The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-06-23
The toltinZ fraction went into the
with eleven counties COM

If full vote representation from each
county had been present the conven-
ton would have been composed of l9l
delegates, &c Of which would be q ma
| jority. The twelve counties went in.
to the convention with 102 votes pat,
with bona fide delegates from each
county, willie the eleven counties went
into the convention with only SO votes
| including the six from Greer county
which j. K. Little, of Washita county,
claimed 20 carry in his vest pocket t.,
when in fact Greer county held no
county convention and elected no del
egates. The boiling faction were
also claiming the Kiowa, Wichita and
Caddo reservations, while no one from
these reservations were present to ask
for representation. The only reserva.
tion that held a convention and elect
ed regular delegates was the Usage,
and they were present demanding
seats in the convention, and while
they were not included in the call they
were legally entitled t1 seats and a
vote. And so were the other reserva-
tions had they sent regular delegates.
But the convention had to orgau ize
under the official call composed of 23
counties and seat the reservation dele
gates afterward if found properly rep
resented.
The chairman ruled that motion to
lay on the table was not debatable.
At this the minority yelled and paved
the air like mad men, and after ex-
hausting themselves walked out OF
the convention-thst is, the leaders
did, followed by a portion of their
county delegations. The regular con-
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elected delegates TO the nat onal con-
vention. \ great many delegates be-
longing to the counties that bolted re-
fused to walk out with them and re-
mained in their seats. After supper
the boilers went back to the hall and
organized themselves into another
convention and elected another set of
delegates. They hope to be seated in
the national convention with half
vote at least but we fear that when
the national committee understands
that they bolted the. regular conven-
ton and afterwards helt rump con-
vention, they will be given the marble
heart. They lost their identity when
they bolted."
Under the head of hump State
ments Refuted" the Enid Wave gives
additional particulars respecting the
machinations of the malcontents:
A delegation of eight were on hand
in person from the Usage reservation,
and the majority was in favor of ad-
mitting the Osages while they had a
clear majority without them, because
they presented themselves with un-
doubted credentials, The circun.
stances surrounding the ten delegates
alleged to have been elected from the
Kiowa and Comarche reservations, and
the two alleged delegates from the
Wichita and Caddo reservations,
showed the members of the central
committee as we'll as the majority OF
the convention that there was some
thing fraudulent in their selection
In fact, only few OF said alleged del
egates appeared in person, and the
Wave can now prove that said delega-
tions were selected from in and around
the city of Eel Reno fraudulent y by
the short vote Sipes combine on the
Monday morning preceding the con
vention. knowing by the counting Of
votes that they were beaten, they at
tempted this fraud on the convention
through the selection of one Of ma
iority of the commi ttee on credentials