The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-03-02
LINCOLN REPUBLICAN, CLUB HAs
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Letting delegates 10 the Pau,s Valley
convention which conyenes the 18th
Of this month
Before the meeting was called tg
order many new members We're added
O. the membership roll and g., was
s.rsU out tlat the club then had a
membership of 3iJ.
President T. b Johnson callei the
meeting 10 order
L W Roberts made a motion tha.
The chair appoint a committee OF three
CO. select delegates % the Pauis Valley
convention The chair appointed Ed
vs. Roberts Tom Lebus ani Crit FL
Lott. u was ascertalnei that the club
with &c., $40 members wa. entitled O..
fourteen delegates and fourteen alter
mates. The committee retired TO
make the selection.
Judge j. Z Humphrey was called
on to make a speech during the in.
terum which he did in his usual hap.
Dy way
MI Humphrey said he never felt
-o Aappy as he did when addressing
IA Republican meeting; was glad to see
such a large crowd o, Republicans out.
The speaker said 1t had been charged
.taat he belonged 70 a court house
ring or clique, and he would take this
occasion 10 deny such charge He be-
.ongei 20 no clique and was always in
'ne habit OF going 10 the Republicans.
and NOT 70 a ring. when he wanted
anything. MI Humphrey then gave
"a brief history Of the Lincoln club:
said il was organized in Ardmore by
FIVE members fifteen years ago. and
the most OF the members were stlll
living and present at the meeting II
was the Lincoln club that spread Re
publicanism in the Indian Territory.
Judge Hinkle, he said. was tie first
president. The speaker said no mat
ter what this club did he was with
them, he was Republican forever and
as long as he had any power il would
be eXerted for Theodore Roosevelt.
Judge Robnett was called for ana
addressed the club He referred to
his Washington trip. and character
lied the Democrats as clogs in the
wheels of progress The Democrats"
he said, are tor war in time Of peace
and for peace IN time Of war"
The committee Tor the selection o
delegates made the following report
which was adopted:
DcIegates-T b. Johnson. r. L..
Sanders j E Humphrey j. c. Elliott
John HinNe. A B. Mayhem. W. W.
Talialerro. c. NJ Campbell William
Grimes o. A. Wells, j. L. Skipworth.
j. \. Bodoytz. Sam Weeks S. H.
Butler
Alternatcs-Tom Lebus. l.. p An.
derson, \. w. Durham, 5. a. Douglas,
T. y. Rcbnett, Fonnie Wolyerton. w
\. Pride, H. Golden, Ed Noble. Geo.
f. Gates, W/B. Johnson. W H.
Bleakmore Louis Bradford, T. w
Roberts.
One half vote each was given tne
delegates and alternates and the unit
rule was adopted.
Hun, In IL,
tions endorsing Roosevelt for presi.
dent, Soper for national committee
man, Kean for chairman of ne exc.
.cutiye committee, Morris for district
delegate to the national convention
and Hinkle for member of the execu.
tive committee
5. II. Butler offered substitute,
making a strong plea for the young
man in the party and moved that the
name OF O. NJ Redfeld be substituted
for that of John Hinkle.
T. T. Roland moved the substitution
OF the name Of Doal, for that of Hin
kc.
Ed Roberts made a speech tayorug !
EinMe.
Mike German said the endorsement |
O. any one man meant a disruption |
that would hurt in the approaching |
city election.
W. T. Nixon favored MI Gormar !
plan.
Judge Robnett believed the club |
should make an endorsement.
MIR. Humphrey persisted in denying |
that he belonged to any clique or ring
and said that in the candidacy of one
young man there were the car-marKs
O, postofice in Ardmore.
Mr.. German said it was all right |