The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-12-03
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mendous Republican mai)rities The
ncgrues, REALIZING their Importance.
made arrogant demands which the
| Republicans were unable to refuse.
so IT came tC pass tha. the negroes
| dominated ihe party 20 large extent
and secured about such positions as
! thoy asked at the hands Of their po-
| liticai associates. Many Of the best
offices IN the city and county we're
given 10 negroes. and the more they
got the more they wanted
But their arrogance and ambition
have finally received check. Leslie
G. Nihlack raised the race issue and
! forced il so vigorously 10 the front
that it became the dominant Issue in
the recent campaign in Logan county.
The election returns tell the tale.
| Democrats carried nearly every pre-
cinct in Guthrie, elected most of their
ticket and gave Mr. Niblack, who was
running for the council, handsome
J majority.
/ The most significant feature in the
whole matter however Is IN editorial
which appeared in the Daily Capital,
he leading Republican paper of the
territory II this article voices the
/ sentiments OF the Republicans, then
It clearly indicates that the eamina-
lion of the negro in politics in okla
homa is doomed
Maud Mercury Guthrie NoN az
i tSpecial1 What was taken for the
smoke Of battle, clearing away after
last tuesdays conflict al the polls,
4 proves upon closer inspection 20 be
negro oflciallsm disappearing in a
i cloud of iallots
i From th!s date Guthrie and white
supremacy" are to be and remain
4 synonymous terms The coioiel
brothc- will he expected to continue
his support of the Republican ticket
as in the past, hut his days OF office
holding in Logan county are done
The most signal victory was that
! achieved hy Major sdb1acK editor ol
the Leader" who overturned a Re
publican majority OF l,4OO, himself
carrying the district by 9eS.-and
This, too. en- the same day thai Con
gressman McCrire carried fhe c,TInty
J by the enormous plurality OF 1903
Every ,c0lered brother nopinated
by the Republican party uf this county
and city was buried nut OF sight
Johnson. the clerk, being 1871 short u
majority. and others almost as bad
The entire schedule Of scalrs takcr
by The Deinorracy in this traditional
y stronghold OF Rei uhlicanism foots uT
eleven offices--these being council
man, representative. sheriff. clcrlc
coroner. two justices Of the peace. tive
constables and two out of three mem
hers Of the board Of county commits
sioners. Mr A. p. Saunders Rcpubli
can nominee IN the first commission
ers dis riot committed suicide on
"Wednesday following the election. az
direct result Of his defeat and finan
cial complications growing ont Of a.
Now the party which Nominated
him I'm iis desperation al loeirg con
trCl Of The board OF commissioners
and fearful Of the result of The in
vesfipation which win follow the ad
vent of Democratic majority has
made the a-teiant 10 steel the elect RON
By losig t7i the poll books 81 West
Second ward n this city where o.
Democratic nominee fOf Commission
received his decisive majority This
q made possible by the inspector be.
ing a Republican and having the books
in his care. This gentleman is Mr.
John Massey. president OF the Savings
bank. and people here are 10th 70 be-
lieve that he VIII lend his influence
10 such an attempted steal However.
I'm the present mood of public opinion,
Il would be mWise for any man 10
attempt TO rob the public Of the fruits
Of their victory over the gang thai
has been IN control 50 long
As direct result of the edict
against nefro oniciaiisn ISSUED by the
voters Of Guthrie lest Tuesday. sew
erai building projects are being ma
, ured new enterprises are SHAPING
themselves and The city mas taken on
an afr Of husfling confidence ia lts