The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-06-04
OKLAHOMA TAKES
CENTER OF STAGE
Muskogee Negro c o n
test Leads to New
G.. O. ?. Policy.
l0WDEN MEN ARE BUSY
Hert Leads Fight TO Seat
Hamon Delegates Here
Much Feeling Is Shown.

CONTfSUEp FROM pAuE ONE
Fourth Tho McGnw delegates wCro
represented hy finos Twyford ~ /
oklahoma CITY. who created - I
splendid impression by hia dircrtroaa, /
lucidly in argument ana hrovlty Tho |
Hamon delegates were represented !
by Henry Asp. Each side was gwen /
l5 minutes 20 present its case. In a |
Few moments II was apparent that |
there was a new high tension IN the |
committee This. because ~ the very |
apparent partiaiity Of the committee |
for the side of the case presented by |
TNyford Then the licrt KING, |
Keeling triniiy got into action, The |
10 minutes grew into 90. then into |
80 ana finally into an hour. The |
controversy ragged All resemblance !
OF parliamentary procedure dlsap-
pcaTpd ana the controversy dcEcu- /
Grated into a wraugle. NHp, reaiih. /
ing the rising tide Of sentiment +
against him, quakcd with passion ,
Finally. after two hours OF tho by
play the case was closed aud IN"
committee went into executive Sos
sion. Then Stanley Of Kansas
moved that tho McGraw delegates
he seated Ilcrt coountcrcd with a
substitute that the iiamun delegates
be seated lIcrt count"red with 4
still another that u committee or
three bo appointed by the chair 10 30
further into tho case and mako
recommendation. At THIS point
jackson Of Georgia again took the
floor and made telling speech
against the subcommittee hahit,
during which he observed That hc
with "A good many other members
were growing tired Of star chamber
proceedings" This brought Chair'
man Hayes into the matter who
wnnted to know II the gentleman
meant To insinunte mat there had
been unfnirness. Jackson withdrc"
tho phrasing that was uhjcctionable.
uamon In the meantime had as
sumod TO speak once or twice was
fitting about the chamber brnzenly
and others OF his party had not Oh.
served the rulc respecting executive
sessions. Finally Ilynicka or ono
brought This 10 the attention OF the
chair and asked why such practices
were tolerated Objections were
made In like manner from various
sections OF the room, the chnir
asked that all gentlemen observe the
rule and leave the room, lihmon
sank into "A seat behind liert ana |
remained.
McC:raw Makes Charge.
Perhaps the most effective speech
IN the sublect was delivered by
Committeeman McGraW. Iheto
was constant recurrence TO the sub
iect matter OF the debate ana not
the action seeking to dispose OF the
matter. The whole case narrowed
down 10 ono question, which was the
nroper committee To organize the
convention, tho old or the new. Mr..
McGraw's speech loft little room for
MISUNDERSTANDING. At this Juncturo
Hert stepped before the committee
and read the celebrated telegram
sent by whiting, then state chairman,
to the Uamon forces at shawnee,
saying that the newly elected COM
mittee should organize the conven-
ton and closing with the victorious
shout, THE old committee ia dead,
long live tho new
II was intended as a trump card.
The feeling was intense hut In
stanily McGraw Aprang to his feet
and with blazing eyes said, And
on the day prior 60 tho writing OF
that telegram which assumed to-
change the party practices In Okla
homa that had been followed ever
since there wac republican party,
Il II now a matter OF record Jake
Hamon gave Vernon Whiting $50.
uUu IN FORM Ol "a lNaH MfIlh'lN W
the committee turned and looked at
each other aghast.
Correspondents at the press table,
representing papcrH all over the
world, began to write furiously and
TO consult with one and another and
members OF the committee sitting
near by for the purpose of verify
ing what their earB ana eyes had
registered But tho steam roller
rolled on for tho time being at
least. Tho Fourth district was or
dered referred TO sub committee
OF three after much parliamentary
skirmishing during which many
members were so confident that
they did not understand what they
we're voting for. Chairman Hays
forced both sides to agree to men
that were satisfactory and they
were instructed to have their re-
port ready by Friday morning.
Then the Fifth district was call
ed up and In short order and by an
all but unanimous vote the McGraw
delegates were seated not over a
dozen voting for the substitute Of
fered by the liert organization which
forced tho question on substitute
motion as before, hut evidently re-
allied the danger Of trying to force
that through the ub-committee
channel As the COnn1Ittga ad.