The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-08-26
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Marcum Makes One Slater ent, VOL
xerton Another-The Facts.

of the boilers, run by the man
from Missouri, published the two
statements of Wolverton and Mar
cum as to what occurred at In
dianapolis and in a very yirulent
editorial stated that it was ques-
tion of -veracity between the two
men, closing with the statement:
IF the Wclverton heelers have
anything to support their claims,
let them show the official docu-
ments. Until they do so, their
past record supports us in our
doubt of the truthfulness of their
assertions"
Now, as to the facts. The In
dianapolis Press of Aug. 9, says
regarding the action of the SUBJ
committee:
The contest ub-committee of the
democratic national committee yes
terday refused to take part in the
bitter quarrels in the District of
Columbia and the Indian Territory,
arising from the selection of ma
ton committeeman, and at noon
referred the controversies back to
the democrats of those political
divisions with instructions to settle
their troubles themselves.
The national committee was in
session but a short time and ad-
journed to give the sub committee
a chance to dispose of the contest
cases. The members of the sub
committee are James K. Jones,
chairman. and Committeeman Tag
CART of Indiana, Gahan of Illinois.
Stone Of Missouri. Ry"n Of Wis
consin and Blanchard of Louisi-
ana. Stone was the only absentee.
x X X X X \:
In the case of the Indian Terri
tory the decision was that the two
Territorial committees shall be
wiped out after each shall have Sc
lected two men. The four are to
select a fifth and this committee OF
five will arrange for the selection
by popular vote of a new Terrific
rial committee which will name the
new national committeeman.
X X x x x x 4
A. j. Wolverton of Ardmore
and Thomas Marcum of Muskogee
are the contestants in the Indian
Territory. Wolverton was pleased
over the decision.
The indianapolis News of the
8th, speaking of the same matter,
says:
For the benefit of the reporters,
the chairman went into detail
about the disposition of the con.
tests. Both had been referred back
to the places from which they had
come. The contest from the Indian
Territory between Colonel Marcun
and DIR. Wolverton, was referred
back to the Territory. Each fac.
ton will appoint two men, and the
four appoint a fifth, forming q
board that will have another com.
mitteeman appointed subject tc
the decision of the Subcommittee
of the national committee.
These extracts should convincs
any reasonable man that Wolver
TONS statement is correct and thai
Marcum's was intended to deceive
the people.
But the Register may claim tha
Wolverton subsidized both of thu
Indianapolis papers. 1t will claim
anything.
However. it will hardly have thu
hardihood to claim that he ha!
subsidized Chairman Jones, or i
it should it must at the same tim,
concede the defeat of its candidate
for the boilers. and their candidat,
as we'll. have all along depended
on Senator Jones' influence to sea
Marcum.
In letter just received by DIR
Wolverton from Chairman Jones,
that gentleman says:
The Democratic National Committe,
Headquarters.
Chicago, ILL.,, August 21, 1900.
DR.. A. j. Wolverton, Ardmore, t
Dear Sir:-The subcommittee ap
pointed by the democratic nationa
committee to fill the vacancy on tn,
committee, met at Indianapolis OIL
| August 8, and adopted q resolution
! the substance of which is as follows
In view of the fact that there wer,
two committees In the Indian Terri
tory, the committee suggests tha
each side should select two men ant
these four select fifth. That thes,
five men should agree on som,
method of re-organizing the party 1,
the Indian Territory by the selection
OF o new central committee; both o
these old committees TO be aban
doned. That when this plan is per