Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-02-25
PLEDGE
CLEAN GOVERNMENT
ADOPTED PLATFORM TOR CITY
CAMPAIGN NJ BIG MEET
ING LAST NIGHT.
SEEK An AMALCAMATION
Name Committee To Meet With
Proere>siNcs and Plan For
fusion Ticket This spring

Snndpattors, prCgresslves and fus-
4 iousts, We're literally represented at
| the meeting of tho Tulsa city ropubll-
cans In the district court rom last
night Although tho meeting adjourn
without naming city ticket to oppose
the democrats in the coming election
committee of ten republican mem
/ bcrs was appointed by Chairman JAY
Z Stevenson to confer with committee
yet 10 be named by the progressives
with the idea of fusing the two parties
t. place Il complete city ticket In the
! field The committees will confer to-
morrow Afternoon and report at Il
meeting called for next saturday
nieht Tho following are the mem
/ lrrs of the committee appointed by
the republicans e, T.. Louderbach, c.
/ J.. NcColloush, Frank Seaman. Eu-
gene Lortm, N. j. Mathorsm, H. ..
Mcclure, Arthur Hcndrcn t. j. Buck,
George Mowbray, ana Peter Dcich-
man.
Although many favored the fusion
Of the two parties, and putting out
city ticket TO be known as the citizens
/ ticket action vas deferred on the
matter until the Saturday night meet.
lnS.
\ resolution presented by attorney
Oal C. MaR'c' was unanimously adop-
| ted, following an amendment recon-
mcnded by T. l., LouderDach, that
carried by ~ to II vote.
The resolution adopted recommend
&c IN many instances the amendment
Of the city ordinances. The lneffic-
lency oT the present police force was
severely criticised and demand made
tnat the city officials arrest public vi
clators OF the law without awaiting FOR
private ciuzens to tlle complaints.
Thcy further went on record at the
meeting as directly opposed to organ
ized vice of any character and de-
Eouhced me pollt!cal ascendency or
wee IN Iulsa during recent years
Recommendations for the most
stringent enforcement or thel iquor
law IN Tulsa characterized rs 'insin-
cere' the occasional spasms of law
enforcement IN order to "hoodwink'
as to the real conditions
Othef points or vital interest 20
'he ihdlVldual as well as the city were
covered IN the platform.
Leading men Of both the progrcs-
sve and republican parties were prey
cnt at the meeting and 1t WIS the
unanimous opinion that the amalga-
nation of the two factions at least in
the city election will easily be brought
about
The following is the platform as
adopted;
We, the republicans of the city OF
Tulsa, in mass convention assembled,
hereby declare ourselves upon the Is
sues IN the forthcoming city election:
!. we place patriotism above party
and clean wholesome city \aboVe
spoils.
TO that end We favor a ticket, which
nay command the support of all right
thinking citizens without regard to
Party affiliations.
2. We are unalteraby opposed to
organized vice Of every character and
aoplore the political ascendaucy of
crime in Tulsa during the past few
years.
3. We insist that our present laws
are adequate for the complete sup
preston OF public gambling and de-
Uaud their enforcement.
/. We favor the most stringent en-
lorcement of the liquor laws consisi-
ont with permanent enforcement, and
ridicule as in'incerc, occasional