Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-03-21
IT WILL BE SERVED IN LARGE
DOSES At STATEWIDE PRO
GRESSINE MEETING.
CONVENTION HERE TODAY
AiNa Mcdonald VIII Preside at Meet
ing With George Pricstly of
liartlcsylllc.

the Progressive party of the state of
oklahoma viii today hold its first
state convention. Party leaders aNt
delegates from al parts of oklahoma
poured into the city last night and
at least 500 of them are expected to
attend conference that will be held
this aftcrnon at ! O'Clock al the Grand
Opera House.
Larcy Di2ncy. the fighting ram Of
the party, from Auskogee, arrived IN
Tulsa Thursday morning 10 pull the
weeds and trim the grass FOR the big
! loVefeast.
Harry Beeler, always there, sure
and safe gave few hours of his
time Yesterday TO the good
Of the state and will grace the oc-
casion with his august presence.
Among the prominent people of the
nation who will be guests and speak
ers Of the occasion will be Medill Nc
| Cormick editor and owner of the
Chicago Tribune.
No man in the national movement
has achieved more rcnown in the or
eanization of the Progressive party
than has Medill Mccormick. As hsld
Ex-Governor Walter Stubbs Of KAN
sas will be present AS one of the chlef
| Progressive opponents, Col. John l..
Parker of New Orleans is enroute and
will arrive on one of the first trains,
Col Priestley was in direct com
INJUNCTION with Col. Dixon and Sen
ator Beverdge all day Thursday en-
deavoring TO get them TO be present
and from indications they will both
be with the Bun Moose here today.
Muskogee delegates who will hc
present from information obtained
will be a, A. Davidson who viii ad-
dress the gathering on Dry Farming
| in the interest of the Dry Farming
Congress to be held in Tulsa oct. %
TO Nov. /. Others are WIN. Cochran
and wife Clarence Thomas and wife,
! Chas. McLees, Dr. l.. d. Bruton, For
est cain, Ralph Kirkland, Gus Lub-
hes, Lew Belts, Bolivar Cain, of Keif-
er. DR.. Coon of Keifer and DR.. Mccall
of Ft. Gibson.
The noted Pat Dorr and Mrs. Dorr
of Stillwell arrived on a late train
Thursday night and informed Tho
| World that the Progressive boys are
| going to do something To put Tulsa
on the map. They are going to hold
a National Progressive convention in
Tulsa to outline the policy of the Ma
| tional Progressive party for the ma
| tion. Hurray for Pat Pat usually
| does what he says. Pat was the only
man of the west that was selected by
| the Roosevelt Body Guard to take
care of Col. ROOSEVELT at the National
| Republican convention at Chicago.
The far famed Tom Wall Of Poteau
| is expected on the first train. lie is
| always present and in the front rank
for Progressivcism
Charlie Hunter is expected to bring
dynamite Ed Perry with his eX-
plosives il they do not blow up en-
route.
Tulsa viii do herself honor in the
reception Of these distinguished guests
all day Friday and Saturday.
At the Grand Opera House ~,day
night from o'clock to the wee sma
hours Progressivism will be eXpound-
ed to Oklahoma as it has never been
before.
At o'clock this afternoon a ban.
quet viii be held in the main dining
room Of the Hotel Tulsa.
The state committee viii meet at
the Commercial club rooms Saturday
and organize.