Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-02-02
CHAIRMAN COCIi AN ISSUED
CALL AFTER MEETING HERE
LAST NIGHT
One DELEGATE TO Is Votes
WILL BE LARGEST CONGRES-
SIONAL CONVENTION EVER
IN THE L. ;.
COCHRAN fAYORS ROOSEVELT
Announces He is for Teddy and for
Pries'ly for Republican Ma
tiOnal Committeeman.

The executive committee or the
third congressional district republic
can committee met in Tulsa last
night and issued a call for the district
republican convention to be held in
Tulsa, March for the purpose Of
selecting two delegates and two al
ternates to the republican national
convention and presidential cleo
tor.
The committee apporhoned the
delegates at the rate of one delegate
for each twenty-five votes cast at the
last state election for secretary OF
county conventions.
Chairman William S. Cochran OF
Muskogee presided over the meeting
which was held at the Robinson hotel
last night.
Want Expression of Voters.
The chairman of the committee Mr..
Cochran stated to a reporter for the
World that the reason for fixing the
apportionment of delegates at one to
every twenty five voters, was to give
AN opportunity to attend the conVen-
ton in sufficiently large numbers to
get an expression of the wishes and
desires of the men who are republ-
cans from principle and at the same
time avoid the cry that the third con-
gressional district is controlled by
the federal officeholders.
To Instruct for Teddy.
Upon being asked to express his
preference for president, Mr.. Coch-
ran stated that he was in favor OF
instructing the delegates for Theodore
Roosevelt.
On the question of an election Of
a national committeeman, Mr.. Coch-
ran declared that he favored the
election of George G. Priestly, OF
Bortlesville, because Of the progress
sve views of the latter in regard to
party platform.
The call follows:
OFFICIAL CALL: For the Republi-
can convention for the Third Okla
homa District to be held at Tulsa
Oklahoma, March 3, 1912:
To the Republican Electors of the
Third Congressional District OF
Oklahoma:
In accordance with long established
custom and pursuant to instructions
of the Republican National Commit
tee, the Republican Congressional
Committee for the Third District Of
Oklahoma now directs that District
Convention of delegates representa-
tives of the Republican Party be held
in the city of Tulsa, State of Oklaho-
ma, at eleven o'clock a. M, on the
5th day Of March, 1912, for the pur
pose of selecting two delegates to the
Republican National Convention at
Chicago. Illinois, on June Is, 1912,
and for the purpose of selecting two
alternate delegates thereto, and for
the purpose of nominating presiden
tial elector and for the transaction of
such other business as may properly
come before it.
All electors without regard to past
political affiliations of the several
counties who believe in the principles
of the Republican party are invited
to unite under this call in the selec-
ton of delegates to the said District
Convention.
The said convention shall consist of
one delegate for each twenty-five
votes or major fraction thereof cast
for the republican candidate for Sec
retsry of State in the election held in
the state of oklahoma in 1910.
This apportionment will give each
county the following representation: