The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-12-29
Gclssicrs Address

said.
Gclssicrs Address
The cali Tor TINS meeting Of the
state committee was no WUrucd ns to
leave TINS committee tree 20 con
siasr any matter which IA It's wisdom
OuEnt to be considered at rms time
However. the chairman OF the sthue
committee does not hesitate 10 rec
ummend that tn committee al IN
time issue Il call Tor the election OF
state. congressional and county com
mitlccs upon whom wall fail the duty
OF managing tln coming campaign
IN the state Of oklahoma. II appears
tU the chair thai u viii be- dcsi. able
On have this done OF an early date ana
/ know at this time OF no reason why
these new committees should not be
elected at the same time ~ the year
at which the present committees
were elected I believe that II viii
also be advisable tur this state com
mittec, or subcommittee, In the
meantime 10 formulate Il set Of fixed
and uniform rules prONld nR for the
holding Of conventions the election
or committees and prescribing the
lNllN AANllN VI wv "AIIN' AA'"' A''N
could then be submitted to the state
convention for approval Then they
could be printed and thus there would
be put an end TO this continuous un-
cc'minty as TO what Is proper party
procedure In various contingencies
which arise from time 10 time. The
call for the stats convention could
also provide for the adoption OF Il
state platform and il II be deemed
desirable. the preferential nomination
OF candidates tor state offices. 1t
bong necessary 90 uuci curing the
year 1919 two corporation commits
sioncrs, two judges ut the sup. emc
| court and one jndgy ut tho criminal
, court OF appeals.
Committee l. Free
'The committee. unuur the call.
IN free to consider any other mat.
ter. The responsibility for such Rc-
ton as " taken today win be on
the committee and hence the cnair-
man and secretary Of the committee
ielt that the comm ttyo ought to be
absolutely free 10 consider any mat
ter which its good Judgment might
suggest although the chairman aud
secretary OF the commission desire to
call your attention 90 the fact that
many Republicans believe that all
other matters should hc cons dered AT
"A later convention.
'On next Saturday win begin tho
! year lgl6, a year which viii be filled
| win political action having Il Ear
reaching Influence on the future OF
/ this country We hope and believe
that during the year 1916 the people
OF tho United States viii return the
, Republican party 20 power II ~ oul
duty rs Republicans IN the state OF
Oklahoma to finish during the year
/ 1916 the joh NJ making the state OF
oklahoma Republican Thousands Of
Democrats and thousands VI Social
lists tired Of Democratic mlsrule. eN
trnvayance and incomprtcncy hr,
ready 10 cooperate with VA ana al
they ask is that we take the lead Rnt
make vigorous and earnest fight
Two Campaigns
we shall In realty have In thh
state next year two cnmpnlens IN
stead OF one, Al the August primary
there WIN be submitted 80 the peo
pie of this state constitutions
amendment designed To deprive thu
Democratic machine " tne stransl'
hold which II has at this time ON thu
election machinery In this state nn'
, which strange hold u is said, thel
Will try to strengthen Nt n sneclal SOS
sion of the Legislature Deprive IN
Democratic machine In August o
the control OF the election mnch'n
erv and YOU viii make fntle tnoS
Democratic designs II however yo'
do NOT deprive the machine NJ IN
/ control of the election machinery II
AUGUST then Won win not onlv he y
lts n'ercv hut Won win find Through
ont the state nm 0o'thv te"''ns o
what's the use wh'rh II VIII b
hard 10 overcome lH the few month
intervening between ~" primary mn
he general election Quite q mum
her NJ mon who have boon voi'n~ N
~ 'vorro'ir ,rret aro 'u '"vor n
a. ru'vipv the machine of the undu