Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-09-10

Hotel 1ulSa IN forenoon.
Friday-Organizatio of Tulsa
Young Mems Republican club.
"HIS is going to be n big week
i for the Republicans of Tulsa
county
At yesterdays county convention
In the courthouse It developed that
the national. state and local cam
paign is to open this week in Tulsa
with men of worldwide fame as
speakers
Tomorrow Newton w. Gilbert, for
four years Lieutenant governor of In
diana and for eight years governor
of the Philippines succeeding Will
liam II. Taft. will be in Tulsa. He
comes as representative of Fred
w. Upham. assistant treasurer OF the
Republican national committee. A
luncheon will be given in his honor
at Hotel Tulsa Monday at 12 o'clock
and all Republicans and especially
the business men of the city regard
less of politics. are invited to at
tend He is one OF the nations most
fluent public speakers.
Tuesday the state wide Republican
convention will be held at Oklahoma
City. Fifty or more delegates from
Tulsa will attend, headed by brass
band.
Wednesday Charles Warren Fair
banks. candidate for vice president.
will spend the forenoon here. A
nonpolitical reception in his honor
will be held at Hotel Tulsa and it is
probably that he will deliver brief
address at noon.
Friday night n young mems Re-
publican club will be organized at
meeting to be held in the offices of
r. w Kellough. chairman Of the
congressional committee, in the Pal
ace building. IT will become affil-
lated with the Oklahoma State
League of Young Republican clubs.
In spite of the fact that township
fairs were held throughout the
county Yesterday nearly all members
Of the county committee, all of the
candidates and dozens OF workers
and party members attended the con-
vention in the district courtroom. 1t
was preceded by an hours meeting
OF the committee, during which time
arrangements were made for the
Fairbanks reception.
Curiously enough both Mr. Fair
hanks and Governor Gilbert are from
Indiara while A. A Small. chairman
of the county committee. received his
political baptism OF fire I'm the same
state. It was decided 70 begin the
public reception sor the former and
future vlce-president Wednesday
morning at 10 o'clock The public
generally is invited to attend
Young Men Active.
A committee OF five was appointed
T. arrange for the organization Of a
young mems Republican club. Plans
for the county campaign We're dis
cufsed. and it was unanimously re-
solved to begin active organization
work through the precinct commit
teemen Immediately. Plans we're made
for having the candidates call on as
many individual voters as possible.
Speaking tours will he arranged and
some national characters viii be sent
to the county TO assist Many promi-
. ncnt local men who are not candl-
dates have also consented to speak.
Challenges will be issued TO Demo-
cratic speakers to engage in a Joint
campaign.
The mass meeting started at 3
o'clock with Senator Jones. formerly
of Sapupa, as chairman and J. NJ.
Atkinson as secretary. More than fifty
delegates were named TO represent
this county at the state convention in
Oklahoma City Tuesday, at which
time platform will be adopted and
Charles w. Fairbanks will deliver his
first address of the campaign. other
names will be added to the list of
delegates before Tuesday. A COM
clttee consisting of Glenn Condor. A.
D. Young. c. r. Mccullough and ].
w McNeal w8s authorized to make
arrangements for taking the Tulsa
band TO the capital.
The committee In charge Of ar
rangements for tomorrow's luncheon
In honor OF Governor Giltert consists
of Eugene Lorton G.. 3. Rogers, A. A.
Small. ]. II. McBirney and l.. w.
Mason.
Eugene Lorton. as chairman OF the
national finance committee for Ok
lahonia. received n telegram yester-
day notifying him that Governor Gill
bert would he here Monday. II Is
thought that the private dining room
at Hotel Tulsa will be crowded to-
morrow noon. Although he comes as
representing of the fina nee com
rnittee Mr.. Gilbert will rot ask for
contributions. but confine himself TO
a resume of the present adminlstra-
tion's acts He is close in touch with
the situation and probably Will Say
come things that have never before
been said
Acting under the instructions of the
county committee the subcommittee &c
appointed for the purpose OF orFsniZ-
ing q young mems ,lub last night
Issued a call for a meeting TO be held
Friday night at 8 o'oclociS In the Off
ces OF r. W. Kellorgh in the Palace
building The call Is sigred by f
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