Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-03-19

Oklahoma's First Republican State
Convention Instructs Its Dele
! gates for the Secretary.
NEBRASKA WILL FOLLOW
Delegates Gathered at Omaha Have
Arranged Details Of the organl-
zatlon There--TangIes
Strengthened Out.

Oklahoma City, Mar. 12.-Fifteen
hundred Republicans assembled In
this city from all over the state to at
tend the state Republican convention
which convened at 2 o'clock Wednes-
day afternoon. Unusual interest at
taches to this convention since 1t Is
the first Republican state gathering
to assemble since the admission OF
Oklahoma as state.
The convention was called to order
at two o'clock Wednesday by State
Chairman Chas. e. Hunter, after which
ex-Auditor ]. e. Dyche Of Lawton was
selected as temporary chairman. Com
mittees on credentials, resolutions,
order of business and permanent or
ganization were appointed and the
convention adjourned to meet at eight
o'clock.
Instructing them to "vote for any
proposition favorable to the candidacy
OF William H. Taft for the presidency"
the convention Wednesday night elect
ed four delegates-at-large to the Chi
cago convention. They ere: Congress-
man B. s. Mcclure, Pawnee; Dennis
T. Flynn, Oklahoma City; Patrick
Dore, Westville, and ]. A. Harris,
Wagner. William Busby of McAles-
| ter and ]. G. Roberts Of Enid were
nominated electors at large.
Cash Cade Of Shawnee was re-elect-
ed national committeeman. Eg
The resolutions Endorsed President
Roosevelt's administration, condemns
the Democratic state administration,
recommend reduction Of the represen-
tation in congress and the electoral
college Of states which disfranchise
negroes, and condemn the state legis-
lature for Its extravaganza.
"A resolution by State Senator H. e,
p. Stanford pledging the party to an
early resubmission Of the prohibition
question was Overwhelmingly defeated.
Carl MCGEE Of Tulsa was permanent
chairman of the convention which was
harmonious in every detail.
Omaha. Mar. 12.-Delegates in num-
bers began arriving Wednesday for the
Republican state convention which Will
be held Thursday. While large ma.
iority of the delegates have already
been instructed for Taft and he prob
ably will have an unanimous delega-
ton from Nebraska to the national
convention.
There are 925 accredited delegates,
OF this number about $50 have been
instructed for Taft and Of the remain
der 1O5 are instructed for Roosevelt
and the remainder will go into the con
vention uninstructed. The principal
contention of presidential preference
has occurred in the Second district
(Lincoln), where 95 delegates were
given instructions to vote for Presi
dent Roosevelt for another term. In
the Fifth district where La Toilette
had a following month ago, led by
former Congressman Mccarthy, Taft
delegation has peen selected and Nc
CArthy himself has Endorsed the can
didacy Of the war secretary.
The organization of the convention
| was completed Wednesday night wher
the state executive committee named
the onicials who viii be recommend
| ed to the convention Thursday. TheI
are as follows: y
Temporary chairman, Daniel Nettle
ton. speaker Of the last legislature
Fairchild; permanent chairman, Q. b
Anderson, state university regent
Crete; secretary, F. P. Corrick, Lin
coin: assistant secretaries, D. W
Craig and 3. H. Phelps.
Some Of the tangIes which were e.
pected to partially mar the proceed
ings were Strengthened out and oni'
harmony was apparent when the dele
gates ended their conferences. Their
were indications Of large attend
ance. and half of the delegates had al
rived before midnight.
Some work has been done on tn
platform, which is given up chiefly .
national issues and will contain Ell
comoniums Of President Roosevelt an
Secretary Taft, with an indorsemen
Of the latter for president