The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1913-01-17
TWO BOARDS HAVE
BEEN SELECTED
Harlan Refers to Russell as @Warner
Wildcat" And Tells Caucus
Secrets.

Saltwater, Okla, Jan. 16. Two state
boards of agriculture were selected
Wednesday by the combating elements
among the delegates to the state farm
ers' institute of Oklahoma, held hcre
One board represents the old board oi
agriculture, recently recalled, AID the
other board represents a combination
of the discordant elements OF the gath
ering. In the latter board is rerle
sented the socialists, the Campbell
Russell a4herents and the other ele-
ments.
The old board selections, made in
the afternoon are:
District 1--George Kinds, Westville;
G. w. Vincent, Claremore.
District Robert Scivally, Ard
more; J. H. Reach, Atoka.
District 3--W. T. Lehy, Pawhuska;
John Favor, Guthrie.
District 4-J. G. Elliott, Pauls Val
ley; Tom Griffin, NARROW.
Disrtcit 5-Roscoe Thomas, Beise
City; J. H. Persinger, Stratford.
The selections of the 'anti'' element
are:
District George Vincent and &.
Wy IJfpdo fila ,,nar,horcl
District 2-Charles E. Scott, Poteau;
J. w. Hubbell, Coalgate.
District S--Ewers White, McLoud;
G. NJ. Snyder, Okemah.
District Al. B. Swarts, Tillman; J.
w. Allison, Greer.
District 81. B. Tosh, Kiowa3eJ. B.
Wills, Greer.
OF the ten selections made by the
old board faction, Kinds, Vincent, Ell
lott and Griffin are members of the
old board, which was recently recalled
under the Campbell Russell bill. All
of the other selections are said to be
friendly to the policies of the old
board.
Use "Strong Arm" Tactics.
The selections were made in the dis
trict caucuses, with every indication
that they probably will stand, with
the exception Of the fifth district. The
fifth district elections were clearly
held by strong arm methods. o. A.
Brewer, recalled member of the old
board, got six delegates together,
passed on four contests and selected
the board members outside the meet
ing.
A meeting had been held and
Thomas, elected board member, was
elected secretary He got the creden-
tials of the delegates from the district
and absented himself When the reg
ular meeting was called he could not
be found. and with him were the cre-
dentials.
Seventeen of the regular delegates
out of total of nineteen later met and
elected John G. Wills, who was So
cialist nominee for United States sen
ator in the last election, and J. b.
Tosh, state president Of the school
land 1essees organization, and dsn-
ocrat.
OF the selections made by the anti
four are socialists.
A sensation was sprung on the dele
gates early this morning when they
assembled on the college grounds.
They expected to hold convention
Or state institute and then separate
into districts to elect members of the
new board. AS they gathered at the
college building, Secretary Hennessey
on the steps and read off the
places designated in which district
meetings would be held.
Ewers White of Pottawatomie coun-
y, protested at what he termed being
arbitrarily sent into convention, and ]
President Bryan real letter from
Attorney General West. The element
lbout White refused to accept the plan
# President Bryan and called mass
meeting of the delegates, which was