The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1906-08-02
GREAT GATHERING OF
/ STURDY REPUBLICANS
BartlesviIIe Meeting Was Most In
spring Convention Ever Held in
the Indian Territory

IA was the greatest ag.d nsast go.
taasiasflc political meeting ossF held
IA the irsaian Txfgitary was tlie
anznlmoas verdict a those hundreds
a Republican, wio attended tte
meeting Of tie saecntlye COMMITTEES
. IlAsiesvills AOnsiay ard Tuesday
- kaah the banquet, the hst
81 event on the pfegnm. did nor
piAea until MpndAy alght. The
xNsnsf guard 81 tie Republicans -.
fan arriving sunday and alsNaay
Ncnday even tfaln discharged Ia
load q enthusiasts paftlsaus ~
night tie cts uas iull 81 them and
siie AlmedA hoisl lohby vas packed
- eapacity wits hundreds q men Al
Ffmpirlns bat ali enthusiast leallY
milling for thelf candidate 81 tielf
psl project
TIE nlg dinlng foqm 10 anleh giis
sanqArf was he'd mas inrusn ogUn As
laoclocs sud fl,s 20 ssais AZ fhe
tAtles xeye alled almeef altogether
aiih uaf = tosn Rspalaczns, fen =
the ikAftissyille people tslag able q
and seafs After isss excellent
menu haa bfen ialiY sampled b. al
pftseui, TvaHm&sisT reffY Freeman
= NrAissssf called n ali eioausng
sp<sch sp0n ths guest of Tia evening
Governor ffsnk Ffsnis u Oklahoma
ato responded to ths loa1 Tbs
foTts SlKth star.
uaKossFnoF AS ioadiy appiAaded
= - rose 8 apszt, and i As
sssefai minutes tsfofs hf eoald mAks
himself heard Asat vlnitA. lis Fead
hs spreeh Il was : maal sxcsllsuf
eus ahd hla confdsut predictions
q lsspahllc4n sletogy brought forth
cisesf sitter cheer he ses accorded
an0tllet ma9nl6cent demonstration
shsa Is aulsted ~ spseeh ard took
IA ssaf.
Tie ogtsm eiia speke vefs Coiousl
sleofys A MufpheY wilb made ofs u
tis sitfissf ard Hast polished Pailtl
ca speeclses ever heard Ia tfe terri
tory. Judge ilafpef Cunningham 81
Gathfis Colphsl T + saper and ~aieg
Ilaffls uf NcAlestsf she toak tie
pIsos e Secretary fiison q uklai.o-
M lmHfempfu speecilss Nefe made
b. MAJOR Hubbard 81 Huskesee, At.
forney Neasey of hartlsssliis Dennis
I. Flyun. e y llaymoad Judge Has.
feFd of Oklahoma, gsoFsr k walker
= soathsfn district Ard AttofueY
1,ensgai sfonss.i e Oklahoma
Dennis Flynn spoke flkht ogt 81
maetiHs. aud eassieAtei be oslalioms
i.spablieans f1g attempting g over
slsle ~ alll q lie peopls q holding
sarlf conventions faf the nomination
of congressional candidates a man
Nhe places rs personal ambition
ahofe lls Rood q tbs PARTY he said
hitting Il BIRD Mcclure deserves 10
consideration TIE eFuad hcaftiiy
coinclaed sitb Af Flynn ln hls opln.
ion ~ It's lack II wtsiom in calling
tie so-cailei snap conventions he
eAx wildy Appauied when 10 aid
tat he had nothing % DO with brlug.
ing charges against Governor Fmntgs
persoual character. ard had no synpa
thy with the eours being pursued bg
the investigators
Mr Raymond made polished "a.
dfess. bat he Lad ssideatlY had wosd
that he was 10 y called upon. for lls
tad his "lmpfumpu" speech 9Tltten
cut atgi delivered Il from manuscript.
AtlonsY Gsnsfal Cromwell made
good speecf ID closing ils said that
phile Il as ~ right 10 = convention
Il friends 70 laad aud glorlfy he past
HISTORY q RspublIanism nevertheless
llils sill not Win elections The pee
pie wanl to know about Tie Initiative
and referendum, tie tariff tie pfim.
ar eleetion lAs. the eontrul ei ooF.
pofatl0ns Past issues are past TIE
parts must look 70 The future, and f.
must ansNef thsss questions of TIE
farmers aud The laloflnk men
Several 81 the speakers REFERRED q
9osefnor ffautH - che uekt RoYef.
neF q Oklahoma. md always tie a..
dlencg Showed rs approval 0f lhe
sentiment b most literal applause
TUESDAY lhe exeeutlye committee
NET. Tie folloNlnF resolution. ifl.