The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-11-30
THOMPSON'S
STATEMENT
OF STATE DEMOCRATIC
COMMITTEES
ACTION
PLANS FOR THE CAMPAIGN
Primaries and Ratifying
Convention Endorsed
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oklahoma city, Okla, Nov 30.-Tho
executive committee Of the Demo
cratic State Central committee con.
tinued It's deliberations in this city
yesterday. adjournment being taken
late yesterday afternoon.
The future policy OF the committee
was thoroughly discussed AMI outlln-
ed and resolutions which were virtual.
iy agreed TO Tuesday were finally
passed.
i was decided to keep the state
headquarters in this city open from
now until after the first state election.
The headquarters viii be in charge Of
the secretary, w L. Chapman, who
said last night that he expected to
spend about half OF his time lnfe.
Ross N LilIard was made assistant
secretary, and will remain at the state
headquarters all the time, having
charge when Secretary Chapman Is
not in the city.
The work Of the committee and the
motives which prompted its actions
are ably set forth in the following
statement given out by Chairman
Thompson last night
The executive committee Of the
oklahoma Democratic Central egm-
mittee. sitting in session, unanimously
adopted the following resolutions.
BE It resolved, That primary cleo.
tion be held on the 18th day of March,
1907. for the nomination OF candidates
Ter the house of representatives and
such state, legislative and county Of
fees as may be created by the con.
stituuonal convention. and that a pri-
mary be held on the day of the cleo
Z. on TO nominate candidates Tor the
United States senate.
"2-That precinct committeeman
snd members Of the state committee
and delegates to the state convention
shall be elected at the primary for the
HbnliANAibH VI AAdAt OulNtNs
"3-That It is the sense of this com
mittee that at the earliest possible
moment the constitutional convention
provide by ordinance a mandatory pri-
mary election law for all parties
througheut the state on the same day,
10 the end that said primary be thor
oughly guarded
"i.-That said primary election be
held in the various counties of tho
state as provided by the primary laws
now in force in Oklahoma territory
under the authority Of the various
central committees or such other local
bodies as may have the power, unless
the constitutional convention shall
designate other hours and methods OF
procedure; and, that this committee
may prescribe such other rules and
regulations as may be necessary, II
not IN conflict with the primary cleo
ticn ordinance enacted by the consti-
tutional convention.
"5. That within a reasonable time
Subsequent TO said primary and at
such time and under such regulations
as may be hereafter designated
Democratic state convention be held
to ratify the choice of the people az
said primary, to adopt a platform for
the state campaign, and the organlza-
ticn Of the new state committee select,
ed at the primary
BE Il further considered that we
make an exception of congressional
districts ! aud 2. on account OF nomi-
nations already made and that the
congressional committeeman IA those
districts shall have power to organize
temporary congressional committee
that may call a primary on convention
to nominate a candidate for congress,
The committee oanyassed The mat.
ter folly and listened to an parties
heard and it was the unanimous opin.
ion that il, first had the authority 70
take the steps provided IN the resolu-
tion, and second, that snch ASTON
was la me interest Of the party The
Democrats ia their platform and by
piblic speeches coYenanted with the
people in the late campaign that they
should have primary for the selec-
uon Of an onicers and the aeticn talk.
en- Is but the redemption Of this
pledge. This committee is determln.
ed that every pledge made to the
people shall be faithfully kept 80 far
as lies within ils power The Demo