The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1907-01-11
NE REPRESENTED DAVIS
WANTED DAVIS TO BE NAMED As
A COUNTY SEAT
Democratic Caucus Of Delegates Dl.
wded on Course Touching Use Of
Money--WiIl Wait for Def.
mite Charges to be Placed
Before Convention


GUTHRIE. The proposition of inves-
h'sating charges made I'm the newspapers
thet poodle has been used in making the
bounty map OF tho new state was dis
cussed In caucus OF Democratic dele
yates here Thursday afternoon Henry
johnston, who called the caucus to order,
declared In favor of an investigation.
The deliberations were held behind closed
doors.
During the caucus President Murray
stated that man who said he repre-
sented the town OF Davis, In Murray
county offered brlbe to locate that
Town favorably for the county seat.
Murray said the man called him up over
fhe telephone. stating that he would like
20 have talk with him on county
Boundary matters. Murray refused to
Erant an interview. Murray said the
man called him up later, stating that he
would be n candidate for sheriff and
that no would like to Talk over politics
with him. Murray stated that he turned
down this proposition and that this man
went to business man who was n friend
Of Murray's and stated that Davis had
%. 900 which II would use to get several
townships added to that county and
asked the business man II Murray would
accept II. The business man expressed
Ahe opinion that he would not. The al
beged Davis man then asked the busi-
ness man to put out n feeler. Murray
said that his business friend then told
him all about II. and that he refused to
consider the proposition.
All who spoke In caucus expressed the
belief that no delegate had accepted any
money. and no delegate made any charge
of graft against another member.
Many expressed the opinion that there
6houid be a public investigation. Dele
Rate Pittman moved that n committee of
Ahree be appointed by president Murray
no conduct the investigation. President
Murray opposed this. saying that IL he
appointed tho committee his opponents
would charge that he named men who
would white wash the investigation.
Then Korpegay OF Vinita offered a mo-
tion that an investigation committee Of
seven delegates. be selected by the con-
Ncntion. two OF which should be repub-
lcans. and be elected by tho republican
minority. The general sentiment seemed
TO favor this motion. but action was de-
'ferred.
Delegate Hayes OF Chickasha and
county boundary committee expressed the
belief that an investigation would be un-
wise until some definite charge was pre-
scented to the convention,
BY resolution introduced Friday
morning by Delegate Haskell OF Musko-
gee. and adopted by the convention
without opposition, the committee on
rules has been constituted as special
ltribupa to investigate the charges whi III
have been made from various sources
Regarding bribery In connection with
county boundaries and other matters, IL
lis to summon before II all persons who
are supposed TO have any knowledge of
these charges. and make full report
lot It's Investigations To the convention.
The fact that the committee will have
mo way TO enforce the attendance of
witnesses win. OF course not interfer,
with the performance OF the duties In
tended for Il by the convention. II the
witnesses do not appear the committee
can report back TO the convention that
no testimony was given before IL tend
ang to substantiate the charges, and
there was therefore no foundation for
them.