The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-03-20
Appointed Under Act Of Last Legislature
and Will Select Assistants; Vacan-
cies in Democratic Central
Committee are Filled
MELTON EXPLAINS
REGISTRATION LAW
Measure Not Understood; Main Purpose
is 10 Promote Honesty in Elections;
Equal Opportunity for All
Vo.srs Assured

The county central committee OF
the Democratic party assembled in
Chickasha at the county court house
Saturday afternoon, being called TO or
der by Chairman T. G. Hutson, with
w. w. Clark presiding at the secre-
tary's desk.
With the regular routine business
taken up in regular order, the follow
ing vacancies upon the committee
were filed: S. l.. Newman, in place
of Ike Cloud, precinct l, ward 6; II.
Ninnette, in place OF L. c. Hutson,
precinct 2, ward A. Neal Foster, in
place of Vic Hulen Ball Park; A. II
Gibson. in place OF J. d Bryan, Mid
dleberg; W. f. Draffen, in place OF
MIR. Fatheree. Washington precinct
Chairman Hutson announced the
appointment of Bob Murray as county
registrar and stated that Mr.. Murray
would appoint all precinct registrars.
Alger Melton, chairman of the state
democratic committee, appeared be-.
fore the committee and explained the
different portions OF the new lection
law.
IL was agreed hat the precinct
meetings OF the county's democracy
should ne held during the afternoon
OF Saturday, March %, and that the
oelee.tes returned at the precinct
meetings should meet IN chickasha
during the afternoon of Saturday,
April i, meeting in the auditorium OF
the city hall.
II was further decided that the or
irinal plan OF ore delegate for every
20 votes cast for r. l.. Williams for
governor Of Oklahoma should be car
ried out.
Following the regular business
int, esting addresses along demo
cratic lines and commendatory OF the
roIicies Of President Wilson we're de-
liyercd BY Alger Melton, N. NJ. VII
: lialas and a number of others.
When the question arose as 10
where the convention should assem-
BILE. it was stated that the district
court would be in session on the day
and date set aside for holding the
convention, thereby barring the con
Seption from that portion OF the court
house.
Mayor Coffman Of the city of Chick
asha appeared before the committee
and. on behalf Of the city, rendered
the use Of the auditorium Of the city
hall
Mr.. Cosfman stated that at the time
he was speaking the republicans OF the
county were assembled in the city
hall's auditorium and said that he fels
the city would be glad to extend the
same courtesy to the democrats thai
the city hall belonged to the people of
the city, irrespective Of party affilia-
tions and that inasmuch as the repuo-
ltcaNS oil tne COulily 1inu pcNh "~A1N
10 assemble therein he hoped the dem
ocrats Of the county would honor the
city by also meeting in that place.
With thanks the offer Of the mayor
was accepted and the committee stood
adjourned, subject to call of the chair
man.
In the course OF his remarks, in adj
dressing the members of the commit
tee. Alger Melton, in referring to the
new election law as enacted by the re-
cent session OF the legislature, said
"There has been much criticism Of
the registration law. This criticism
comes from either those who 60 not
understand it. or from those who pur
posely misconstrue its provisions, be
cause they can never, at any time o.
under any circumstances, see any goot
IN Democratic legislation.
"eThe main purposes of this law ar'
10 insure honest and fair elections
both primary and general, by makin'
i: particularly impossible for persons
who are not qualified electors t
vote at any election in the state ant
go regulate the registration o