The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-11-12
keAroN assolurloN ro oLANe.
JUDGE Blerer Gives His Views on Con.
gressionsl Election.

A correspondent called on Mr. A
&. C Biertr at lis office to interview
him with reference to the cause OF
The defeat y, Mr.. Frank Mathews.
the Democratic candidate for delegate
10 congress. Mir p.rt. was 1stcd
the question. "Do you cotcede the de-
feat II Mr. Maihews?" Mr. Ederer
answered II understand That the
territorial central committee conccd-
sd Mr. McCuires election by d. small
majority. and or course if The cont
mittee comedies cur defeat the rest
of the Democrats Of the territory will
have TO do SO also From the returns
as reported. presume Mr.. Mcclure
was elected by from cne TO two thoe'
sand majority
Mr.. riersr wa then asked ITO
what do YOU attribute Mr. Mathews
iefeatg" 20 which he answered, "l
attribute W. Mathews defeat direct
w 20 what Is knows as the keaton
resolution. which was passed by the
territorial convenror at Oklahoma
city. after il had been turned down
twice by the committee on tlatform
nnd the ccrmta'ee on i2sclutin1s.
This resolution was used by he Re.
putlicans. as followed at the time.
and so stated to the convention it
would be- for the purpose Of maang
the people believe that the democrat
ic party Of the territory was agai st
immediate statehood in denounclng
the Hamilton statehood bill the only
measure that stands any show Of pass
ing congress AZ this session. The Re
publican papers am Republican ora
tors took up this resolution and argued
throughout the campaign that the
democratic Marty in the territory
were not IN favor of statehood, he
cause they denounced the Hamilton
statehood Oill. Tho great majority of
the people nf Oklahoma want immedi-
ate statehood. and while the PARTISAN
ship of the Hamilton statehood bill Is
intense. It's partisanship constituted
no reason ror Republican opposition.
and man. democrats and Populists
and cthcss oanosed TO The Republican
party wero willing to ,ake the weas-
ure with iie bitter partisanshp ratb-
er tlwn taEe any chance whatever OF
y ioneer delay of tatehood.
II was the false position which tho
Republicans placed us IN using this
resolution as a retext throughout the
campaign that has led TO our defeat.
When the Hamilton statehood lin was
psssed IN the lower house Of congress,
MCGUIRE bir vas turned down. and
che great priIsiple OF single statehood
for which the democratic party Of OK
Iahonla has 50 long fought was a1cQt.
ed. and was in favor of taking the
aggressive rather than The defensive.
and claimipg. as ! hGve claim ed and
as ! 5clievc the Democratic party had
a riph' to claim. that I've Republican
patty had come 20 the Democratic po-
sition on tho statehood question IN 5
resolution placed us IN the defensive
throusho lt tho campaign. and &c.
fensi,e can,naign is always a danger
Gus ono The American people are
active and aggressive, and they want
par'v that advocates measures in
stea y opposing the policies and
measures cf others.
believe the rcrolpticn in question
lost our candidate delegate from fve
20 eieht thousand votes / know Of
nothing else to attribute the heavy
losses which ~ ere sustained In Pot
sawatonhe. Lincoln Payne, Pawnea.
Logan. Nolle Kay and Klngf her
counties in She eastern part Of the
territory where ! know the desire tor
'statehO0d tn hc intense. as well as iu
numerous counties in the western
part of tbs territory where I am sat
ishcd the same desire prevails There
was a loss OF several hundred votes n
Logan cennty which was due partly