Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-02-20
TH|RTY-ONE BULL
NIOOSERS present
TROCRllSSINES or TULSA COUN-
TY HELD A COUNTY CON\EN-
TION YESTERDAY
DELEGATION WAS short
Could Only Get 10 TO Agree 10 Attend
STATE Convention In Oklahoma
City Next Week

Reaffirmiug their faith In the pro
gressiye national platform, adopted
at Chicago In August 1912, thirty one
progressives met in county convention
in the district court yesterday after
noon and selected delegates to attend
the state progressive convention to be
held in Oklahoma city, February 20.
II was also decided, in view Of the re-
cent declaration Of former president
Taft that republicans should not com
promise their principles, to get votes
to send a copy OF the platform, recent
ly adopted by the republicans OF Ok
luhoma to Mr.. Taft
Although Tulsa county is entitled to
20 delegates in the state convention
next week, it was impossible TO secure
the names of more that l6 men VINO
would go to the convention, a com
n.ittee of three was appointed to cont
rlete the list of Tulsd's delegation.
Those delegates named yesterday
were. John A. Haver, NJ. p. IloWser
W. 4. Baker, Dave B. Gore, e. A. LII
", A. l.. Harhison J. Wright Young
j. b. Bartlett, Charles Ostrander, r.
W. Perry, II. y. Stanford, o. p. Work
man, c. II. Hubbard, c. d. Sherer
George Harvey and A. A. small SeV-
eral Of the delegates named We're not
Lresent at the mass convention,
c. n. Simon was elected chairman
of the convention and j. Wright
Young Of Broken Arrow was made
MI. HaH a
very smoothly and not word Of dis
cord was heard % any side. several
Of those who made speeches advocat'
ed the putting Of full city ticket IN
the field here this spring, as well as
Il county and state ticket
The resolutions drawn by Nj. F.
Howser. 4. H. HARRISON and A. A.
Small were brief. They follow:
1--WE. the members Of the progress
i've party Of Tulsa county Oklahoma,
while in mass convention assembled,
declare and resolve as follows:
81. We re-affirm our faith and be
lief in the loyalty to the platform of
our party. adopted at Chicago at our
first national convention in August
1912.
"2. We lament, deplore and
denounce the miserable attempt
at government, by the demo
cratic party in the state of Oklahoma.
"3. We demand decencY, etficien-
cy. honesty and economy in state,
county and city office.
"3. We demand that such laws be
enacted and enforced in our state as
10 ri
and poor young and old, strong ana
weak in all relations and vocations OF
lfe."
The motion to send a copy OF the
platform adopted last week by the
republican party here, to former pres
ident Taft was made by Judge Bart
lett. but was declared out Of order by
the chair. An appeal was taken from
tae chairs decision and the chairman
was overruled. The motion was then
carried unanimously.
Several short speeches were deliY-
cred. NJ, p. Howser, characterized
the recent convention of the republi-
cans held in Tulsa as a dying gasr
of the party" and advocated that the
rrogresslves put out city, county and
state candidates.
A. \. Small, who said he had been
a progressive since 1908, declared he
was proud Of the Tulsa World and
It's editor. for expressing their honest
convictions about the hodge podge"
platform recently apodted by the re-
platform recently adopted by ~ re-
n paper that stood by its convictions
"even If those convictions are making
votes for the progressive party"
Other speakers were John Haver,
Dave Gore and II. =. Sanford. The
convention adjourned at $3.50 after be-
ing in session just one hour and a
half.