The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-10-12
DEMOCRATIC CLUB AGAINST WAL.
TON

Oklahoma City, Oct. 9-An organ
lied movement was launched here to-
day by regular" democrats to bring
about the defeat of j. @. Walton, on
the democratic ticket for governor.
Leaders Of the anti-Walton democrats
in 0klaeoma county, who are bitterly
opposed to the reconstruction league
and socialist program which they say
Walton has adopted in lieu Of the state
democratic platform, have perfected
an organization under the nams Of
Constitutional Democratic Club, and
announce that they will make an inde-
pendent campaign for his defeat in the
interest Of both the parties and the
state. THE party is without a nomi-
nee, " they declare.
The county organization contains the
name of lifelong democrats, many
OF whom have been identified
with party work for many years in
Oklahoma county. At the meeting
which completed final organization,
Fred T. Miller, live stock farmer, was
chosen president, and l.. f.. Patterson.
real estate owner, was made secretary.
These, with Robert l.. Peebly, farmer,
Eugune Wilmington, fire insurance,
Ben +. Wilson, farmer, C. F. Colcord
and many others were elected as the
executive committee. Peebly is one
of the most prominent farmers and
stock raisers Of Oklahoma county and
was twice elected member of the Leg
islature, chairman of the democratic
county committee and is prominent in
the Farmers Union. Wilson was
speaker of the house in the second
state legislature. Patterson is head
of the Tax Payers League of oklaho-
ma City.
Officers of the club announce that
they have arranged for temporary head
quarters at the Skirvin Hotel and will
conduct a vigorous campaign independ-
emily Of the Walton or Fields head
quarters for the preservation of dem
ocratic principles. Walton is con-
demned by the organization for his ac-
ceptance of the league platform.
President Miller expressed the belief
that the club will secure an enrolment
Of two thousand democrats in Oklaho-
ma county within week, and said
that lists for signatures were now be-
ing circulated, beginning today.
To secure funds for the conduct of
the campaign, n finance committee
was named, including DR.. A. c. Enochs,
C. G. Hill, merchant, DIR. Geo. l.. Gar
rison and William Alison, farmer, They
began work today. The preamble and
declaration of principles to which sig
natures are solicited, reads as follows:
We, the undersigned democrats of
Oklahoma county, believing in the
doctrine of constitutional government
as advocated by Thomas Jefferson and
Woodrow Wilson and realizing that
the radical socialists Of our State as
sisted by radicals from other states are
now making desperate effort to carry
out their long cherished and well plan
ned scheme to gain control of our State
Government, disregard its constitution
and plunder its resources and institu-
tions as they have done wherever they
have been trusted with power, leaving
bankruptcy and ruin in their wake, and
that in furtherance. Of this scheme
they have temporarily aligned them
selves with the democratic party and
by so doing have named its nominee
for governor, and firmly believing that
in this situation the democratic party
as well as the State of Oklahoma faces
the most serious crisis in its history
and that in such a situation our duty
TO our homes and our State demands
that we follow the dictates of our con-
sciences and our best judgment rather
than the usurped banner of our party,
do hereby voluntarily associate our
selves together for the good of our
State and oUrNparty and shall be
known as Constitutional Democratic
Club of Oklahoma County" and hereby
make the following declaration of
principles:
First. That no true democrat who
loves the honored tenents of his party
is justified in voting for the purported
democratic candidate for governor for
the reason that the democratic party
in the State of Oklahoma is without a
party nominee for governor as shown
by the following indisputable facts:
(A) A state convention of delegates
chosen from the various precincts and