Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-03-11
DEMOCRACY HAS
A CRUCIAL TEST
TOM JEFFERSON NPpl.AuDS
WITH SPIRIT HANDS.
A STRAIGHT PARTY TICKET
None Vt the Non-Partisnn IN school
Maucrs-A Change Of Heart In
few Minutes.

A hundred or so plastical Demo-
Gratis u all denominations and breeds
answered the call of Charles Richard
son. chairman OF tho Democratic Cen
trail Committee. as appeared I'm the
Owasso Dispatch, and attended the
meeting slated 20 Zoe held In the old
district court room on East Second
last night
From the first it was apparent that
II was a Democratic meeting. made
apparent by the inharmonius glorifI-
cations and speeches and attempted
speeches, If there Is anything a Dem
ocrat loves to do It Is to make a talk,
However short a Democrat may be In
other lines. few there be who cannot
recall in vivid fashion a few OF the
mighty utterances OF the Peerless
one. throw his hat into the air and
shout his words until they seeming
ly will never pass into the catacombs
wherein lie all Of the dead utterances
Of the past
That's the way II was last night.
For there had assembled Democrats;
Democrats Jefiersonlan Democrats a
Ia Bryan, Democrats Ia city ad-
ministration; Democrats antl-admn-
istratlOn Andy Jackson Democrats;
and Just the ordinary kind Of a Dem
ocrat who can't get along without a
bell wether.
II was 70 have been little. insight
ficant meeting to pass upon the report
OF the committees appointed by the
Republican and Democratic Central
committees relative to the question
Of placing before the people of Tulsa
a non-partIsan ticket In relation "a
board, or whether each party would
put out a straight party ticket.
The committee composed OF three
members Of each OF the two parties
had met yesterday morning and recon
mended that the board be made nom
partisan by the election OF the same
number of men from either party e
the position of board members.
When Chairman Richardson laJt
night called the meeting to order
there was a reading OF the report OF
the committee of six, and when II
was put TO a vote an acceptance was
returned.
Then r. u. Curran, clerk Of the
county, wished To make a talk, His
enthusiasm for the welfare Of the
present members of the school board
simply couldn't be restrained longer
until It was ruled out Of order. Just
why the county clerk was not allow
ed to give vent to his feelings nobody
knew exactly and some Of the Dem
ocrats didn't like it,
1t was then moved that there be a
RECOMMENDATION Of the proceedings
Of a few minutes before when the
meeting had accepted the report OF
the bipartisan committee, and II
didn't take the congregation but a
second TO undo that which they had
done. They declared for straight
party ticket in the matter Of the cleo
tion Of members of the school board
and broke faith with their three COM
mltteemon,
After that was done. Mr.. Curran
was allowed otunbosom himself Of
his agony, which he did from the
aisle center and with hat In hand. lie
gave the true brand Of Democratic
praise to the school board as II is
now composed.
Then G. l.. Fildes, attorney spoke
on Democracy FOR a few minutes
This was followed by a talk by Judge
John II. Clark, who spoke on Demo
cracy Woodson Noryell attorney
later made an address. His subject
was Democracy.
The meeting broke-up in a neck
weeping feast
The following Is the report which
was both accepted and rejected by
the Tulsa Democracy at last nights
i%aoting:
Tulsa, okla, March 10. 1911.
whereas, It is the desire Of both Of
the leading political parties. to-wit'
The Republican and Democrat par
yles to bring the school board Of the
city Of Tulsa, TO n non-politcal board
believing It to be the wish Of the
people Of Tulsa, and for the best IN
terest OF the schools that politics be
eliminated from the schools.
And whereas, H. O. Mcclure, W l.
Reneau and j. j. Henderson have
been appointed by the local organiza-
tlon Of the Republican party to con
fer with members OF the Democratic
party to that end, and whereas, J
+. Kirkpatrick, Edward Yoder and
Chaa l. Fildes have been appointed
as a committee by the local organl.
zatlon OF the Democratic party 70
confer with the committee Of Repub-
licans to devise ways and means to
bring about such a non partisan board
and, whereas, the present school
board, eight in number. Is all Demo
Gratis four Of which go out at this
election and four holds over for one
year longer, and In order that one
half OF the board be elected each
year It Is hereby mutually recon-
mended by both committees In joint
session, this 10th day of March. 1911,
that each party elect two members OF
the school board this year, and each
party two members each year here