Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-05-12
TULSAN..TO HEAD
B.P.0.E. Of STATE
Continued from page onc.)

'"'" hS wen as good man.
Candidates for the various offices o.
tho State Association did soma lyol,
campaigning yesterday during III,
brief preliminary meeting held a,
$50 o'clock. Some Of those blddInp
ior official honors dropped out when
the fight seemed useless and n,
quickly others assumed the vacant
places The affairs are taking on the
aspects Of regular campaign. but
candidates viii not begin to formidably
present themselves until the guns are
prlmed for action at the balloung to-
uby' Dr, $ De Zel Hawley OF Tul-
Sa Is one Of the strongest candidates
mat was Dre9ented through thoughtful
friends as candidate for president OF
the state Association, simultaneously
with the announcement Of DR.. Haw-
Ieys candidacy telegram was re-
celVed by the present executive OF the
state body, L S. Russell of shawnee
that L. B. Merrill, one Of the states
most prominent Elks and hailng from
Elk city could not be present. Mcr-
lllI candida,y for the highest office
III the state organization has long been
promoted by his adrnirers, and the
announcement of other business du-
Ties preventing his attendance came
as blow TO those who would have
boosted his lection.
In DR.. Hawley however, the Elks
OF the majority Of delegations now in
the city feel that they have a worthy
substitute and "A man who, under the
most dsadyantagcous conditions,
would probably have won out in the
contest with strong opponent. As
II now stpnds DR. Hawlcy has no for
midable aggressor in tho campaign
and in all probability will be elected
unanimously
A beautiful invocation was deliv-
cred at the opening Of the session of
the associa ,on yesterday afternoon
by Chaplain Gilbert Ottman Of the
Tulsa Lodge. The address of welcome
followed with former Mayor John O . .
Mitchell of Tulsa as the honorary ora
tor of the day. His references to tho /.
home lodge and comr liments paid to
the progress Of the order throughout
the state were touching and heartily .
appreciated
w. II. HIS Of Enid paid "A beauu-
ful tribute to Tulsa when he arose to
deliver his response. When the words,
This Is the most magnificent and .
grandest temple that the state order
can boast Of left his lips, IA cheer
like a convulsion filled the spacious
convention han and many minutes
elapsed before the enthusiasm ebbed
to natural tide.
President L. Russell, former
Shawnee newspaper publisher and
now connected with the state election
board in an official capacity, formally {
opened the meeting by announcing, !
"lnasmuch as oklahoma has furnish !
ed an Elk honored at the last Nation !
al Convention, and further, that | was {
initiated into the order Of Elkdom Z
honored by his presence. / desire on a
this occasion to have the assistance q
Of his guiding hand in my dclbera-
lions A committee of three: DR. a
5. Deg ell Hawley, Tulsa; Dick Rog- /
ars, Muskogee, and j. r.. Mckay, h
Shawnee; wsle appointed to escort j.
VI. HALEY of McAlester to the chair. p
D. NJ. HALEY is the most honored of {
2lks in the state and one OF the pion II
'er members Of the order. The same n
committee was then authorized by the {,
hair to escort the Hon. Charles Ras-
'ury, leading candidate for Grand s
exalted Ruler, to the chair as the 0
;uest of honor,
Occasionally the toot Of an automo-
,Ile horn could be h ard above the
houting OF the delegates bidding I,
dieu to those leaving the temple on b
he rubber reck' tour of Tulsa. over 81
hirty cars loaded to the guards piled al
o the intersection or Third and Bou- p
Ter Streets leading and unloading ol
aSsengcrs as they finished each lap n,
! the sight seeing tour. No sooner la
'ould the attention OF the riders be IN
allied to the ten story hotel on this C.,
de than another attraction on the
ll''i'' "AN' Va wv Nol WNAlN ut an N
ounced. Improvements galore were \
1own and che rapping of hammers ~
nd swir Of machinery on every side.
'gether with the clouds of smoke
'om the va 'ious factories, spoke loud
nd long of Tusla's wonderful ad-
tnce for fi"st place among the cit NJ
$ of the state. Here on this side are
e wonderful shale Goposlts. on the
detrack tn a'e Is car OF coal pro-
iced from the bowels Of the earth
lly a few miles distant; across the pl
Hing hills yonder is the top Of an Je
derrick; mere they are paving; and Nj
ere goes a detall of "Tulsa's pride" we
th consignment OF several barrels N
"sM' All this and even more was ~
own the anxious spectators. All was op
teresting ard nothing was mssrep p'
sented. All were convinced that
lisa is the place to invest for fu- pr
re developments. NJ,
Yesterday the Midland Valley Rail- nd
lilway Company announced that Ma
hay It wolld run a special train "T
I'm Muskogee TO Tulsa for the nc ma