The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-02-23
YOUNG DEMOS IN
MEETING RAP 1t
ADMINISTRATION
Harding Clique 10 Scored In Resolu.
tIons Passed at the Annual Con.
ventIon Of Oklahoma League
Young Democrats.
HAROLD IS ATTACKED
FOR NEWBERRY STAND

okmuIoee Gathering Goes On Record
Urging Thorough, Proper In.
vcstIpatlon Into Report OF
office corrputlon.
OkmuIgee. Okla. Feb. 23.--Resolu.
tIons condemning the Harding nd
mInistration for failing 10 fulfill its
promises to the American people:
urging thorough and complete In.
vestigation OF all public officials sus.
pected OF misconduct or maladminis-
tr9tion In office; plcdging the
leagues support In prosecuting all
public officials who proceeded
either by indictment or being In
formed against" and scoring the re.
publican senate and especially Sena.
tor J. w. Harold. republican. OF
Oklahoma. for the affirmative vote
TO seat Senator Newberry. OF Michl
gan. who was charged with buying
his seat In the u. s. senate" were
passed by the Oklahoma League OF
Young Democrats in annual conven.
tion here yesterday.
The passing of the resolutions
marked the closing OF the conven-
tion. Pawhuska was selected as the
place for the 1923 session.
Denver Davidson. Coalgate. presi.
dea.: Mrs. II. A. DANCE. Henryetta.
vice-president: b. @. Gossett, Mus
kogee, secretary. and G. A. Stark.
Oklahoma City, treasurer. were the
officers named to serve during the
ensuing year.
Fight over Election.
Davidson was elected over Earl
Foster. of Sapulpa. When the roll
call showed that Davidson would be
elected. Ray Weems, who nominated
Mr. Foster, withdrew his name, and
moved that the nomination be made
unanimous. The motion carried
unanimously.
The election OF the officers Great
ed considerable excitement and the
nominating speeches drew fortL
cheers and applause. The conven-
ton was thrown into an uproar
number of times In the course OF the
battle on the floor, waged by sup
porters of various candidates.
John Pew, Of Kansas City, pre-
dicted democratic victory in Okla
homa and Missouri and in the nation
next fall. He characterized the rati-
fication of Newberrys election as a
scandal and predicted 1t would be
an issue in the next campaign. The
senate after characterizing the New
berry affair as a shameful use of
money" he said. voted to seat New
berry. Newberrys vote gave the re-
publicans, he said, the majority
necessary to prevent the ratification
of the League of Nations. The
League of Nations is live issue to-
day." he declared, las much as it
was two years ago."
The democratic party, he said, was
which stood for the rights Of the
common people while the republican
party stood for the protection Of big
business"
The democrats, he said, were able
to "clean their own house." and he
urged his hearers to demand proof
of any assault made on the party or
any man in the party.
The resolution, condemning cor
....~.l.u-. oNPion o1ppfaI bu thn
convention Wednesday afternoon fol-
lows in part:
"The League Of Young Democrats
expresses severest condemnation and
utter intolerance Of all those 80
either practice or condone corrup-
ton in public office, state or ma
tional. and demand prompt and
strict punishment through proper
prescribed channels, and before tri-
hunals Of competent Jurisdiction, for
all those who are either indicted or
informed against, and proved guilty
Of maladministratio whether the
offender be of high or low political
or state official.
"That we affirm our unfaltering
adherence to the sound democratic
principles that every office holder
owes an account Of his stewardship
to the people and that no officer Is
above the law. Conforming to these
principles we welcome honest and
impartial investigation Of every Of
ficeholder. We demand action rath-
er than agitation and If such honest
and impartial investigation should
show that any official, regardless OF
his Importance, has been recreant
to his trust, we denounce his con-
duct as crime against the state
and as treason to his party, and as
a betrayal of public confidence. We
pledge our most energetic and un-
firing support Of securing for such
officials, the punishment that they
deserve.
I'VE pledge ourselves, both as a
league, and as individuals. to use
our efforts and influence to the end
that men of absolute integrity and
honesty, be placed upon the demo
cratic ticket Of this state.