Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-08-23
A WORKING MAJORITY.
Estimated Republicans Will Have 68
to 66 Constitutional Delegates.

EStlmateu hepuDucans VIII nave 10
to 66 Constitutional Delegates.
Special to the World.
Guthrie, Okla, Aug. 22.-An ex-
animation of the map defining the
constitutional delegates districts Of
Oklahoma, indicate that the reUib'i-
cans will elect at least thirty-eight
and possibly forty, of the fifty-fve
delegates apportioned to this side of
the state. The figures are based
upon the last vote in each county of
Oklahoma, for county officers, and the
vote for Congressional Delegate Me
Glire at the last election. ""te fg-
ures are obtained by balancing the
returns of both of these votes. II
is stated from a reliable republican
source that Indian Territory repub-
licans will elect twenty of the dele
gates to the constitutional conven-
tion, with a possibility of securing
twenty-six of the fifty-fve delegates
from that side of the state. The to-
tai number of republican delegates
to the constitutional convention from
both sides of the territory will be at
least fifty-eight, with good chance
of the republicans electing sixty-six
of the ll2 delegates in the conven-
tion. This would give the rcpub-
licans good working majority of
ten votes in the constitutional con
vention, and the most conservative
estimate would give them majority
of three votes.
In compiling these figures the two
districts in Beaver county are assum-
ed to be democratic. Owing to re-
cent immigration, however, from TIE
north, Athey may be republican. The
Usage nation, which will have two
delegates, is an uncertain quantity,
with a possibility of its being rePub-
Iican The republicans will i,nme-
diately inaugurate an active campaign
to elect delegates to the convention.
BY systematic campaigning they ex-
pect to come up to the maximum Of
the figures given here, and possibly
to exceed them. The territorial COM
mitteeman in each county in Okla
homa will take immediate steps to
call meeting of all the members Of
the township organization within
each delegate district, who will con-
stitute a campaign committee to elect
republican delegates to the conven-
tiOn.
Where more than one constitutional
district is found within a county, the
territorial committeeman within the
county will act for all tie districts.
Where portions of any districts are
found in two or more couurles the ter
ritorial committeeman in each Of the
counties included in the district will
meet jointly to set the delegate dis
tr'ct organizations on foot. by this
plan, within a week, the republican
constitutional campaign will be fully
on foot and the campaign will be on
in earnest. .z.,...
The democrats have maintained a
headquarters at Oklahoma City fol
the past mod!h, bnt. have been de-
voting their time TO stirring up dis
sensions in the republican ranks
rather than carving on a campaign
for electing ,dcmccratic delegates
They have devoted considerable time
to the Indian vote and have tried tc
stir up prejudice among Indians
against the republicans on the negro
question, Indian republican cam.
paigners, however, are going among
the Indians, calling their attention
to the fact that in their former south.
em homes, they were treated as ne
groes by the democrats. They were
not given the right of franchise, were
compelled to ride in jim Grow ears
and all the recognition they have. ever
received up to the present time has
been from the republican party