The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-03-02

eaVer, LnaJ, poor novice IN pOllLlcS
was kind enough to furnish me with
one of his cards containing the names
Of these new counties, and the roll
call resulted in seating the following:
Jackson, county, G. L. Wilson.
Tillman county, w. Mitchell.
Other counties lot being represent
ed.
All Of these gentlemen presented
their credentials, except Mr.. Williams,
who was proxy for 5. G. Burnett, Of
Washita county, and / so informed
Mr.. Weaver, on the return trip from
Hobart to Chickasha, after the con-
vention adjourned. Then, why is it
that he proclaims, with an air Of in
jured innocence, that this was a body
Of men without credentials? Can it
be that his memory has failed, and he
has forgotten, or is he seeking to pre-
judice the people by misrepresenta-
ton Of fact?
Mr.. Weaver says: II received a
telegram as follows:
Sayre, O. 7. Feb 12, 1907.
Claude Weaver,
Care Of ]. R. Williams,
Hobart, okla.
Account serious sikness in family,
Will be impossible to meet you in
Hobart. Roger Mills county con
cedes anything you want.
[Signedl G. G. Whitehurst.
This is the first intimation l have
hao that such telegram was received.
| do not charge that he did not re-
ceive it, but | do charge that it was
bis duty to submit it to the commit
tee, and it would tnen have received
proper consideration.
The committee was organized, the
delegates seated, and committee on
resolutions appointed, and the COM
mittee ADORNED until two o'clock. Mr.
Weaver was present throughout the
meeting, and he never raised his
voice to protest against any action
taken, until he ascertained that there
would be two reports from the com
mittee on resolutions. In fact, he
seemed to be exceptionally well pleased
with everything done, until the after
noon session, and he learned that the
committee was likely to refuse tc
order a blanket primary. Then il
was that he exhibited a spirit of weak
ness, and, in an impassioned speech
declared that the whole proceeding
was illegal and void; heaped abuse
upon the members Of the committee
who would dare to oppose him, ever
though they were acting in good faith
and voting for what they thought was
right. Is this the kind Of a democrat
to represent the people Of the Fiftl
District in the national congress
This spirit Of rule or ruin is a reli
Of past ages, from whose literatur
this poor novice in politics so freell
quotes, and has no place in our politi
cal creed.
/ Mr.. Weaver, IN his wonderful doc
ument. quotes the following, which h
states is a part Of the resolution
adopted by the committee at Hobart
Whereas, it has come to the know
edge Of your committee on resolution
that certain county and recording dis
trict central committees have assume
the authority to instruct the congre'
sional committeeman elected by then
as to the manner in which his dutie
should be performed, and,
Whereas, it is the sense Of tn
majority Of the committee, that tn
county and recording central eommi
tees have no more authority to il
: struct the congressional committee q
to the manner in which his dutit
e should be performed than the col
gressional committee would have
: instruct the district central commi
y teeemen as to his duties,
e Therefore, be it resolved, tn;
t those members Of this committee WI
q have been instructed by the count
: and recording district central con
: mittees be, and they are, by this r
+ port, absolved from the effect of sa.
] instructions"
+ The entire resolution, as passe
I reads as follows:
S "Be it resolved by the executi'
+ committee of the Fifth Congression
: District of Oklahoma, in session, tn
{ we hereby affirm and pledge our a
a leeienee af the democratic party,
:. expounded and exemplifed by Of