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EXCHANGE INTERVIEWS.
CHAPTER XIX.
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to lapse will lose the benefit of what hasieen done
already as well us what we hope to accomplish."
A moment’s reflection wil convince any policy
holder of the soundnems of the advice.
Let policy holders hold oa; the gratters must
F® they are going.
but failed
The other
Business Office
Editorial Rooms
Come here to your gran’dad!
Come an' see the sheep!
Come an’ see the moo-cow!
Come an’ see the heap
Of big red hot doughhuts:
fire the turkey, too!
Lord, but gran’dad’s thankful!
Thankful just fer you! '
Lord, I know You know it, •
Know just how I feel!
I could flop right down here
. In the yard; could kneel
Here amongst the turkeys.. *
An’ the. children^ joy— •
Ar I’ll make her ing!
An’, I’ll dance "Dan Tucker"’
Ah’ a pigeon wing.
An’ a razzle-dazzle.
That’s plum hard to beat!
Just to show I’m thankful
Clear down to my feet!
Stuffed the chinks clean to the top
With cranberry sauce:
Doctor got a hurry calk
Came there on his hoss;
Worked with Johnny all night long.
Much to his annoy;
Doctors certainly should know
You can’t kiH a boy.
The Fort Worth papers said all kinds of nice
things about the State Fair of Texas, and now
the Dallas papers are boosting the Fat Stock
Show that is to be given in the Panther city
next March. No '’shriveled localism" here.—
Denison Herald.
The Fort Worth newspapers were Impelled by
the facts in the case to call attention to the ex-
cellence of the State Fair of Texan, and the Fat
Stock Show for the sme reason* appeals to the
truthful commendation of the papers of Dallas.
Neither. Fgrt Worth nor Dallas desires to wrap
itself in the cloak of localism and ignore The good
things which ex^st in the other town.:
In-law.”
“Well .if you are determined to take her,
safest way would be to rope her.”
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The Worm Turns.
"Yes," sighed Mrs. Henpeck, "my first husband
was killed in battle; what-a curse war tai’* ___
"That war- was certainly a curse-—for me," re-
plied her meeker half.
Swing the ol’ maids
To an’ fro!
Squeeze the widders.
Let ’em go!
Swing ’em high - •
An’ swing ’em low?
Every day's Thanksgivin"!
Helping Him.
don’t quite know how to take your mother-
them, or, if voting,
‘for, say, Tom Ire-
He Knew of One.
’There are two things that make me terribly
angry.”
“Who is the other one. mother-in-law!”
Every day’s
Thanksgivin’, chile?
,Go a-weavin’
Down the aisle!
Hug yer partners.
Make ’em smile!
Every day’s Thanksgivin’!
• right
drie
• Lift yer voices
Up an' sing!
.Grab yer partners
"Now and swing!
Whoop-de-doodle!
Zing-ga-ring!
Every day’s Thanksgivin’!
PaEVmeazbinir» 6 82
Bald father to mother,
provide .
A team and a carriage;
shall ride.”
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How Did He Know?
"Pap, how are lobsters caught?
”By chorus girls, principally."
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Why Site Did It.
There was an old lady from Wheeling
Who kicked 'most as high as the eeeling;
Said she, *T display
My spryness this way
To show you how thankful I’m feeling.”
holding
der the
Not That Way.
Johnny ate a drumstick.
h Ate the gizzard,
Ate the various giblets.
Then, ere he was through
Ate a "slab of white meat.
Ate two slabs of dark;
Ate some dressing and a wing.
Thought 1Equite • a lark.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
DAILY.
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At Sea.
Johnny ate cranberry sauce.
Then the boat began to tauce;
Then he gave a gulp or two;
Anihe sighed when he was through
’That was quite a tauce.”
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Every Day.
’ Bingin' high.
, An’ singin’ low.
Hug yer partner.
Let ’er go!
Go a-weavin’
To an’ fro,
Every day’s Thanksgivin*!-
Nigger coming back at night.
Turkey on a limb;
Turkey didn’t gobble then-
Nigger gobbled him. T
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LONGER TERMS OF OFFICE.
The Washington Post broaches the old question
of less frequent ele tions and argues that a s¥stem
of term-lengthening would be good for the country.
Ana. nd doubt, our Washington cbntemporary is
cautions could be taken to protect it.
