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Show FRANK APPEAL TO DEMOCRATS Republicans of Oklahoma Ask Help to 'Save State From Disgrace' OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, Aug. 20 (Bj The Associated Press.) Ap-I I pealing "to the real Democrats," of the I SI ite who "stand fop orderly, constitutional consti-tutional government," jib opposed to thOSe who supported the iate Demo-, Cratic platform "designed to hold the Iradlcal Socialist vntn," thr If epnbllrans I Of Oklahoma declared In the platform adopted at their convention that "we frankly solicit your votes to the end that our state may be saved from disgrace and disaster which will Inevitably In-evitably follow the placing of radical leaders in power for the purpose of I protei ting the present governor and his asjoclat s from the con-ciucnres of their misdeeds." "Real Democrats hold the balance of power. Our candidates cannot bi elected without their votes:" It was stated In the platform as adopted DfiGEtfEatAOl CLAIMED Miss Alice Robertson of Muskogee, Republican congrcFflwomnn, presided! as chairman of the convention at j .which 2,300 delegates assembled. The; keynote speech was made by the party nominee for governor. John Fields. "Clean out the state house with us," was the slogan announced by James A. Harris, national committeeman, In an j address he ald was aimed at independent inde-pendent voters. The platform asserted the Demo- I cratle party in the state has degon-J rated while it has been In power, an l eharged the existence of an alllnncc between Democrats and radical ele- j menta 10 nominate a candidate to In-1 suro present state officers against prosecution In state courts. Full equality for women in party affairs, including the appointment of a national commltteewoman to act With the same power vested In the na-j tional committeeman from Oklahoma lis ride,1. Women are given equal n1 itlon In the congressional, county and state organizations. Praise of President Harding and thej n ord of the national Republican administration ad-ministration is contained In a resolution resolu-tion adopted. Regarding prohibition the rosolu-j tion said: 'We favor enforcement of all laws, Including the Volstead code, uiKb-i the nth amendment to ths COnstl- i t lit 1 o n " |