The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1904-06-23
fHE INDIAN TERRITORY DEMO.
cRATs MEET At pURANT
NOTHING DONE WIIns1A1EnooD MATTER

the Winner for National Committee.
man-Twenty.four Of the Twenty.
five Recording Districts Represented
DURANT: There was striking
iy splendid article of harmony dis.
played at the territorial Democratic
convention. It smacked nothing short
Of a party love feast, and warrants
the assertion that the wounds re-
ceived at Ardmore four years ago have
thoroughly healed, and that the Demo
cratic party of Indian Territory is
again in splendid working order
The executive session went into
session at 8 o'clock in the morning to
prepare the club rolls and select TEN.
porary officers. All went smooth until
the Ada delegation was reached. There
were contesting delegations from
Ada. one known as the Dick faction.
and championed by J. +. McKecl. and
the other an anti.Dick faction, cham
pioned by w. H. l.. Campbell and I.
NJ. King. Each presented strong
statements of the situation. After a
mittee, in executive session, settled
the difference by allowing each Of the
delegations half vote.
The committee selected for the con.
vention J. B. Thompson Of Pauls Val.
ley as temporary chairman; A. B. Gun.
ningham Of TahleQuah. temporary sec.
retary, and ]. d. LankfOrd Of Atoka,
assistant temporary secretary.
Owing to tho time taken up by the
executive committee the convention
did not convene until $3.50 p. m.
Owing to tho inability of Hon. J. J.
McAlester, chairman of the executive
committee, who was disabled recently,
to preside. Hon. Clifford l.. Jackson of
Muskogee called the convention to or.
der. Rev. ]. M. Gross Of Durant In
voked the blessings OF the Dicty upon
the convention. Mayor w. l.. Bonner
delivered the address Of welcome on
behalf of the city. ID. Head delivered
the address OF welcome on behalf Of
the Jackson National Democrats Of
Durant. Hon. G. D. Stuart Of South
McAlester gave q response on behalf
of the delegations.
The recommendation OF the execu.
tive COMMITTEES relative To the temper.
ary officers was accepted without Op-
position. Dan J. Kendall Of Sulphur
was elected scrgeant-at.arIus. Three
committees were selected com
mittee on order Of business. n com.
mittee on resolutions and II committee.
on credentials. Twenty-Five cOrpos;,
each committee. n delegate from each
Of the twenty-five recording districts
being chosen. The committees i'm.
mediately went into executive scs-
sion.
Hon. Thomas p. Gore. the blind ora.
tor and senator OF Enwton, was called
for and spoke to the assembly for
thirty minutes. Senator Gore is an
ardent supporter OF the single state
hood cause, an spoke along this line.
He carried the assembly with him In
his brilliant address.
The repeated applause and encOrcs
warrants the assertion that he spoke
the sentiments OF the large majority
of the delegation and u vote of thanks
was extended to him by the delega.
tions for his speech. While II IL DO
lieved that the delegation IL In favor
OF single statehood. il is likely that no
declaration will be made nnent state
hood, a large portion Of the delegation
insisting that this Is an inopp0rtune
time to resolute the measure. Cham.
pions Of the single statehood cause arc
pushing the matter, however. aud are