The Sentinel=record., 1912-02-24
OKLAHOMA
 IS DIVIDED
WILSON AND CLARK FORCES AFT ER DEADLOCK COMPROMISE ON
 DIVISION OF DELEGATES.
Wilson Regards It as victory-Sen. ator Gore Will Be Chairman of the Delegation to the Ma
 sional Convention.

| Oklahoma City, Okla, Feb. 23.--Ok- lahoma's delegation to the democratic national convention at Baltimore will divide their vote for presidential nom inee between Speaker Champ Clark and Governor Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey. This was decided at the | concluding session of the state con- vention as the result of a compromise agreed to by leaders of the two fac tions early today. This afternoon the | delegates ratified the plan agreed to in conference and five votes will be cast for Wilson and five for Clark so long as both names are before the Baltimore convention. When either l withdraws, Oklahoma's vote will be centered on the candidate remaining in the field.
 1 Wilson men assert that a split" delegation is all they had hoped for. Much credit for the remaining strength shown by the New Jersey man is giv- en to United States Senator Thomas P. Gore who conducted an active cam paign through the state, and to the strategy on the floor of the convention of William H. Murray as floor leader of the Wilson forces.
 The picture of the frontiersman, slouch hat, meerschaum pipe and big knitted heavy shawl slung around his neck, Alfalfa Bill' lost never the slightest opportunity to gain an ad- vantage over the Clark forces, and never conceded an inch of ground without bitter fight, his eye stead. 1 fly fixed on that of the chairman.
 Senator Gore, who is one of the del 1 egates at large to the national conven- ton, will head the Oklahoma delega- ton as it's chairman.
 The delegates of both factions are instructed to vote for their respective | are before the convention.
 One of the features of the conven- tion was the def hurled by Governor Lee Cruce at the factions opposing him, who made a strong attempt yes terday to force upon him the calling of an extra session of the legislature, which has so long been clamored for. 1 The issue was brought up as mi nority report to the resolution con- mittee, after the governor had just declared from the platform in speech that he would not call an ex- tra session. The report was then submitted and the governor again took the platform and, shaking his fist at the delegates, shouted:
 For three years, if 1 live, shall be governor of the state, during that time I am going to do my best to take care of the interests of the people of this state; and during those three years. am going to take care of Lee Cruce."
 The special session issue for the time being overshadowed everything else at the convention. It is gener- ally admitted that one of the main reasons for the demand for the extra session is the opportunity to revise the election laws, because of a re- cent decision of the federal distriGt court at Enid. which annuled tn so-called grandfather" clause of the ! Oklahoma election law. In view of the large negro vote of the state. the plan is being pushed to revise the state election law and separate the state from the federal elections so as to give the democratic party, which now is in control of the legislature, an opportunity to revise the election laws and to restrict the negro vote in state elections at least. which are not affected by the grandfather" clause decision.
 There was little or no fight over the national eommitteemanship, John Doolin, Robert Gillian of Ardmore M. D. Hailey and John Crawford withdrawing from the race when Rob ert Galbreath of Tulsa was nominat cd this morning.
 Wearied and fatigued after the all night session, the rest of the business was rushed through quickly and without friction.
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