The Sentinel=record., 1912-02-23
OKLAHOMA IN BALANCE
CLARK, HARMON AND WILSON STRUGGLING FOR SUPREMACY
 IN THE CoNVE
Wilson Forces Win First Test of 0Strength by Narrow Marain-AL fafa Bill Murray Leads Will
 sons Forces.

though the Clark,Harmon and Will son forces are divided evenly almost to ..8,.Iale the Wilson forces won in the first skirmish at the democratic state convention today The test vote was on the question Of naming the various committees
 The Clark forces made motion to have tUe committees ma4o up of rep, resentatiop by counties, while the Wilson faction demanded representa-. ticn on the committees by judicial districts On a motion to table the Wilson substitute the.:, Clark forces on the first ballot won out by a vote of 3S3 10 52S The yote-being chal- lenged. the result of a second ballot was announced as an even vote of 2931a for each. By an aye and no vote it was then decided that an even vote oA the question of .tabling a motion doGs not table, which gave the vic tory to the Wilson substitute motion to elect fine committee on the judi cial representation plan.
 The selection by inc state central committee Of Thomas Doyle, judge of the criminal court of appeals. was unanimously approved by the conyen- tion when 1t met at o'clock this aft ernoog Judge Doyle IS Harmon men. All compromise offers were re. jected in the last minute and the dele. gatiens went on Inc floor with an ticipation of one of the closest and hitterest fights in the history of the democratic party 6f Qklahoma
 Tie Wilson substitute motion on the committee election question was made by William H Murray, known generally as Alfalfa Bill" Uader he- Wilson plan of electing line creden- tial committee. which provides for representation on the committee by judicial district, Wilson would have the advantage over Clark anR liar mon forces of five votes, while under the Clark plan. which was defeated the Clark forces would have had the advantage by just three votes.
 ~- Alfalfa BilT' Murray picturesque, rugged and rough. is the central fig .ure of the convention and the floor leader for the Wilson delegates With hls fist raised, he demanded a re. count from the temporary chairman after the result on the first ballot on the motion to table the Wilson sub stitute had been announced and was recognized as Wilson men lifted him onto the platform on their arms
 The credentials, resolut vns, perma- nent organization and rules and order of business committees having been organized, the convention adjourned until o'clock this evening.
 With trg report of the rules and order of business committee at about 3 o'clock the fight centered .on the national commltteemansmip With the result as to the presidential ques tion as uncertain as when ~the con. ventlon started, the report Of the committee, which was adopted unan- imously, provided that the national committeemenship should be settled before the presidential question be taken up. This Is what those who are supporting Roger Galbreath for committeeman desired, for Galbreath is non-eomm1ttal on the presidential question and tine arrangement decid ed on takes his fight oat of the pres identiaI fight
 Governor Cruce. who appeared on the platform about 9:3o and made ar appeal to the delegates to ele { John Doolin for national committee man. was cheered for fully 10 min utes Ex-Governor Haskell and can didate for United States. senator, who is allied with the Clark forces, also is working tooth and nail for Doolin for national commiueeman.
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