The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-02-23
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Special to Express
Oklahoma City. Feb 28 After
electing ten CLARK delegates ana ten
Wilson delegates to TIE national cyn-
vention, voting down a resolution re-
questiHg the governor 10 call al ex.
ira session Of the legislature and elee-
ting Robert Galbraiih OF Tulsa as na.
lionai committeeman. the democratic
state convention adjourned :.ss as.
noon al 1880 o'clock,
At the night session whlch lasted
TN 4 o'clock this morning. the com
promise between Clark and Wilson
supporters finally went throught as
originally agreed upon. The delega-
ton to the Baltimore convention is
equally divided and instructed under
the unit rule. Il was agreed that ia
case either Clark or Wilson drops out
oi the race when The national conyen-
ton meets, the entire delegation viii
80 to the other man. No proxies viii
BE- recognized.
The platform as reported hY the
committee was adopted with tic de-
mand for q special session eliminated
BY close vote On roll cali the gcso.
luton Tor an extra session was re-
iected By a vote Of 3l4 70 2Sf
raibralth Elected.
When the convention reoonyenea
shortly after 10 o'clock the only re-
manning business IVES the election Of
national committeeman The roll was
called and the name Of Gailhraiih was
the first placed before the eonyen-
ton When Woods county was reach
ed, Judge Jesse Dunn nominated John
Doolin. Robert Gillian Of Ardmore
withdrew from The race, hts support.
ers dividing between Doolln and Gal.
bralsh. As tie FOIL cali progressed,
Il became evident that Calbgalth had
the fight won ard when Woods coun-
ty was called. Judge Dunn moved that
the election Of the Tulsa man be
made unanimous and the motion car
ried and adjournment soon followed.
The question of endorsement Of q
candidate gs ,As United States SEN
ale Was never raised. Ex-Governor
Haskell ana Senator Gore we're both
promlnsat among the convention
srOwd
The Delegates.
Delegates.atlafse were elected as
follows Frr CLARK ludss p Z. WIZ
iiams. Scott Fcrra. Pred p Bran.
son. d. S Mitchell Geo. W Bellamy
for Wilson. o } Fleming Bowman,
r. ]. Gidaings. Thos # owen, VIII
liam II. Murray Senator Gore.
For the firth congressional district
Il. K. Thurmond 81 Greer county was
elected as the Clark delegate and n.
i. Wade Of NARROW Tor Wilson. y
NJ. Williams OF Altus was nominated
for presidential elector
Judge Frank 81. Bailey Of chieka-
sha was member Of the committee
on resolutions
oklahoma CITY Feb % After an
an night session the Oklahoma dem
ocratic convention at o'clock this
morning accepted compromise and
voted % send spiil delegation to the
national convention al Baltimore, ten
delegates lor Clark ana ten for VIII.
SON
Wilson men were in control at that
hour but they forced compromise,
fearing that the tables would be turn
Cd on them
The convention re-conTenea at ~
o'clock to select national commit
teeman.
Fight on Special Session.
Oklahoma City, Feb, 2sAt
o'clock this morning the democratic
state convention was still wranglina
over The report OF the committee on
resolutions, the big tight being or
the ssotlon asking the governor &
call . special session Of the leglyla