The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-15

IN his veins but he charged as DelnR
Z false any and every accusation attack
ingthis loyalty He branded as false
ths report that he had been followed
BY government secret service agents.
He asserted Hamon lied when he said
such things and said that he is loyal
to the flag that he loves and which
he holds dearer TO him even than his
life.
Gas Out--Geissler Weakens.
The chairman apparently became
much affected The convention ap-
piauded and GeiSSler backed toward
/. chair and Imply fell into it.
Recovering he asserted he left Okla
hora City the day following the com
mittee meeting to attend business IN
p terests in cast Texas
lie declared his friends had advised
him against leaving with the state con
vcntion to be held three weeks later a
scattering amount of applause came
when the chairman declared he had
enough confidence in the people OF Ok
lahoma TO leave.
Geissler bitterly assaled The Okla
homan. which. he asserted had made
insinuations against him. He declared
that il had paid him to fight Tor better
government and to fight for the best
interests of the country that we all love
so well He asserted he stood against
pussy-iootlng He asserted It was his
belief that the republican party should
continue TO support the government and
said that the war could be better prose
cutcd il a republican administration was
IN control He commented on the ad-
ministrations so-oallcd mistakes and
tEcn added that II is the first duty OF
the republican party to come TO the aid
of the president with republican brains
and craftsmanship
The chairman then read letter re
ceived from James +. Watson, repubi-
can senator from Indiana. Senator
Watson took many raps at President
Wilson and the coyention cheered
when some OF the extracts were read.
Crowd Cheers Partisanship.
Geissler read that Watson believed
the best brains of the country belonged
to the republicans: that the business
men, the republicans of the nation, were
offering and giving more financial aid
to the government than the demo-
Gratis; that 20 percent Of the money to
prosecute the war was coming IRON the
republicans OF the country; that -
percent OF the men in the army have
been furnished from republican homes
and that % percent OF the government
offices are being held by the democrats
The crowd cheercd and there we're
shouts that the chairman read the let
ter again
Thanks to Watson.
Senator Watson's letter to GeissIer
charged that the administration is
spending money rccklessly.
The senator wrote that he hoped there
was harmony in the republican ranks in
Oklahoma Geissler laid the letter down
and said something about would to God
he was here to see
The chairman then asked that there
be a rising vote Of thanks for the sen
ators letter and one written by VIII II.
HAYES, chairman Of the national COM
mittee, who wrote that he was unable
to attend the meeting.
George H. Dodson, Of the Oklahoma
county delegations -Sas recognized and
he attacked those who had attacked
Geissler. He pleaded that there be unity
in the'ranks of the ssvssntion and as
serted that the conyeNtion must have
harmony" He declared that II the party
is to succeed that it must not become
divided. After making bitter remarks
about The Oklahoman, which he
charged with untruthiul statements
about the chairman, he nominated Rev
+. T. Lane pastor OF the First Chris
tian church to be temporary chairman
II was then that b. M Parmenter o
I.awton got the floor and he jumped or
President Wilson and the admnistra
ton with both feet He made some ret
erence to "the old woman with curls II
the White House and this brough
some applause. He charged that tn,
government had preached cowardice ant
that there was lack OF preparation
when 1t was voted to plunge the countr,
into war and send the sons Of men t
the front without being equipped o
prepared He said it was such a polio,
that drove the country into war art
that as a result of the cowardly polio,
that 100000 American lives will b
lost.
During his discourse, someone shout
ed "Teddy' and the convention shouted
for several minutes.
Parmenter went on TO say that dow
at Camp Doniphan a short time ag
he entertained soldier at dinner VIII
was soon to leave for the front.
Revives Disproven Knocks.
He declared the soldier informed hr
that he had been assigned to the ma
chine gun division and said he "wishc,
TO God he had been given an oppor
tunity to see and examine a machin
gun before being sent into the field.
This drew great applause
He asserted that he hoped a ma
! would soon be in the White House VIII
would not lombard the Huns wit
essays hoped he would not be one VIII
would 90 before the senate and preac
sermons; he hoped TO see one in tn
White House who was not a colleg
professor and a man who could cop
with Hindenburg.
He charged that unarmed sons wer
being sent TO war; that the party i
power cannot build a battleship in
? year; that the party IN power coul
not build more than one battleplane
year to protect our boys. He said tn
country had np artillery but that It ha