The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-03-20
For city Council.
Fnr Memhere of schooI Hoard.

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second ward H. NJ. Fielding
Third ward .......---. .-..-....... George JunCdn
Fourth ward ...... ............--... W. ~ Meittn
west Fiith ward .. .......... A. Z. Portwood
The Republican convention called at
the probate court room last night
might properly be characterized as
comedy with tragedy trimmings. 1t
was a cut and dried affair INTO which
nothing should be injected that did
not SAVIOR OF harmony. City Chairman
Dan Widmer called the meeting to
order, read the call, and asked for nomi-
nations for temporary chairman. w.
Ii. Merten was chosen with unsnim-
ity that was encouraging. A slight
hitch in the harmony program oc-
CURED in the selection Of the secretary
when Frank Greer, white, and B. II.
Garrett, colored, we're nominated.
Greer, oily and suave, and knowing
that empty honor was all that would
be accorded the colored element, tried
to withdraw in favor of his darker
brother, but the convention would not
have IL, and he had the modification
of defeating his sombre rival by vote
OF twenty-five TO seven. Finally oil
was poured on the troubled waters by
selecting Garrett as assistant secretary
and by giving most OF the places on
committees TO that important factor
in Republican politics that is emil
nently qualified TO vote but unfit 20
hold Office, from the Republican stand
point-the negro.
The slight riffs in the harmony pro-
gram TO this time we're OF the nature
of easy honors and so continued even
when Dan Widmer defeated Harry
Houston for city attorney. A veritAble
love feast followed Widmers success
and the victor ard vanquished shook
hands and pledged eternal fidelity.
But when nominating speeches for
road commissioner were in order the
blast Of WAR was sounded. The dingy
delegates seemed suddenly to realize
that seats at the pie counter were for
whites only. Right here the colored
voters emitted the dunghill tquawk
They had their collective eye on this
job and also a colored man-one j. W.
Proctor the position. When 1t be-
cane evident that white patriot
would also grab this situation, George
Champ, the dery Demosthenese Of the
First ward rose TO the occasion and
read the riot act. The mythical bel
lowlngs OF the bull OF BashAn we're as
the gentle sighiog Of a sleepy zephyr
across the sensitive strings Of an
Aeolian harp, when compared with
Champs stentorian tones as he de-
clared that IL was a case OF PIE or no
vote with the colored element. lie
arrAigbed Governor Barnes for not
recognizing the blacks and faid that
not job had been given to his race
although they were the winning ele
ment in the Republican party, both
territorial and municipal. His roar
was unheedeS and the colored lam b
was led To the slaughter to the tune OF
twenty-four votes for Nathan High
(whitel and seven for Froe tcol }
The divorce between the two shades
OF the Republican party, last night, is
absolute. George Napier Perkins was
a conspicuous feature and remarked,
when the negro candidate was turned
down, that they were digging their
own political graves This sentiment
was unanimous among the negroes
A disturbance WAS made by George
Duncan, the colored candidate for the
school board from the Third ward
who came into the hall in a drunken
condition. He was finally elected and
the funeral proceeded without further
external interru ptions.
All the committees were composed
OF a majority Of negroes, but that was
all the negroes got. The following
resolutions were passed;
Resolutions.
We, the Republicans OF the city Of
Guthrie, In convention assem- b ed, do
hereby renew our faith aud confidence
in the principles aud policies OF the
Republican party, which has given 70
the nation the greatest measure Of
forward progress aid material pros
perity known TO the history OF govern
ments, and stands today the peerless
example OF patriotism, Of liberty and
of equality In citizenship.
We pledge our party and It's repre-
seDtAfives TO faithful and eonscien-
tious service Ia the discharge Of pub
Ilc duty, TO fair and lust apportion-
ment Of the burdens of taxation, TO
the advancement Of the cause OF edu-
cation, 10 the practice OF the strictest
integrity and economy In the expendi-
ture OF public monies and IN the ad-
ministration of municipal affairs, and
10 the upbnilding Of the city.
A motion 10 indorse the city admin
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