The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-05-19
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tiocai and territorial issues, paying
his respects incidentally to Messrs.
III. nm and Grimes. He was glad to
noto the existence Of perfect harmony
among Democrats and Populists un-
der the Democratic flag. Mr.. Jarboe
said much about statehood which will
give the voters food for thought from
now until election.
In the evening the speaking was
resumed.
The first speaker was Claude weav-
er. the brilliant young attorneys from
Pauls Valley, l. T., warm personal
friend of Mr.. Cross and an ardent ad-
mirer of single statehood for the two
territories. which was made evident
in his sparkling address which fairly
bristled with Democratic argument.
The next speaker was Hon Robt
Men of Newkirk, who eulogized Mr
Cross, logically discussing national is
sues and told some plain truths con-
corning the lamentable features of
territorial government, urging a uni
ted front in the fall campaign to elect
honest Bill Cross to congress and a
harmonious struggle to secure for
Oklahoma and the Indian territory
single statehood and freedom from |
the dominance of the Rock Island |
railway.
Following Nen. H. H. Hagan ad-
dressed the assemblage.
Hagan was in good form. His
speech sparkled with wholesome
Democratic wisdom. He analyzed
present political conditions in the ter
ritory, dwelt on national issues and
then in cogent language shove ly
Bill Cross would be the next congress-
man. He told of the spirit of unrest
among the people and their desire to
escape the Flynn thrall He damned
Flynn in vitroilic language and show
ed the animus of the State Capital
representation of this city in trying
TO weaken Cross by trying to compro-
mise him. Hagan is fiery and torren-
tial, and he never let's point escape
him.
The next speaker was Judge Gore,
the blind orator, of Lawton His ap-
pearance elected great applause.
Gore is gifted. After the usual com
pliments Gore entered on a clean dis.
cussioR of living issues. In speak
ing Of the territory the speaker said
that he was not entirely stranger.
True, he had come from beyond the
Father Of Waters, yet he had followed
the star Of empire in its wanderings
until il stood still above this Eden of
the West, and he would say in the {
language of Ruth and Naomi, thy peo-
pie shall be my people they God my {
Cod. thy cares my cares, and thy l
Cross my Cross" (Vociferous ap-
plause.) He spoke Of the election of
Mr. Cross to congress as a certainty
Most heartily do we ratify the nomi-
nation tonight" said the speaker
"and the people of Oklahoma will
ratify his nomination on the 4th Of
November next (Applause) The
thought the Republicans who meet at
Enid on the 25th of June ought for
once to be good and make the nomina-
ton of Mr. Cross unanimous. If not
for the motive of patriotism. then by
the instinct of self-preserYation. :
Down in our country there is but =
one word in our mouths, but one ,
name on our lips. and that is the =
name of Honest Bill Cross. We want
Oklahoma county to be in the lead,
and we say to you, where you lead, =
we follow. We viii follow Oklahoma .
county through all the vicissitudes Of "
the conflict. through the march and
through the battle however desperate :
Il may be- unto a glorious and tri- !.
lmphant victory" (Applause) :
Loud calls for Mr.. Cross caused the .
nominee TO make his appearance and
for fun FIVE minutes the cheering and
lpplauses was deafening and he could
not venture a word. When the din =
had subsided Mr.. Cross made a brief :
but telling speech in which he stated
hat at Enid the Democracy OF Okla
loma had given a pure white banner
into his keeping, and he intended 70
carry that banner 10 victory In the
iall election. and two years hence he