The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1893-12-20
WHAT WAS DONE
Al THE TERRIFIC COMMIT
TEE MEETING AT Ell RENO.
STOOD FOR SINGLE STATEHOOD ONLY.
And other Good. Sound Resolutions Adopt
ed, Followed by Bushels of Demo-
cratic Harmony.

The democratic central committee
of the Territory met in E Reno YES
/ terday pursuant 20 the call of Secre-
tary Dunn. All counties except "Q, -"
"k' and M" were represented either
in person or 10y proxy. The members
arrived on the morning trains over the
ChOctaw and the Rock Island, and
assembled at the Kerfoot hotel, FL
Reno's palatial hostelry, confessedly
the finest and best appointed hotel in
oklahoma.
Some little side "wil1-eyed' talk
was INDUCED in, but on the whole
there was general good feeling and
a unanimity of purpose 1t early be-
came apparent in the preliminary
caucus, that the convention had been
called in good faith and with the hon
est intent of providing a representa-
tion for the strip counties and securing
an early call for the next delegate
convention.
If there was any disposition to un-
seat Ross it was not manifested.
McMasters was there with "his little
resolution" and in order TO be sure to
get it in" in time he jumped up and
introduced it as soon as the chairman
raped for order As it was originally
introduced it meant statehood at all
events and under any circumstances
and was in direct line of Mes well
known policy that "he would rather
live in republican state than demo
cratic territory" The committee
promptly put salt on its tail. extracted
its claws, pumped democracy into it
aud here it is as it passed;
That We endorse the action of the state
executive committee upon the admission
of oklahoma and the Indian territory as
one state, and we further aliirmatiVcly
declare in favor Of such immcdgtc ad-
mission With the boundaries q i'iu'd as
congress may deem most bnueurIb. ana
request all territorial officials to AID us to
their utmost in the matter.
by resolution of Bierer, the follow
ing members of the committee were
received upon their credentials of
election at regular meetinge in their
respective counties:
f. T. Waason, IL Il j. Edwards
"P;" b. B. Smith, M John l.. Wig
gins, "O.'
1t was directed that the Democratic
central committeeman Of each county
in the territory, duly organized, cer-
tify to the secretary OF the committee
the name Of the chairman Of the
county ceutral committeeman for that
county, and select mem Der Of the
committe wherever there is 4 vacancy,
and certify the name to the secretary
hereof and that the unorganized
counties in the strip, to-wit: 20"
IN" and *" organize the central
committee in each county at once, and
select and certify to the territorial
central committee member thereof,
and also the chairman of such county
central committee
Also that the chairman and secre-
tary of the territorial central commit
tee be requested to call the committee
together at time not la ter than Jan
uary 10, at 0 a. m, at FL Reno, for the
purpose of apportioning representa-
tion to the different counties and for
calling a territorial convention; and if .
the chairman or secretary shall fail or
refuse to so call such committee, a
meeting at the time aud place herein
specified isihereby called.
lt was ordered that committee be
appointed to call the attention Of the .
to the fact that the
actions of number Of Republican .
officials yet holding Offices in Oklaho-
ma are not in the interests of the pub
lie service or of good government, but .
are directed and intended to east odium
upon the Democratic administration,
and are detrimental to the Democratic .
party of our territory.
Strong talks were made by Dunn /
Bierer, Cutlip, Ray, Smith, and many /
others followed in general discussion. /
If any personal feeling ever existed, it /
is already forgotten, and the central /
will place n dying .
wedge" in the rush line at the next F.
general election that will easily split F.
the opposition and score touch .