The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1906-11-29

J that Oklahoma would have a cou
. mefcial advantage should Il ba III
J wet aud the Indian Territory =,
Z main dry Were il not Tor Tie r,
] slflciions in the enabling act reqnll
lng The convention 70 provide pfohl
oltlon IN Indian TERRITORY ior 2
/ years there aould be no such action
Ihose Who are pruhlbitlonls,s IN Ia
lief am ~aY Ia tie minority Yet
The lnalan Territory has the oreanl
sation and the Indian Territory viii
Unless there IS a change, settle 10,
Prohibition question for Oklahoma
/ Tbs oniy chance of the prohibition,
ists Is 70 Scare the Indian Terfltor,
Delegates into The belief that oslAhc.
ma viil have blg advantage should
Y b permitted 10 retain the saloon.
s q Davis state lecturer for the
farmers uulou vas here az the or.
ganisailon oi the convention. lie
said, About seyeuty delegates were
elected through the efforts o. our or.
ganisAtion and they promised 10 give
as What Ne demand, namely, the ln.
lllAtise AVID referendum and recall. A
railroad commission elected by the
people, and law making pipe lines
common carriers
Candidates fof state Offices alli
hang around the Hobbies and viii
probably be ln attendance during
most oi tho convention. The organl.
raiion of the convention by tie outs
and sins has caused many bcoms 10
b. placed iu cold storage. The stock
% Roy Stafford, considered the urgan.
lfation candidate Tor United states
SENATOR suffered a decline. Likewise,
Judge Cardwcll. who was mentioned
iof a congressional nomination, and
Lpe cfuce o. Afdmorp, eroomed 0y
the Democratic territorial orsanlfa.
tion FOR governor appear 70 D. Du the
tObogRan. Chairman Jesse J. Damn
claims ~ Kept his hands "a Tie o.
81 The convention. and Il
IA Thought tha meu aho control the
constitutional convention gill oaef
40 opposition % Dunn. ,ho cha
rest q The slate prepared by the ter.
flt0ral committee II up iaf slaughter
Jim Meneice MAY pull 1hru 10 his
Hsht for p.s nomination for state
treasured
l n HASKELL y given THE credit
fcf organizing tho convention n
looks A. tho he has played tlie
shrewdeH political game Than ever
went thru in Oklahoma No II
REGARDED an thc inner wire 0f the
convention, th0 r. II Williams ii
Duaut vas his field general In direct
'harge ~ the hight for the organlga.
HEN. llasscll's friends say thAtithe
distribution 81 0ffices in the c0rMfifu.
ional convention should have no ef.
ecg ln the nominations of state on.
'ers. Tom nogle considered that il
would help his chances 70 throw the
irrsldency 81 the convention 10 In.
Iian Territory Doyle wants the gov.
rnoshlp, and 50 does Williams
snator Gore wants tie senatorship m
lslahoma as the result Of his work
ut cannot get the support of the
omblnallon that elected Murray, hls
fiends claim. Colonel Roy Hoffman
Chandler Kept hls hands on the or.
anitation aghi, and many regard
im as possible compromise fOr thg
.Naiorslllp 0n the oklahoma side.
lould ths ani legislature be Demo
mtic Haskell has not said what he
ants " that ne wants anything, ana
hs holds bis pfcseni strength he Nill
'rce seekers % uomlnatioi,s % come
, him
Chelsea ls anoihcf Indian Tefflior \
'wn n open headquarters here f0f .
,ht Tor The ehange ~ county lines ,
be lobby appointed BY that city Is /.
.mpnscd oi W. a. Clark, W. ~.
NTH, e W. Poole. b. n. Hester. A. =,
1nds and 4 l. orr. W. sNAns
the delegate from me district Mr. s
ARK sid thar there were "a dele. =,
Res ln The convention Who sould "a
md fof a change % county lines y.
,m those u the recording districts
ielsea wants noN county than viii
row u about IN the centef The n
lof asks that the convention ap- Il,
INT a disinierested commission 10 y
'm The counties from the Indian
rfitory, 10 BE- guided IA lts work by
rseJs of The country, population.
4 tho location of the big toWns,
wing 20 a sote Of the people Ia the
Tioas counties created the location
the county soat AZ
The hequo,ah convention has h,
aply been moved 90 Guthrie from fo
iskogee;" 'Oklaboma Democntic bu
iticians who expect tholf side 10 OH
auythlng but Tia crfr,hs mar a. inl