The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-03-15
COL. ROOSEVELT
GETS FIRST BLOOD
coIoners Men Control And Elect Two
Delegates to Chicago Meet
Machine Well Oiled.

Guthrie, Okla, March 13 The
Roosevelt forces controlled the First
congressional district republican con
yention held here today and elected
two delegates to the national conyen-
ton at Chicago instructed for the for
mer president The convention also
elected a new congressional commit
tee.
Resolutions were passed carrying a
general Endorsement of the republican
party of the nation, condemning the
administration of affairs in Oklahoma
T by the state democracy, inviting all
good citizens regardless of party affilia-
tions to unite with the republicans in
bringing about reform in the state,
and declaring for a fair election law
which will not abridge the rights of
suffrage, for short ballot and pres
idential primary so that machine rule
and federal patronage will not govern
in the nomination of candidate for
president"
The resolutions denounced the pres
ent system of assessment of property
in Oklahoma, declaring for a return
to the system of permitting townships
and cities to make their own assess
ments, and instructed the delegates
elected from the district to the nation
al convention to vote at all times for
the nomination of Colonel Roosevelt
for president and recommended that
the delegates to the state convention
from the First district vote for no man
for natioual committeeman who is not
lin thorough accord with the policies
of Roosevelt.
Roosevelt Men contr |.
The convention was called to order
by DR. Hugh Scott, chairman of the
congressional committee. The Roose-
welt forces then elected Judge MiltoA
C. CARRIER of Enid temporary chairman
and E. G. Andrews OF Lincoln county
secretary. The temporary organiza-
tion was made permanent.
Every delegation from the ten coun-
ties of the district was for Roosevelt
with the exception of that from Logan
county The Taft delegation was seat
ed in the temporary organization, but
on the recommendation of the Gre
Identials committee and Roosevelt dele
CATION was seated in the permanent
Organization. There was no opposition
to the Roosevelt programme and no
contest in any of the votes.
The delegates elected to the national
convention are Dan Norton of Lincoln
county and george NJ. Dizney of Fair
field county No alternates were nam.
ed.
The convention recommended to the
stete convention the following dele
gaCes and altelnates at large: Dele
gates at large-George Brett Of Ponca
City and Ed. 4. Mclean of Guthrie
alternates, Larue Thomas of Grant
county and d. A. Hurley of Noble coun
ty. Rett Millard of Pawhuska was
chosen as presidential elector
The following congressional commit
tee was chosen to replace the present
| committee P. S. Mason, Kay county;
William Baird, Grant; A. H. Showalter
Kingfsher; c. B. Wilson, Garfield; ]
w. Ortner, Pawnee; o. T. Mccormick
Payne; Henry Dodd, Logan; J. c. Herr
4 Lincoln; S. w. Perkins, Usage, ant
w. H. Kirchner, Noble,
The Taft men probably will contes
the action of selection of a new com
? mittee by the Roosevelt men on the
5 ground that the committeeman shoulC
2 be selected at the primary election
], The new committee is composed en-
!, tirely Of Roosevelt men, while the OLE
/ committee was controlled by the Taf
: forces.
Congressman Bird Mcclure of th'
First district, who has been urging tht
/ denomination of Taft, was called upof
{ flor a speech In response he made ;
1 harmony talk, declaring that boil
9 Roosevelt and Taft are his persona
J, friends and no matter which is nomi
g mated he will support the nominee il
the campaign next fall and put in al
: many days for his election as any othe
: man.
4 John Hickman of Saltwater and a
j r. Museller of Pawhuska, who are can
. didates for the nomination for con
a gress against Mcclure, made speeches
! in which they declared for ''progres
4 sive" principles. Hickman advocated
: the nomination of candidates for al
Offices who can stand on Roosevelt
!. platform. No reference was made il
t the resolutions as to a preference 70
congressman.
e Johl Golobie of Guthrie editor 0
: the State Register, made the welcom
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