Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-03-09
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Regular Acrobat of
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Contrary to the prevailing opinion,
there is no record in the files OF the
state committee called to meet at
Guthrie. August, lSl2 tthc 18th as
remember iD by J. \. Harris, then
chairman of the state committee, to
consider and take such action and
means as tho committee might de-
tcrninc TO conuuct the state cam
paign of 1912 in the election of
President Taft. The committee met at
the hour named in the letter of j. \.
Harris. There were present only
seventeen regular members of the
Republican state committee, lnclud-
! ing Mr.. Harris who was also Il mem
her from his home county. The com-
mittce was called to order; no roll cali
being ordered or asked for Mr. Har-
ris stated that the committee was
called to consider plans for conduct
ing the campaign for president and
to elect a national committeeman,
audit accounts and other important
party matters. Mr.. Harris further
stated that he desired the committee
| to elect MIN national committeeman
to confirm the action of the national
committee In appointing him to fIll
the vacancy caused by the resignation
OF George Prlcstiy. y proxy holder
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'l.,',i ,o,,,hrs - tho con1nittnc
,',,"d for Ni,' IInrris Ton legal votes
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''"atiu,, CLairr,ou Uorris dur
i,' ,i,e f,",-,nor and nioht issued
tI7so iiIo,aI movies in his own hand
ana others in n locked room at the
Iano i',,o hntnI in C;utI,rie 4 nnmber Of
IT,rris, etrnnr friends and other Re-
ruhIicons advised him. when il be-
rann known iust what the stunt was
maj he Intended to null off. not to do
s,,b ~, indecent act only to he treat
od win - snocr and q horse laugh"
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INV"
THE state comnlttee OF l9lZ was
made up largely OF Kepupucans from
the I6 counties OF the state VINO were
active in defeating Jim Harms FOR ma
ional committeeman in the hepupu-
/ can state convention anu ioul VI.
| greSsional districts by nearly TO l.
| He held on to the state chairman.
! ship. and after Irlestly bolted ana
resigned, the national conmltteeman-
ship. without consulting the hepuph-
cans of oklahoma or the Republlcah
state, congressional or county orSanl-
cations, which were the only author-
( lty TO llll vacancy or 'nT s.a'e w
ha'loh9l com NJ ii'' 10 ""'
/ never lhNI,eu 10 ocoo,Ilc ''l','.u'.c .!''i,
/ recommended OF e'ec'eu ndtioha' ia,
| col'inl'leeidan pclure nol ,i si'loe hlS
utleat III I'I@ Nv thc ittPu"I'vanS -,
! inns state IN >IVEuId, Soi,tlltIoit OIt
authorl@eu ny y can illaue pS hll''so't i'',l
as chairman OF the s'"'e ooi'i''ii''e'
IN lYlo.
Ihe iact tnat MT iiatrls nelu oi,o
the state chalrmanshlp III l'iZ, Iaii-
ing TO lncIude III the cdil TOT lne sta'e
convention that year the election OF
the state CHAIRMAN, as had been the
rule in former years, was equivalent
to stealing the chalrmanshlp or the
state committee and Illegally electing
himself national committeeman IN
1912, 1t was for these tricky meth
ods resorted to in order TO continue
mmseIt III Soh'rol oi t"o panty VI
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