Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-11

men. With 554 delegates not instruct
ed the contest will be hot from the
start.
Lafayette men are placing great
store by the 554 uninstructed dele
gates to the convention which will be
staged at 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing. As the contest stands now
Wade men are claiming three hum
dred and fifty delegates pledged, La
fayette 23G and there are 55i unin-
structed. Much depends upon the
temporary roll call which will decide
what delegations should be seated.
there being several contests. Then
there comes the other question, will
the convention credentials committee
follow out the executive committees
action in the matter Of seating delega-
tions from the contesting counties?
Wade supporters have practically
agreed upon Judge Preston =. Davis
of Ninita for temporary chairman of
the convention and George Short OF
McCurtain county and Joe Higgin-
botham Of Alfalfa county for tempor-
airy secretaries. Lafayette men have
not mentioned their choice for the
temporary organization.
Fight Brings out Lineup
That the fight between Lafayette
and Wade has brought out the line
up dedlIlSl Governor NlllldflS lS re-
Vealed more distinctly than ever. Ex-
Governor Cruce and number Of the
appointees under his administration
are identified with the Lafayette
crowd and could he found at his
hoadquarters during the day receiving
callers. While there are a number of
state officials and their appointees
who are in the Lafayette bandwagon.
or rather the j. b. A. Robertson
what 1t is. they were not cOnspicu-
ously absent from their duties in the
state house.
Wade men claim there is no posi- |
bic chance for him to be defeated
with the lineup they now have. Yet
they do not dispute the fact that three |
hundred and fifty delegates out of
ll26 will not cinch anything. The |
Lafayette men have always depended
largely upon the uninstructed dele |
gates coming to the convention. In
fact they have claimed that Just be-
cause they were uninstructcd portend-
ed Il Lafayette victory.
Dark Horse Up.
The latest development. however. is |
the dark horse. This story comes
from Lafayette headquarters and in |
dicltes the only move toward "A COM
promise by the Lafayette men 1t |
may be said to be their only sign of
uncertainty for Lafayette. 1t is pro-
posed, however. that If ii he found |
that Lafayette cannot win, and the !,
contest takes on any sign Of dead
lock. that west side man will be |
proposed. in which II will he the in |
tontion to carry the convention off It's |
feet. The west side man is state
Senator j.. l.. Mitchell. president pro
tempore of the senate. He lives at
Cheyenne, in Roger Mills county.
Several members Of the legislature.
who do not take cheerfully to the |
governors action in getting into the
race of the national committeeman,
are not satisfied. and they are fight
ing Wade probably more on the gov
crnor's account than they are opposed |
to Wade. This condition of affairs is
going to make the convention as "A
whole interesting, although after 1t
Is all over, the usual resolutions en-
dorsing the state administration will |
be unanimously adopted.
Send 10 Delegates.
1t was practically settled today that
forty delegates with "A half vote each
would be sent to the national conven-
ton instead of twenty, the states reg
ular apportionment. This would give
n larger representation. II is under
stood that one delegate at large would
he selected from each congressional
district, and that each member of the
congressional delegation would be
placed on the delegation. This is the
plan being discussed more than any
other. and it would, if iudiclously en-
forced. soften the feelings of the man
Who is defeated for national commit
.ceman.