The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-06-18
Dursat Ceavs ni'aa
Enthusiastic Gathering Of Demo
cratic Clans Delegates to St.
Louis Uninstructed

der at p. m. Thursday. The
following temporary officers were
chosen; temporary chairman, J. B.
Thompson of Pauls Valley; tempo
rary secretary. A. B. Cunningham
Of Tahlequah; assistant temporary
secretary, J. D. E~anford Of Atoka.
After the temporary organization
was effected, committees on per-
mancnt organization, order Of bus'-
ness and credentials were named.
Judge M. M. Beavers of Chickasha
was member Of the resolutions
committeefrom this district; Reford
Bond was on the second committee
and Lawrence Mills on the last.
While the committees were pre-
pairing their report, the convention
listened to stirring speech by
Senator Gore OF Lawton. II receiv-
ed the greatest applause Of any
speech made in the convention.
The night session convened with
less enthusiasm but greater deter
mination. The caucusing made
William election probably. The
committee on permanent organiza-
tion and order OF business named
Ben r. Lafayette of Checotah,
chairman:J II. Chambers, secretary;
w. X. Campbell, Claremore, assis-
tant secretary; d. ]. Kendall, Sui
phur. sergeant-at.afms The st.
Louis delegation IS distributed, one
from each court district and two at
large. The resolutions denounced
republican rule and carpetbagism
forced by republicans upon indian
Territory. miIitarism, imperialism
and extravaganza.
A minority report fayoring single
statehood was made. There was
rs doubt that single statehood
sentiment was in the majority but
the minority resolution was defeat
nd. Many Of the delegates who
favored single statehood would not
support the resolution because they
claimed that being uninstructed
they had no right to vote for II.
Others voted against the resolution
in the interest Of harmony.
/. M. Poe OF Tulsa, and H. j.
Stenley Of Purcell we're elected del
erates-at-large TO ST. Louis. Alter
mates are Ed NJ. Mcconkey Of Peoria
and S. NJ. Rutherford Of Muskogee-
Delegates and aiternates to St.
Louis from court districts are;
Central district, c. A. Skeen'
Wapanucka; Tom Ainsworth, Nc
AIester. Southern. I. l.. Wade ol
NARROW and J T. Blanton OF Paul'
Valley; Northern, w. {. Rogers
Of PRYOR Greek and Thos. Waite
Of Wagner; Western, Robert Reed
of Holdenville and James N. Given'
of Muskogee. The latter named
IN each district being alternates.
In the election Of Tom Wade o.
NARROW as delegate TO St. LOUIS
the delegates from Chicknsha Sc
cured the one big piece OF pie
that they went after.
The delegates TO St. Louis s.
un;ns,ructed. that question no
being raised in the convention. |
i understood that of the delegate
chosen, ouly sone - 'asoiaD'e :
Hearst, the Others being friendly =
Parker.
Reford Bond was chcsen mem
Der of the territorial executivecoa'
mittee for the Ioth recording dis
.v;ct The following district excu
tive committee was named: M. M
Beavers, Tom Wade, w. A. Proc
tor, S. w. Hayes, Y. J. Wood
A. S. Taylor, RIM. Johnson, A. M
Decks, B. ]. Faugtn, RI Gordon
M. N. Williams, R. G. Lattins
Laurence Mills, G. W. Barefoot
G. H. Evans.
According to the order OF bus'
ness adopted, the election of nat