The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-06-17
WHY THEY BoLTED.

feeling was the direct result of Col
Marcum's campaign. When DR..
Wolverton became candidate for
national committeeman he pub
lished a card in which he stated
that he did not question the demo
cracy or the integrity Of his Op
ponent. He adhered to this line
of campaign to the close. If Cox
Marcum had followed this plan
there would have been no bad feel
ing and bolt would have been i'm
possible. But Col. Marcum saw
fit to take a different course. Let
the truth be told in plain and SIM
pie words. Every speech made by
Marcum was full of ridicule of
Wolverton and of attempts by in
sinuation to create the impression
that Wolverton said one thing and
meant another. The entire cam
paign has been an assault upon the
integrity of DR.. Wolverton. 1t
has been campaign of defamation
Of as pure and honest man and
as true democrat as ever lived.
Marcum and his leaders would not
allow the democrats of the Indian
Territory to have quiet, decent
and gentlemanly canvass; they
made mud throwing machines of
themselves and abused and de
nounced and threatened the sup
porters of DR.. WolvertOn. They
acted upon the idea that Wolver
ton was a hypocrite and that his
supporters were fools, towards and
scoundrels. DR.. WOlverton never
lost his temper. He never replied
in bitterness. He continued to
maintain his high character as a
courteous Christian gentleman and
at all times treated his Oppon-
ent with fairness. justice and
courtesy. That many of DR.. VOL
verton's friends lost their temper
and replied by saying unkind things
about Col. Marcum is true. They
could not stand idly by and see a
true, pure and noble man maliged
and trampled under foot. What
ever of unkindness has been mani
tested toward Col. Marcum has re-
suited from the persecution which
he and his friends iuaugurated
against DIR. Wolverton. The bad
feeling among the delegates before
the convention was due to Mar
GUMS canvass. He had inf1amed
the minds of his supporters against
Wolverton and for this unjust
treatment of their friend many OF
the supporters OF DIR. Wolverton
were full of resentment against
Col. Marcum. This was the cause
which made the bolt possible. The
immediate cause of the bolt is
this: Some weeks before the con.
vention met, the executive com.
mittee of the Territory issued 6
call requesting that all clubs senG
their club rolls and credentials tt
Ardmore to the secretary of tht
committee by Saturday, the 9th Of
June, so that the executive com
mittee might have time to make uI
a preliminary roll of delegates anC
votes to be used in the temporary
organization of the convention
On the 9th of June, two days be
fore the convention met, the execu
tive committee met to perform thi!
duty. The clubs supporting DR.
Wolverton had their club roll.
here. The clubs supporting Col
Marcum refused to submit theil
rolls. 1t is true that on Monday
morning, short time before th'
convention met, ,the Marcum leader,
| did offer to deliver to the seeretar,
of the executive committee thesl
rolls. But at that time the execu
! tive committee had-adiouuned ,; bu
/ even il the committee had been il
session il was then too late to max,
; up roll. So far as we have eve
heard no complaint was made b,
the Marcum forces against a singh
Wolverton club roll. DR.. Wolver
tons friends living In the Chicka