The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-09-02

Tulsa, Sept 2-After adopting splen
did platform. ratifying the primary nom
nations, affecting permanent organiEa-
ton and raising $l8,30O for campaign
purposes to be divided equally between
the state and National committees in
charge of the campaign, the greatest dem
ocratic convention ever held in the state
came to close last night amid blaze
of glory and wild enthusiasm. The clos
ing feature being a grand spectacular
torch light parade, in which the thousands
of democrats present marched through
the streets under the brilliant illumination
of thousands of Roman candles, sky
rockets and red fire torches.
After the selection of the temporary
chairman, W. L. Eaeleton 0f Pawnee
county, yesterday, the first and only fight
in the conventionsr was precipitated by
the motion of E. j. Giddines. of Oklahoma
City, to name committee ON credentials,
a committee on Rules and Order of Busi-
ness, a committee on permanent organiza-
ton and committee on resolutions and
platform, each committee TO have mem
Der from each county. Bin Murray, of
Tishoming0, moved to amend by making
the committBes contain member from
each judicial district instead of each
county and this amendment after a
heated debate, carried upon the roll call
of counties The delegates from the diff
ferent judicial districts then held their
caucuses and selected the committeeman,
who Immediately went to work
The fight for county representation was
Thought to be a test of the strength of the
opposition to the sale of the school lands,
but it was entirely unsectional, as many
or more of the west side counties voting
for the county representation plan than
did the counties from the east side.
Immediately after the noon intermission
Temporary Chairman Eagleton intOduced
Governor Haskell. who during the time
occupied in committee work entertained
the great audience that packed the large
tent to overlooking withsone of the finest
expositions of the laws enacted by the
recent legislature that has ever been
made in the state. The governor dwelt
at length upon the sixteen years of repub
lican misralle and showed to advantage
the great work of the recent Legislature
to remedy these laws and extended
challenge to any man to 90 before an
audience of the citizens of Oklahoma and
criticise any law passed by the recent
legislature and stated that he would de-
fend that action against the attack Of
anyone who might seek to bring desre-
pute to the work of Oklahoma's first leg
islative body. Great applause greeted
the governor through his speech, but when
he in closing stated that the state owed
its excellent code of laws largely to the
guiding mind Of w. ]. Bryan, and advis-
ed the state to continue under the con-
trolling influence of that mind that would
lead them to a grand and glorious COM
the convention went wild
with enthusiasm and for ten minutes the
great tent was the scene Of wild demon
stration. When the governor had finish
ed the committee on credentials, Rules
and order Of Business and on permanent
organization submitted their reports,
which were adopted. unanimously. Les
lie G. Niblack, editor of the Guthrie Lead
er was elected as permanent chairman,
and was Immediately escorted to the
chair, Judge Eagleton retiring. Mr.. Nj
black delivered short but emphatic adj
dress, in which he spoke of his approba-
lion of the work of the democratic party
since coming into power and urging the
continuation Of the good work. He also
paid a glorious tribute to the peerless
leader Of the Platte. and when he had
closed the governor again spoke advoca- !
ing popular subscription to the campaign
iund.
As the committee on platform was not
yet ready to report, The convention de-
.ided to raise funds for the campaign |
'und aud in a short time subscriptions
rom the various counties and from in
iividuals were made to the amount Of