Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-03-05
Visit of Ponca City Man to
Rartlesvillc Enthuscs
Republicans.
WILL WIN IN A WALK
"Hc Is a Business Man and
the Type of Leader Ok
lahoma Needs.

Special to The Word.
BARTLESVILLE, Okla. March I
John 6. McGraw will have the nine
tccu delegates to the state conven-
ton, assuring him of the united sup
port of the Republican party from
this county In his fight for national
committeeman against Jim Harris.
This was made certain today while
McGraw was here in an accurate
poll of the county, where the Me
Graw sentiment is growing in leaps
and bounds.
''lf We want to so down To defeat
in the state this year and two years
hence let us stick to the leadership
of Harris" one prominent Repub-
lican said. but If we want To have
Il united party and win, we want II
man like McGraw to lead the party
in the state. Harris has had his day
in politics in state affairs and has
made sorry attempt at it, He can
not bring the two factions of the
party together and | for one am
unalterably opposed to him for ma
tional committeeman or for any
other place of leadership. We have
lecn following false banner long
enough and what we should do now
is to get right. get behind IA man
who is spotlessly clean in every way
and with such IA man we can win
A tall, slim, dignified man, the
type of business man that is doing
things, was seated in the lobby of
the nairo hotel yesterday when II
delegation o. Republicans called.
"Where is this man McGraw?'
one Of the callers said.
Is u Lumbcrman.
'"Th,s is Mr. McGraw," said the
dgn,fieG looking man, who arose
from his seat and shook hands with
the delegation. "And | have had to
travel all the way from my home in
Poaca City in the western part of
the state to tell you gentlemen that
| am a business man in your home
city," said McGraw. He is one of
the owners CT the American Lumber
company in I,artlesviile, one of the
largest firms OF the kind in this Sec
ton @ the state
I've are glad to know that" said
the spokesman, "and we have come
to tell you that we are going to sup
port you and we are going out to
work for you"
This caught McGraw by surprise
| for he was not expecting such an
assurance all at once. And McGraw
the business man, talked the "Okla-
homa language" with the delega.
ton. During his stay In the city
more than three hundred Republi-
| cans called tc see him. McGraw as
| sured them that he was no mans
candidate. that he was in the race
for what he believed the best inter
ests of the party in the state, that he
was sure he could harmonize the
party and that he wanted to be
elected national committeeman. Nc
Graw is making no promises of fed
| eral jobs in event he wins and the
| Republicans win in the national elec-
tion lie is not offering postoffice
jobs to every Tom, Dick and Harry
| which charge is made against his OPP
ponent, Harris McGraw made hi,
| with Washington county Republicans
| when he told them he had been an
| Oklahoman fer 22 years and had
| helped to build up Oklahoma and
was now doing his best to recon-
struct the Republican party and not
| tear it down.
vii. Win in q Walk.
Previous to his visit here, there
| was a movement started to elect a
Harris delegation to the state con-
| vention from this county. but this
movement was killed when a ma
jorlty of the party leaders and many
| others have openly asserted they are
| in favor Of an instructed delegation
| for McGraw. McGraw has six of the
eight congressional districts and the
| fight in the other two districts is
sure tc lie close. McGraw will win
| in q walk.