The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-25
CEISSLER REPLY
TO MELTON READ
AT STATE MEET
Republican Committee Begins
Work on Election Law

The sub committee OF the republican
ttale committee appointed TO consider
. new election law, ha, been conducting
an all day conference ON the subject at
Ihe SkiNln. under lhe leadership Of the
chairman Of the state committee, Arthur
H Gcisslcr
The republicans were interested in the
letter sent 90 Mr. Gclsslcr by Nlger
Melton. chairman of the state demo
cratic central committee II was an
bounced this afternoon that IN Mr.
Melton, letter opposing the republicans
lralilng new election law, lhc repub-
licans had found Two or three sug-
geSii1n, which they Will hesitate 10 IN
corporate 10 their ucw law
GeisSler Replies.
The conference today heard Gri,,ler's
teply 90 Melton read and expressed %,
approval OF the letter. before II was sent
N the chairman of ihc democratic cen
fal committee This reply IN part IS
b follows
Republicans are Ht one with you
In believing that nll good citizens
should assist ln maintaining repre-
sntiNe form ut government In order
thHt the same may Dee more than "a
sham, we must have honest elections
II ls to be regretted that the poll
ticiing IN power have not seen m 10
accord the same 90 tho people Of tho
state of oklahoma.
Republicans have always felt
most earnestly that, while the coun-
try IN Ht Wur itH efficiency In the
prosecution NJ the same could be- In
creased hy giving representative gov
eminent 90 the people ~ this state
and n non partisan administration TO
the nation Both Of these things
have been denied hy that portion ~
tho democratic pHTty which is en-
trusted with the affairs ~ govern
ment So. while the democratic ma
tionul committee and the democratic
politicians iu this state are huslly en-
gagged in wnring campaign for the
pcrpctuntion I'm power ~ the demo
cratic pnrty, the republican party
will gO before the people with ils
cause. appealing FOR support 10 all
GOOD citizens. regardless ~ past pOlt-
tCal Hfflintinn Meanwhile. I'm the
matter NJ the war the republican
party viii continue 10 display that
natchloss loyalty 10 country and that
DISTINGUISHED the republican party
from the day Of It's birth unto this
hour
Invitation 20 Melton.
The republican chairman rcnews
his invitation 10 Nj Melton 10 APP
pear In person before the committee
a. present his observations aud suR-
pestiOns and In answer 10 the sug
RcstiOn that selection of election Of
FOL lr .l... .Isv.
The placing N RppOintive power In the
hands Of politicians and office-scck
ers, 10 my mind n is not q disgrace
o. hc u politician or office seeker.
But, whatever YOU may think Of that,
S-you certainly win not contend TINT
thc men COMPOSING the election ma
chinerv N this state are neither
politicians nor office seekers"
The republicans desired to have the
bociallStS Of Oklahoma send a repre-
tentative or communication to the
b)nferencc TODAY in order that socialist
IDEAS might he incorporated in the pro-
posed law The socialists, who dis
tusSed this subject at meeting held
Sunday. decided they would not enter
into the matter.
suggestions invited.
MANY prominent republicans have
been heard at the conference today
pmong them Senator John Golobic Of
Guthrie Judge + NJ Clark OF Paw
pee. Senator Thomas TeStcrman OF
Morrison, National Committeeman ],
McGraw, Judge Frank +. Gillette,
Fl Reno. and John NJ GeissIer Of
Walter Oklahoma City has been rep
resented by Dr. f. T Lane and George
IL Dodson
The Subcommittee announces it has
fnyitcd all citizens Of the state, through
The state chairmen OF the different
parties to offer suggestions for an cleo
ion system. The committee announces
DC will draft a new law before its hear
bngS are finished but what this will be
pike cannot be predicted until there has
been a complete exchange of ideas on
The subject on the part Of members OF
the committee.
One modification proposed will be
that there be a provision that each
political party elect its members OF the
Fiiiercnt election boards instead OF the
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