The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-08-23
Big County Wide Party Demonstration IS
Planned by Convention; Orators Of
National Noie are Expected
DELAY ORGANIZING
CEN. COMMITTEE
Defects in Call and Small Attendance 10
Result in Another Meeting Sept. 4;
Love Feast" Held


A county rally, with orators Of state
wide and national reputation. will he
held in Chickasha on Wednesday, Oc-
tober is. according to action taken. by
the Democratic convention at ahe
court house In this city Tuesday af-
ternoon. Committees on speakers md
arrangements were appointed witEs In
structions to "get busy" at once. The
committee on arrangements is csom.
posed Of B. ,, Barefoot, Frank Pluto.
0. Coffman, J. +. Dillon and J. F. IIIsh-
op while the speakers committee con-
sists Of Alger Melton. I. ]. O'Neil and
N. M. Williams.
Preceding the opening Of the conven-
tion, a meeting Of the Democratic
County Central committee was held
FOR the purpose Of reorganizing tho
same but owing to the small atte nd
ance Of committeeman and some de-
fects in the call, ON motion OF Judge
Frank M. Bailey IL was decided. to
postpone such action until ano1her
meeting which will be held on ithe
first Monday in September.
Wickizer Takes Chair.
L. g Hutson, chairman Of the ,sorn-
ty committee, called the convention
to order, stating the object waa TO
make some plans for the campaign. 3.
B. Barefoot moved that the uaual
rules be suspended and that all Ddmo-
Gratis present be recognized as aeIe-
gates. the motion being carried. AL.
ger Melton nominated A. Il. Wick fzer,
superintendent of schools at All bber.
for chairman and he was cIecte by
acclamation. In similar manne t W.
W Clark was elected secretary.
Must Present Facts.
On taking the chair Mr.. Wlclkizer
thanked the delegates for the he nor
conferred upon him. adding few APP
propriate remarks relative to tho
work before the Democrats OF the
county I'VE are confronted by some
serious propositions" said he. sFinss.
the constructive work which the Dem
ocratic party has done nationally must
be placed before the people and inter-
preted If this is done properly we
need have no doubt concerning the out
come Of the November election. Sec
ond, we must perfect our local oreani-
cations in such way that thorough
educational campaign can be conduct
ed These are the main matters which
must occupy our attention at the pres.
ent time"
A Booster" Committee.
In addition TO making preliminary
plans for county rally, the convnn.
tion also instructed all the precinct
committeeman 20 work as booster
committee in setting Grady county
Democrats to 80 to the state rally that
viii be held in Oklahoma City somo
time during the state fair. Alger Mel
ton. chairman of the state committee,
stated that efforts were being mado
70 get President Wilson to attend this
rally but in the event of his inability
to come some speaker Of national
prominence would be secured.
Local spelI-binders.
Following full discussion of plans
for the proposed rally. the convention
resolved itself into a kind Of Demo
cratic 'love-feast" when B. B. Bare
foot made a motion that Col. T. J.
O'Neil be invited to deliver a "big
Democratic speech" The cro~d
heartily accepted the suggestion and
the colonel spoke for some fifteen min
utes arousing high degree Of enthu-
siasm. and he was followed by Judge
Grigsby. Judge Bailey Bert Barefoot,
Alger Melton Oscar simpson. r. NJ.
Kelly and others. all Of whom provok
ed plentiful applause
Explain Constructive Work.
In the course Of his speech. Col
o'Neii said. "we have an important
campaign ahead of us. We have the
merits Of the argument on our side
and we can win but much needs to be
done to get the constructive wol& Of