The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-01-28
! REPUBLICAN
CONVENTION
Of Indian Territory To Meet at
CIaremOre March II.
. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
Endorse Roosevelt, Declare For
Panama Canal Treaty
Attendance Rare Bunch
Of Office Holders and
WOuld-bes, Only.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED

The Chieftaln is put In the very un-
4 enyiable attitude OF an apoligist today
on account Of the failure 70 present
20 its readers 'hot from the bat, a
report Of the republican executive
committees proceedings, Saturday.
Mr.. Sopcr stated to d Chieftain rep
resentatiye about twelve o'clock that
the meeting would be an executive
4 session, and be calledat | o'clock. The
4 gentleman appears TO have been Jug
+ Cling with the truth, for everybody
n and his dog" was there, II reports be
,rue; and the Shiboleth appears to
have been "Soper"
Claremore succeeded IN landing the
convention, the date being March H..
For roster, partial at least, Of
those present az Saturdays meeting,
We are indebted to the Muskokee
81 Times:
Probably % per cent Of these rep
n rnsentatiyen citizens are pie eaters.
Tshis noble band Of patriots will show
at this meeting that they do not give
continental about the various lucra-
tive offices they are holding but that
their love for republcanism prompts
them to bear this burden uneom-
plainngly
To become somewhat personal ,and
It is necessary 10 do 50 IN order 10
prove the grounds taken Grant s.
Victor, tile chairman, is the man who
feeds the prisoners Ia the Northern
district. lie IS representative citi-
zen and model office holder.
Then, your friend Mike Conlan, the
secretary, takes the wrinkles out Of
Tie stomacls Of tile tansgressors Of
s ne Law Of the Central district. lie
IS also a prominent citizen.
Then comes Leo +. Bennett. Z. 5.
MARSHAL for Western district; John
seamans, postmaster at Tulsa; J. a.
j nper, ex-posimaster at Okmulgee.
no IS looking FOR another Job; A..
II. Milan, constable at Eufaula; Chas.
Whitaker OF sapulpa, who is itching
or q job; Jno. 5. Worthlngton. ex-
tstmastef az Tahlequah who would
lit turn up his nose at whih Of good
~; Charles o. Frye, postmaster az
sllislw; f. $, Bessey, postmaster az
laremore: T. B. Bradford, Lenapah,
ghose mouth Is watering Tor tastC
a short crust aud meatg hllln;
4. II. Darrough T. $. marshal foi
sle Northern district Frank Genung
lief oilce deputy al southtmn; I'D
snuin, clerk Of the federal court oI
81 Central District: G. l.. Long
iyisi0u deputy marshal at Wewosa
I'D others Of the faithful who arr
aerideing personal interests for "a,
purpose OF saving their country al
,lch much per save.
Not the least conspicuous Of "a,
6untry savers will be pliny Soper, T.
District Attorney for the Northern
lstrict who carries a solieitorship fol
le Frisco company as a side line anc
sio aspires 10 be Republican national
pmmltteeman.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
We, the members Of the executiy,
fnmittee OF the Republican Organi
tlon OF the Indian Territory in reg
ar session assembled. desire to plac,
lrselyes once more on record as beiul
fun accord with tile principles Of
Republican party aud tile plat
IN. as adopted by the National Con
ntlon.
Yt further desire TO express ant
" endorse the wise, conseryatiy,
i statesmanlike administration o.
7 president, Theodore Roosevelt IL
ery branch u the government. anC
~ lofse his sincere efforts 20 bring ey
department OF the government il
perfect working order and 20 cleans
pffom Corruption and wrongdolng
ye congratulate the administrators
the success attained IN the plan
the building Of the Panama Canal
the careful statesmanlike manne