The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-07-28
A LA KING GEORGE.
vincent aud His star Chamber Committed
Issue Their Edicts

Repi esentative so late that II was GER
tain not one in ten OF the committee
would see 1t until after the time OF
meeting. the Logan county Populist
central committee met at the court
house yesterday.
Dobson was there. Everybody re
members Dobson, who posed on his
shape during the second Legislative as
sembly. Vincent was there also, and
so were all his henchmen and strikers
who had received private trip on the
meeting. There were a very few fair,
unpreiudiced members Of the party
present, who happened to learn of the
meeting by mistake, but the Vincent
gang were greatly in the majority aud
OF course had things their own way.
Just fourteen members OF the com
mittee answered TO the roll call and
Vincent swelled up with pride and sat
isfaction when he gazed about and
realized that he owned about three
fourths Of them, shirt, breeches aud
all
The meeting was essentially star
chamber session called to convict
County commissioners Atherton and
Sturgis, and other Populists, OF high
treason for having dared to expose cor
ruution and villainy in the party
ranks and stand up and protect the
people from being robbed by certain
CLIQUE who are Populists for revenue
only. The FIRST thing was the appoint
ment Of committee to formulate
r. charges against the offenders consist
ing of w. w. Allen, l. Il. Layerty and
. c. T. Herwig
Next the following resolutions were
! adopted with final proviso annexed
= allowing the accused to employ coun-
= sci outside the committee but within
e the party ranks.
"Resolved, That the Peoples party
= try the accused under charges pre-
+ ferred against them as follows;
First That the committee ana the
y accused be allowed the privilege oi
Il summoning witnesses and that they
be examined by attorneys Tor ooth
/ sides
I. Second That the committee shall
constilute the jury that shall hear
e and determine the case and bring IN
|. verdict of guilty or not guilty.
l. Third. That the committee and the
accused shall have the privilege OF al
!: attorney selected from the committee
Fourth. That Mr.. Laverty shall aci
Z ns moderator TO determine all ques
tions in the conduct of the trial
This means a trial where the prose
n cuting witnesses shall also serve on
the Jury and the verdict will have
T. been made out. signed and sealed be
fore the trial begins. Aud the judge
. everybody knows him-ou II the meI
y who prays Prohibition and votes Pop
Y, ulism
Next came the double back-actioI
: somersault of David j. Morris, Okla
i. homas leading attorney, who offered
the following resolution, prepared OF
= Vincents typewriter.
-, Whereas, The battle for pure poll
- ties as the only foundation for pure
government is yet to be fought an'
IA won; and
y" Whereas, The conduct OF many men
i elevated To positions of honor an'
trus,, has been Inarred by perhdy an'
fl bshouOr, hnd
Whereas, Political parties are or
, anized and maintained for the pur
pose OF ORIGINATING and perfecting po
/, ltical methods, and
Whereas. Party discipline is neces
/. sary to the healthy growth AM
aggressive work OF political parties
K and
n Whereas, Political parties are, AM
should be, held responsible Tor In
., official CONDUCT OF those whom thel
A assist to elevate to official positions
therefore
as BE it resolved by the Peoples part
a of Logan county:
Is First. That we empasize the deeiaI
q. alton that "a public office Is not pr
vate snap" and that we viii hold al
IN memb bers OF our party whom we assis
q. To positions of profit and trust TO
strict account for the execution OF Una
El trust.
~ Second. That we will hold amena
;. BILE 10 strict party discipline any mem
iS Der Of our party who may by his publi
or private utterance sow the seeds G
ar strife or promote the spirit OF insuooi
er dination.
Third. That we will labor to depos
Ir. from our ranks any and all regardle'
OF their social or official standing, wh
[r. may oe found guilty OF perfidy TO part
or malfeasance In Office"
It. Now David was happy and so wa
everyb body else, aud "a genuine lov
's' feast began and was kept up all ate
. noon and much of the evening some
ne the members growing so happy the
on about forgot to adjourn to eat an
drink
ia After supper the committee was
ganized into regular court form
OF charges OF treachery preferred again
Commissioner Sturgis and the trial b
gan, the whole evening being spent
ha- examining Witnesses, who seemed
believe that Vincent was the essence
the Populist party.
The trial Is likely to last sever
days ora week or more, likely uni
the next election. when the verdict
the honest people Of all parties will
the vindication OF the commissions
i and the exponents of honesty aud tr