Both engines were damaged and three
loaded cars were wrecked. The main
line was bloeke for five hours.
Entered at the Postoffiee at Fort Worth as second
class man matter.
Up.
The Round-Up evidently means business along
‘the lines of patriotism. There is no mistaking the
language or its purport.
A Sort "WDorth Recor
The exemptions are entirely too high, thus
mitking*oo great an opportunity to defraud.
judge, clerk or supervisor, nor shall
sucn person be a member of an execu-
tve committee for the "state, district or
It was in bad taste for Bishop Turner to toll
what he thought of this nation and the sgreme
court unless he had his trunk packed and teamer
» provides that a person
ffice of profit or trust un-
town. County or state shall
at any election or act as
. Thankful? .Hear the wagon
Ciaiterin’! Hooray!
Molly an’ her babies
Comin’ home today,
Fer to spend Thanksgivin’,
Faces all aglow.!
Come here to your gran’dad!
Thankful? Reckon so!
The stork at length came and left them
an heiress.
A bright, dimpled baby, the sweetest
and fairest. . K
Section Ho
For Vear» Alezander. MeCurdy and Moall have
been falnng over each other trying to be flint in
every achievement, but it seems that McCall la win-
tne tor all the others to beat him to the resignation
record. But hl. time la coming.
Direetore: Ciarence Outer, C. W. Hutentson. J. W.
Spencer N Hardin*, wulam G. Newby and D. T.
Bomar, Fort Worth; R M Johnston, Houston.
Clarence Ousley. President; Chalmers W. Hutchison,
Becretary.
Thankful? Course you’re thankful!
Ain’t the air as still
As you ever knew it?
Don’t the whippoorwill
Call to you o’ nighttimes?
Ain't the turk a bird? .
Smell the doughnuts fryin’?
Thankful? Take my word!
How will the Republican campaign committee
make up the deficit in contributions which will be
caused by pertain withdrawals from executive po-
sitions byprsidents of life insurance companies?
There are some classes of people that we
don’t care to have in Cherokee county at any
price, and that is the non-progressive element
Unless you expect to become an active, wide-
awake citizen we would rather you would'
drive down your stakes elsewhere.—Jackson-
ville Reformer.
It is evident Jacksonville does not propose to be
handicapped by dead weight, and this is talk with
the bark on.
Twelve Months ..............
Six Months ................
Samples free on npplicatinn.
Subseribers desiring the address of their Paper
changed wiil please state in their communication
both the old and the new address.
APPLICKTION OF LAW.
question of Improper Conduet of Jury
Applled to Clil Came.
Sherman, Texas, Nov. 30.--(Special.)
After a lengthy hearing. County
Judge G. P. Webb has overruled a mo-
tion for a new trial in the case of the
over to Fort Worth today to partici-
pate in the audience with Bishop Hoss,
relative to the case of Rev. J. W. Row
Negro Man Arreste.
Cooper. Texas, Nov. 30 -(Speoial.)--
John MeRuffin, a well known pegrg
man, has been arrested, charged with
the burning of the Easttick barn last
Saturday morning. Tbs case is wholly
How She Knew.
"What makes you so sure that you love me?”
"Well, everybody told me I was a fool when our
engagement was announced, and still I can’t give
you up.”
Yes. Indeed.
“Servants of the people nothing! Why, they do
just as they please."
""Well, isn’t that the way servants usually do?"
According to reports from some sections the great
railroad magnates are preparing to fight Thoma*
W. Lawson with an authority not heretofore in-
voked. It is-stated that Mr. Harriman and others
against whom Lawson has directed his wrath have
given orders to those in their employ who own in-
surance policies to give no proxies to Lawson. a
forfeiture of position being the result of disobe-
dience. They are evidently afraid Lawson will con-
trol. as he claims is probable. In the meantime
Texas and Louisiana policy holders have acted along
the Lawson lines.
Til quickly
attorney general has ruled that
section is broad enough in intent
regulate, mrty
Gobble-Gobble.
Turkey in the daytime,
’ "obble, gobble” said;
Nigger joggin' down the road
Never turned his head.
be made good. _ '
But it is possible that ic Governor ulate
fanham calls that spyrtat session he -
would be forced to submt the entire law
to the lawmakers. Could "he select one
section or two, and* say, to them that
who is the low man, and no candi-
of the three receiving votes
The norther predicted by the weather
man, arrived on time. good and plenty
in fierceness. The thermometer dropped
from 80 degrees at 3 p. m. to 28 degrees
before midnight. Everybody went
shivering about as ths change was so
gret.
