The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-07-18
OKLA PROGREsS|vEs
WILL ORGANIZE.
No Candidates Will Be Named, as 9
Of the 10 Electors Already Are
Pledged For the Colonel.

Oklahoma City, July 1.-THE for
NAL organization of the Progressive
party of Oklahoma will be effected at
state convention to be held here
Wednesday, July "a, to elect delegates
to the national convention at Chicago
on August ).
1t is difficult to tell just how much
strength the new party will have in
Oklahoma, for while the state was
overwhelmingly for Roosevelt before
the national convention, many of the
men who were enthusiastic for him
then are reluctant to follow him into
new party.
Not to Name Candidates.
There will be NO progressive candi-
dates on the ballot in Oklahoma, even
for presidential electors. AS in sew
eral other states which were strongly
for Roosevelt, a majority of the elec-
tors named by the republicans are
Roosevelt men and mos OF the ten
electors have announced their inten-
ton of standing by the colonel regard
less of the action of the recent con-
vention at Chicago.
OF the nine candidates thus original
lily named as Roosevelt men, ex-Gov-
ernor Frank Frantz, who is heading
the Progressive party movement, says
that so far as he has been able to find
out all will vote for Colonel Roosevelt
if elected. At the recent conference
of the Progressives at which the call
for state convention July "a was is
sued, NJ. W. Hinch of Kingfisher, one
of the electors-at-large, declared him
self for Roosevelt, while letters of
similar import were read from A. A.
Davidson of Muskogee, Third district,
and w. A. Williams of NARROW, Fifth
district Governor Frantz was author
ized to Sound" the electors still fur
ther and get definite statement of
their position.
Pledge Support in Letters.
That conference, which was called
only two days in advance. was attend
ed by between fifty and seyenty-five
representative republicans from all
parts of the state, including nearly
half of the Oklahoma delegates to the
republican national convention at Chi
cago, while letters pledging support
were received from others who were
unable to attend. A. A. Small of
Tulsa, one of the steam rolled"
Roosevelt delegates from the Third
Oklahoma district, was an active fig
ure at the meeting.
The meeting was thoroughly har-
monious and none of the expected op-
position to the third party movement
appeared A. e. Perry of Coalgate.
who had acted as chairman of the
Roosevelt movement prior to the Chi
cago convention, and who was chair
man of the Oklahoma delegation at
that convention, had previously indi-
Gated that he was not wholly in sym
pathy With the plan, but took an active
part in the meeting and signed the
call for the state convention.
No Row over Leadership.
Some of Perry's friends were dis
satisfied over the action of Senator
Dixon ON the designating Frantz to
: take up the work of organization in
Oklahoma, thus virtually displacing
Perry, but any friction which might
have arisen from that source had ap.
parently been smoothed over prior to
the conference. Perry is a candidate
for the republican nomination for
, United States senator and was the
: only candidate for any important Office
who attended the conference All OF
| the others were apparently afraid that
} participation in the third party move
ment might ALLEVIATE some of the reg
, ular" element of the republican party
in the state.
! Ex-Governor Frantz is being assist
ed in the preliminary work of organic
) alton by provisional state executive
committee composed of Clarence R
J Fagaines of Prague, First district; l
} NJ. Holcomb, Oklahoma City, Second
district L. G. Disney, Muskogee
Third district; E. 0. Butler, Durant
Fourth district, and NJ A. Tucker
{ Lawton, Fifth district.