The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-11
ENID TALENT
SECURED THE
C0NyE NTI0N
Iune IS Is the Day Fixed by
the CorTn9ittee.
sEvENT H BALLOT DID 1T
Combination Made TO More
Rapidly End Fight.

Guthrie, O. T., May 1O.-(Special )-The
next territorial Republican congressional
convention will be held at Enid on. We'd
nesday, June 25th. 7 his matter was de-
cided at a meeting Of the territorial eom-
mittee this afternoon in the Logan coun-
ty district court rooms. Delegations from
the principle cities in the territory repre-
sentiaE the commercial clubs and city
councils, appeared before the committee
ast4ng for the convention. It took seven
ballots to decide the matter with Perry,
Enid, Oklahoma City. Guthrie. King
fisher, Lawton. and Ell Reno in the race.
By the making OF combinations on the
seventh ballot, the good natnred contest
was,ended by Enid securing the necessary
number of votes. Without doubt the
meeting today was one Of the most i'm
portant meeting that the territorial COM
nlittee has had. Every county in OKLA
ho9ia including the Indian reservations
was represented, and every person was
enthusiastic for the laying. of plans for
Republican success this fall.
The Enid and KiHghsher delegations
came in this morning on q special train
returning tonight at o'clock The Perry
delegation came in last night as did the
FL Reno men Oklahoma City sent her
delegation up this morning and all day
the city has been a busy place
Governor Ferguson as chairman of the
committee presided at the meeting and
stated for what purpose the session of
the committee had been called. Immed-
lately the business was taken Up and hur-
died on The mattAy of representation in
the new country caused considerable dis
cussion ending in Conanche county seeur-
ing twenty-five delegates TO the conven-
tion. Cadao and KiOwa counties twenty
delegates each. The representation from
the Usage nation was placed at seven del
egates and the Ikaw. Ponca and Ottoe
reservation were given three delegates
each. According to the representation
made today there will b 479 delgats in the
convention, making it by far the largest
/ convention that will have been held in
the territory. The number of delegates
from the various counties as announced
is as follows:
Beaver, 6; Blaine. IA Canadian, %:
Cleveland. u; Custer. Il; Day. ,; Dewey.
s; Garfield, %; Grant, %; Greer, s: Kay,
q; Kingfsher %: Lincoln. %; Logan, 2S;
Noble 1e; Oklahoma, a: Pawnee. Is;
fdEIle, w. 1OltdNdlOuller ~ fScStt A1lilSt
G; Washita, p; Woods, IS; woodward. 10.
Usage reservations Z; Otoe, 8; Ponca, 3;
Kaw. 5; Comanche. p: Caddo, 90; Kiowa.
%. After the decsion was announced
that Enid had secured the convention the
delegation from that town, headed by
their band gave demonstration on the
streets. Owing to the sharp fight for the
location the Enid men felt that they had
ample privilege to make a demonstration.
The fight was between Enid, Kingfisher,
Perry and Lawton. principally. For a
time it seemed that either Kingfsher or
Perry would win out, but everything was
changed on the last ballot taken. After
the close of the session of the committee
at the court room the members were
taken to the DeImonico restaurant where
they were the guests of honor at a. ban
quet by the-Rspublicans OF Guthrie and
Logan county.