JURY COULD NOT AGREE.
‘Thunkful.
Thankful? Course you’re thankful!
Thankful? Well, I guess! -
Ain’t th breeze of autumn
"Light as a caress?
Ain't the punkins yellow? -
Ain’t the mornin’s clear?
Ain’t the turkeys beauties?. •
Thankful? Pretty near!
■ ED men’s ANXUAL •ANQUET
Memners .< qeepggJetne Hnyor **
Cooper. T,«. RV. 20.—(pecta}..
Th. Dolet Vnt of , r zern.here
was the annual banquet of the Order of
Red Men. The Red Men, their Wives,
children. sweethearts and intimate
rriends were out in great numbers, and
it Is probable that a more elegant re-
past was never seen in Delta county.
The Order of Red Men is strong here
and numbers among its membership
many of the leading and influential
citizens of Cooper and Delta counties.
Their annual banquet to looke1 forward
to with great interest
DISAsrROUSCONMIAGRATON.
Over n MIHton Mtoro Dumnge Done
Mrs Cone Johnson is the new president of
the Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs. East
Texas knocked out Southwest Texas, and South
Texas wasn’t in it. Tyler is the Athens of
Texas. and Mrs. President Cone Johnson is a
proud daughter of Tyler. By the way, this is
the first victory Tyler has won in a decode, but
then North Texas backed East Texas, and it
was an easy victory. -Dall s Times Herald.
Mrs. Cone Johnson is one of the brilliant women
of - Texas, and Texas clubdom will profit by her
administration of its affairs.
county.” In this provision the city Ci
mittee is left out also, and while
Twelve Year Old Horl« Seriens Con-
dition at enison.
Denison, Texas, Nov. 30.—(Special.)
Sylvester Webster, 12 years of age
was shot by his brother Joe, accien-
ally while out rabbft hunting, and is in
a serious condition. A 22-calibre bul-
let entered his side. • The boys were
out hunting with a number of compan-
ions when the accident occurred.
circumstantial. MeRuffin has born-' a
good reputation and many believe him
innocent.
ticket to Atrica purchased When a man talks tn
that etrain he ought to bn ready to move.
Chickasaw Cattle company vs. the
Frisco Railway company, in whi(i
cause the plaintiff recently recover
judgment* for alleged damage to
cattle shipment.'
The hearing was on a special motion
Rev. William Cadwell says he does not doubt
that Balaam’s ass spoke, but the trouble to to un-
derstand the language. Animato of that character
speak much in these days, and while we do not un-
derstand what they say, we are all willing to admit
the point to save argument and stop the noise.
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That is a magnificent code of honor which exists
at Annapolis. Cadets and mishipmen hate each
ether, then damn eaci other a time or two and then
fight. The end of the fight appears to end the
original hate. That to the place for The Hague
peace tribunal. -
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HE FORT WORTH MOOS Th FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 1, 1905.
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Denison, Texas, Nov. 20.—(Special.)
Two Missouri, Kansas & Texas freight
trains met head-on at Armstrong. L T.
this morning on the Choctaw division.
Ne one was injured. One of the trains
was to enter the switch at Armstrong.
......to stop in time and ran past.
train ran Into it before pre-
Rev. Rowlett Takes Under
MI ST ALIGO.
Alexander and Hyde are down and out of the
Equitable, and McCurdy has quit the Mutual.
It is McCalrs turn, next in the New York Life.
They must all go—the exploiters, adventurers and
grafters of life insurance trust funds. They have
proved unfaithful yervants; they have betrayed their
trusts; they are unworthy of confidence. The pub-
lic will not have them, and what the public sets
iteeif against may save, trouble by getting out of
the way.
And with these chief sinners must go all the al-
lied and subordinate sinners. There must be a
It has
been manifest from the first that the big companies
must be reformed or loss of patronage would de-
stroy them. There are many smaller, more care-
fully conducted companies, and there to much
money available for new companies.
But The Reeord has contended from the begin-
Bing that reform in the big companies would come
to pass and that they would bo sounder than ever.
