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He was followed by Judge Furman,

speech and was accorded the same
close attention.
Shepherd Of Chickasha followed in
a strong speech seconding the nomi-
nation of DR.. Wolverton, also Jack
Hurley Of South McAlester.
G. W. Eaten Of Claremore put Col.
Marcum in nomination and stated
that his delegation came to the con-
vention Instructed for Col Marcum
and had not followed the colonel out,
and was now present to carry out
their instructions.
A motion to suspend the rules and
declare DR.. Wolyerton elected by &C
clamation was withdrawn at the re-
ouest of Col. Marcum's supporters,
who insisted en- going on the record.
A roll call resulted as follows;
Wolyerton, 500, Marcpm, 80.
For Marcnm Wynnewcod, Is;
Blue Jacket, L; Lenapah, ,: Clare
more, y. eid, I1iti' l.
IT ]. Gamble of Blue Jacket ex-
plained that be was instructed for
Msrcum.
A. J. Tillotson OF Nowata explains
ed that he held the proxies of two
delegates from Lenapah who were
instructed for Marcum: and he there
fore cast two votes for Marcum.
At the conclusion Of the poll Dr..
A. ]. Wolverton appeared on the
platform and in few appropriate
words rendered his thanks to the
delegates for their support of his
candidacy.
The committee on resolutions re
prted as follows:
We, your Committee on Platform
and Resolutions, beg leave to submit
the following:
The democracy of the Indian Ter
ritory, in convention assembled, re-
affirm adherence to the principles of
the democratic party expressed and
advocated since its foundation, and
approving the doctrine of party 10y
atty that the aggregate wisdom of
the party when assembled in its
national convention must and should
be its controlling law, suggest and
declare on behalf of the democrats
of the Indian Territory as follows:
/. We indorse and reaffirm the
platform of principles declared and
adopted by the National Democratic
Convention at Chicago in 1896, and
place special and renewed emphasis
on that part demanding the free, in
dependent ard unlimited coinage of
silver and gold at the ratio of 16 to /,
and denounce the republican party
for violating its party pledge to the
American people in favor of bimet-
alism.
2. We are opposed to trusts which
restrict trade, control prices, stifle
competition, iniure labor and bur
dens the consumer, and declare that
the republican party, under whose
legislation they have been created,
and under whose administration they
have been propagated and fortified,
and to.whoae corruption funds they
contribute their millions, will neither
control or prohibit them, and that il
the people will have relief therefrom
they must obtain it from the demo
cratic party.
3. We are unalterably opposed to
Imperialism and insist that wherever
the flag goes and congressional power
IS extended that the constitution goes
of its own force to limit and restrain
such power; and we condemn the
republican party for the passage oi
the Porto Rican tariff bill, and de-
clare the same to be imperAlistic and
unconstitutional, making invidious
distinctions between different sec
tons of the territory of the Unitec
States.
4. We are opposed to the republi
can doctrine of expansion, and We
oenounce the Mckinley administra
uon for its attempt to murder the
Monroe doctrine and commit the
american people to colonial policy
II .. We favor the building of the
Nlcaraguan canal, and urge prompt
and efficient action by congress in
tne fuctherance and completion
thereof under the protection and alb
solute control OF the United States
O. We renounce the Cuban pcsta
scandals, and demand ths investiga
uon and punishment of all who are
guilty of crime in connection there
with, regardless of their politica
standing,
l. We heartily sympathize with the
south African Beers in their noble, he