Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-03-10
DEMO MEETING IS
COMPLETE FIzZLE
No Candidates Showed Up
at Their Mass Meeting
Last Night.
CHEERS FOR WOODEN
EX-Mayor Rohde Made
Keynote Speech; De
Tended Administration.

The Democratic mass meeting. held
in the district courtroom last night,
VAS even more of u iizzlc than ihe
meeting held few weeks ago.
The speakers deplored the fact that
the party was split up, that they had
made no attempt to organize for the
coming campaign, and that there was
sach dearth of candidates two days
before the time for filing expires.
X-Mayor W. Il. Rohde made The
keynote speech of the evening lie
denounced the men who have fought
Eurns and other Democratic Off
cials, and his remarks were greet
ed by thunderous applause and lie.
verberating cheers.
Chcnalit vs.. Warren.
Assistant County Attorney Ed war
rem tried to put through a motion to
appoint a committee with power 10
solicit candidates for the various Of
| ficcs, but II was voted down follow
ing stirring appeal from &. =. Che
nault to stand against II 'hand-pcked
slate" Chenault attempted to defend
the charges against Democratic Off
cials that they had permitted boot
Logging and gambling, and pointed
out that the city had wonderful
churches and schools along with the
other things, ana SAID the Democratic
administration should take credit for
all of them.
With the meeting turned into a
near-mob someone moved to appoint
every Democrat in the city commit
tee of one for the purpose of solicit
ing men to become candidates and the
motion prevailed. The same man
then mleved that all candidates show
| up at the district courtroom Thursday
night and file for office. and his mo-
| ton was promptly voted down
Everyone filed out of the room be-
| fore the chairman had a chance to
| entertain motion to adjourn. Be
fore they left, however, the stentor-
IAN voice of Frank Z. Curry, promi-
Dent member of the party, was heard
laboVe the din:
you've beat yourselves tonight"
About $50 persons were present.
Onc-third of them were Republicans.
1t was not nearly so large a meeting
as either of the Republican gather
ings held this spring.
The Temple is Failing.
When the meeting broke up there
were loud ana insistert cries for Cur
rY. He refused TO speak, and with a
disguised look on his face, turned to
lllbSt dlpulu MN stlIt. tNtifillltu.
our worst enemies are in our own
party. The only way to get rid OF them
is to pull down the temple and that
is what the Democrats are going 10
do in this city election-wo'V got 20
beat ourselves to win"
Lee Daniel presided over the meet
ing, hating been selected FOR that
honor by William Strykcr and Mer-
rit j. Glass.
i'm, GNlfag ha irlt
He made one OF his typical Demo-
cratic orations. He predicted that II
the Republicans win in The city they
will do likewise in the county and
state. He urged Democrats to vote for
anyone who is nominated under the
sign of the rooster.
II. l.. Davidson was called on to
represent his partner, W. l. Williams
who was on the program but failed
to show up. Davidson said the Demo-
Gratis must repair the breaches IN
their party, forget the past and nomi-
nate good, honest men for office II
they hoped TO win.
Judge NJ A. Breckenridge was
called IN, but begged TO be excused.
Cy Avery ana Judge Conn Linn were
also invited to speak but neither was
present.
Albert II. Patrick made speech
along reform lines urging that law
lcssncss be oVcrthrown. lie said that
one of the two mon whose names have
been mentioned for the Republican
mayoralty nomination would not be-
'one Il candidate, and IT was up to
the DCmocrats'to nominate for mayor
"Bluc Law" man.
Assistant County Attorney George
Reeves said that the young Demo-
Gratis of the county would support any
ticket that might be nominated
Rohdc Cut Loose.
w. H.. Rohdc, who is being promi-
nently mentioned as n candidate Tor
commissioner. was asked to address
the meeting. He spoke at some length.
when he referred to the fact that no
charge of dishonesty or corruption
had ever been proved against Burns.
e. uinn or Wooden. the crowd burst
forth In applause and cheers. He de-
clared that wherever there was pro-
hibition bootlcggng would also he
found, and said that there never
could be effective prohibition until
The government stopped the manuiac-
tllrc of liquor. He said that the men
who have most severely criticized the
present administration are not worthy
to speak Ill of anyone, and character
lied them as trying to place the ofi-
cials upon pedestal so high that no
one else Coulu tOuCn tnclr toes.
County ATTORNEY Evcrs supported
the motion to appoint II solicitation
declaring that 1t was tho
only method TO get good men to be-
come candidates.
II Is thought that an effort will be
made to hold another meeting in the
tonight.
No mention was made last night OF
he fact that G. NJ. Downing and
Carl Gregg, present Democratic COM
nissioners, had filed with tho election
board as candidates for reelection.