The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-03-02
Shows that Weaver Has Misrepre-
sented the Record in Order to
Injure BOnd--BOnd Not Re-
sponsible for CarmiCh-
ael'S Vote

! do no like to engage in newspaper
controversies, and for that reason, |
though / would pass unnoticed the
malicious attack made rpon the Hon.
Reford Bind by his oppo..sl.s, Hon.
Claude Weaver, the effervescent can
didate 70, congress, whose residence
is Pauls Valley. But, since he has
issued a conglomerate mass Of mis-
representations and mistatements Of
facts in connection with the action Of
the committee Of the Fifth Congress
sional District, in which he brands as
traitors, conspirators, usurpers and
ring politicians, all those members Of
that committee who did not see fit to
subscribe to his particular views, and
being a member of that committee, /
think | may be pardoned for break
ing into print for the purpose Of ex-
posing some Of his Misrepresentation.
Mr.. Weaver charges that w. L. Rob-
ms was elected chairman, and that l
was elected secretary, AMI that both
Of us were partisans of the same can
didate, and leaves the inference that
this was a preconvention arrangement
of ring politicians. There is abso-
lutely no foundation for this infer
ence, as Mr.. Robbins was selected as
chairman Of the committee at the sug-
gestion Of Wade Atkins a partisan
of Mr.. Weaver, although Mr.. Atkins
did not place his name before the com
mittee. Mr.. Atkins, the same Weaver
partisan, nominated me for secretary.
Mr.. Weaver says, himself, chat he
was present and saw every movement
in the court Eoom." / know that he
was well informed as to how the
chairman and secretary were elected
and | can draw the conclusion, as
every fair minded man must, that he
has maliciously misstated this fact, in
order 70 lay a predicate for the libel
Gus charge, that, "the delegate con-
vention was called By a cabal Of ring
politicians" Mr.. Weaver cries out:
Il am poor novice in politics, but the
Hobart meeting was a liberal educa-
tion," and that there he learned "that
a body without organization and with
out credentials could pass from the
chrysalis or Larvae state" etc. This
is another Misrepresentation Of fact
Mr. Gilbert moved that a committee
Of three on credentials be appointed
and N. c. Runyon, Of Cleveland coun-
ty, a Weaver supporter, who has re
Gently issued a two column articlc
condemning the action Of the com
mittee, moved, as a substitute, "ThaI
the roll Of counties be called and those
present, either in person, or by proxy
and holding credentials, he seated al
the committeeman from their respec
tive counties This motion prevailed
The roll Of counties was called, ant
the following committeeman wer
seated:
Greer county, G. L. Wilson.
Kiowa county, w. L. Robins.
Washita county, S. g. Burnett, by
r. Williams, proxy.
Comanche county, John 1. Thomas
Pottawatomie county, Geo. Stone
by NJ. C. Runyon, proxy.
Cleveland county, M. G. Runyon.
District No. IL, 7. D. Murray, b
NJ. Rummons.
District No. 1s, t. c. Woods, by Y
L. Robins.
District No. 10, J. D. Carmichael.
District No. 20, c. E. Davis, by "
l. Gilbert.
District No. 20, No delegate ha
been elected but W. J. Gilbert an
Will Adkins were both seated an
each allowed one half vote on quel
tions arising before the committee.
desire to call the attention Of tn
democrats Of this district to the fax
that only those counties, and recor'
ing districts included in the call b
Mr.. Pruitt and Mr.. Hendricks, wei
called under this motion. Now,
this stage, Mr.. Mitchell, Of Tillma
coanty, arose, presented his credel
tials showing that he he'd been elec
ed committeeman by mass meeting /
the democrats Of that county, an
asked that he be seated After col
siderable discussion, motion pr
vailed that the roll Of new counti'
provided BY the constitutional CONVEX
ton, be called, and that the committe
men present, holding proper credel
tials, be seated as the eommitteemf
from their respective counties. M