The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-08-03
STANDS
SQuarely on the Kansas City
Platform Does Candi.
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and. Populists at Oklahoma City is
given below, as blso ere the remarks
of William Cross. Mr.. Cross said:
Mr.. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen
of the convention:
There is not gentleman in this hall
that is any better Democrat than Bill
Cross: and l want to tay those men
that nave stoOd uy me until | was
beaten, that thank them; and kent e.
men l want u m Ike mo'ion that
Judge Neff S nomination be made
unanimous by this Convention. PRO
longed app auseD
Here the Oklahoma c0uuty delega.
Jion s.conded the mo,;on).
want TO sly one thing gentlemen,
I'VE came into this convention this
morning to nominate man that we
could place upon our banner to go out
and make our cauvasa and we have
named a man that on the 9Th day OF
November will be mare the delegate
for Oklahoma te ritory. There is not
person in the hearing of my voice
that will roll up his sleeves and
go into this canvass any more
earnestly than l will. And gentle
meo, my Populist friends, | speak for
the Democracy of Ok ahoma. We
never promised anything that we did
not deliver: our record in this terri
tory proves this. promise you as 3
Democrat, standing on the Kaneas Ci'y
platform, that in November we will
not only elect Judge Neff, but also
William Jennings Bryan. (Applause.) }
Gentlemen, l was brought before thie
convention by as noble band of men
half al
ing men of Oklahoma, and / want to
promise you that we have not sore
on US. speak for myself, Whenever
the time comes that Judge Neff says
for Bill to go out and work Bill will
be there. prolonged cheering.)
l was a little quick. / went down
10 the judges headquarters yesterday
and / said Judge, | unders ano you
are candidate for delegate TO con-
gress" He replied: Mr.. Cross, / am. "
! said Judge, am a candidate my
self. On the 4th day of next NJ arch l
want you to come to Washington and
see me, and promise you on old fash
loned Arkansas toddy." He said: Mr..
Cross, / extend the same courtesy to
you" Now, am going up TO get that
toddy. (Applause)
Gentlemen, l do not want anyone,
be he Democrat or Populist, to go
away from this feeling that everything
has not been done squarely and hon.
estly. say Furthermore, when Judge
Neff starts out to get his campaign
fund "Bill has some M ney for him.
l can't promise him all the money that
these friends were going TO give me,
but l will promise him campaign
money.
tell YOU right here you would not
have had to do me as they did Teddy.
would have taken it-I wanted it,
After they put me up for the nomina
tion l said, boys we have pretty
hard row to weed. l know man
that came from Arkansas and that is
my friend Ross l trave'ed twenty
one years in Arkansas and he is from
Arkansas. again thank you for
your attention. (Cneers Cheers
When MIR. Cross had finished there
was once more confus on in which tn
principal cry was for Neff. Mr.. Den
ton, of Garfield, obtained the floor and
made a vigorous talk endorsing the
nomination OF Neff from Democratic
standpoint, as did Mr.. Card well. The
motion to make the nomination unani
nous was now put and it carried. By
sistable and the chairman appointed a
committee OF two, consisting Of VIM
Cross and l.. p. Ross, TO escort the
nominee to the platform. The judge
was brought forward and introduced
by Chairman Houston, while the
crowd wildly cheered the next con-
gresham, MIR. Neff sa d.;
Judge Neff said: Fellow citizens
(And looking around said,) Bill is gone
| wanted to nail hold of him, l want
"a to grab him and say, simply Il
the Cross l cling" l noticed they
clung awfully close to him 'on'ght,
take pleasure in thinking and be
lieving that the citizens emblec
here had sufficient confidence in me tC
nominate me over such an able anC
honorable man as VIM. Cross. Cheers.
Now then, this convention has beer
exceptionally harmonious. OF cours'
there was little gas es:aping her'
this afternoon, but IL was pent up auC
begun to fzz When man goes 10
convent he has either SGT of reso
lutions or speech concealed abou
his person, and some of them hsv,
been exploding. Now this has beer
good natured convention lit hsl
been exceptionally good. Why Mr.
Gross and myself have been sittinI
back there today enjoying it, and eecl
remarked of the harmony that exist
ed. We friends seemed to come her
with that one general purpose, T.
unite the reform forces in this terri
tory to 90 out this fall and take up tn
banner in that great struggle for tn
relief of the toilinP masses.