Salt Lake Telegram | 1912-08-03 | Page 1 | Col. Cecil Lyon Replies to President

COL CECIL LYON REPLIES TO PRESIDENT PRESEN SHER SHERMAN r. N Tex tug Auff u 3 Colons Colonel Call Cecii Cecil Ce- Ce cil ll A A A. Lyon chairman of ot the state tate Re lIe publican executive committee committe today mac made pUblic a reply to the white house statement state tats statement ment relating t to President ent Tafts Taft's nomi nomi- nation The Tine L Lyon on statement Dt deals dears with he the selection of Texas Texas' delegates to the national convention Respect for lor your office the statement read ead precludes such an answer to your sour statement on the merits merit of 01 the tho Chicago contest contests as IlS would wouW be made b by mo ma to any other ther citizen of tho the United States Statu Referring to the Texas case cose I will aa say gay that hat your statement as to the tho number numbe r o of vt of or Texas Is I. correct but ally the entire statement of or facts con con- the tho Texas cases calles I Is Incorrect Colonel Colon 1 Lyon Lon denied h he had beer been in inthe th hll of 01 controlling th Republican state convention b by securing from two re federal holders In ninety nine Texas Tena counes coun- coun un iun ties es a- a certificate te granting granUm a proxy to Cob nd nel el Lyon or a EL friend of his hie to tent represent the he county as a if conferred by a re regular lar Republican county convention 1