The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-11-18
A LETTER 70 DEMOCRATS
FROM CHAIRMAN McALEsTER OF
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Suggests Meeting Of Territorial
Committee Be Held for Democrat.
ie National Committeeman
representation.

J. J. McAlester, chairman OF the In
dian Territory Democratic executive
committee has issued the following
letter TO the Democrats OF the Terri.
tory which is self-eyplanatory:
assume that nearly every member
OF the Democratic party In this terri
tory knows Of. or has heard OF, the
unfortunate friction that manifested
itself IN the party ranks in 1900. re.
sulting in two conventions being held
AZ Ardmorc, and two complete organi
2atious being created, the one called
the WOlycrton Democratic committee.
the other the Marcum Democratic
committee.
These two bodies. each claiming to
be the regular Democracy. and each
having an executive committee and
chairman. finally after much discus
sion, and call by the chairman OF
each committee. met on June % at
Holdcnyine. ]. T., for the purpose Of
settling all matters in dispute so rar
as could be done and uniting the
party
The result of that meeting was very
gratifying, each side meeting the 9th
er in the spirit Of moderation and fair.
ness and the two factions. as repre-.
sented by their respective executive
committees, met in joint session, and
effected a harmonious feeling and re-.
organization Of the party by uniting
ana consolidating the two executive
.ommittcos into a. new one which new
committee was declared TO- bee the sole
and only Democratic executive com
mittcc of Indian Territory
This new executive committee tH.I
elected myself as chairman and D..
f. Brewer secretary and by reso,u
tiou recommended Homer T.. Spau
ing as national committeeman
Al this meeting at Holdenyille while
reorganization was in progress, it was
seriously discussed as 10 whether or
not the question Of formulating
basis of representation should be cor.
sidcred and acted upon. The major.
ity of the committee thought it un-
wise to attempt the matter at that
time and passed the following resom.
ton:
'NN, f,trthsr r,.gntp 1at1d that up NJ.
tion be taken at this time relative to
the basis Of representation; but thai
this matter be left open. subject to the
action OF the executive committee as
above recommended.
/ am OF the opinion that the qlies.
ton oi the basis Of representation al
the next Territorial Democratic con
yentlon, is perhaps the most grave
confronting the Democracy of Indian
Territory. And that, therefore some
effort to arrange the same equitably
and fairly should be made before poll
tics gets warm, and before favOrite
sons gather around them their admir-
ing friends in the various sections OF
the country. | have therefore come
tc the conclusion that as chairman OF
the executive committee | ought to
call the committee together some time
in the near future to consider that and |
other matters
am therefore sending this circu
lar letter TO Democrats all over the |
territory for the purpose Of asking |
them to consider the matter mentioned
and to write me their respective views |
upon the following points specially, |
and upon the question generally.
First. About what date would you
suggest as proper to have the meeting |
of the executive committee?
Second. At what point in the ter
ritory would it be- advisable to have it
meet?
Third. Write me what would |
be your judgment Of an equal basis of
in the next territorialN
Yours, ,
J. J. McALESTER.