The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-30
REPUBLICANS TO OUTLINE PLAN
OF STATE CAMPAIGN.
WILL NOMINATE A TICKET
The Frantr Men Are Evidently IN the
MsIority-Hanoh Has Some
Earnest Supporters Who viii
Fight Off Reelection.

Tulsa. I. T.. July 29.-Republicans
will gather in Tulsa this week t. odt.
line their state campaign 1t Is be.
lieyed the matter of nominating "a
ticket was fully determined in the
selection OF delegations, wherein the
friends OF Frank Frautz. Governor OF
Oklahoma Territory and the chief eN
ponent of the ticket idea, were vic
torious in 20 per cent of the counties.
This means Gov. Frantz. who opened
his campaign in Ada l. T.. ten DAYS
ago. will receive the nomination Tor
FIST place with practically no orpo-
siUon.
FOR the firSt time in the political
history OF Oklahoma some of the big
leaders who opposed Franz and a
state ticket. will occupy seats in the
gallery, SO to speak With the sin
gular regularity they were refused
places on the delegations to the state
convention. Jake Hamon of Lawton,
state chairman, representing all that
was embodied in the opposition to "A
ticket. has no place on the Comanche
county list, but under general usage
will be permitted. as state chairman,
to call the convention to order. Hl'
mon wants to be reelected state
chairman, but in this he has not the
Endorsement of sufficient counties To
make so much as showing. Henry
Asp OF Guthrie, conspicuous In the
constitutional convention minority
and main collaboration in tn" niinori
tvs constitution. and Judge Raymond
formerly of the Federal bench in the
Muskogee District, once talked OF as
A GubernatOrial candidate both prom
inent in twin.territory politics, were
refused certificates to Tulsa by their
county conventions for allegiance tc
the no-ticket plan. James \. Harri
of Wagner. banker and politician
end another member of the constitJ
donal conventions minority, is an eN
ception. lie will support Hamon for
reelection and advocates no state
nominations.
hose leaders advocating full re
publican state ticket contend it means
party organization in the new state
which could not be preserved other
wise. Were this formality to be over
looked now, they say. republican,
would be forced to use the petition
u.cihod to Secure f,ncc on the next
state ticket, and build their organiza
don over Their idea rather imp'ic
lilly follows suggestions from National
leaders made to the Territorial com
mittee while In Washington urging Il
complement OF candidates IN tn,
field and promising the proper sup
port before the president in event
they win or lose. The president also
wishes a fight made. BY this means
Is tNldullNHfu NpihhAA WI ihANi
which government patronage may be
distributed and the Territory render
some service OF value To the National
organization He prefers Frantz fol
the head OF the ticket, which fact OF
itself makes the present governor
easily the strongest man both In Ok
lahoma and Washington. Through
him m, president has succeeded in
solidfying. for the time at least, the
various local party factions.
Chairman lannon's followers show
the uuHy of q ticket in the field IN
the statement that the constitution
will bee "hit between the eyes in
Washugton.' and no statehood ac
corded Oklahoma for the present
They believe there should BE- losi
tive declaration against the document
and to do this and nominate ticket
would be the height Of Inconsistency
The party, they show. would in one
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