Therefore, it has advtoed policy holders not to sur-
render their policles Senator Armstrong of the
n2em York lgisiative committee gives the same ad-
He saya: "Those who suffer their policies
if Mr. McCurdy wants to give a reason for his
resignation, a "breakdown in health” to as good as
any. But then he did not need to give one as* the
people had already passed on his case.
* Senator Burton insists that as attorney for a get*
rich-quick concern he forgot he was a United States
senator. His clients evidently thought the depart-
ments before which the senator would practice
Would be forcibly reminded of the senatorial influ-
ence and position, else Burton would not have had1
-»■ sueha market value as a lawyer.
right. Fequent campaigns “have a
To think was to act, and then quickly
he turned
To The Record Want Pages; there he
soon learned
Of a chance to procure just what he
required.
A carriage and team—the kind he de-
sired.
•table now to warrant longer terms. A presidential
term of six years, a senatorial term of eight years
and a. representative term of four years would not
• hazard our national welfare. And four-year terms
for state, county and district officials would be
equally desirable from many points of view’.
A number of states have alrady adopted the
four-year terms, even in the legislative office, and
the system has been found more satisfactory' than
biennial elections.___________________1_______ __________
A great deal could be said in favor of the
change, but since the public seems satisfied with
present systems there is little hope for any suc-
cessful agitation] along that line, especially with
respect to federal elections. Even the old, old
question of chanjing Inauguration day from March
4 to April 30, so’as to have decent weather for the
inauguration, has been agitated every four years to
no avail. Joint, resolutions to amend the constitu-
tion so as to lengthen the presidential term have
been introduced from time to time, only to sink to
eternal sleep in committee room pigeonholes.
Whether long terms are desirable or not, it is
certain enough that it is almoat impossible to secure
favorable action thereon, and our Washington con-
temporary may as well follow its old custom of
letting the suhject sleep for a few years and spring.
II again, when it will agan be ignqred.
Those attending from here were: Henry
Miller, W. C. McFall. W. W McCrary,
J. J. Switzer. R W. Davis, J. M. Rich-
ards. 1. W. Stephens, G. A. Holland, G.
W. Wilder. Rev. J. W. Rowlett and D.
M. Alexander.
Five hundred dollars would be a liberal ex-
emption. No man ought to ask that more
than this sum be protected against his honest
debts. The law seems to love the debtor more
than the creditor.—Honey Grove Signal.
The national bankruptcy act does not provide
for exemptions except as the state allows. The
federal law allows in each state that which the
1ocat daws warrant, nomore,no less.
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Twelve Months (by mall 1f paid in advance)
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SEMT-WEEKLY.
THE RECORD ON SALE.
The Record can o., round at the news stands and
hotel reading rooms as follows:
In New York." At the Astor House Reading Room,
225 Broadway; at the Hotel Marlborough Reading
Rom, Thirty-sixth and Broadway; at the Hotel
Bt Denis Reading Room, Eleventh and Broadway,
also at the Hotel Normandie and Empire Hotel.
In New Orleans, La.: At the St Charles Hotel
news stand.
In C h icago: At the Palmer House news stand and
at the Great Northern Hotel news stand.
In Hot Springs, Ark : At the C. H. Weaver Com-
pany news stand. , ,
in Denver, Colo.: At the news stand at the Ln.on
Station
in Atlanta. Ga : At the Piedmont Hotel.
In st. Louis, Mo.: , At the Southern Hotel news
stand. •
In Salt Lake City. Utah: At National News
Agency stand. „
In Jos Angeles, Cal: At Dillard News Company s
Etand
in Tan Francisco, Cal : At N. W. Wheatly news
stand
Without Verdict.
Sherman, Texas, Nov. 30.—(Special )
The trial of the case of Z. T. Trice,
charged with the killing of. J. W.
"rooks, city marshal at Collinsville,
is resulted in a hung jury. The jury
which had been out _ since Sunday
morning came in shortly before and
again appealed to the judge for dis-
missal stating that all hope of reach-
ing an agreement had vanished, and it
was useless to continue deliberations.
Judge Jones questioned Cha foreman
briefly and dismissed the jury. It was
stated that the jury was qually divid-
ed. six being for conviction for man-
slaughter and six for aequittal
• tions which to the layman up- 4*
• pear to need attention, and which 4*
4 if not cured will enuse compii- 4
4* eations when the party conven- •
+ tions rre held during the next 4
4 campaign. There is quesiion 4*
• whether the legisiature hns the 4
Said he, with a smile, “I am now satis-
fied
That Record Want Ads any want can
* provide
To them I attribute, in no small de-
gree.
