The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-03-28
PLURALITY VOTE N0MINATES
Electors Must Vote For Only One
Candidate From Each Territory.
Primary viii Be Held in
New State May %.

election ordered today by the Demo
cratic state central committee. to be
held uniformly throughout the new
state May %. \ plurality vote
nominatcs. II was ruled that th,
are to be separated ON the
ticket as to the two territories vot-
ed upon at large, and the highest Ok
lahOma man and the highest Indian
Territory man to be the parties nom
mated.
Electors are not to vote for more
than one candidate from each terri
tory. The whole fight in committee
ccntorcd around this construction. An
effort was made 10 turn the propo.
sition entirely loose and allow the
two highest mon, Irrespective of Ter
rirorial division. to be the nominees.
but this. as well as an effort to hold
up the senatorial race until the gen
eral election day, Aug. 6, and allow
that to be the primary nomination
failed, after much discussion. The en-.
tire attendance appears to he cnthu-
siastic over the result, although there
Is some question as u the commit
tees power to restrict the choice In a
sectional way. No restrictions are
placed upon nominations for state OF.
fees.
\ simple plurality where more than
two candidates are offering IS suni
cicnt. The primaries ordered only ap.
ply to state offices and United States
senators. For congressional. judicial
legislative, county and township nom-
nations, the committee recommends /
that the committees in such districts
call primaries for the day of the gen.
eral primary, 1t being optional. how.
ever, whether this or the convention
method is used. The state convention
to ratify the result.
The basis of representation is to lie
fixed by the executive committee of
the state. which was called to meet
in Oklahoma City. June 27. Shawnee
was the only other place offering for
il.
To cover the expense of holding
the primary, candidates for Unite
States senators are assessed s.; ang
all other state officers SO for each Ui
the soycnty-five counties of the state,
candidates for Supreme Judge who
are nominated by districts. but yotea
upon { large, are assessed so fo~
each county in their supreme judi
cial district It was first propose
to assess candidates for governor
and for United States senate Sl,Oi
each.
Candidates names and assessment
must be- filed with the state commit.
tee AZ least twenty days prior Ia
March %. Other rules and require,
mcnts governing the conduct OF the
primary. will be PROMULGATED by the
state committee. After adopting Il
highly complimentary resolution re
garding its work. the committee ad
journcd TO meet In Oklahoma City
when called.
The Gubernatorial race has been
the buzz Of conversation around the
hotels all day. c. n. Haskell, Lee
Cruce and Tom Doyle arrived ON
morning trains, the latter travelnp
from Cheyenne. Wyo., whittier he has
been on business mission.
As the committee held an execu
tive session, none Of these Gcntlemeu II
attended an open meeting which was
held in the opera house this morning
and II was understood the bushes
OF the committee would not be be
hind closed doors this afternoon
when II mot, r. NJ Roddic OF Ada
offered motion that c. y. Haskell
who is chairman OF the primary com
mittce of the Guthrie convention, he
rendered seat, and assist in formu
laung the plans. \ supplementary
motion. excluding everybody except
the committee members prevailed
and Mr.. Haskell, who was in the hall
retired This incident is a topic OF
conversation tonight, inasmuch as IN,
Muskogec man had previously been
invited by some OF the committee
men TO attend this meeting.
Aside from the committees session,
the afternoon was given over t.
spccchmaNng, the principal orators
being Alfalfa Bill Murray president
Ot tho constitutional convention, Lee
Cruce candidate for governor, and c,
y Haskell, All references to Tie con