The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-11-15
Republican Ticket.
For Congress I'd District:
T. B. FERGUSON
Good Work by the Republi.
can Territorial Committee.

can Iefr1tOrlal COMMITTEE.
The Republican Territorial Central
Committee is not responsible for the
overwhelming defeat of the Republi-
can party in the election Of delegates
To the constitutional convention. Ii
did noble and valiant work. Since he
was elected chairman, which was less
than six weeks before election. j l.
lIamon did everything possible for the
party. He organized a working force
and carried on n campaign Of educa-
ton through the mails and 10y personal
letters that has not been paralleled in
the history of the territory, and that
would do no credit Ia an old campaign
er. Personally he il genial. clear
headed and a hurd worker. and no ntsn,
could have lone better than he has in
the short time he ..as been chhl man
Of the committee. 1t is not from any
lack of diligence or his part, or for amy
lack OF judgment in the campaign.
The de ,ails OF the campaign at head
quarters were admirably handled 10y
Secretary Vernon Whiting. Tons of
the right sort of literature were sent
out and a large force OF stenographers
were busy on personal letters to indi-
yidual republicans trying to urge them
to sees the importance of the election.
Whiting is a veteran at this kind of
work. lie was successful as secretary
in two Mcclure campaigns, and the
saine method that succeeded there
failed now. He put in much very
hard work and none of the fault of de-
feat can Ice laid at his door.
The committe started without funds
and had very meagre funds throughout
the campaign. The most rigid econ
omy had to be- practiced in order to
come out with all debts paid, which
vas done. More was done in this cam
paign To prevent frictions than in any
past n and at the close all elements
Of the party seemed to be harmonious
ly in the collar.
The result was brought about by
conditions which could not be avoided
The stay -at-home vote was bad for the
republicans. The re puhlicans got the
worst Of IL from the proDItionists on
all sides. AT the outset the probitIon-
lists declared hat they would be salts
fled with a submission of the prohibi.
ton question To "A seperate vote Of the
people, IA become a part of the consti-
tuition il adopted, and SO that every
voter in the territory could express hi,
sentiments upon hat question. The
leaders of the prohibition party from
abroad came to Oklahoma and over
turned this program of local leader.
and would stand Tor nothing except
constitutional prohibition To Ice placed
in the body of the constitution ~ thai
a person must vote Tor the entire con
stitutiun ur vote against statehood.
Chairman Dmwiddie, of Washington
ID. c., dictated the policy of the prU,
hibilionisis IN the territory, ana wher,
a republican was not in favor Of plac.
ing upon the people of the territory
gag rule on this question, they placed
independents prohibition candidates il
y the Held To defeat regular republican
nominees and where the republican,
nominated straight out prohibitiunist,
as it, candidates the anti-prohibition,
lists m~arshalled their forces with tn,
Democrats, thus making "A two edgeC
sword cutting both ways, that ha
brought about the condition of thing
We nud IN the territory.
In TINS, tiamon was not responsible
He did his best To stem the tide, bu
could not. To the prohibitionists o
Oklahoma, directed by an outsider, tn,
republican, party can lay a good shar
OF its defeat at the polls last Tuesday
state Capital.