Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-02-23
TAFT UPHELD BY
another COUNTY
MUSKOGEE RETURNS INDICATE
THAT ADMINISTRATION MEN
WILL PREDOMINATE.
TEDDY SENTIMENT Absent
Ninety Out of 1856 To Tulsa county
More May BE Added.

MUSKOGEE, Okla, Feb. 22.-(Spe-
kogee county, which Roosevelt repub-
leans have been claiming as their
stronghold, and which relied on for
a solid Roosevelt delegation to the
Third congressional district conven-
ton in Tulsa, will give Taft "A major
ity of its votes at that convention.
Late returns from the caucuses held
today indicate that out of the 1856
delegates to the county convention
which will select 80 delegates to the
congressional convention, II were in
structed for Taft, and 81 for Roose-
welt, with % uninstructed. In the
city of Muskogee, which Roosevelt
men claimed by large majority, Taft
is slightly in the lead. Several pre-
cincts failed to instruct their dele
gates, but in many of them there was
an entire absence of Roosevelt SEN
timent Two precincts report that
Roosevelt was the unanimous choice of
the republicans.
Taft Strength UnqucstiOned.
State Chairman Harris, who was
on the ground taking an active in
terest in his own President Taft's be-
half, gave out statement at late
hour to the effect that there was no
question as to the county having given
a majority for Taft. and was much
pleased with the outcome.
In the precinct in which Tam Bixby,
editor of the Phoenix, resides, a very
bitter contest was waged and the Taft
forces lead by Bixby, lost by one vote.
In this same precinct resides Daniel
H. Kelsey, for ten years an Indian
agent at this place. and neither he
nor his colored man attended the eau
Gus.
POstmasters for II. II.
A peculiar circumstance is noted
in that the postmasters from Fort
Gibson, Haskell, Wybark and Oktaha
were elected delegates to the conven-
tion on the Roosevelt ticket.
l.. G.. Disney, who has been most
active in leading the Roosevelt BOOM
let was defeated for delegate from
his precinct, but William Cochran,
chairman of the congressional COM
mittee managed to pull through and
will be able TO sit in the county con-
vention, but will not have an oppor-
tunity to attend the congressional
convention unless he goes there in.
structed for Taft.
Information was received here to-
night of the result of the republican
convention at Westvlle, which was
held Wednesday. and which sent an
instructed delegation from Adair
county for Taft. Pat Dore, who had
been flirting with the Roosevelt prop
ostion took the floor. of the conven-
ton and stated that he ahd been
'fooling with the boys and was for
Taft all the time" which enabled
him to go as a delegate to the state
convention at Guthrie on the 1ith OF
March.
Taft and Harris Endorsed.
MIAMI. Okla. Feb. (Special.)
The Ottawa county convention which
met here today endorsed Taft and
Harris and instructed the forty-nine
delegates to the congressional con-
vention at Tulsa on March 14th to
stand by Taft and Harris, first, last
and all the time. The convention al
so passed a resolution endorsing
United States Marshal Grant Victor
for re-appointment. This is Victor's
home county and he is very strong
with the voters in this county, in fact
Victor has a host Of friends all over
the Third district who are enthusias-
tic for him. out Of the seventy-two
votes in the convention seventy were
for Taft and two for Roosevelt. but
everything was harmonious.
LOCAL WEATHER YESTERDAY.