Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-12-24
A real battle ROYAL
ADHERENTS or BRADY HAVE
EVERYTHING THEIR OWN
WAY.
FIGHT IS NOT over YET
Gnlbrcath Men VIII Carry the Fight
Right Up 10 the State Con-
ycntlon.

Casting all thought OF harmony In
the Tulsa county democracy to the
winds, the gigantic steam roller OF
Hon. Tate Brady, national committee
man from oklahoma, joyously flat
tenel out all opposition. in the great
Tulsa county In the superior court
room yesterday.
II was strictly a Tate Brady conven-
ton. Tate Brady controlled the or
gani2ation, Tate Brady controlled the
committee and Tate Brady controlled
breath, erstwhile candidate for tho
office of national committeeman from
Oklahoma, was there and succeeded
In mastering fifteen votes, and al
though he strenously objected to tho
campaign mapped out, their object
ions were drowned under the machine
made votes Of the opposition.
Purpose of the Meeting.
The meeting was called for the pur-
pose of devislng some plan to ellmi-
nate one of the two candldates Bob
Galbreath and Tate Brady, from the
race for national committeeman SO
that the undivided strength OF Tulsa
county's delegation to the state con-
vention could be placed behind one
man.
The meeting. as far as actual re-
suits went, accomplished nothing and
the situation so far as eliminating one
OF the candidates goes, Is the same.
It did serve, however to show that
Tate Brady. and he alone. controls the
machine of Tulsa county democracy.
II also developed to a marked degree.
The split in tho ranks of the party.
and split that promises to rent the
ranks of the party wide open.
What Was Accomplished.
What the precinct committeeman
really did yesterday was to adopt the
report Of the majority Of the commit
tee on resolutions opposing a county
primary to select Tulsa county's cam
didate, and endorse the past record
of Tate Brady.
The meeting itself lasted from II
o'clock in the morning until $3.50 m
in the afternoon, with only short re-
cess for dinner. There was action
during every minute. and actual ply
steal comban many times seemed inn
minent and challenges and charges
of double crossing were fired back
,I
Fight Over Chairman.
The meeting was called to order
at IL o'clock by s. r. Lewis. acting
chairman in the absence OF County
Chairman John II. Miller, who Is out
Of the city. The first real fight de-
veoped over the selection of a tenn
porary chairman and the result Of
this fight which took one hour and
forty minutes to settle, was a real test
of the strength OF the contending par
lee.
a motion was made and seconded
that s. r. Lewis be made chairman
and Immediately Lewis put the mo-
tion.
"Ali in favor Of the bottom say aye"
the chairman called.
A thunderous greting Of ayes
came back.
Opposed No.
The same thunderous chorus of
''noes." 1t seemed as though every one
In the hall was voting. including spec-
tators.
"The motion is carried" declared
the chairman.
Excltemcnt Galore.
Immediately all was excitement.
Lewis was a Galbreath man. Some
adherents OF Bradys Jumped up and
shaking his fist in Lewis face, de-
manded a roll call Clash after
clash followed as many as a dozen
delegates We're on the floor at the
same time. order was forgotten.
II was then decided to reopen tho
The nominations and have a roll call.
rhis only precipitated the fight more.
rhe question Of the credentials OF the
lclegates came up, and many other
clashes were narrowly avoided. IL
approximately one-half Of
the delegates were represented ly
proxy. and in many cases two men
held proxies from the same commits
.eeman. Charges Of forged proxies
we're passed.
The name Of r. L. Dawson, Brady !,
nan. was then put into nomination
'or the chairmanship, and on a roll