The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-04-03
Marlos Man Gets Support Of County for
National Committeeman After Lively
Argument j, Staged in County
Convention
FINAL ACTION IS
MADE UNANIMOUS
Resolutions Endorse State and National
Administrations, Pledging Unstinted Sup
pOn,to Policies Of President; HutsOn
for National Delegate

AT the DenOcrdtlc convention Helu
IN the auditorium of the city hall in
Chickasha Saturday afternoon j. D.
tee to select delegates to attend the
state convention in Oklahoma City,
April Il reported the following list
of fifty-two, which was unanimously
adopted. each delegate to the state
convention to be entitled to one-half
vote and the unit rule TO apply: J. b.
Bowers. Amber; c. b. Campbell Ira
Johnson and j. w Morgan, Minco; A.
E. Henning, r. p. Henry and j. r..
Shelton. Tuttle; X. p. Winn and r. s.
Osborne, Pocasset; H. X. Ellis and G..
w. Austin, Yerden; c. II. Bowers
Hillsboro, c. Al. Lents, Ninnekah; j.
r. Burleson and S. Il. Lee. Washing
ton; X. II. May. Starr; William Hunt
ley, G. W. Crittenden. M. X Collins
and Joe Mcdonald Rush Springs; T.
r. Baker. simpson; William PursIey.
Pursley; Joe Martin. Bradley; Robert
Alexander. Alex: Walter Griffin and
G. A. Dearmon. Naples; J. d. Car
michael, NJ r. Courtney, Il. II. VIII
son. F. n. Bailey, O. Coffman, l.. G.
Hutson. y. B. Rarefoot. Frank gPl lato,.
n. NJ Williams, John Lewis, win
Linn. Col O'Neil. Ed F. Johns. r. E.
Davenport. Bob Murray. s. c. Durbin,
w +. Ramey. Ad Melton, George
Barefoot ]. r. Callahan, l.. A. San
ders. Alger Melton Jim Dillon. A. L.
Herr. l.. +. Emanuel, Chickasha.
The selection Of the delegates fol-
lowed the adoption OF the report Of
the resolutions committee, carrying
with it a resolution endorsing and in
structing for Tom Wade for national
committeeman.
When the report OF the resolutions
committee came before the convention
for adoption a miniature tempest start
ed in the anti-wade wing, led by DR..
A. E. Henning of Tuttle, and Frank
Plato of Chickasha This discussion
ended in withdrawal OF original Wade
. endorsement. Section 6. and the adop
tion of substitute section. introduc-
cd by Judge Williams. the substitute
carrying the Wade instruction.
The time Of the convention was oc-
cupied for one hour and twenty min
utes in the effort to send an unin-
structed delegation. led by Dr. Hen
ming. who had been defeated earlier
in the day by II. X. Ellis. of Verden,
for the temporary chairmanship. At
tines the discussion between the
Wade and the Lafayette factions
waxed warm and the rulings of the
chair would be appealed from, while
motions and counter-motions would
be made and withdrawn or voted
down.
The elimination of the argument
was reached when Frank Plato, of the
anti-Wade faction declared that II
would be bad politics to instruct for
Wade because he was national bank
or and this fact. coupled with the
usurv law, would result in large de.
Election of Democratic voters TO the
Socialist ranks. To this assertion ].
w. Morgan. OF Minco. replied in a ten
minute talk in which he stated that
any man who would desert the party
on this account was already at heart
socialist aud not a Democrat.
Following the remarks of Mr.. Nor
gan. which were received with vocif-
erous applause the vote on the Will
liams substitute for number six of the
resolutions was taken up by precincts.
Before the roll call of precincts had
been completed, however, DR.. Hen
ming, of the anti-Wade element inter-
rupted and asked that the resolution !
carrying with 1t the Wade instruction,
be adopted unanimously. you've got
us beat. so let's make it by acclama-
ton" Dr. Henning said
The resolutions as reported finally
and adopted follow:
1. We express our faith in the abil-
ifv of the Democratic party to guaran. '