The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-01-19
DEMOCRATIC STATE
CONVENTIONCALLEO
The Democrats of the State of Okla
homa Will Take Notice:

homa Will Take Notice:
That your Democratic State Central
Committee, at a meeting hel dat Okla
homa City on October 7. 1911. passed
the following resolution. among 9th
ers:
BE it Resolved by the State Demo-
cratic Central Committee of Oklahoma:
THAT state convention be called
meet at Oklahoma City at ten o'clock
a. m, on the 22nd day of February,
A. d. 1912, for the purpose Of electing
twenty (2O) delegates (and alternates)
to the national democratic convention,
TO be held in the year 1912; and also
to select the presidential electors;
elect a member of the national demo
cratic committee, and transact such
other business as may properly come
before such convention.
That each county in the state shall
be entitled to the following representa-
ton in said convention One "a dele
gate for every two hundred (200l, or
major fraction thereof, votes cast for
the democratic nominee for governor
at the last election
That on Saturday. February 10, 1912,
at two o'clock p. M. in the precincts,
under call of the several county chair
men of the state, delegates shall be
elected to the several county conyen-
tions, under such rules and regulations
as may be prescribed by the several
county committees; and that the coun-
ty conventions, composed of the dele
gates so elected at the precinct con-
yentions, shall meet on February II,
1912, and select delegates to the state
convention.
That the chairman of this committee
is authorized and directed to issue a
call for such conventions, setting out
the representation that each county is
entitled to under this resolution. and
the secretary of the state commit
tee is directed to notify the several
chairmen and secretaries of the county
committees of the action of this com
mittee in this matter"
Now, therefore, as chairman of the
state Democratic Central Committee,
and by virtue Of the above resolution,
I hereby call a state democratic con-
vention to convene at the Auditorium,
in Oklahoma City. Okla, promptly at
ten o'clock a. m, on Thursday, Feb
ruary %. 1912; that said convention
shall be composed of delegates from
each and every county of this state,
which delegates shall be selected in
the following manner
The chairman of each of the County
Central Committees OF the state shall
call their respective committees to
meet as early as practicable, sugGes
ton is made that they be called to
meet not later than Saturday, January
81, 1912, and fix the ratio of represent
alton which each precinct in the c0un
" shall have in the county eonven
ton. and shall call q convention to be
held In each precinct in the county on
February 10, 1912 to elect the precinct
delegates to the county convention.
that each county convention shall be
held on Saturday. February II, 1912
The respective county conventions
shall be composed of the duly elected
delegates from each precinct, the NUM-
Der of delegates from each precinct be
ing in accordance with the ratio OF
representation fixed by the county COM
mittee
The county conventions, held on Feb
ruary II, 1912, shall elect delegates to
the state convention. to meet as above
set forth, on February -. 1912. the
ratio of representation of each county
in said state convention to be one del
egate (and one alternate) for each two
hundred (20O) (or major fraction there.
of votes cast for the democratic nom
inee for governor in the election of
1910, giving to each county the number
of delegates set opposite the name Of
the county, hereinafter set out. (or. ii
any or all the county conventions of
the state desire, Il or they may elect
twice as many delegates to the state
convention as it has according to the
above ratio of representation. IN which
event each delegate from such county
would be entitled to one-half y a
vote.
The counties. and their number Of
delegates in the state convention, are
as follows:
.Adair 4, Alfalfa G. Atoka 5, Beaver
&. Beckham s. Blaine c, Bryan H.,
Caddo 13. Canadian TO- Carter II, Chez
okee 6. Choctaw G. Cimarron ?, Gleye-
land Z. Coal 6. Comanche IS. Craig s.
Creek s, Custer 8, Delaware 5, Dewey
!. Ellis 5, Garfield 4. Garvin TO- Grady
t3. Grant s. Greer 7. Harmon 1, Har-