Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-08-29
FIGHT NARROWLY AVERTED
IlDDlNGS DENIED RECEIVING
$1,000 FROM HEARST
BALTIMORE
TO REVISE ELECTION LAWS
Effort Ia Endorse Primaries for Fed
crnl Officers Failed Ia Pass
the Convention.

OKLAHOMA CITY. Aug. 2s.-The
democrats state convention adjourn.
ed at midnight after an extremely
stormy session during which trouble
was narrowly averted several times.
The national administration and state
tickets were endorsed and "A platform
adopted. The effort to add primaries
for the selection OF federal officers
to the platform precipitated trouble.
but failed to pass.
The excitement came during tho
discussion Of this question. Delegate
Bruce, Of Holdenvlle asked T.. j.
Giddlngs Of Oklahoma city, II he did
not receive $4,000 from William Ram
dolph Hearst at the Baltimore conven-
tipn. Glddings denied the accusation
and started down tho aisle toward
Bruce. Friends succeeded IN keeping
them apart.
surprise was sprung when tho
convention endorsed J. J. Carney as
candidate for congress from the Sec
ond district as II was claimed by
j. s. Ross OF Oklahoma City, that
there had been n mistake In the count
and that he had really secured tho
nomination. Secretary Il. A. Rlngold
Of the county election board has is-
sued statement, bearing out the con-
tcntion advanced by Ross.
Among other things the platform
condemns the national government for
Issuing licenses for the sale of liquor
In prohibition states, demands revis-
bon OF the primary and election laws,
tho immediate settlement Of the In
dian and coal land questions and
promises an economical admlnlstra-
tion by state and county officers.
George Bowman of Kingflsher was
elected temporary chairman and d.
II. Limbaugh OF Atoka permanent
chairman without opposition.
The state central committee again
elected Tom Harrill of Wagner as
chairman and he Immediately resign
ed as candidate for presidential
elector. The name Of w. w. Hastings
OF Tahlequah will be agreed on In his
stead. s. C. Sassingale of Cordell
was named by the committee as can
didate for presidential elector in the
Fifth district to take the place of ].
NJ. Williams OF Altus, who resigned on
account of being a candidate for a
county office.
Determined to have harmony, even
II 1t wasn't popular and meant bring
ing on row, the convention leaders
called the assembage to order al
1:25 o'clock after agreeing at a con-
ference Of nominees Tuesday night to
table the trouble making matter Of
nominating candidates for state ex-
aminer and inspector. At the same
conference other matters were elimi-
mated from the convention proceed
ings for the sake OF peace.
The meeting Of the state committee,
the seml-windup preceding the main
event disclosed a clever coup on tho
part of John B. Doolin and the sew
eral supporters of d. NJ. Frawley Of
Woods county. Frawley sought to be
secretary Of the committee. II had
been agreed by the slate makers that
Joe Terrell Of Hobart should be Sec
retary, and John NJ. Young. Of Law
ton, chairman. Doom blocked
this slate by introducing the resolu-
ton that the officers should be select
ed from the membership Of the COM
mlttee. It passed by vote Of A to
20, and eliminated all save Frawley
and he was selected unanimously as
was T. G. Harrell, the former chair
man.
f, ]. Giddings Of oklahoma City,
opposed the regulation slate makers
as a candidate for temporary chair
man, but was steam rollered in po-
lite way and withdrew his name in
favor of George L. Bowman. Harrell
also resigned as elector at large be-
cause of his reelection to the chair
W. w. Hastings of Table
luah, stepped into his shoes. Hear
ing contests from Harper and Texas
brought on a semblanCe OF
excitement, but they were compromis-
ed except for few changes in tho
Texas county line-up.
Herbert X. Bolen, of oklahoma
Iity, who gets the credit for engineer
ng Robert l.. owens victory, is TO
1ead the campaign committee. Some
neat side-stepping was done when II
'ame to drawing up platform. Con-
loisseurs in state squabbles selected
rom list of possible trouble-making
lisputes those that the convention
night rule on and incorporate in the
,latform.