The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-06-11
At s:sa By Tenporary ohalrman Dr..

Ion. W. L. duIcnlnS OF muskORees
Hon. Preston $. Davis, Judge Stew
art ca South McAlistez aud Rev. B.
II. Greatbouse made addresses that
were wei received.
Committee on credentials being
ready to report at 9:15 the report was
read by the chairman, w. w. Hast
ipgs. The contesting Checota dele
gates made a minority report and
the majority report, being the La
Fayette delegation, was adopted by a
vote of $50 to 24O.
The committee on permanent or
ganization reported.
1. w. Singleton, president; G. R.
Hill, vice president; P. 8. Davis, Sec
,etary; D. w. Yaneey, assistant sec
-etary; D. ]. Kendall, sergeant-at-
arms; G. W. Pounds, assistant ser
geant-at-ar
Mr.. Singleton refused to stand for
election and Mr.. A. A. Poe was
UNANIMOUSLY elected as chairman.
Reports read by sections; sections
1, 2, and read and adopted. Sec
ton amended to give the Quapaw
agency two members of the territor-
iaI committee and fi-e to each of the
Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw and
| Ch'ckasaw nations.
The committee on resolutions then
reported the following resolutions
which were UNANIMOUSLY adopted:
Resolved, That we hereby acknowl-
edge our allegience to the time hor-
ored pr nclples of the democratic
party, its teachi lgs and. traditions
and declare our willingness to submit
10 the will Of the majority and hope
to be found in the ranks battling for
the constitution and the liberties of
the people.
Section l. We believe in a govern
ment by the people and for the peo-
pie with the least possible govern
mcnt compatible with life, liberty
and happiness, with rights of prop
erty and personal safety; a govern
ment honestly and economically .ad-
ministered for the benefit of the peo-
lie and discrimination in favor OF
none.
Sec. .. We are unalterably oppos-
ed to a protective tariff for proteC
tion's sake, a protection that en-
. riches and makes mill;onaires of the
few and impoverishes the many and
therefore demand Tariff for revenue
only, and sufficient only to meet the
requirements of the government
carefully administered, placing the
IA iff taxation heaviest upon tho
, lu- urips used by the rich and lightes
upon the necessaries of life used by
+ the poor.
Sec. 3. We demand just and equi'
! able system of taxation on incomes
+ AID favor an amendment to the con
}. stitution of the United States with {
), view to that end.
!. Sec. 4. We are in favor of an act o
/ congress detaching the Usage terri
n tory from Oklahoma and attaching
i it to the Indian Territory, where i
|, naturally belongs. We declare our
: selves as being unalterably opposed
e 10 any and all efforts tending
: to the assimilation of th'
Indian Territory into single
e statehood with Oklahoma or il
S any othher connection whatever.
e Sec. 5. That we are for homerul,
/ in the Indian Territory, first, last ant
: all the time, and have every con
II fdence in the ability of the ter
II rItorial courts as we'll as the intelli
/ sence of the people to maintain tn
q law and order herein.
" See. 6. That we de rand the i'm
mediate and unconditional repeal o
'he demonetization Tct of 1873 an,
all other republican Legislation affect
* our finances, and hereby declar
II favor of the restoration of silve
to it's traditional use as primary re
= oemption money, together with an,
upon perfect equality with gold a
the ratio of 16 to 1 regardless of tn
position of any other nation upon tn
q subject.
Sec. Z. Resolved, that we hereb,
declare Our determination and un
=, qualified opposition to all person
and candidates for any Office or posi
ton who are not without reservation
opposed to a single standard G
metallic currency, and who do no
pledge themselves to agitate an
> support the effort to remonetiz
= sill 5er at the ratio of 6toI.
], Sec. s. Resolved, that our dele
/; gates selected by this convention t
( the National Democratic conventio
fn ha hold Of