The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-05-29

state convention which opened Tues
day at 1880 a. m.
steam Roller in Evidence.
That the steam roller was very much
in evidence and that II had steam
necessary to give it sufficient force
with which to override the claims of
the Green forces can readily be seen
from the decisions of the Executive
committee in practically all cases
heard.
Had all the 24S counties of Texas
held conventions and been represented
convention. OF the 248 counties, how
ever, 1872 are unorganized and held
no conventions. OF the remaining 116
counties, &c failed to file credentials
and made no repodt although they had
issued the call and held conventions.
Deducting, these SO counties which
failed to file credentials we have so
counties with a convention vote ag-
gregating 5SS votes which should have
constituted the voting strength of the
OF these 5SS votes 234
were contested all of which, accord
ing to Mr.. Beck, rightfully. belonged
naming 1854 uncontested votes, Green
Mccarthy leaders claimed 220. Ac-
cording to Mr.. Beck, had the Execu-
tive committee acted fairly and seat
ed the properly elected 234 contested
votes the MCCARTHY forces
would have controlled 454 votes out
of a convention vote of 5SS. II was
on this calculation that Mr.. Beck
based his claim for control OF more
than enough votes to carry the con-
Leaders of the I.ily-whites. how
ever. were determined that the Green
Mccarthy faction would have about
as much chance as SNOWMAN IN
hades of seating their delegates" and
Immediately resorted to fraudulent
means of securing representation ana
their steam roller methods OF over
ruling all contests of the Green-Mc-
votes from the 116 unorganized coun,,
ties and asserted that Phil Baer and
II, f. McGregor had been designated
to cast these votes. They rendered
decisions in all II cases OF contest
which carried with them no semplahce
of fairness or justice.
He'll County.
In Bell County the white county
chairman called the precinct con-
ventions at Q o'clock in the morning.
The contest of Negroes who held their
convention at the lawfully appointed
time was overruled and the delegates
unseated.
In the case of Tarrant County the
Executive Committee refused TO recog,
nize the II. L. Spicer delegation ana
seated the delegates led by the chalr
man of the Republican council oplcer
has acted and been recognized by the
state chairman for two years UP I'M
til the time for the county cohNeh-
ton this year
In Bexar county with total OF
81 precincts, So precinct conventions IONS
white Republicans where they knew
the Negroes would never find them.
one chairman called his meeting IN
his dining room but It became or tee
voters to capture this convention.
The white delegates were seated in
Bexar County also,
Falls County.
In Falls County, two white men,
the chairman and secretary, in con.
vention of go Negroes appointed
8 white delegates to the state conven-
ton. The contest of 270 Negro voters
was overruled in favor of white men
and the white delegation was seated
Titus County.
The Titus county chairman actually
admitted that he shut the door in the
Negroes faces and told them that
the party leaders did not desire the
participation of Negroes. In this
case there was such glaring proof of
Der of the committee in commenting
on the case remarked that the Exc
tive committee could not go on re-
cord as openly endorsing TINS pro-
motion that the Green Mccarthy dele
yation be seated The fact how
ever that a substitute motion, seat
ing both delegations, carried, VIII
serve as an example of the utter dis
regard for fairness which this COM
mittee exercised in these hearings.
One Against 80.
At the close of a night session that
at one point closely approached a
clash of force VIM. Mcdonald threw
down the gage of battle to the Re-
publican organization, with the an
norncement that he would file a mi
nority report on temporary officers
and delegations to be seated in the
ed u,til nine o'clock Tuesday morn
ing after holding continuous 13
hour session passing upon contests.
Bolt Mt 1 so Tuesday.
Cheering for Teddy" and Lincoln
Negroes and white delegates belonging
to the Green Mccarthy faction, boIted
Beethoven Hall at 1880 o'clock Tues
day and, with the unsuccessful dele
gates in the contests which were
thrown out by the State executive
lcommittee, began to hold con-
vention of their own in the yard ad-
The bolt followed a period Of pan
demonium which lasted for almost
ten minutes when w. M. Mcdonald
Fort Worth banker and Republican
leader, who is member of the State
Executive Committee, moved that the
minority report of the committee or
the temporary roll be adopted
Cheer. followed cheer. Negroes goi
on their feet and called to Others
ha
gates TANNED the windows, hats were
tossed in the air, handkerchiefs were
waved. Chairman Phil Baer raped
vainly for order
Real friends of the Republican
lparty come out in the yardw
Someone started the cry and there
| was surging of Negroes and white
Green-McCarthy delegates toward the
doors Sergeant at Arms Charles
good-naturedly chaffed as the boltine
delegates pushed unheedingly past
Members of the State Executive
! platform watching the exodus.
Let .'em go. Let 'em 60" called the
/! Sure wen CO. retorted the boilers
,"But just wait until we get to Chfca-
go. Oh. boyl We'll get the seats there
Hurrab for Teddy Hurrah for Abra-
ham Lincolnl Hurrah for the real Re.
publicansr'
When the commotion had subsidized
! Negro faces were missing from the
convention hall. but out in the yard
4 forming into a semblance of order
they were preparing to hold a con-
vention Of their own.
By reclamation the boilers elected
F.. M. Wright, a white leader Of tn,
Green Mccarthy faction, chairman OF
their convention. Prof" W. M. Ander.
son was elected convention secretary