The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-01-20

Grady County Delegate
Tells Of The Meeting
at Saltwater


John w Fitch, who was the Grady
county delegate % the State Farmers
Institute held in Saltwater last week.
submits the 1olIowing report On his
stewardship
70 the Citizens Of Grady County,
Allow me to thank you for the honor
You did me Ia selecting me as your
delegate to the state convention at
Saltwater for the purpose of eleeting
two members Of the board Of agricul-
ture from this, the fourth district.
@As .thert was a recall Of the board
at the last general election BY an over.
wheIming majority entered the
fourth district convention with that
end in view, to carry ont the wishes
you expressed at the general election,
that % electing a new board but was
not successful, as both members Of
the old board were elected to succeed
themselves, but not until stubborn
battlt was fought.
Those 81 us who were III favor of
new board used every honorable
means and spared fer each contested
point through the entire convention,
including the closing seconds.
There has been a report gone out
that the convention was a farce and
a disgrace I do not have any per-
sonal knowledge Of any Of The pro.
ceedings Of any Of the districts except
the fourth which was fought out with
a determination 81 zeal ana general
ship which would be q credit to any
convention, d national convention not
barred.
"As to the report of the five dis
triets meeting in one mass convention
and passing resolutions of aboIishing a
number Of our state institutions, in
cluding the Girls Industrial College at
chiekasha, It is untrue sach resolu-
tions may have been passed BY Some
other or parts Of other districts. but
not By the fourth while in conven-
tion.
The TWO members that succeeded
themselves from the fourth district
seemed to me to be gentlemen and
conducted their campaign through the
convention in gentlemanly manner.
They were opposed in the same way.
eI went through the barns and build
lnes and saw the stock; and, to say
the least,was certainly agreeably sur.
prised, as | saw some as good stock
ia al liues as have ever seen any
where; and do freely admit that the
sheep were the best have ever seen.
From what I could see and learn
in the short time was at Saltwater.
the A. & NJ. college. with It's branches
and connections, is the biggest thing
in the state. and the state certainly
should be proud Of it The idea Of
abolishing any part OF 1t should not
enter the mind Of any fair minded per.
son that stands for the betterment of
the great commonwealth. as such in
stituiions are calculated to develop
processes that win add wealth to the
state and put our sons and daughters
on social and intellectual level with
any
Z. rs yoif servant who has dis
charged his duty in a manner that /
can meet you with an open counts-
nance, would recommend that a CON
stitutional amendment be enacted that
the Al & N. hoard be cut to five in
number and elected BY popular vote
and a fair salary and that il neces-
sary suspend some Of the schools. but
DO not sacrifice the property that
would Of a necessity need to be pur-
chased probably in a few years. And.
above all hold and maintain the Girls
Industrial College at Chiekasha.
With respects TO all. j am your ser.
Yant,-Jno W Fitch.