The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-08-09

lifelong Republican. Ia spite Of op.
position, had the audacity to place r
white candidate In nomination for
county clerk against the machine can.
didate, d negro. Then the white Mig
gers showed their gall and teeth. and
demanded that the roll be called so as
TO show clearly al who dared to vote
against the negro Whenever a vote
was announced for the white man, the
white nigFcrs would madiy cry ont
Give MS his name: we want to know
who dares to vote against johnson 50
we can attend to him in the future :"
OF course this over-awed delegates
who would have gladly supported The
white man, and when the result was
announced. It was found that The ne.
gro had won ont with practically an
unanimous vote. his white opponent
having only received ten votes FOR the
place.
And that convention was a corRer
from any viewpoint The writer had
the duty Of reporting It for the Daily
Leader, aud was instructed to say as
little as possible about negro dele
gates and methods, as IL would hurt
the city and county TO have the truth
known. But over my own signature
and on my own responsibility, desire
at this time to state that the majority
Of wlite delegates attempedno conceal
ment Of their disgust at that black
swarm )f venal negro delegates who
dominated the convention and render
ed It's deliberations ridiculous The
reporters table was surrounded by ne
groes who were not delegates. and the
editor of the morning paper was
crowded ous Of his seat by a negro and
had to find one elsewhere Farmer
Dooljttle the Wichita Eagle represen.
tative. finding his seat occupied by
negro named Jake Carter. asked for
Is and was told he could not have It.
and the chairman had to fix seat for
Doollttlc on the stage Another ne
gro. "Elder" Reed. so drunk be could
hardly walk, crowded over the news
paper men and fell in drunken stupor
on the stage, where ne proce eded to 90
to sleep ard so remained until Walter
Ferguson. son Of Governor Ferguson. !
aroused the drunken negro. and insist.
ed on his making a speech, which be
10 do. until called down by /
Juige G. N Perkins. of the Guide, who
assisted by another decent negro
whose name is unknown to the writer 4
soundly rated young Ferguson for rib
hing the drunken negro up to disturb
the convention which was in fun bias,
all he time
These are only few Of the side
lights OF the convention. It was dis
disgraceful--a black horror
whore few decent white and black
men attempted IN vain to keep up ap-
peaFances Notwithstanding It Is a
felony under the laws OF Oklahoma TO !
in any manner bribe delegate 10 a
cons ention. dozens OF white delegates
iefl the convention with loud eSclama-
lions Of disgust, and openly asserted
that certain candidates bought up ne.
gro delegations like sheep.
Now II this article works harm to
Guthrie ana Logan county it must be
thar the diabolical work
described was the work OF the few
white niggers here, and does not meet
ho approval Of any good cltizens
white or black. It is sometimes ncces-
5ary to use the surgeons knife to re.
move ulcers from the human body he
lore a cure can he effecred; and hlle
harm may come from pub
icny Of this kind. II the result should
be TO correct crying evils that all ac-
to exist, the outcome would
entirely justify the meaps.
l said would not attempt 10 answer
he er.,ole in the morning paper, but
wish to call the attention Of the
alicr of hat remarkable article to
he fact that comparison between the
population, white and black, OF Guth-
rie and that of other cities. viii serve
no purpose. and effect no proof other