Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-07-06
0KLAHOMANS DO NOT AGREE.
Two Cnn'iiiPtrs for National Commits =
tccmnn nud Two for the Rrso-
lmtInms InmmLiItcr.

Chicago, July l.--tsperlalJ Nhit trant,
OF oklahoma City. and "Colonel' j. II.
King, of Perry. are In scrap for Okla
hona national committeeman. The odds
seem to be on Grant. The impression
prevails that he Will secure the place,
which is at the disposal of the delegation.
The delegation viii meet tomorrow to
organize and select a member OF the ma
tlonal committee.
There is trouble about who shall so on
I the resolutions committee. This is the
main place and there is more tight over
L than for all other places. Temple Hous-
ton and BiNler want to get ON resolutions.
They want to secure the credlt for the
Tree homes resolution IN the platform.
They expect tU run Tor delegate In congress
On this great scheme and thcrc are others
n the same iiN hcucc there Is trouble ana
lots OF IT.
The delegation Is already lighting over
whr shall be given the credit ol the free
nomes plank. fhcy expect TO set 1t IN the
platform, but who shall make the people
believe he Is the mdu VINO secured the
remarkable innovation in Democratic
convention? The fact that the st. Louis
.onventlon took up the matter, following
Ehe action ui tn" houso. Introduces the
question ana makes 1t possible to get some
similar expression from this forthcoming
convention. II is to be insisted, OF course,
hat the St Louis platform "strdddles'
INSISTED that Burhhtar did not veto a
Tee homestead act and that the DemOcrat-
C party has always been In favor OF free
iomes. II j. to be Insisted that HOke
Smith and Grover cleveland and the man
o ,u nominated iur delegate arr the really
original ITet homes peop.e nf the universe.
i Is To h. urged that history on this
ubject, both ancient and modern, ls u lie.
md that M pncheu-iaced Qutnt now Plug
,ng for pie originated the free homes
III for oklahoma and alone can make It n
aw.
But the present. burning issue OF try
M to secure credit for Democratic free
ZONES Is causing the gang to take on
errihly. Therv is trouble between Mitchell
IN! Temple. dcIyghies, On the one hand,
md the other delegates. Then thcr" Is
he delegation and secure tEu credit. In
he meantime hIir-dI,u OF moro indiEii,
N tho subject. The ciutilgent, together
nee this evening. Governor keulruw pre-
ided. Attorney General ihlbrd.th cNpiu.n-
or free homes. Roy Hoffman explained
hat IN" main thing oklahoma mad pt
lani at this convention rs - make snow
or fr'" homes i Was time TO get TO
york, One one -hpulu Do routN 10 pre-
Wharton. of Perry. greTGl tho following:
''R' nN'n. That all publ. lands, iogetEer
nth all pur.HaS"t or coded indian reseryn-
ions, should revert 10 IN" public domain,
nj be subject To homestead entry Is free
lomestealS To Hg''Ml settlers, except the
,e favor q complete restoration OF the
riginal homestead Law made applicable
: to original Oklahoma and other publlc
ands. and thst We favor more liberty
nd pr!vl"gn W. retsrence 10 lHdians hold
Ions. and demand such legislation ~ Will
@rmit the Indians 10 conduct their bust.
he Indian department or IL agents. ana
hat the Indians having one-halt or more
ghitc blood be- permitted to sell or dis
,ose of their lands without interference by
-'Mi Mr. wharton insisted that this would
he governor colorel slightly, As II j. a
lain smash AT the sc.sretary of the IN
trior. because Of his official acts !n stand
1E by the board Of departmental thieves