Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-10-10

Eighth Constitutional Delegate dis
trict met in Tulsa yesterday and nomi-
mated W. J. Gregg of this city for
their candidate for delegate to the
constitutional convention. The meet
ing was called to order promptly at
, o'clock in Fraternll hall, ani was
one Of dispatch, Harmony reigned,
and not single hitch occurred through
the proceedings Various commit
tees and campaign organizations
were effected and the Republicans
feel that as the result Of yesterday 5
convention success is assured in the
coming election
During the retirement of the con-
yention committees addresses were
made by Col. Calkins and NJ. j. Ro-
mine. After, the nomination of Mr..
Gregg, the candidate was vociferously
called for, and responded in the fol-
lowing comprehensive and. character
Istic address:
Mr.. Chairman, Gentlemen of the
Convention and Fellow Citizens of
Tulsa: To say that | appreciate this
nomination is but a feeble expression
of my feelings, for regard it an hon
or 10 which any man might well as
pire; and while | feel it great hon
or, | appreciate the fact that it car
ries with it great responsibility, a
responsibility | sometimes hesitate to
assume for fear that may not be
able to discharge it to your salts
faction and in such a manner as will
meet with your approval. | concur
heartily with what Col. Sleeper has
said-tbdt much depends on who or
ganizes this State, who writes its
Constitution, and whether the princi-
Piles Of the Republican party are in
grated therein I am one who be-
tieves dat in order that the State
shallrresch It's highest degree of de-
'elopment' and attain that proud po-
sition to which she is entitled among
the constellation of the sisterhood Of
states, and'which hope she will rap
idly attain 1T is necessary that her
Constitution'be written by Repubi-
can convention and that the great
principles and doctrines Of the Re-
publican party .bs,. firmly established
in this new empire We are all proud
Of the history of the Republican par
ty in this country since its origina-
tion. No member of lhc party has
any reasC to blush or feel ashamed
OF the record it has made in the past,
and | confidently believe that no
member Of the party will have occa-
sion to be ashamed of the record it
will make in the future. The Repub-
tican party was born out of the ne
Ctssity Of existing conditions prior to
the great Civil war. The two great
active forces that brought about its
organization at the time ii was or
ganized was the great moral senti-
ment aroused in this country by such
men rs Beechcr Garrison and others
against the institution Of human slav-
cry; and another great business prln-
ciple equally as active and potent was
that of the demand for the equality
Of American labor Prior to the or
ganization Of the Republican party
there. existed in this country of ours
the institution of human slavery by
means # which four millions of peo-
pie were required to work without
compensation, and in competition with
this great body of slaves came the
free laborer of the North The free
laborer of the country was compelled
to 20 into competition with the slave
laborer, and there arose an irrecon-
c:iable conflict between these two in
ttrests. One cf the great missions of
the Republican party was to solve
this question of labor and raise all
labor to the dignity Of free labor and
place it all alike upon wage-earn-
ine basis. You know how well this
work has been accomplished by the
Republican party. One of the first
conditions it, met after its organiza-
tlon was great clVll war; one see
ton Of the country arrOyed against
tb, other, brother against brother
dividing homes and dividing the Ma
ton. Its first great duty was to pre-
serve the Union, put down the rebel.
hon and save for posterity this glori.
Gus Republic in its entirety. This
nc Inup mud morp Tho rnrnn.
struction period was safely passed,
the army was disbonded and n Ss.
TEN of protection to American labor
sas inaugurated that gave new life
and cnergvto our country, found enl-
ployment for our disbandel army and
usherel in upon us period Of uni
vtrsal prosperity that has been con
tnued during period of fifty years,