The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-08-14

On his Return From inslanapoIis he
rIlsrenresents FacIs.


rIisreprsssnts Facrs.
Col. Marcum seems incapaci-
tated for conducting a legitimate
campaign, and is still pursuing the
tactics of misrepresentation which
marked his campaign previous to
the Ardmore convention. On his
return from Indianapolis recently
he caused the following to be pub
lished in the Muskogee Times:
| Col. Marcum has returned from
Indianapolis, where he went to at.
tend the notification meeting. He
says it was a great demonstration,
there being present about one hun
dred thousand people, thirty thou
sand of whom were visitors. Be-
ing asked as to the general out
2 look he says success of the Bryan
and Stevenson ticket is almost GER
, tain, that the democrats will carry
Indiana and Illinois, that the ele-
ment that brought about Mr..
Bryan's defeat four years ago are
d with us to a man, besides thou
4 sands of anti-imperalistic republi-
n cans are supporting the democratic
nominees.
AS to his contest matter the Col
u onel says the report in the Kansas
n City Star is wholly erroneous.
a There were only three of the SIX
% committeeman present and the
- committee did not even have q
meeting. The matter was dis
q cussed Individually only. and there
n was no action taken in the matter
le whatever, and it is not known
when there will be. Col Marcum
- was honored with a seat on the
= platform and recognized through
y out the occasion as other member:
Is of the national committee were.
In the above he seeks to create
"A the impression that he was giveI
precedence over DIR. WolvertOn a
the democratic notification meeting
by stating that he was "honore'
with a seat on the platform an,
recognized throughout the occasion
as other members of the nations
committee were" 1t would hav
been just as easy for him to hav
stated the facts as they were il
stead of leaving false impressio
as the above language is calculate
to do.
The facts are that both Dl
Wolverton and Col. Marcum wei
given seats on the platform dul
ing the notification ceremony. an
+ both were treated courteously
I'd, the members of the national con
mittee. They were not treated {
members of the committee, bl
were shown equal consideration {
rival claimants of place on Il
committee. They were simply di
IN. tinguished guests nothing NOR
But not content with his effor
to leave false impression concer
-ot ing his Importance at Indianapoli
of he must needs descend to actu
Misrepresentation of facts to be
,oa ster up his claim to precedence
the notification meeting. He sa
in regard to the report that t
subcommittee held a meeting al
decided to refer the Indian Teri
:, tory contest back to the people:
,S The report is wholly erroneou
There were only three of the $
q, committeeman present and the col
y" mittee did not have meetin
The matter was discussed indivi,
ually only and there was no actit
o'-' taken in the matter whatever ct
ca The Indianapolis Press of t
- 9th says in regard to this matte
The contest sub committee of Il
: democratic national committee ye
sir terday refused to take paftsinf Il
bitter quarrels in the District
Columbia and the Indian Territor
arising from the selection of n
AXE tional commltteeuen, and at noe
er. referred the controversies back
- the democrats Of those polite
-. divisions with instructions to seti
u their troubles themselves. z. faqT
10 The national committee was
| session but short time and d
journed to give the sub-eommitt
VI achaRee to- dispose of the eontt
r. cases. The members of the SUI
arr committee are James K. Jont
, to chairman, and Committeeman Ts
ak CART of Indiana, -Gahan of Illino
i'd Stone of Missouri, Ryan of WI
in consin and Blanchard of Loui
ana. Stone was the only absent,
X X II
ach In the case*of the Indian Ter
Nd tory the decision; was that the t,
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