Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-09-11

STATE SENATOR RAISES VOICE
IN PROTEST AGAINST
HARRIS,
CEISSLER'S FUNNY Letter
SHOWS TO WHAT EXTENT HAIR
RIS HAS RUINED
THE PARTY.
Convention IS Demanded
All Republicans Raise the Cry for n
Grass Root Republican
Convention.

KINGFISHER. Okla, Sept. TO-
Especial. )-"The republican party in
oklahoma is In a HI Oft fix and
no one TO fix IT," was the way State
Senator Emory ID. Brownlee began
his remarks here today with several
prominent party workers from the
First district Brownlee was nomin-
ated for congressman-at- In the
recent primaries and since has been
exerting every effort to unite the party
In Oklahoma for the coming election.
To those attending the conference 10
day Brownlee submitted the replies to
fifty letters sent to influential repuD-
Leans over the state--including sew
eral from prominent newspaper men.
These letters were more or less OF
personal nature, concerning the pollt-
ical situation and BDwnlee declined to
permit their use for publication, but
stated that the letters he had written
could be used and submitted carbon
copies from his files. His correspon-
dence with A. NJ. Geissler recently
elected vice chairman Of the repuD-
lican state committee, is the most In
teresting After reading press reports
OF the committee meeting In Guthrie
Brownlee had written letter to Geiss-
Ter. congratulating him pn his elec-
ton and predicting that all republic
ais could be united under his general
ship.
Imagine my surprise at the as
founding information disclosed In Mr.
Geissler's reply" said Senator Brown
lee as he submitted the Geissler letter
which in part is as follows:
Il do wish that the national COM
mttee will soon take action on the
national committeeman matter. AS
things are now, Mr.. Harris does not
know where he is at. He does not
know whether he will go on the ma
tional committee or whether he will
continue as state chairman. AS Tor
myself, 1t would of couse be prema-
ture for me to do anything. am free
to say that II they do not take action
soon, l shall lose what disposition l
have to undertake the management
of the state campaign. There are so
many things that should be done right
now, and every day "a precious hours
slip away. The longer we are held
back, the greater our handicap Will
be-"
The reply to this letter was submit
ted, and is in part as follows:
Kingfisher, Okla, Sept. 2, 1912
Hon. A. II. Geissler.
Oklahoma City, Okla.
Ny Dear Arthur: If I understand
your letter correctly on the chairman
ship pf the republican state commit
tee, then l say to you and the rest OF
the republicans of the state that we
are in a HI Of a fix, and no one to
fix it. Let me see. You were elected
vice chairman. Harris still retains the
chairmanship The committee elected
Harris national committeeman to sue
ceed Priestley You to become chair
man when Harris resigns. Harris has
not resigned You say: "As things
now are, Harris does not know where
he is at. Harris does not know whe-
ther he will go on the national COM
mittee, or whether ne will continue as
state chairman" / had supposed that
Harris had resigned, after he was
"elected(?)" to succeed Priestley on
the national committee, and that you
by virtue of having been elected vice
chairman, had succeeded to the chair
manship. never before heard of such
a position as "vice chairman" But II
seems now that this "vice chairman
business was a sort of 'hocus pocus'
"now-you-see-i d-now-you-dont-
see-it" arrangement for the purpose OF
playing slick" politics, and attempt
ing 10 use the whole republican or
ganizatlon to boost one individual.
What are you. anyway? Do you have
any duties as "vice chairman Was
II the understanding that you were
good looking enough to look foolish
and do nothing? You have a good
head on your shoulders, but l never
suspected that you could be used to
advance the personal interests of one
man against the interests Of the whole
party. Don't you think we are shot
to pieces bad enough anyway? The
republicans are tired of the Wash
ington- pie counter" organization and
demand that the republican state or
eanization be turned o the party for