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that a chairman could not be select
ed until the ~credential committee
had been selected and reported, the
convention sustaining the chair on
a vote.
The chairman appointed a creden-
tial committee consisting OF Judge
A. j. Hood Of San Benito, A. l..
Lewis Of Harlingen and J.. A. Graham
Of Brownsville. in~structing the sec
rotary, II. l.. Yates. to act as secre-
tary for the committee. A commit
tee on permanent organization con-
sisting Of Lloyd Sternbcrg Of Har-
lingen, Harbert Davenport of
Brownsville, and s. Finley Ewing Of
Harlingen was named by the chair,
and the convention recessed 10 min
utes to await the reports Of the COM
mittees.
Report on Credentials
The credential committee report
ed that in several precincts the
voters did not sign the party pledge,
and recommended that no delegate
be recognized until the pledge was
signed. All precincts in the county
with the exception Of Villa Nueva,
La Paloma and Santa Rosa returned
credentials for delegations.
The following apportion OF votes
to the various precincts was an
nounced: Point Isabel ?, FL Jardin
IL, Media Lana 2. Rangerville /,
Los Fresnos 2, Villa Naeva 1-2, La
Paloma /. Los Indios /, Santa Maria
1-2, La Feria 6. Precinct IL: Har-
lIngen 2. Precinct ~: Harlingen 8,
Rio Hondo 2. Precinct Ia: San Be-
nito 4. Precinct IS: San Benito, 2.
Precinct 10, Brownsville 4. Precinct
IL. Brownsville 2. Precinct Is,
Brownsville 2. Precinct 10, Browns
Vile 3. Precinct 90. Brownsville 2.
Precinct 81. Brownsville ?. Precinct
p. Santa Rosa 2. Precinct %, Har-
lingen 3. Wilson Tract /; Stuart
Place 2. Precinct 26. San Benito 2.
Precinct p, San Benito 6. Pre-
cinct 2S, Brownsville 2. Precinct 20,
Harrington 4. Precinct 80, Browns
Vile /. Precinct 81, Combes 1. Dish
man /. Las Yescas !, Southwest l.
The committee on permanent or
ganization recommended that A. ].
Rood Of San Benito be elected per-
manent chairman and Milton II. West
OF Brownsville permanent secretary.
The retiring chairman appointed
Judge J. T. Canales Of Brownsville
and Judge A. l.. Lewis of Harrington
TO escort the permanent chairman to
the chair.
Delegates Named
The selection of delegates to the
state convention At Beaumont was
next on the order of business, and
a motion was made that the chair
man appoint a committee of five to
recommend the delegation for the
county. J. c. Myrick opposed this
motion and offered as q substitute
that the chair appoint a committee
composed Of one member from each
precinct, stating that the committee
should be fully representative Of tie
county. Judge J. A. Graham and
Judge John /. Kleiber spoke in be-
half Of the original motion. assert
ing that a committee of 81 would
he too unwieldy. Judge II. L. Yates
offered an amendment that the COM
mittee be insreased to six and that
the chair be instructed to place
Judge Myrick on the committee. The
amended motion passed by a deci-
sive vote. The chair named ". T..
Carlton and J. J.. Coursey Of Har-
lingen, Frank Robertson Of San
Benito, III. l.. Yates Of Brownsville
and J. S. Myrick Of Harlingen as
members Of the committee.
A committee on resolutions con-
sisting Of Harbert Davenport,
Brownsville; Joe Roberts, Harlin-
gem; James Dishman, Combes; f.. II.
Downs, San Benito; J. A. Graham,
Brownsville, was named by the chair
man.
The committee recommended that
the following delegates be elected 70
represent the county at the Beau
mont convention, and the report was
approved by reclamation.
James "A. Graham, Mrs. J. A. Ora
ham, Harbert Davenport, Lloyd
Stiernberg. Mrs. j. G. Myrick, Mrs.
v. W. Taylor, II. NJ. SHELTON, Claude
+. Carter, j.. /. Coursey, j. G.. My