Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-02-13
CONGRESSIONAL COM MITTEE
FIRST DISTRICT WILL
MEET ON MARCH 18TH.
TAFT DAY IN OKLAHOMA
All Counties of state But Five Repre-
scntcd-Chicf Executive Has
Kept Faith with People.

CT UTILIZE, Okla,, rep, lSpe-
cial) THE oklahoma republican
state committee at its meeting today
endorsed President Taft for re-nomi-
nation and James a. Harris, of WaE
oner for national committeeman. A
call was issued for a state convention
in Guthrie on March II to elect ten
delegates and ten alternates to the re-
publican national convention, to en-
dorse member Of the national com
mittee, to elect twentysiX delegates
to the twelfth annual meeting Of the
national republican league to be held
in Chicago at the same time as the
national convention, and to choose
five electors.
Immediately after the meeting,
State Chairman James A. Harris made
the following signed statement:
Statement by Harris.
"rhe results Of the republican
state committee meeting in Guthrie
today are all that the friends of
President Taft could have even an
ticpated The sentiment of the COM
ltllllt Was 50 lltHllN unanimous NiitA'
1t amounts to the same thing. The
resolutions endorse Mr.. Tafts admin
istration and declare for his re-nomi-
nation and election, and constitute
keynote to the state convention which
meets i'm March. As | have predicted
before, every delegate to Chicago.
from Oklahoma will be Taft dele
gate"
Chairman Harris again led the
Taft forces today. The Roosevelt
leaders in the state were present at
the meeting and several OF the mos
prominent, including the temporary
chairman of the Roosevelt league, Ed
Perry, held proxies, and Perry was
named by Chairman Harris mem
ber of the resolutions committee of
five. Perry refused to sign We Taft
resolutions, but insisted on an amend
ment that endorsed Roosevelt also,
and the platform on which he was
elected.
Roosevelt Leaders There.
National Committeeman Cash Cade
man Harris. and held the Pottawato-
mie county proxy He led several eff
forts to change the days program but
was defeated on every motion.
G. C. Priestly of Bartlesville the
Roosevelt candidate for national COM
mitteeman. was also an active worker
during the day against the Taft lead
er's program
The republican committee Of the
first congressional district also met
today and called a district convention
for Guthrie on March ~ to elect del
egates to Chicago. The resolutions
endorse Taft for denomination and
election. the record OF Congressman
Bird Mcclure and Harris for national
mitteeman, and pledge support
for the election Of all three.
Chairman Harris gave a Lincoln
day banquet to he committee, and
other republican workers assembled
here tonight. and keynote speeches
were made by Judge r. NJ. Parmenter
Of f.awton. former federal judge Chas.
w. Raymond of Musl,ogee, and others.
Judge RAYMOND Ntultu l'hhN Ailht ~
will be a candidate for United States
senator
The Resolutions A. Adopted.
The following were the resolutions
adopted today by the republican com
mlttee: This is Lincoln day This
is republican day. This is Taft day
in Oklahoma. AS long as the repub-
lican party OF Oklahoma Is true ia
the sacred memories Of this national
day in our national calendar Of i'm
mortal events. we will inspire the
confidence of the vast body OF Amer
lean men who love even-handed JUS
tice, the laws observance, and a
square deal for every African citizen
both in his personal and property
rights.
The ideal public man In American
politics and the republican citizenship
OF Oklahoma is the hero of our ma
tional life. Abraham Lincoln. and the
nearer we keep step with the Idea and
sentiments, OF this lovable man ant
national hero. the cleaner will be oui
record ana the nearer we will com'