The blessings which fortune has
showered upon me."
• If the Round-Up was published in h—1 it
would have patriotism enough to pull for the
town by advertising it as a fine location for
cold drink stands and offer as an inducement
for immigration the advantages of a tropical
climate where you don’t have to shovel snow
and wear overcoats. This being the way we
feel about it, we are grieved to note that Cisco
has some "fossilized incubators” who have
stood in the way of progress from time imme-
morial and have been very diligent in smother-
ing every ambition of the town. This is a con-
dition that leads to the silent cemetery, where
many other towns have laid their bleaching
business bones to rest fo re ver. Cisco Round-
Not a Good Thing.
"But lie insurance is a good thine.”
"But I’m not. Good day.”
based on a new statute which pro-
vides that the improper conduct of a
jury in civil cases may furnish cause
for setting aside the verdict and that
the conduct of the jury may be at-
tacked or impeaphed by evidence of
any juror. This law has long stood
in criminal practice but not In civil
litigation. In this case the defendant
company in pleading for a hew trial
alleges Improper Jury conduct In that
the jury discussed matters outside of
the records of the case in question,
and that the body was thereby pre-
judiced against the railroad company.
The entire jury was summoned and
each juror testified as to the conduct
of the jury along the lines laid out in
the motion for new trial.
This is the first application of ths
new statute ih the practice of the local
ceurts and the hearing was watched
with a degree of interest. Counsel for
the railroad company gave notice of
appeaL . .
SHOT HIS BROTHER.
COLLECTION FOR POOR.
Lngvlew Citizens LAsten to Fine
Thankngiving Sermon.
Longvew, Teg., Nov. 20.— (Speclal.)-
AU places of business were closedto,
day, and a great congregation gathered
at the First Presbyterian church and
listened to a fine sermon by Rev. B. H.
Buchanan of the Cumberland .Presby-
terian, church. A good collection was
taken for the poor.____________
Longvi.W,‛Toz, NoR.0.M"bpeclal-
Judge Alexander W. Terrell has been
for months importuning the governor to
• all a special session of the Texas leg-
islature to bind'7 up tile wounds of
I "bleeding section 120" of the election
i law, and many members have agreed
they will attend at Austin without coat
to the state to cure the bad places.
Bo fur the governor has not replied
to. the urgent, demand which is made
in person by the author of the, wounded
statute, nor has he given an indication
what -he beHev.es the exigencies of the
, jituatiom xequixe. So far he has been
Shweden5 MI B ne nmgA welshtX
rhjn*ere -dtesvrenajor worrfeemte Wpq
. "If*, ra called whak
would he submit? * “
Judge Terrell and his associates de-
sire that the bad places in section 120
left. Advocates and opponents of the
reverend ' gentleman . are generally Ere
divided, and from hints dropped by both ha:
aides to the party, it is predicted that h
an amicable settlement may be made
-Rorchentaxyayertitsas unen i nor Ah a n” once rec-
ommended- by a President that ti - presidential
term belengthened to six years, and that the Presi-
dent be ineligible for a second term. Presiden*
Hayes Incorporated such a recommendation in his
inaugural aderes nearly thirty years ago.
Such changes, however, depend upon constitu-
tional amemdments and it is not easy to amend
constitutions.______________________
It has been suggested here in Texas that state
and county and district officials should be elected
for four years. 7 It would save candidates a great
Meal of money. Most men who are elected to of-
. flee are candidates for the second term, and the
campaign for re-lection entails great expense and
the use of much time that ought to be spent in the
public service.
The idea of frequent elections is based upon the
theory that it is not wise for the people to permit
the government to get out of their reach long at a
• time. But conditions in the country, are sufficiently
Judge Terrell need not be alarmed about the
possibility of a newspaper trust The journal-
istic tendency is more and more toward inde-
pendence every year, so much so, in fact, that
the old-time party organ has almost disap-
peared. The successful newspaper of the
present day is the one that prints the news as
accurately as possible and without favor or
partiality, and that expresses its editorial opin-
ions with candor and independence. Such a
newspaper is a slave to no party or class, and
its independence gives its readers confidence in
it, and that works for the newspaper's paton-
age and prosperity.—San Antonio Express.
