The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-09-06

was called to order after adjournment
the matter of nominating a state eS
aminer and inspector was brought L
the front in the report of the commit
tee on rules and order of business
Those who had been of the opinion
that this matter would not be brough
iup In the convention were prepared
to argue against it from number O.
angles and two reports were read. The
minority report provided for "nomi
nations and ratification of state off
GERS and congressman. In the report
of the majority the word "nomina
tions" was omitted
Fight on Examiner.
In the debate which followed w. B
Richards of Oklahoma county made a
plea for the adoption of the mapority
report, w. n. Maben of Shawnee de.
clared that there was a vacancy in the
office of state examiner and inspector
and called attention to the fact that
republicans would name a candidate
and that the democrats should do the
same. Pat Goulding of Enid seconded
motion that the minority report be
adopted and ]. T. Coleman of Ardmore
argued that the state committee was
the proper body to handle the question.
A f. Van Deventer of Bartlesville was
for putting the matter up to the con-
vention in which the people had more
voice than in the committee. The argu-
ment was prolonged and the excite
ment was becoming intense when the
chair recognized C. N. Haskell of Mus
kogee.
'Is there a vacancy?' Mr. Haskell
asked the convention. 81 have not
looked up the law; | do not know any
thing about the case; but it seems as
if it would be we'll for us to find out
whether or not there is a vacancy be-
fore we go on with this argument" he
continued. 1t was the cue the con-
vention had been waiting for and it
was acted upon at once. Mr.. Haskell
further helped to bring the debate to
close by moving that the reports of
the majority and of the minority be
adopted insofar as they were identical
and that the committee be sent back
into conference to look up the legal
points involved
Judge Williams offered an amend
ment that the district judges from
every district except Oklahoma county
be made members of the committee
and the two reports were adopted as
recommended by Ex-Governor Haskell
Limbaugh Chairman.
Another small surprise came when
the committee on permanent organiza-
tion made its report, recommending
that d. H. Limbaugh be made perma-
nent chairman. It had been the inn
preston that this might invoke some
opposition but the report was adopted
The other officers of
the permanent organization as recon-
mended by the committee were John
M. Young of Lawton, secretary; Earl
Whitney of Seminole county, assistant
secretary, and Stacy Brown Of El Reno
assistant secretary. John E Johnston
of Sequoyah county was named SER
geant-at-arms and Luther Harrison
was made reading clerk.
While the convention was waiting
for the resolutions committee to re-
port cries of Gore" became so fre-
quent that Chairman Linebaugh ap-
pointed Mr. Haskell and a delegate |
from Greer county to escort Senator |
Gore to the auditorium. When the
senator arrived in the hall, he was met
with applause which lasted for several
At the close of his address. an ad-
ournment was taken until o'clock,
he resolutions committee having fail
I'd to report.