The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1913-01-17
organized in one of the rooms of the
college building.
Perfect Organization.

college building.
| Perfect Organization.
A general meeting of the farmers
institute was called for o'clock il
the afternoon, at which time temp
orary organization was perfected.
In the meantime the factions fav
orable to the old board were able tt
hold two district meetings, but could
not secure sufficient number of dele
gates to hold the rest
At 2 o'clock the delegates gathered
in the main hall and the credentials
OF fifty-seven delegates were presented
1t was clear that the anti element, or
the combination of Campbell Russell
adherents and the socialists, had a
majority of the delegates in the whole
convention but would control only two
district conventions.
The organization was perfected with
Ewers White as permanent chairman
and ]. e. Lester of Seminole as Sec
retary. Mr.. White vigorously de-
nounced the old board and said that
strong arm" methods were being used
to re-elect the old board. He said that
the state had recalled them by 100000
majority and that if the old board was
reelected, the legislature would make
no appropriation TO rthem. He made
the statement that the board of agri-
culture was, and always had been, 'the
rottenest institution in the state" DR..
Connell, president of the A. & NJ. col
lege was charged by him with aiding
the old board in refusing to allow the
antis place in which to hold their
meeting.
Senator Campbell Russell was called
to the platform and spoke for an hour,
scathingly denouncing the Brewer
Elliott combination and charging them
with being like the New York police
department. He paid compliment
to the socialists present and made
very fiattering bid for their co opera
alton. He charged the old board mem.
bers with being present for 10 other
purpose than employing the strong
arm" to steal the convention.
Harlan Denounces Russell.
Following Senator Russell. State
Senator E. O. Harland made a very
bitter reply to Russells statements
Campbell Russell" he said, came to
the democrats of the senate with a.
to take from the hands of
the farmers the power that his bill
had given them. He made the claim
that this plan must be adopted by the
state senate in order to prevent a
coalition of the old board members
and the socialists from controlling the
situation at Saltwater. He made a j
vigorous fight for his proposition, but
was turned down By the caucus, and
was amazed when ! came to Still
water to see the hardworking combi-
nation between the Warner wildcat
and the very socialists of whom he
seemed to be so much afraid. | am
lere to denounce his hypocrisy to the
'armers and to the state
Senator Russell made lengthy re-
lly to Harlan, but did not attempt to
ieny his action in the democratic eau
,us, but to justify it, which brought
senator Graham of Catoosa to the plat
iorm to make bitter denounciation
If Russell.
The tilt between the members of the
senate was dramatic and much per-
onal feeling was manifested. Follow
ng the passage at arms between them,
he report of the resolutions commit
ee was taken up and adopted. The
received total of 81 votes
nut of a total of rs.
Bryan Recognizes Old Board.
After adoption of the resolution an
was taken until after
upper, when the 'antis" made Sc
ection of board members. President
Iryan of the state board of agriculture
recognized the selections
lade by the old board members. Ewers
White announced that an injunction |
Tould be served in the morning to pre-
ent the Brewer-Elliott board mem {
ers from taking their seats. {
The old board had majority in the
istrict capcuses. with the certain ex- I
option OF the fifth district and the l
ossible exception of the fourth dis
'ict, but the "antis' had a majority of {
lie whole number present.
Senator Graham at the afternoon !