Judge Terrell should be the last man in the state
to talk about a newspaper trust. Files of all Texas
papers will show that' he has been granted all the
space he has wanted. No man in the history of
the state has received more generous treatment by
the press.
Rev. Mr. Caldwell of Fort Worth should not
* be cast down. The sun shines for him, the birds
sing for him and the stars glisten in high
heaven at night as they did in days of yore.—
Dallas Times Herald.
He to not cast down. There is no more sincere
man in the world than Dr. Caldwell, and not a word
of criticism Iras he uttered against those who criti-
cise his views. He is 5 student, and, being a student,
he must necessarily arouse the dissenting opinions
of others. In all of the controversy he has borne
himself in a manly manner, and he has the full
support of the members of his church who have
listened to the scriptural teaching he has ex-
pounded and who have faith in the doctrine as he
gives it.
Consideration.
'Weatherford. Tex.. Nov. 80.— (Spe-
ic} cial.)—Quite a number of our citizens,
•cd members of the'Methodist church, went
• has no right to designate by law how
( the Democratic or the Republican par-
- -
' for the primaru elections, protecting
. the sacredness of the ballot, it Is con-
, tended that the law can designate who
are qualified 'Voters, how the right of
those quahfied voter anL rusting their
ballots may be protected, and how re-
returns sueh elections sjal be made. ",
but, that .whn a party .convention is
hew. that the convention itself, being:
a,deteguted"body representing thenmen
nteehie2:
prurasrif.Hgnt tssyemd shall
be the qualifications .of, its member-a,
i shall select its own officers and des-
, iEnate its own procedure.
If such a contingency should be pre-
sented that a dark horse entrs the
sonxention-and.snomvetrt or nma-
tro?pe hi agafn put before the con-
yention, nd nomiaation follows, and
tne olfleers of the convention certified
that the candidate has been nominated,
the effort by the law to regulate the
party machinery will not interfere with
the man taking his office if heraceived
Votes enough at the general electio.r.
For that matter, the people may vote
for whom they please, nominee or not.
When the general elestion is held and
the one receivng the highest number
of votes is the one who is elected. There
nave beea significant hints of a guber-
natorial dark hose counting upon this
possibility under the law as it staida.
City Executive Committee.
Section 128a is one which has caused
much discussion in this city during the
past week. The law provides that an
executive ommittee of each political
party shall be selected by ballot, at an «
election and while to the lay mind it i8
clear fhat the intent of the law is that
thl S.selection shall be at the primary
election at which nominations are made
for ,C ity officers, and common sense
would dictate that such be ths con-
struction. yet there is a ruling by ths
attorney general’s department of this *
state, that, such selection should be
made at a general election. This being
the case there is no manner of prevent-
ing Republicans voting for the Demo-
cratic committeemen and vice versa, and
the party organization is at once with-
out strength and without partv color.
If the law means what it is construed
tn mean, then it is nonsense, and If it
does not mean what it is construed to
mean, there is chance for an amendmen
to make it so clear that departments of
justice will not fall into error in con-
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It Bleeds in Places.
It would appear therefore, from the
above comments, that the election law
bleeds in numerous places, and that
section 120, is not the only ones the
gaping wounds of which appeal for “
the surgical attention of the members
of the legislature.
There is no doubt the governor has
had this whole question in his mind
while he has hesitated -about calling the
special session of the legislature, and
probably he really believes that if the
session is called that he must submit
the entire law, and not just one section
of it. and if the entire law is submit-
ted. will it not result in a long drawn
out discussion, precipitated by those
who have opposed the legislation from
the start, who by dilatory tactics will
delay the session to such an extent that
no remedial legislation can be accom-
plished.
Inrthese observations there is no de-
sign to discourage a special session,
much less to oppose the correction of
secton 120 which should be corrected.
The Record is merely setting forth the
difficulties and possibilities of the
situation.
! Sampering ‛WDih SriVes
f BrJ.w LEWIS
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enough to nominate, on ballot No. 2
Tom Ireland is dropped. Then, before
ballot No. 3 is taken, the friends of
Frank Jones may, as the law uoes not
prohibit it, come before the convention
and again put up the name of their can-
didate. Frank Jones. This proceeding
may be continued from time to time, or,
for that matter, a stranger to the con-
test, what is commonly known in poli-
tics as a "dark horse," might be brought
into the contest.
