The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-02-12
HUNDREDS OF PRECINCTS
GAVE NO INSTRUCTIONS
Difficult to Approximate Real
Sentiment on Presidential
Candidate


in the seyenty-seven counties Of the
state, Saturday, results We're mixed
aud some surprises resulted.
Inasmuch as many counties did not
instruct their delegates it is difficult
to ascertain sentiment on the matter
OF presidential nominees. The first
reports received indicated that Wood
row Wilson followers may control the
coming democratic state convention.
Telephone advices are to the effect
that Washita county is conceded TO
wilson
Kiowa county delegation is unin-
structed, but majority OF tne dele
cation is for Wilson.
Harmon county is unanimous for
Wilson
A majority of the forty-six unin-
structed delegates Of Jackson county
are known to favor the New Jersey
man. and the same situation obtains
in Tilman county.
The indications are that these
counties have joined the Wilson col.
umn: stephens, McCurtain, Jeffer-
son. Latimer. Grady. Lefiore. Garyin,
Pontotoc. Marshall, Canadian
Wilson, from reports. is leading i'll
Greer aud Mccain
oklahoma. Beaver aud Ellis coun'
ties are for Wilson.
Clark has Muskogoe county, Logan
Noble, Pottawatomie. Sequoyah. AL
falfa, Coal and pOssioly Cleveland.
Carter county sends an uninStruct-
cd delegation TO the state convention
but the delegation is believed to be
II,
Clark
Few reports give any expression as
to candidates for national committees
man and for delegates to the demo
cratic convention
Reports from Musltogee indicate
that twcnty.two counties Oh the east
side Of the state have lined up for
GOV Haskell for the United states
senate
Beaver county indorses senator
Gore for delegate to the national con
vention at Baltimore.
The indications are that Woodrow
Wilson prevailed in the precinct eau
cuses held in Oklahoma county. Ap-
parently one-third of the delegates
elected to the county convention will |
60 without INSTITUTIONS.
Riey's FIGURES.
Oklahoma City. Feb IA canvass
of the state situation by Secretary |
Riley of the state election board in |
siXty+fve Of the seyenty-seven coun- |
ties of the state, gives the following
TWentyeight counties with 222 del. |
cgates to the state convention fa- |
vorable. to Wilson, twenty counties |
with lS2 delegates to the state con
venton favorable to Clark. two coun |
ties with 30 delegates favorable to |
Harmon, and fifteen other counties |
heard from are classified as doubtful |
The following are classed as Will !
son counties, the figures indicate the |
number of delegates from each to the |
state convention:
Harmon T. Tillman g. Kiowa 10,
Stevens 9, Greer Z, Jefferson I. Ellis |
g. Beaver 3, McCurtain 6, Pontotoc
9. Grady Il, Usage 8, Latimer 3, Gar
vim TO- Canadian TO- McLain 6, Payne
s. Okmulgee 6. Johnston I, Pawnce
I, Rogers s. Mcintosh 6. Kay IL,
Blaine 6, Garfield H. Grant s, Mayes
6, Pittsburg Is. Total. 223.
The following counties are classi-
fed as Clark counties:
Comanche l6. Woodward 6. Woods
7, Alfalfa 6, Pottawatomie l3, Sequoy-
as, s, Logan 8, Coal 6. Noble 6, CHM
maron 2. Murray D Washita 9, Okla
homa 81, Caddo 10, Lincoln IL. OF
tawa Z, Hughes ., Adair (. Roger
Mills ), Bryan /. Total 1872
These counties are favorable to
Harmon,
Muskogee 16. Major E. Total 20
These counties are classified as
doubtful
Garter II, Tulsa Is. Seminole :.
Leflore 3, Kingfsher = Haskell :,
Beckham s. Creek s. Marshall 4.
Jackson 10, Washington T. Cherokee
6 Craig 5, Cleveland I. Atoka ;
Total lis.
These counties have not been
heard from:
Choctaw, Custer. Delaware. Dewey.
Harper. Love, Nowata, Okfuskee, Il
Puslmataha. Texas and Wagner.
In MuskOgee and Major counties 4
tle delegates TO the county couven- K
tion were instructed for Harmon. Il
They either will elect Clark delegates 4
to the state convention OF. if Harmon /;
delegates are elected. it is under
stood they viii vote with the Clark
forces ia the final balloting This. (
according 10 the figures presented
here. would give the Clark-Harmon {
forces 4 combined voting strength Of Z