The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-03-16
Harris Men Profess Confidence that Victory
Will Perch on Their Banner When
Final Clash in Convention
Comes
MCRAW WARRIORS
CONCEDE NOTHING
Claim Chickasha Delegates by Good Lead
But Foes Assert Even Break in
City Color Line May
Cause Friction

The pretty little fight on national
committeeman, which has been stag
ed by the leaders and the near-lead.
ers Of the Republican party of Grady
county is fast drawing TO a close.
When the clock strikes 1 in the az.
ternoon, Saturday, the beginning Of
the end will have been well started.
When the clock strikes two times on
the same afternoon, the beginning Of
the end will be well under way, and
from what may be gathered from the
leaders and the nearl SOS, when the
clock strikes and a quarter the end
VIII be well in sight and the flags o.
the defeated will be bedraggled with
dust and ashes, while the banners Of
The victois viii be shaking their silken
folds to the balmy breezes Of vic
tory
Up tc the hour of going to press to-
day the McGraw man. in the local
fight for supremacy. are openly con
ceaing nothing to the Harris men, but
are said, by the Harris element to b.
making and offering and rendering all
manner and Kinds of terms in order
that their defeat may not become a
rout.
The supporters OF pig Jim" allegc
that they have the convention which
viii be held Saturday afternoon. las
seed. hog-tied and gone with. The
Harris men alIege that while the Me-
Graw men have fought them TO q
stand sull in chickasha, that the coun-
try has rallied nobly to the Harris
standard.
The McGraw supporters are stlll
claiming Chickasha with a good lead
The Harris supporters who, like the
Mccrawitcs, claimed Chickasha and
the Yullness thereof yesterday, are to-
dav conceding that the McGrawites
made few home runs at the precinc'
meetings and that the best Big jim
may hope for in Chickesha will be q
stand off. Out Of the eight precincts
including the one outlying precinct
McGraw men claim majority whila
the Harrisites say it viii pc a 5O'99
split
"But." according to Harris boost
or and worker and shouter the boys
from the forks of the creek are com
ing in playing the Harris band, ridns
in the Harris band wagon and making
ALI kinds of Harris noise" In sub
stantiating this claim the Harris FAC
ton allege that the couatry deiega-
,ions will lire up as follows For mar
ris Mincc, Pocasset. Amber kush
Springs. Bailey, simpson; douotfm
Tuttle. verden and Norge.
The Republican County Central
committee will meet in the Office oil
Iuage Eugene Hamilton president oil
The Grady County Republican CLUB
At ! o'clock Saturday afternoon, a.
which time credentials OF delegates
will he passed upon and the possible
selection of the temporary orzanlza,
tion's officer made. The names ol
those chosen in this selection wiii pe
presented to the delegates for ap-
nrovaI with the convening of the con
vention at p. m.
Rumor has It. without authentlca
tion however, that q little frict'en
NAV arise between lilly whites ana
those who may favor seating I"
echscker-board' delegation II Is also
ALLEGED that many of the rank and me
Of the unbieached element OF 1raus ;
division of the G. o. P. feel that 'hey
sbould have recognition, at least III
the pow.wow end of their partys uo-
ings.