The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-27
DUNLOP
STANDS FOR
CONVENTION
ADVOCATES PREF ERENTIAL
EETlNG C BEFORE
PRIMARY

ter TO Chairman Iiarrill
Oklahoma City, Okla, Mai %, 1914.
Hon. Tom C. Harrill, chairman,
Democratic state Central committee,
Wagner, Oklahoma. Dear Sir:
am writing this letter after having
carefully considered the political sit
uation in Oklahoma. AS YOU know
am a candidate for governor, but dc
mot want to embarrass the Democ-
Tracy of Oklahoma with my eandidacY
! Under our rrimary : man can be
nominated By a plurality vote. There
has been much discussion as regards
a preferential primary. | suggest
that the proper thing for YOU to do,
as chairman OF the Democratic State
Central committee, is to call that
committee together at once and take
un with them the adyisabiiity OF call
ing a preferential convention, let that
convention be represented by one
delegate from each precinct in me
entire state which would amount ap-
proximately to 2,400 delegates. be-
Ilieve that the people Of Oklahoma are
entitled to the best men that tae
party can place in nomination. The
Democratic party of Oklahoma is the
majority party and the people looh
to the Democratic party for the
states public officials. No man
should be nominated whose past rec
ord is such that the people Of the
state do not endorse He should he
honest, sober and morally the high
est standard OF citizenship that We
have in the state of oklahoma.
A state convention Of representa-
tive Democrats composed Of farm
ers. merchants, bankers, and all class
es of laboring men, and eliminate as
far as possible the machine politics
believe that convention compos-
ed OF the honest taxpayers when as
sembied in some city in the state Of
Oklahoma, whatever place you and
your committee may designate, would
select clear and capable men for the
different state offices; let the verdict
Of that convention be submitted as
the nominees 10 be voted for at the
primary election in August, then II
the convention failed to select hon
est. sober men, and moral men
would be an easy matter to defeat
any or all of them in event any mis-
takes were made. As for myself and
my political ambitions ! am willing
to abide by the viii of that conven |
ton and support the nominees Of |
that convention for L. s. senator
governor. and all the other state Off
GERS endorsed by that conYentic |
I'M Interested in the welfare Of OK
ahoma and have been for q yeNs |
md the Democratic aartg cannot az
ord to stand still believe the pre-
'erential convention will solve tho
ituation and give the people OF OK
abona better men and men that
be public would have confidence in
hen We can prepare 70 see TO il tha |
hey are nominated in the Angus
rimarv and elected in November
am sending a cops Of this lette
p the delegation in congress. to Rob
~ Galbreath national committee
ian F T. Herr ng. DR.. Duke, ]. p
obestson. r. +. Williams. Chas
Test csndidat for governor
foodson Norvell Senator sorrels
etc Duffe}. candic es for Lieutenant
'vernor. Geo - K f. !. Giddinc,
sndldates FOR atforr general; j. 5
ssew. kirby France andidates 70
.eretars OF stat. FRA Carter, can
dste for state auditor " L. Alex
ider j. G. Mercer. }. Mcclellan
niida;es tor state trt. rer. s. p
'stson u. j. Denton d r. II
DWies candidates for poratioit
and in fact al ne can-
dates that ] can get ord o
al have announced np io time
We csH say TO the Repu Die poll
Sans ''yon viii have ritt dCI
your oUn primary withoui Al lpt-l n
& 10 70 into the Democrat ri / 70
ary and vote for some un3es ID T
II the hope of nominating Is q
c Den ocratl- ticket and TIE :
feat TIE wha,e ticket in the Ia
u in November" h
Assuring yoa tt-i IN willing
rept TIE verdict ~ convent p"
imposed OF reprnscntatire Demo- N
IT'S from al sections of the state se
4 a recommendation made by thai DO
lvention would forever set to rest :,
chine politicians who hope ;oI o,