Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-23
CROSS WINS OUT.
w. M. Cross Gets the Nomination
al the Enid Convention
HARD FOUGHT BATTLE LASTING ALL NIGHT
q Took Forty-two Ballots to Pick the
Democratic Congressional Nominee
Cross Was In the Lead from the start

Cross Was In the Lead from the start. |
ENID, APRIL 22 The democratic con
vention was called to order by Nj.
Anderson of Enid and Rev Malone of
Enid gave an invocation. \ welcome
address from the Enid commercial club
was given by j. M. Dodson. John Z.
Moore, of Enid, gave an address OF
welcome, his subject being "A Demo
crat." The reply in behalf Of the con
vention was made by Judge Care, OF
Lawton the blind orator, This ad-
dress was great one and the orator
was applauded for several minutes.
The call for the convention was read
by Secretary Verde V. Hardcastle, of
Anadarko. The appointment Of w. L.
Alexander, of Hobart as temporary
chairman and V. v Hardcastle as tenn
porary secretary as made by the terri
torial central committee, was then con
| firmed without opposition.
i The appointment of the usual COM
mittees followed, after which an adj
| journment was taken until 2:30 p. IN.
The selection of temporary officers
did not disclose the strength of the var
ious candidates, as there was no con-
test over the recommendation of the
committee.
The convention did not meet again
in the afternoon until o'clock. The
committee on credentials reported no
contests. Proxies were allowed where
the regular delegates We're absent.
| Tho to ion of tho nsacra. ma.
tion was raised to eight and the Otoe to
four.
The committees on permanent organ
! ization, rules and order of business rec
commended Robt A. Neff for perma-
nent chairman and Joe L. johnson, of
Woods county; S. G. Masingale, of
Washita county and j. o. McCollister,
of Greer county, for permanent secre-
taries This committee also recon-
mended that majority vote in the con-
vention should be sufficient to nomi-
nate. Against this "A minority report
was filed, agreeing to the organization
named but recommended that it require
two-thirds vote in the convention to
nominate. A vote was taken resulting
i'll adopting the minority report by II
vote of 254 to l47.
\ proposition from the popUlist con-
vention to unite with the democratic
convention was referred to special
committee after which the convention
adjourned until s O'Clock
The convention reconvened at S o'clock
and the committee on resolutions re-
ported through Chairman c. B. Ames.
They declare for single statehood and
defer disposition of school lands to con-
stitutional convention. A minority re-
port declaring for immediate statehood
with boundaries fixed by congress was
voted down 324 10 IS.
While waiting for report of the con-
ference committee speeches We're made
by Roy Hoffman, G. Porter johnson
and Frank Clark.
The conference committee reported
recommending that delegates of the
populist convention be received and
seated, given such representation as the
democratic delegation from the same
county saw fit, and the report was
unanimously adopted. This PROPOSE
ton was accepted by the populists who
hOOl Nilht lltO lIlt NOllN mall.
The convention next proceeded tC
ballot for delegate to congress. Gross
of Oklahoma City; Forrest, of El Reno
Jarboe, of Oklahoma City; Doyle, OF
Kingfisher; Curren; McClelland; Max
ey, of Shawnee and Jones of Guthrie
We're placed i'll nomination. Ballotinl
then began
The convention continued ballotinl
all night. On the 4lst ballot the breal
came and on the 42d Hon. VIM. Gross
of Oklahoma City was nominated by
acclamation.
VIM, Cross, the nominee of the con
vention has been resident of Oklahomi
City for about seven years He is thc
territorial manager of the SwafforC
Dry Goods Co, of Kansas City. A
the age of fourteen he entered the Con
federate army, serving three years.
After the war Mr.. Cross returned
home and contributed in small way
to the support of his widowed mothe
and family, and attended school TO
about eighteen months, after which h,
engaged in the mercantile business as /;
travelling salesman, in which business
he has been constantly engaged from
that time.
Figure on Warm Campaign
I ARDMoRE: Ex-Governor VIM. Bye