However, there is a contention among
many who have studied the question
that the lawmakers have gone beyond
their rights in endeavoring to regulate
such party conventions. It is con-
tended by many well informed men
that the lay embraces theories whlcl
are without the province of practical
statutes, and that the state of Texas
it all depends on whose revolutij you help if
you are to be in the consular serice. Minister
Squiers of Havana leaned a little toward the Islo
of Pines Americans in their secession, and he has
resigned. He would have been a great diplomat if
this had happened at Panama when the T R brand
of independence was inaugurated. Possibly he did
not first telegraph to Washington. %
they had been called to meet to discuss
the।few lines in the middle of a long
statute and that they were to change
the reading; the meaning and The in-
tent of those few bines, adjourn and 89
home? Those with whom this writer
has talked, who are rather well posted
on constitutional, legislative, statutory,
executive and other questions, appear
to think that the governor would have
to go farther than "bleeding section
120" in which event he would reopen
the whole question of 'the lbw, and
every fellow who has an axe to grind
would take a whack at a particular
section.
Suppose' we look into the law and
see just what wold happen if the
whole question was reopened.
is The Cnption Completer
The caption of the last law passed
says it is an “act to regulate elections
an to provide penalties for its viola,
lation, and to repeal the acts of
the Twenty-eighth legislature of 1903.
regulating elections, general, special
and primary, and political conventions,
approved April 1, 1903,”
It will be seen that this act is sup-
posed to repeal, the act passed in 1903.
which was intended* to regulate sen,
< ral. special and primary elections, and
political conventions, and then the lag
goes on to regulate political conven-
tions. yet 'the caption of the new law
does not provide that such is part of its
purpose. The wording of the caption,
that it is .an “act to regular elec-
tions.” may cover all lasses of ejec-
tions. and In this regard it may hold
good under scrutiny of the higher
courts, but will the higher courts allow
a law tn stand which seeks to regu-
late political conventions, which seeks
to direct how party machinery may
be organized, selected and conducted,
when the caption does not indicate that
any such purpose is Intended? It ap-
pears, therefore, that the caption is
incomplet as it is designed to repenl
the only law on the book which did
regulate party machinery or make any
effort to do so, yet that purpose is not
set out in the caption of the new act.
Na Provision for Cities.
Section 50 of the law provides that
in case of the death of a nominee or
his declination to make the race, the
executive committee of the "state, dis-
trict or county” may fill the vacancy,
but it does not extepd this privilege to
the city committee, being silent on that
point. While the law may be broad
enough to cover this nuestion, as it af-
fects the failure of the nominee of a
city office to remain in the race, yet
while providing in all things for a
state, district or county nominee, it
would have required but a few more
words to have covered the point for a
city nominee. As the law seeks to reg-
al Buenos Ayres,
Buenos A Ayres, Nov. 30.—A serious
fire brake out here today In a
house containing Inflammabie .— _
chandise including 1004000 can* of
petroleum.nThe irn..is 5 tm.burn n
cover the city committee, the law does
not in words say so, and this might be
a question for the special session to
take up.
The Bleeding Section.
The objections of Judge Terrell and
others to "bleeding section 124” have
been so thoroughly discussed that ttrey
are familiar to all readers, but “there is
one point about that section which has
not been brought up.
It is provided .that in. district and
state conventions the name of the can-
didate receiving the smallest number of
votes shall be dropped from the list of
candidates to be voted for on the "next
ballot,” and those who have been voting
for the “dropped’ candidate are allowed
to vote for whomsoever they please
whose name is before the convention.
At no place in the law does it aay that
a new name cannot be presented to the
convention and the section of the law
which authorizes the dropping of a
name does not prohibit the name being
presented to the convention for any
subsequent ballot, except that it must
be dropped from the list to be voted for
“on the next ballot.”
For instance, suppose John Smith,
Frank Jones, Tom Ireland and John D0e
are before the convention. Frank Jones
will receive the smallest vote on the
first ballot and is therefore dropped
when ballot No. 2 is taken. ' There will
then be three names before the conven-
tion. Those who have been voting for
Frank Jones may not fancy those who
are before the convention and cannot
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