The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-08-30
LEADERS AGREE ON
DEMOCRATIC SLATE

Nomination Of Candidate For State
Examiner Ard inspector May
Cause Only Ripple.
Temporary Organization.
For chairman, George L. Bowman of
Kingfisher.
For secretary, Paul Walker of Shaw
nee.
For sargeant-at-arms, ]. A. Nc.
Laughlin of Chandler.
For chairman, D. H. Linebaugh of
Atoka.
For secretary. l. c. Diggs of still.
water
For sergeant-at-arms, John e. John
ston of Sallisaw.
Oklahoma City, Aug. 2S,-This is the
slate for today's democratic state con.
vention, as agreed upon by the candi-
dates and the state committee at an
informal CAUCUS held last evening at
the Skirwin hotel.
Whatever opposition there was to
any of the convention officials was
wiped away before the caucus adjourn.
ed and as those who participated in it
filed back into the lobby of the hotel.
it was evident that the meeting had
been harmonious. The leaders ex-
pressed the opinion that this same
spirit would predominant in the con
yention and that factional chickering's
will not be given any airing upon the
floor.
The talk that observation-disclosures
would attempt to raise a scene in the
convention proved idle when that mat
ter was put squarely up to those who
were rtported to be the instigators.
There was nothing to Indicate that
there would be any discord IN the CON
vention except in the matter of nomi-
mating a state examiner and inspector
and it is probable that an effort viii
be made to keep this out, although
those who are behind this move said
last night that the name Of Hugh Ger
ner would positively be put forward
as the nominee of the party for state
examiner and inspector.
Resolutions strongly indorsing the
administration of Governor Cruce will
be presented to the convention and the
state and national tickets will come
in for Endorsement. 1t was said last
night, also, that the resolutions will
contain a number of planks favoring
economy in the administration of the
Just how strong the backing for this
movement is could not be definitely as
certained since there were a number
of delegates who said that although
they We're favorable to Gerner, yet
the legal aspect of the situation was
such that it would be useless to at
tempt to take any action.
affairs of the state, favoring a revision
of certain features of the election laws
and proposing legislation III keeping
with recent suggestions by Governor
Cruce.
The state committee will meet in
the forenoon to arrange the details of
the convention and ratify the slate,
and in the afternoon the new commit
tee will organize by electing Tom Har-
riIl, chairman; John M. Young of Law
ton, vice chairman; Joseph Terrell of
secretary, and Julius Krouch
of Tecumseh, treasurer.
The campaign committee will be
composed of men named by each nom
inee for congress-at-large, each of the
five in the five congressional districts
and the others to be named by Judge
Furman, nominee for Judge of the court
Of criminal appeals: Justice Turner of
the supreme court; Jack Love, nom
inee for corporation commissioner and
Senator Robert l.. Owen.
H. L. Bolen of Oklahoma City will
be named chairman and in addition to
the other members fthe committee,
he will be assisted by the chairman
and vice chairman Of the state com
nittee.