The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-05-22
RESOLUTIONS
OF THANKS
ADOPTED
"CridirOn" Grand Finale;
PIeaSantTrip to Pretty
Medicine Park.

Resolutions adopted by the State
Press association before adjournment
resounded with hearty praises Of
Chickasha for the elaborate and hos
pitabIe entertainment furnished to the
visitors. The resolutions have the
ring Of sincerity and are as compli-
mentary in terms as the most greedy
could wish.
AS nearly as could be ascertained
the attendance at the meeting was
about 225, including some S5 or 40 lad
les, which is the high-water mark Of
the past five years. At no time since
the convention in Shawnee five years
ago, which was the last before the edi-
tors suffered the loss of their railroad
passes, has the attendance exceeded
l50. The increased attendance was due
to the activity Of President Renfrew
and Secretary Bronson, and to the at
tractive entertainment program offer
ed by Chickasha and Lawton.
The "crand Finale.'
The festivities in chickasha came
to close in blaze Of glory and good
Fellowship with gridiron banquet at
the Elks home Saturday night. No
event Of this kind has ever been stag
ed at a press meet in Oklahoma and il
therefore sets. a precedent for other
towns in the future. More merrirent
could not have been compressed into
two hours; feasting, song, roasting
and toasting, music and laughter filled
ievery minute Of the evening. At the
very outset it was necessary to ap-
point two heayy-weights as sergeants-
alarms to quell abe riotous assem-
blage, these importan positions going
to "Battleaxe" Glover and Editor
Pritchard Of Erick. With menacing
movements of their dangerous look
ing maces they finally succeeded in
Establishing a state Of semi-order, but
the Kangaroo glee club continued
in state of Intermittent eruption.
The convention at once took up the
serious matter Of electing poet Tar
lat which proved to be tumutuous
process. In speech Of remarkable
lvehemence. f. S. e. Amos, private
secretary Of Governor Cruce and edi-
tor of the Vinita Leader, nominated
Col. Clarence B. Douglas, touting him
as the greatest bard in the annals Of
time. AS soon as he had finished, U.
lis. Russell secured recognition and pro-
ceeded to proclaim the poetic merits
Of the Hon. p p Duffy. OF Ell Reno.
On motion Of ]. W. Kayser, seconding
speeches were limited to three on a
side, three minutes each. Editor Fos-
ter of Wagner, John Golobie Of Guth-
rie and others spat fire and fumed
over the merits Of the respective can
didates, keeping the crowd convulsed
Dark Horse Wins.
Then Walter Ferguson took the
floor and said Oklahoma wanted a rea
: poet for 'lariat" and after proving
that Douglas and Duffy were botf
J four-flushers, nominated John Hamp
{ ton Williams Of the Hollis Tribune as
, the only real Tennyson in the state
) reading a poem written on the spot BY
: Ferguson himself as a sample Of the
5 rawlings Of his dark horse. AT ones
-lthe bottom dropped out Of Douglas
and Duffy stock and Williams won
lhands down.
There We're calls for Senator Bare
foot and he told a good story, excusinl
himself from further talk by explain
ing that he had run for office on tn
! pledge that the wouldn't max
speeches and be couldn't afford to Dol
his own platform Col. Tom Dwyer i
a happy speech told the editors hoy
much Chickasha loved them and Hol
ace Shepard. new presiednt of the a.
= isOclduOh itspVhucu WIN HpSeCH
J. praise for the citizens Of the town,
/, vote o THANKS following.
a After the dinner disturbance wa
/. over. the crowd proceeded to tn
}, Chickasha Athletic club where the
e were entertained with three boxiu
bouts. Two preliminaries proved e