The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-08-29

oner county delegation stayed with
oHare. Judge Allen, however, later
prepared a plank governing the abol-
ishing Of the superior courts which he
submitted to the resolutions commit
tee.
An adjournment was taken until
O'Clock in order that the committees
might met and report as soon as pos
sible.
Immediately after the convention
was called to order after adjournment,
the matter of nominating state ex-
|aminer and inspector was brought to
the front in the report of the commit
tee on rules and order of business.
Those who had been of the opinion
that this matter would not be brought
up in the convention were prepared
to argue against it from a number of
angles and two reports were read. The
minority report provided for "nomi.
nations and ratification of state Off
GERS and congressman" In the report
of the majority the word ''nomina-
tions" was omitted.
Fight on Examiner.
In the debate which followed w. B.
Richards of Oklahoma county made
plea for the adoption of the mapority
report. w. N. Maben of Shawnee de-
clared that there was vacancy in the
Office OF state examiner and Inspector
and called attention to the fact that
republicans would name candidate
and that the democrats should do the
same. Pat Goulding of Enid seconded
a motion that the minority report be
adopted and J. 4. Coleman of Ardmore
argued that the state committee was
the proper body to handle the question.
A. r, Van Deventer Of Bartlesyille was
for putting the matter UP to the CON
vention in which the people had more
voice than in the committee, The argu-
ment was prolonged and the excite
ment was becoming intense when the
chair recognized G. N. Haskell of Mus
kogee.
/ rs there a vacancy?" Mr.. Haskell
asked the convention. Il have not
looked up the law: | do not know any
thing about the case; but it seems as
if it would be well for us to find out
whether or not there is a vacancy beS
fore we go on with this argument, he
continued. 1t was the cue the CON
vention had been waiting for and it
was acted upon at once Mr. Haskell
further helped to bring the debate to
close by moving that the reports of
/ the majority and Of the minority be
adopted insofar as they were identical
and that the committee be sent back
into conference to look up the legal
points involved.
Judge Williams offered an amend
ment that the district judges from
every district except Oklahoma county
be made members of the committee
and the two reports We're adopted as
recommended by Ex-Governor Haskell.
Limbaugh Chairman.
Another small surprise came when
the committee on permanent organiza-
ton made its report, recommending
that D. H. Linebaugh be made perma-
nent chairman. 1t had been the inn
preston that this might invoke some
opposition but the report was adopted
unanimously. The other officers OF
the permanent organization as recon-
mended by the committee were John
M Young Of Lawton, secretary; Earl
Whitney of Seminole county, assistant
secretary, and Stacy Brown of El Reno
assistant secretary John =. Johnston
of Sequoyah county was named ser
geant-at-arms and Luther Harrison
was made reading clerk.
While the convention was waiting
for the resolutions committee to re
port cries of Gore became so fre
quent that Chairman Limbaugh ap
pointed Mr. Haskell and a delegate
from Greer county to escort Senator
Gore to the auditorittm. When The
senator arrived in the hall, he Was me-
with applause which lasted for severa
minutes.
At the close of his address, an ad
journment was taken until 8 o'clock
the resolutions committee having fail
ed to report.