El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-31
c. D. I. SEAT
CONTESTS Up

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ants -thoroughIy represented the SEN
timent Of the Republican party
The case for the delegates chosen
at the regular Republican state con-
vention was presented by wallace
Townsend, attorney for the delegates
i headed by h L Kennel, OF Little
Rock. He said his delegates were the
regular faction and that as in for
mer years the bolt by the contest
ing delegates was based on a pre-
text.
Race Issue obs Up
In the Arkansas contest the race
issue came up and some committee
men asked whether representation
for the negro would not be likely
to bring out more votes.
That brings Up the ISSUE square
"" responded Townsend You viii
never break the solid south with a
negro Republican party"
He argued that the vote in 1916
had shown a very small ratio Of sup
port OF the party by negroes in Ar
kansas.
The committee decided unanimous
" TO seat the regularly appointed
] delegates at large headed by Rem
/ mel The unsuccessful contestants
were headed by E. c. Morris, negro.
Z Of Helena
When the committee met this morn
ing its first action was 10 prepare a
@#H@ 49, SO $1,000 1# 49, @H-A@ 80
be devoted to oral arguments by at
torneys for the contestants.
Sessions nre Open.
The announcement by VIII H Hays,
chairman. yesterday that the contest
sessions would be pen. marks a de-
parture in Republican procedure and
was hailed in the camps OF the vari-
Gus candidates as a departure from
the steam roller" methods. Besides
the contestants themselves. attorneys
and friends Of the various candidates
n newspaper men representing the
/ public have been invited to attend
I The executive session OF the COM
mittee which opened today's business
and the compilation Of the calendar
was expected to taxi all the morning
and part Of h afternoon.
Uninstructed delegates are con-
testing for the seats, with b Wood
and Lowden forces interested 20 the
extent that their campaign managers
testified before the senate investigat-
ing committee that each had spent
$1,000 in the state
Old FiEht In TEXAS.
Among the contests to be heard by
the committee Is that from Texas,
in which the ~socalled Green-McCarty
faction bolted the regulars" at the
state convention in san Antonio.
It Is a renewal Of the old fight in
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Whites" and the Black and Tans."
The former are the white Republicans
who have successfully wrested the
control Of the party in Texas from
negro domination. The Black and
Tans" are the other element. which
Includes negro Republicans and some
whites who have tried to perpetuate
the old conditions.
E. H p. Green. millionaire one
legged sol OF the late "Hetty" Green
has always been Identified with the
Black and Tan" element His prin-
cipal lieutenant is "~Gooseneck' Bill
Mcdonald. a Fort Worth negro. who
Is in the banking business there.
@Teddy and LlncOln!p
Cecil Lyon wrested control OF the
party, with the help Of other lilly
whites" from the black and tan"
crowd and managed to maintain su-
premacg during his life time. Henry
Terrell. Of san Antonio. the late con-
gresham Hawley. Of Galveston. H. F..
McGregor, OF Houston. j.. A. Smith. Of
81 Paso. ~ others. aided him largely.
During this period the negroes
largely went over 10 the Democrats.
This time the boiling faction raised
the cry OF Teddy and Lincoln" as