Wichita Daily Times. (Wichita Falls, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 29, Ed. 1 Sunday, June 16, 1912 Page: 4 of 12
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WICHITA DAILY TIMES, WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, JUNC 16th, 1912.
26 TEXAS DELEGATES ARE
GIVER TAFT-LYON LOSES
(Continued from page 1)
Summers’ statement that he did not
know where the negro delegates got
money enough to come to Chicago
and make the contest precipitated a
few excited moments.
Members of the negro delegation
jumped to their feet and declared
they were better able.to pay their
■ own pay than Mr. Summers was to
age.”*
"Anyone who baa wrecked the lie
publican party aa be has wrecked it
in Texas ought to be recalled," said
Bryan, "Col. Lyon does not want a
. Republican party in Texas; he wants
a white party." Bryan said one
county carried by Taft this year in
Texas cast more votes than all the
one hundred “Rottenborough" coun-
ties with which Lyon dominated the
State convention.
Taft, he said, carried all the large
cities where a heavy Republican
vote was cast. He charged Lyon with
forcing postmasters and federal util
ceholders to support his paper or-
ganisation.
W. M. McDonald of Fort Worth, a
negro Taft delegate said that of the
249 Texas counties only about one
hundred contained a Republican par-
ty.
Committeeman Lyon was a pict-
uresque figure as he acted as attor-
ney for bls own delegation. He walk-
ed about the Taft delegates shaking
his hand in their faces and asking
them to deny his statements.
He pointed out Texas deelgates
and asked them who they voted for.
pay his. Mr. Summers’ arguments
were Interrupted until committeemen
demanded order. At the conclusion
of the argument the committee vot-
ed to seat the Taft delegates and no
roll call was asked. Only one or
two ‘noes‘ were heard when the
vote was taken.
The seating of the Texas Taft
delegates brought a protest from
Francis Henry. He declared the
committee was “Mexicanizing Am-
erica.” He added: “This is more
than plain stealing; that is treason?
It is the most shameless proceeding
I ever saw in my life and you are
all parties to it.".
The first Texas district was called
after Mr. Lyon had protested that he
would not allow the contests to be
bundled ut the convenience of Form-
er Senator Dick, J. M. Singleton of
Jefferson, Texas, argued for the
Roosevelt contestants and said that
the Taft convention i in the district
was illegal. The Roosevelt forces
held a separate convention which
they claimed was legal. The two
Taft delegates were seated unan-
imously.
When the second district was call-
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Dowell, "who did you vote for for
President four years ago?"
"I voted for a Republican," answer
ed McDowell.
"Were you registered in a Demo
cratic primary," Lyon asked.
. "I was not,” was the reply.
Were you acting in a Democratic
primary,” Lyon persisted.
"Yes, 1 was,” admitted McDowell
Lyon then walked over to William
McDonald, the Fort Worth negro Taft
delegate and thrusting his fist almost
against the black man’s face, charg-
ed him with having bolted from the
party organization.
Lyon presented documents tending
to show that under the system of
representation in Texas the Roosevelt
forces had a clear majority in the
State convention. Mr. Bryan had
charged that Col. Lyon’s organization
ignored the Texas primary law. Lyon
said the law did not require primary
elections when a party had fast less
than 100,000 votes.
Lyon declared the opposing Taft
delegates had not participated in the
i regular convention but that someone
“had taken a brass band and gone
through the street gathering up peo-
ple for a separate convention. We
wouldn’t have had any content here If
people had not been sent down from
the north to stir them up,” said
Lyon.
He presented records to show that
20> Texas counties were represented
at the convention and that 179 of
these were for Roosevelt.
"Mr. Taft la all right, gentlemen,"
said Col. Lyon, "he just picks a bad
man to run his campaign in Texas."
The Taft delegates at large were
then seated by the committee by a
viva voce vote, only eighteen mem
beta calling for a roll call. The
Taft delegates at large seated by the
committee are: . <-- ‘ -' 0
H. F. McGregor, W. C. Averill, W.
C. McDowell,- J. A. Lutz, J. E. Elgin.
W. H. Love, William McDonald and
G. W. Barroughs.
In the Fourteenth Texas district
the issue was a divided convention
and the National committee voted to
seat, the two Taft delegates. An-
other attack on Col. Lyon was made
by C. L. McDowell of Del Rio in the
last of the Texas cases, that of the
15th district. Judge McDowell was
the delegate accused by Lyon earlier
in the day of having been a candidate
in a Democratic primary.
“No man in Texas has a right to
’ make such an accusation,” said Mc-
Dowell, "My Republicanism is as
straight on me as Col. Lyon’s is on
him. Why do you appoint a Demo
crat to the best position In Texas,
the collectorship, at Brownsville?"
McDowell demanded of Lyon.
"There is more Democracy in Col:
Lyon than in any other Republican In
Texas. As long as 1 was following
his leadership, I was a good Republi-
can, but when I crossed bis path I
became a Democrat, in his opinion.”
McDowell accused Lyon of "fooling
the President" by leading him to be-
lieve he was getting up delegations
favorable to Taft when he was actual-
ly having Roosevelt men named. He
referred to Lyon as “his royal high-
ness." At the‘close of this argu
, ment the committee seated the two
Roosevelt unanimously, the motion
being made by A. M. Stevenson, a
Taft man.
Of the total of 30 contested Texas
delegates, Taft got 26 and Roosevelt
four.
All of the Virginia cases which
were called after Texas and which
involved twenty votes were consoli-
dated. The issue presented by W. H.
• Brown, a negro Roosevelt attorney,
was one of exclusion of negro vol-
era. He declared the Republican
leaders in Virginia had attempted to
build a white man's party. The
Roosevelt delegation included ten
negroes.
In Norfolk, said Brown, the con
vention had been called in a re-
stircted district. The Taft delega-
tion at large included National Com
mitteeman Martin, Congressman
' Blent, R. H. Angell and R. E. Ga-
belli, collector of interne) revenue
P. P. Summers, appearing for the
- Taft delegates, de clared no negroes
■ had been prohibited from taking part
in the Republican meeting. Mr.
show the regularity of the selection
of the Roosevelt delegates. The
Tuft delegates were seated.
In the third district the 'Taft dele-
gates appeared as contestants and
neither of the contestants was pres-
ent.
Thereupon Lyon explained
W. Bs McClurkan
ent. Thereupon Lyon explained way, men; have you forgotten about
“Gentlemen, I’ve got on,' you, can November ?"
—***************
The Roosevelt delegates in
the third were thereupon seated.
“This fairness makes no impres-
sion on me nor will It on the coun-
try," said Committeeman Capers, a
Roosevelt adherent.
In the case of the Fourth Texas
district the Tuft delegates were
quickly seated. When the committee
refused a roll call on this fourth Mr.
Capers exclaimed, "Don't act this
The Taft delegates in the Fifth
district involving Dallas, were seat-
ed. There was no sixth district con-
fest. Taft delegates were seated in
the seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth
districts.
It costs the devil little trouble to
catch a lazy man.—Gernian.
Many would be cowards if they
had courage enough.—Daniels.
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