The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-01-20

communication he dextrously whiris
a harpoon and takes prodigious qren'
titles OF epidermis off one Mcclure,
known in the last campaign as Byrd,
and prominent contestant for seat
In the lower house OF congress. Har-
vev designates Mcclure as a "piker'
and "shorthorn" and traces yellow
streak IN Mcclure as long as a gam
jbler's dream. BY affidavits he shows
bad faith on the part Of the delegate
and discloses a contract wherein Nc
CURE is shown in a highly unfavorable
liieht. The specific charge is that Nc
cuire hypnotized one Mrs. Cecilia
cuittar. who was anxious to have GER
tain defects removed from her enroll
ment. These defects caused annuides
due Mrs. Guitars family to be with
held and diverted Harvey charges
that Mcclure coerced Mrs. Guitar to
sign a contract, and hints at some
things criminal. Extracts from Har-
vey's letter follow:
Mr. Mcclure says in letter, he Will
Hook the Guitar matter up as soon as
he gets to Washington. About No
vember 10, he evidently did, as the
commissioner of Indian affairs wrote
me November 25. requesting me to re-
port If had obtained any additional
evidence regarding the matter. This
order was given four months after /
had stated to the Indian office my be
lief that additional favorable evidence
could be obtained-four months after
the case had been recalled. In the
meantime Mcclure has his contract
ixel and is ready for operations.
when Mcguire told me he wanted
the nomination he was stranger to
me. AS he was home man, immedi-
ately promised my support. paid my
money to his campaign fund. have
shown him every courtesy. am a life
long Republican and frankly say that
where two men are equally deserving
in a matter of patronage, l would ia
vor a Republican, but ] would not do
so if it would be unfair to a Democrat.
The position at this agency is under
the civil service and is non.partisan.
1t can not be made an adjunct to any
political party while I remain.
Yet this man Mcclure asks the Dem
ocrats of Pawnee county to support
him because he Is a'home man-asks
them to ignore parties and vote for
him. Mcclure the commissioner, the
secretary Of the interior, anl every
one with whom / conversed in Wash
ington knows I repeatedly stated that
did not wish to retain the position;
that was in Washington TO defend
myself against false and malicious
charges supported by psrjured testi-
mony. Mcclure has been determined
10 secure my removal He knew Of
bis and his par ner'e deal and knew he
would not be safe from discovery
while | remained.
The only complaint that Mcclure
has made against me aside from the
above, is a purely political complaint.
He sta ed while n Washington, to a
member of the Kansas delegation, that
| was helping the Democrats, and
that | was appointed as a Populist.
He has sal to me, you've got a nest
OF Democrats over there at the school
and agency. They vote for the Demo
cratic party. II must be cleaned out !"
He has demanded that discharge a
man for no other reason than that he
Is Democrat. He has demanded that
I refuse TO release to responsible
Democrat and that lease the land to
a Republican for no other reason than
that he was a Republican. and his.
McGuire's, supporter. He has com
planned bitterly because responsible
business men, who are Democrats,
have been appointed guardians for
Indian children. He objected to such
men as Dr. A. II Bagby, Or. Palmer
c. Jay and H. E. Thompson. OF Raj
ston. as guardians, saying, They are
Democrats, pizen, pizen, PIzEN Demo
Gratis" He has declared TO me this
county had been colonized with Demo
Gratis by the preceding agents, or
clerks in charge, and that must undo
the work. He has declared that this
county must be made Republican. say
ing to me, This thing must be done.
There is politics IN It and. by Cd
J 1 am in politics in Oklahoma