Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-05-25
WORD TO THE NATIONAL
REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE.

terested in the Republican national
committeeship through the matter
was settled by the state convention
except James A. Harris and a hand
full Of his henchmen. 1t has been the
custom in this state to select the ma
tional committeeman in a state con-
vention. Mr.. Harris is the first to
| attempt to so back Of the returns
and repudiate the action of Repub-
lican state convention. For this rea-
| son II for no other he ought to be
| thrown off the national committee,
a place which he gained by stealth
and fraud to begin with. He should
not be permitted to participate the
preconvention deliberations. He is not
a safe nor an honest judge of the ner-
its or demerits of any political contro-
versy, and would not hesitate to help
any political scoundrel steal a seat on
the committee or in the convention If
he thought he could get assistance in
| stealing a place for himself The
Republicans of Oklahoma repudiated
him four years ago and repeated the
dose again this yea-. His continua-
ton on the national committee as n
member from this state will drive
thousands of Republicans from active
participation in the coming and sub
sequent campaigns. His election to
the committee will be an endorse
ment OF the crookedest political
methods ever known in any state in
the union. Republicans in Oklahoma
can no longer make attacks on the
crooked methods of the Democratic
machine in this state and expect any
person of sound mind to give seri-
Gus consideration to their charges,
and If the party locally docs not rise
up in unmistakable protest and repu-
diate Mr. Harris and his methods.
should he be seated by the Republic
can national committee, the Repub-
lican party in this state will deserve
to be regarded with the same degree
Of opprobrium, IL not greater, than
that which lies against the Demo-
cratic party for the infamous and
braZen election frauds and thievery
which 1t has committed or permitted
to be committed in the past, and
| which have done so much to bring
the elective franchise in this state
into general and well-merited disre-
pute.
Mr.. Harris was beaten fairly and
honestly in the most representative
statewide convention ever held in
this state He was similarly defeated
in every congressional district con-
vention save three. There are only
six delegates from this state that
have the slightest excuse for support
ing Harris for national committee
man. and even they, IL they regard
the action Of the state convention
with the proper consideration, are
absolved from even voting for him.
The two contested districts, the Sixth
and the Fifth. furnish splendid ex-
amples of the Harris methods. The
record reeks with fraud and corrup-
ton, and yet Harris managers have
printed brief Of over six hundred
pages to try and prove his case. In
the Sixth district he stole the dele
cation from Stevens county, and Il
was 50 rotten and paipable fraud
that mis- own chairman Of the con-
gressional convention. Ex-Governor
FurgersOn. who was slated for the
Harris candidate for chairman Of the
state convention, refused to stand for
the place. In the Fifth district Har-
ris was beaten in Oklahoma county
over two to one. That county absO-
lutely controlled The district Harris
supporters bolted the Oklahoma
county convention and bribed the
chairman Of the congressional COM
mittee, whose vote seated the fraudu-
lently elected Harris delegation from
Oklahoma county, with a delegate
ship to the national convention. The
action of the Harris supporters in
both of these districts is a disgrace
to the state and to the Republican
party. II the national Republican
committee seats the Harris delegates
from the Sixth and fifth Districts,
and he is selected on the national com.
mittee again. or prevents the election
OF J. ]. McGraw. the regularly and
duly elected national committeeman
from Oklahoma, the Republican
party will be in worse shape in this
state than It has ever been. in the
past. just at timc when everything
points to almost certain success. It
Is unthinkable to believe the COM
mittee will do such thing. except
under Information greatly ut 9ar..
ance to the facts 1t would mean
that henceforth Oklahoma will be Q
strictly southern Republican state.