The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-07-20
DEMOCRATIC REORGANIZATION.

[ "A o Democratic
Oklahoma City, July % plan for the organization oi the
party in Oklahoma will be considered according to announcement
made bv Ben f. Lafayette chairman special committee com
posed Of A. A. Mcdonald of Hugo. Geo L. Bowman OF Sing
fisher and IT, l.Fogg Fl Reno will submit report emoooys
a complete plan OF organization
The report called Constitution OF the Democratic Cen
trail Committee Oklahoma The first three articles set iorh
details o the plan and although several innovations are suggest
cd this part o report will likely call out few serious der-
opinion The fourth article providing Tor state CONFER
nce for the purposc recommending ticket introduces
feature which is radically different from anything we have had
in this and start lively argument within the
party ranks.
begin the grass roots by having meetings OF the democratic
voters the second Friday January the even numbered
years which the shall elect precinct chairman
vceharman and secretatreaurer to serve two years ana
to precinct committee not than two mem
bs OF said committee be Of the same sex The central com
mittcc OF each county shall consist OF the various precinct cha
OF the county eectng chairman vcehairman and secre
taryeasurer with the provision to and provided
further that the chairman may may not be member OF the
committee In each congressional district there be
greona committee composed of the charmen OF the various
county central committees in the district with chairman who is
member of the committee The state central committee
consist OF the chairman the various county and congress
ona committees Provision also made for state executive
committee composed of the state chairman the secretary
urer OF the state committee and the chairman OF the various CON
gressonal committees The county central committee is to be
ganzed within fifteen days after the precinct meetings held
and the county chamen to meet at the state capital not
later than February 2 for the purpose OF organizing the state
central committee The county and state campaign committees
of the past abolished all campaign matters being placed in
the hands of the central committees.
Section of Article III is important and will probably
with popular approval 1t provides office holder local
state national shall be member officer of the precinct
county committee hold proxy for member OF any
OF such committees The provision also applies delegates
the county and conferences which provided for
subsequent article the evident intention being place the party
organization entirely in the hands Of the people instead OF
trusting to politicians who have personal interests at stake
Article " provides that the state central committee may,
its discretion in the month Of December preceding year
which state election to be held issue call for state con
ference for the purpose OF giving the rank and file of the demo
cratic party of the state opportunity advise and recommend
democratic state ticket for all officers be elected the gen
era election by the entire state This conference is to be held
February Provision made for calling precinct meetings
elect delegates conference and the latter shall elect
delegates conference The state conference is to
adopt platform Of principles and recommend ticket
twohds vote in the conference being required recommend
candidate The unit role in precinct and county conferences
abolished and is provided that delegates shall be instructed
oher provision orpds precinct county and state conferences
from passing any resolution endorsing condenng any past
present democratic administration this feature manesty be-
ing designed to still further limit the influence of ocehode
in the party councils No pledge to be required from any
participating any stage of the conference bu all persons
participating will be considered honor bound to support the
primary the nominees of the conference and is
duty OF precinct county and committees use all honor
able bring about the nomination nominee at the
primary election"
Theoretically least the proposed plan recommending
state candidates offers distinct advantages the present sys-
tenn OF course will be objected that is undemocatc
and therefore at variance with form OF government but this
objection when closely examined valid The fact is that
the American form of government is purely democratic
never has been and never will be because with body
electors absolute democracy impossible Ours representa-
tive form OF government the people acting through those whom
they elect tor the purpose of carrying their Wishes and the
basic idea OF the state conference plan that the shall
through representatives democracay chosen 1t
mind Also that the fact that the conference recommends
ticket will not prevent any candidates desiring
having their names placed the primary ballot and thus
na decision will be left in the hands voters participating
in the primary.
# the new plan of party organization be farmonosly
adopted after has been before the democratic tf
state long enough to be thoroughly discussed and dgested
seems reasonable to believe that would give promise gooc
results both to the party and the people whole However
has been but little discussed except among those who take
special in politics. and the democratic hardly know
that 1t exists In our Judgment would bea serious
the state committee to adopt the any ote
radical innovation without giving abundant and opportunity
Tor the free discussion Of it. as action Of this sort Mou