend OF the national Democratic
IL s.af1 aaaHa Ii he
mess proposition with the people.
We have found this dissatisfac-
ton in Fort Worth. Dallas, Waco and
Amarillo and o-her places and we
have heard that Il is true in e Paso.
There are great many Democrats.
oldtlmers, TOO, y no are turning away
from the socialistic and other ten
denotes OF their party. We have more
OF them in our Texas Republican
Council now than We have Republi-
cans for these and various reasons
100000 Republicans In Texas.
Never before in Texas was there
so great a demand and need Of
strong Republican organization Rsai
our party as the only hope and they
give the reasons have stated and
others"
And the South is demanding a
tariff revision which viii do some
thing for their cotton goods, sugar
secretary Arnold
There are 100000 Republicans in
this state who have been voting with
the Democrats Just TO have a voice
in local. county and state affairs"
continued Mr.. Gage. There has been
no Republican organization and now
more than ever they are demanding
something be done in the way Of
organization and they give the same
reason as thousands Of Democrats
Tor a chance TO vote for other prin-
ciples than those now shown by the
trend Of the national Democratic ad-
ministration.
Oppose @Socialistie Tendencfes.s
Besides the new population which
has been coming into Texas is by a
large majority Republican. The new
sections ike the lower Rio Grande
valley have been settling up mostly
by Republicans The II percent OF
our foreign population in Texas has
lortty Of the people coming from
other states Into the great oil fields
Of Texas are Republicans
Above all, il Is a business prop
osition and thinking people see that
the Republican party is the only
strong opposition TO the present So
cialistlc tendencies which is carrying
away the national Democratic admin
lstration and even oIdtime Texas
democrats are seeing that and are
acting accordingly As ] said before.
We already have more Of them in our
Texas Republican council than We
nave Republicans. The Republican
party has a great opportunity in
Texas right now and Il is the rally
ing hope from a business and a every
other point OF view