The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1904-08-04
TERRITORIAL CONVENTION At
OKLAHOMA CITY
NAME \. {. STRAUCHEN FOR CONGRESS
Nine Counties Were Represented
Plan to Fuse With Democrats
FAiled-A Candidate for Delegate
to Congress Nominated

10 Congress Nominated
OKLAHOMA CITY: The territorial
committee of the populists of Okla
hOma met in the district court room
Wednesday for the purpose of arrang-
Ing their campaign and taking action
I'm regard to a combination with the
democratic congressional convention.
Spencer E. Sanders, territorial
chairman, called the convention to or
sponded to the roll call. Mr. San
ders expressed satisfaction at the 10y
atty Of those present, and reiterated
his belief that the peoples party was
still a factor of strength in the poll
tics of the country. j. T. Godfrey of
Grant, Harry Jones Of Payne, Il. f.
Higgins of Pawnee counties were
placed in nomination for temporary
chairman and Mr.. Jones received the
highest number Of votes. III. f.
Straughen OF Lincoln county was
elected temporary secretary.
On motion conference committee
t0 confer with the democrats was ap-
pointed as follows:
Cleveland, John S. Allan; Kay. y.
l.. North; Greer, J. w. Berry: King
fisher, S. 4. Sanders: Lincoln, Mr..
Durham; Pawnec, Joseph Rogers
Woods, J. B. Cheadle; Payne. John
Hale.
The resolutions committee spent
the entire afternoon in an endeavOr
to arrange satisfactory report,
which was not accomplished, how.
ever, until late at night. An ad-
journment was then taken until IL
o'clock, at which time the conven-
tlon was reconvened for the purpose
of deciding as to effecting combi.
nation with the democrats.
Not being able to make satisfactory
arrangements with the democrats the
populists reconvened and placed II
Il. Straughen of Chandler in nomin-
alton for delegate to congress. There
were only two names presented-the
successful candidate and James
Matthews, who had been a candidate
before the democratic convention
Only one vote was necessary to de-
eide the contest. Mr.. Straughen Is
the present clerk of Lincoln county.
The following resolutions were
adopted by the populists:
!. BE il resolved, that We, the peoples
party OF Oklahoma, In convention as
sembed at Oklahoma city, this 18th day
OF July, 1904, do reaffirm our adherence
10 the basic truths of the Oklahoma plat
form OF 1892, and the subsequent plat
forms UP TO and including the platform
Oy lga,
:? We further reaffirm our adherence
70 our time-honored motto, Equal rights
tO all, special privileges TO nome. we
declare our faith in this principle and
look forward tn its final triumph when
the laws of the state and nation shall
he enacted in tho interest of the peopi"
rather than in the interest OF favored
3. We condemn the republican party
for it's duplicity OH tho statehood ques'
ton. They have frequently pledged ic
pass every statehood bill that has ever
been presented to congress for It's con-
sderation They have promised state
hood II q republican nominee nn wers eject e,eGt.
tain territorial form OF government
If he were defeated,
4, We oppose trusts, or those combi
nations of capital which seek TO destroy
competition i'm trade and arbitrarily fi>
prices so AS to enable the trust magnate'
10 accumulate vast fortunes at the eN
pense OF the toilDS masses OF mankind
We demand that the law be enforced
against them as against other violators
0. We condemn government by IN
junction and deplorc the conditions tina
lead to strikes, and we demand som,
definite plan OF arbitration by whicl
10 settle the differences between em
ployers and employces-which will b.
Just to both parties-and will preven
employers from unjustly increasing ~
prices to the public so that they ma!
rstisfy their nvrice, as was done afte
T. We regard the Lieans employed +