Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-06-24


in attendance. although personal
representative m2de a talk for him
Mr.. Small did not deliver an address
Two for Sheriff.
Another unlocked for development
was the announcement by Lon KIRK
patrick of Broken Arrow that h,
would be a candidate for sheriff. op-
posing William Mccullough of Tulsa.
II was thought that Mr.. Mccullough
would be unopposed on account OF
the wonderful record he made by
I holding the office two terms, during
which time he was the only Repub-
lIcan office holder in the county. Mr..
kirkpatrick has had experience a,
an officer and is now a prominent
stockman.
A. A. Small called the convention
To order at 3 O'Clock. Following a
prayer by Elder Robinson, John B.
MeserVe, city attorney, was elected
permanent chairman and Il. l.. Essley
OF This city was made secretary.
A resolutions committee of five.
headed by w. T. Brooks of Broker.
Arrow, was appointed While the
committee was preparing it's report
several speakers were listened to.
NJ. Il. HOuser of Broken Arrow
made splendid address, but stated
that he positively would not be n
candidate. His friends have beer,
trying to get him to run for county
attorney l.. B. Baldwin. who has
also been talked Of as a candidate for
county attorney, announced that he
had not yet made up his mind to
make the race.
The county attorneyship t. the onlN
matter about which there is any
doubt. Several good men are being
considered and two or more OF then.
VIII file before the time for filing ex-
pires one week from tonight.
No Opposition.
W. T. Brooks of Broken Arrow II.
II. Rogers of Tulsa and John Denny
or Tulsa, all of whom had filed as
republican candidates for state rep.
resentatives. yesterday withdrew. This
means the nomination, without oppo-
slton. Of Glenn Condor and Mr.. New.
berry of Tulsa. Both of these men
addressed the convention. Condor
created much applause by his caustic
references to the last regular session
OF The state legislature, which he re
ported for The World
The Republican candidates who
were present yesterday, or who's.
names We're presented by friends. are
as follows:
County Judge.
Charles ~ Simons and Frank e.
Duncan, Tulsa.
County Clerk.
Mr., Lynn of Skiatook.
County Treasurer.
Claude Sample OF Bixby.
County Assessor.
M. c. Williams, Broken Arrow.
County Commissioners.
Robert Martin, Sperry; C. e
Suppes, Tulsa, ID. A. Wilson Broken
Arrow; Paul Meyers, Fisher. MIR
stone, jerks; j. p. Harter. Tulsa X.
+. j..
County Surveyor.
w. III. HendrOn, Tulsa,
Sheriff
william Mccullough, Tulsa. and
Lon kirkpatrick. Broken Arrow.
County superintendent OF Schools.
Mrs. Hester Wilbanks, Tulsa.
Resolutions.
The resolutions committees report
was adoTted in full and will become
the platform. 1t follows in full:
The Republicans of Tulsa
county in convention assembled
do most heartily endorse the
principles as enunciated in the
national platform at Chicago, and
hereby pledge our support to
Hughes and Fairbanks
We heartily endorse the pres
ent Republican administra tion Of
the affairs of the city OF Tulsa in
their honest endeavors to enforce
all penal ordinances
We pledge the people that If
the nominees of he party are
elected in November an admins
tration Of honesty, efficiency and
economy.
We condemn the Democratic
administration Of county affairs
for their permitting road houses,
gambling and booze joints to op-
crate in defiance of law, anG
pledge the people that If elected.
the Republican nominees will i'm
partially enforce all penal laws.
We are opposed to the Camp
bell Russell scheme, submitted to
a vote of the people, whereby the
taxpayers of Tulsa county will
be deprived of more than S1OO,-
600 annually. and receive no ben
efits in return.
We are unalterably opposed to
Ilt present. state duilHlSlf dtlOn'S
unjust discrimination in taxation;
partisanship lin school affairs;
wastefulness in loaning school
funds; creation OF useless jobs:
unfair election laws and the
crippling of the oil industry in
Oklahoma
We invite all voters who be-
lieve in the precepts above
enunciated to join with US in
electing the Republican voters.
We insist emphatically that
candidates for county Judge,
county attorney and sheriff !
pledge themselves before going
on the Republican ticket that
they will rigidly enforce the
liquor gambling and all other
laws. and will vigorously prose-
cute all violations. and If elected
will not discredit the Repu blican
party by winking at law Viola