The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-07-20
REPUBLICAN POW WOW
WHITES AND AFRICANS PARTIcI.
PATE m HARMONY.
Chairman Weeks Declared Republic.
cans Had Excellent Show to Carry
This Distriet-kfriean Said That
Republicans Were Democrats

CLUBS IN the 2ist recording district
met al the United States court house
in this city yesterday for the pur
pose Of reorganlzing the party since
the passage Of the statehood bill ths
Republicans have become very active
and will put forth their best efforts
10 control the constitutional conven-
tion. This meeting was held yester-
day for the purpose Of laying the |
foundation for permanent organiza
tiop.
The meeting was called TO order
by J 4. Bodovitz. Speech making
was INDUCED in for some time. Prom
inent among the speakers was J. Nil
ton Turner Of ST. Louis. Turnc: Is an
African whose family has resided IN
st. Louis for more than century and
who was sent to Liberia as resident
minister during Grants adminis'ro-
tion. ' ''f'' +
When the names Of thn delegates
were called IL was observed that very
few were present Some Of the coun.
try clubs had no delegate and from
the fourth ward OF Ardmore there
was only one white delegate. Bob
Hutchins was added to the Lincoln
club delegation from this ward The
d. X. Bruce Republican negro club
had a full delegation present. As their
names were called the delegates pass
ed 20 the front Of the building, the
colored folk in one section and the
whites in another.
Sam 4. Weeks was elected tempo
rary chairman and Sam II. Butler
temporary secretary. On motion the
chair appointed a committee Of three
on permanent organization and order
OF business. J. +, Humphries. J. p.
Taylor and Rev. Springer were the
delegates on this committee. While
the committee was out Mr.. Weeks
made a speech. He said that the Re-
publicans had a good show Of winning
this district and appealed to the party
TO send speakers out through the
country and educate the people wNp
have never voted TO vote the Repln'
hcan ticket. Mr. Weeks was followo
by / r. w. Allen. or better know NJ.
Indian Territory whirlwind Allen. Al
len is very black but he Is handy T''h
quotations from scripture and he
made a speech that proved him %
have a good understanding Of huma1
nature. He said Il was always easy
10 get a half dollar during election
times from the candidates. He said
the Democrats are always bidding foi
the negro vote and he wanted to know
n the Republicans appreciated the ne
gros help. He said there Is not enough
Republicans in Ardmore to say grace
The old darky has things summed NJ
about right and the Republicans vii
never be able to poll the black vot'
without making overtures that the
party will never agree 10 and the
colored vote here will be like Il Is
In many OF the states-it will be dem
, ocratlc.
The committee on permanent or
ganilatiOn recommended J. w liar
reid as chairman. Il. A. Brigham a'
secretary and u. c. Franklin as az
sistant secretary The house wa I'm
, medlately turned over TO the new se
OF officers The order OF business pro
ylded for a committee composed g
, one delegate fro meach club and foui
from Ardmore to meet and select th'
county central committee. This com
D mittee was made up Of Sank Jackson
E Of TIN, A. Harrison and ! Jackson /?
6 Berwyn; John Bowles OF Durwod "
Abram Of Milo; Dick Williams and S
s. Simpson OF Davis; Logan Ross o
Woodford. J. w. skaggs of Lou
d Grove: b. c. Franklin Of Springer
W. NJ. Jones OF Provence; T y. R1n
nett. Sam Weeks, j, +. Humphrey
S. A. Douglas, p, X, Neil, s. T Wie
: gins, w. A. Stephens, and Jack Wa
ters of Ardmore,
The county central committee
r which the above committee named !
! composed of Ike Adler, II Z. Cohee
> Jack Martin, r. A. Brigham, A. Har
I, rison, w. II. Johnson. Ed Abram, {
= lincoln Mcclure. Walter Colbert
i Chas. d. wortham, j. w. Skaggs, W
NJ. Jones, Sam Noble, l.. $. Dolmar
J. w. Harreld and ]. ID. Springer
At this time adjournment was take
i. until o'clock at which time tn
county central committee met an
perfected organization by the electio
OF ], V. Harreld chairman, l.. s. DO
man secretary and Sam Noble treai