The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-12-14
STATEHOOD AND sSE coSsTfrc-
TlOSsI, CONVENTION

With every indication pointing TO
Congressman Bird :. Mctiuire securing
Statehood by spring. il i not too carly
for the Republicans to give some con-
sideeation to the question of desirable
candidates to the Constitutional Con-
veniion.
That convention will meet for q high
purpose, snd above ali other positions.
a CRATER should be eifectually shut
out Of IT, Beaver county has
plenty Of material fron which to Sc
iect its candidate, and secure canii-
date who will honestly represent the
party from inis county. W. T. Quinn.
Major Wcliborn, Tom Rraidwoud. X.
G.. Dunlop. X. b. Quinn, +. ;. Derthick
r. b. Drew and a score OF Others would
be worthy candidates. The man who
should BE- selected 10 represent the
Republican party in that convention,
should bc man who will recognize
the honor conveyed upon him by their
election to the body which will create
the constitution for the Great State OF
Oklahoma; Men who will not sacrifice
this honor, should an opportunity 10 do
30 for the sake OF graft be offered
them.
1t has come to our knowledge that
certain persons. probably To help
along their appetite for pie, have been
asking Republicans to help them drive
the Beaver Herald out OF the Republi-
can party. for fear we might support
Fred Tracy for the Constitutional
Convention, and thus help seat n DEM
ocrst in body. which for party rea-
cons and party supremacy, both the
great political parties of this territory
will use every effort to control.
That such fears are groundless, il is
needless TO say. II Mr.. Tracy should
receive the nomination at the hands
of his party, the Herald certainly
could not, and would not support him,
for the reason that, as democrat, he
would be aDtagonistic to the principals
of the Republican party in that posi-
tion. We certainly would do so by ad-
vocating the nomination 10y the Repub-
licsns, OF some OF the men put forth by
the Journal, towards whose election
even the yellow dog plea OF the Jour
nal could not secure oBe-half the Re-
publican votes of this county.
With the approach of Statehood,
party lines of necessity must be
more strictly adhered to than in times
past, but the Republican party must
not permit itself to- be lead by this
Moses, into believing that a change
frIm the independent voting of the
past, can be- made simply al the dicta-
tion OF the aforesaid Moses" Ring
rule or unworthy candidates cannot be
fastened upon the Republican party
any easier now than in times past, and
the independent voting or disaffection
suppressed by the Yellow Dog plea or
use of a party whip. And IL the party
desires to maintain its political SUI
premacy In this county in the future
as il has in the past, the men selected
To act as its leaders will do well TO be
guided by their past experiences
rather than to follow the lead OF this
new political Moses" who threatens
to drag the party down to defeat by
manipulating it to help along his APP
petite for pie.
To succeed in maintaining suprem-
acy, we must do SO by the open, manly
way, which is Republicanism pure and
simple. Party manipulation for the
benefit of any one person or ring must
no more be permitted now than in
times past. Instead of endeavoring tC
drive out of the party any newspaper
or voter because he stands in the way
OF any one persons appetite for pie, oi
because he may have supported some
Democrat of Pumpkin Roller in the
paat campaign, it would be more con.
ducive to party success to ask them I,
join in selecting candidates this year
whom every Republican can support
Instead of few ringsters defining who
are Republicans, and who are not, and
by their manipulation of the party
machinery, bring out only such candi
dates as will perpctuate their graft
let the rank and file decide those ques
tions. Let only such candidates b,
nominated as are worthy of the Office,
to which they aspire, whether il be fo
delegate To the Constitutional Conyen
tion or road ovcrseer.
Then We can proudly ask the voter
to support our ticket, NOT because it,
candidates have run the gauntlet oi
some convention, but because they are
men Of some standing in their com
munity, because they are worthy o
support as men, and worthy Of suppor
as Republicans.
When we do this, the use OF a part,
whip, or yellow dog plea will not be
necessary in diseouraging the tendency
towards independent voting in thi
county.