The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-29
Convention Vas Not
So Peaceful Al Close
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the clamor that arose from the dele
gates that the original motion would
lose and Murray made the motion that
the amendment be tabled. Here was
where Justice II Z. Williams Of the
snprees court arose to a point Of or
der a another elamor arose, after
which Murray announced that rather
than take the time to cal the roll,
be would agree to the amendment and
on motion Of D. 4. Linebaugh the les.
oiution, as amended, was adopted
Then came a long wait while the
delegates from The different judicial
districts held their caucuses to name
the members Of the four eonsnittees;
on credentials, organization, rules and
order Of business and platform and
resolutions as provided for in the
amended Murray resolution. It was IN
these caucuses that the antiadminis.
tration feeling became evident and III
one or two counties where the opposL
ton element was in the majority.
there were open breaks. One Of these
1 occurred In the caucus Of the Musko.
/ gee-Wagoner county delegates, where
/ District Judge R. G. Allen had been
slated for member OF the resolutions
committee It was known that Judge
Ai'en was in favor Of aboPyhing the
1 superior courts. He was left off the
committee and S. Y. O'Hare substi-
tuted. Judge Allen was upheld by 4
majority Of the Wagner county dele.
cation although the Muskogee county
delegation and the others of The Wag.
oner county delegation stayed with
OHara- Judge Allen, however, later
prepared plank governing the aboI-
iahing Of the superior courts which he
submitted to the resolutions commit.
tee.
An adjournment was taken until 4
o'clock in order that the committee
might meet and report as soon as pos
sible.
Immediately after the convention
was called to order after adjournment
the matter of nominating a 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 tie 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 "nomina-
tions and ratification Of state officers
and congressman IN the report Of
the majority the word nominations"
was omitted
Fight on Examiner.
In the debate which followed w. b.
Richards Of Oklahoma county made a
plea for the adoption Of the majority
report. W. N. Maben Of Shawnee de.
clared that there was a vacancy in the
office Of state examiner and inspector
and called attention to the fact that
Republicans would name a canefdale
and that the Democrats should do the
same. Pat Goulding OF Enid seconded
a motion that the minority report be
adopted and j. T. Coleman Of Ardmore
argued that the state committee was
The proper body to handle the ques-
tion A. V Van Deventer Of Bartles-
vile was for putting the matter up
to the convention in which the people
had more voice than in the committee.
The argument was prolonged and the
excitement was becoming intense
when the chair recognized O. N! Has
ket of Muskogee.
% there a yacancy2" 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 be,
fore we 80 on with this argument" he
continued. 1t was the cue the con
yeniion had been waiting for and It
was acted upon at once. Mr.. Haskell
further helped to bring the debate to
a close BY moving that the reports
OF the majority and Of the minority
be adopted insofar as they we're iden.
teal 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 coun.
ty be made members Of the committee
and the two reports were adopted as
recommended by ex-Goy. Haskell.
The Resolutions.
Among the resolutions submitted by
the committee was one iavorlng re.
vision OF the state primary law.