The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-07-21
CONVENTION PLANS.
Democratic Warriors Arranging to
Make Merry st Oklahoma City.

D
Oklahoma city, Okla, July 21.-
with the Democratic congressional
nominating cony yention only one week
distant the political pot has begun to
seethe and sputtor in the convention
city and for the past week several Of
tho prominent asprants for the honor
Of defeating Bird McGuire have been
here establishing headquarters and
arranging for the coming convention
conflict
Holi. Tom Doyle OF Perry. has es-
tarHshed headquarters at the Grand
Avenue hotel; Judge Maxey, Of shaw
nee, has arranged to see his friends 4
at the Threadeill: Edgar Jones. of
Guthrie. viii be domiciled at the Lee,
Matthews. Of Greer, and Cross Of ok /
lahoma City, have established at the
. Illinois and " r. Tavlor of oklaho-
ma City viii pow-wow with Doyle at
) the Grand.
At this time there is talk that the
! Doyle delegation Of Noble county VIII
be seated by the convention Bowlcs
having withdrawn from the race, il is
said.
A number Of the populist leaders
: of the territory are here. arranging
: for their cony entlon which is to be
held here also next Tuesday and there
is now much agitation among the
third party men favorable to a Joint
convention.
In the construction Of the platform
1 at the Democratic convention It is now
? probable that powerful effort viii be
y made for a platform declaration fay-
q oring the sale Of the school lands Of
p the territory, and in the event this is
r done there will be splendid chance
r for DOYLE to secure the nomination.
j. McTaggart Of Woods county and Not
J. son Of Lincoln viii take the matter on
the floor Of the convention.
On next Monday night, prior to the
a date Of the convention, there viii be
d monster Parker and Davis rally and
y ratification, for which occasion the
IT committee on arrangements is plan
e ming to have some Democratic orator
c of national reputation present to deliy-
y er the principal address.
p At this time il seems probable that
n the convention o. Tuesday win he held
/ in Delmar Garden theater. as Mr.. ov'
l. erholser absolutely declines 10 let the
new ,heater for convention purposes,
d and the old opera house Is little less
n than a sweat box at this season OF
e the year Messrs. Marie & Sinopoulo
e have tender,t the use Of the Garden
Is theater absolutely free OF charge
IA Ed L. Dunn, chairman Of the oi'la-
ID boma county congressional delegation,
" last evening issued the following call
10 "An members Of oklahoma county
IA, congressional dticsation are urgently
er requested 10 meet at the probate
court room at O'Clock tonight 10 per
fect organization for Hon. w. r. Tay-
y lors campaign ard to devise ways
and means 10 further his interests 10
the Oklahoma City convention on July
%"
A prominent Oklahoma county pol
iucian said last night that the real
aght in the coming convention woule
be between Taylor. Maxey and Jones
Hon Bin Cross made the statement
yesterday that he expected TO receive
the nomination on about the fifth bal
lot.
Neither Dunn nor Ross have as ye
arranged for Headquarters, but thel
Will be on the field before the conven
tion day and each viii be factor Il
the big conference.
One prominent Democrat Is credit
ed with the sage remark: There 4
really no telling where the lightning
win strike this time, Al this stag
Of the game il looks like free fo
all"
It is now believed that the Demo
cratic nominee will be the next dele
gate, especially IN view OF the fac
that the Republican party made NJ
declaration on the statehood propOel
ton.