Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-09-23
DEMOCRAT HEAD
HITS 3RD TERM
Judge Fildes Scores Men
Who Are Making Habit
Of Political Office.
DISSENSION IS RIFE
Says Meeting Held Wcdncs-
day Night Was Foreign
to Party Policies.

There is no room in the Demo-
cratic ranks of Tulsa county for third
tefmerS. This was the declaration Of
Judge Charles f. Fildes. floor leader
and whip of the Democratic county
central committee, when he dis'oV-
cred Thursday that a num1cr of can
didates on the county ticket had dared
to call a meeting among thcmselNe eS
the night before ana try TO engineer
the campaign without consulting the
committee
When this discovery was made 10y
the prominent jurist and campaigner
his Indignation knew mo boGnds. He
declared that the meeting had been
called by candidates who were asking
the voters of Tulsa county to helb
them into office for The third time.
II is the contention of Judge Fields
that such mcddling as that porpetra-
ted by the candidates in formulating
plans for the campaign without con-
sulting the recognized heads Of the
county committee will lead only TO
defeat and that II must he stopped
ana the third termers given a lesson.
Against Third Term.
II am against any man asking The
people to elect him three times to
an Cffice." said Fild IS Yesterday.
This is a matter IF principle with
me and | will never consent to II: I
will make this fight alone if | have
To hut | am certain that | shall have
the hearty support Of these brave
men who have held up my hands and
assisted me in my work in the COM
mittCe.
81 will refuse to abids 10y any plans
made at the rump meeting held with
out my knowledge or consent in the
courthouse Wednesday evening. John
Rcardon. NJ. q. Glasgow and Wood
sor T.. Norvell are with me in this
fight and while ii IS to be regretted
that there should be any friction at
this time we will stand by the guns
ard direct this campaign without the
assistance Of these third termers ana
perpetual office seekers.
I'VE will have our inning when the
county central committee meets in
81 ecial session in the district court
room on the afternoon Of September
23, and a resolution against these
fellows whose names have become a
habit on our ballot" will be put
through or I'll know the reason why.
The same clique that held this
rumr gathering tried to grab our or
ganizatiOn some time ago when they
tried to run things by sending a dele
FL ton of outsiders up to meeting
armed with proxies to represent ah-
sent members Of tho committee. My
resolution was mt through and for
turntelv we defeated them. ] won
that fight and I'll win this one. too
Iildcs Leader.
Fields was given a place on the
campaign committee named by the
so-called "insurgent' or third term
ers as we'll as Glasgow, but the bal
ance OF power is all with the candi-
dates and their men. Reardon was
not even accorded 4 place.
John II. Porter was named as
treasurer and the balance OF the COM
mttee is composed of j. -. Jones.
Charles Rogers. NJ q. Glasgow
Charles T.. Fildes. Myams of Broken
Arrow and NJ. j. McNulty ir.
Fildes has refused to recognize the
action of the candidates and will re-
fuse To serve.
A consultation was held 10y the
leaders in John Rcardon's office yes
terday afternoon. but newspaper men
were refused admittance. None OF
tho committeeman would say any
thing about what took place behind
the locked doors but intimated that
big things were being planned for the
meeting next Saturday afternoon.