The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-04-01
MEETING WAS
A CORKER



ing rally and showed just how strong
the Republican movement is in this
yeor of our Lord Dr. Slocum's drum
corps worked with the persistenoy Of
an electric light bin collector during
afternoon and night Mr. Farquhar-
sen. Republican candidate for mayor.
was anxious to draw a crowd. Charlie
Benfro produced several mustard plas-
fers and finally drew the meeting to
head by placing Col Seward on the
stand. Soon the meeting was in or
der. BY count there were 2S Repub-
leans present The background CT
The meeting was dark Frank Greer
was ASKED q start er Off He did.
His enthusiassi was as jolly as a fun
eral Then came Hep with a barrel Of
sausage talk about what Hep has done
for the city Hep is a fourfusher
right. Then FarQuharson chiped. He
talked three minutes on his past rec
ord. saying nothing. and was just pro-
ceeding 70 tell how he had made no
promises when everybody was asked
90 register at once.
Greers keynote speech was scram-
bied. His utterances and thoughts were
.mpassioned and ball-bearing. Swelling
ont his rotund form to unmeasurable
dimensions. the gentleman proceeded
TO think. "OHahoida City is filed
with saloons and gamblers" said he.
Guthrie has $1,000 population while
Oklahoma City has but 22.210. ad-
nit that Bnrnes administration was a
frost. and know that Farquharse:s is
a frost Farquharson has come to me
beilyaching that have not supported
iim and defended him in my paper;
so has Charlie Renfro. DR. Barker,
Judge Goodrich John Capers and 9TH
ers. but I have told them that Farqu.
harson tossed me on three jobs while
ne was mayor and can you blame me?
Ny life work has been here; | am a
pusher: | have done more for Guthrie
than any ten men including q c. Guss,
Frank Dale Dr. Hannenkratt, John
scothorn. Tom Neal and Mr.. Hunter.
Roosevelt called on me while 1 was In
Washington and rather like him. His
policy is my policy, only mine is the
honester Now these fellows born In
the south are drones They sleep all
the time We don't want them in our
business. Whenever you hear a fel,
low Dragging that he was born south
OF Edmond you MAJ put it down that
he Is a bat-ear BY proper propagation
Of the species you might IN time grow
feathers on frog, but you can never
worm a railroad subscription out of
Farauharson- We tried him. I was
with the railroad committee Jack
Tearney says. says ne, now make it
S25 for Farke, but I says no. Wen tap
him for $500. But somebody broke
the tap An the gazaboos who made
the biggest roar gave the smallest
amount Now what did Jim Brooks
ever do for Guthrie? Can you point to
one thing2 He pays no taxes and is
a llnocker Brooks owns no property
ia Guthrie save what Is or l6 fellows
gave him. / built the opera house and
the hotel. Nobody ever gave me any
thing that lean not remember Brooks
never, I'm sure. nor Major Mckinley
I'm heartily IN sympathy with Judge
Burford raiding the gambling houses
We want a closed, moral town I'm
saying nothing about the hunch | gave
the court about burning the gambling
paraphernalia. because I'm agent for
Globe-Wernicke and they sell the mod
ern styles OF faro layouts. 1 can fit
out tae boys, just as easy as Jim Cot
t.ngham fitted out Cal Minner. ]
built this town on 20 cents capital
and raised j. Golobie from a pup. and
7 don't purpose to be hornswaggled by
airy persiaage of a band Of knockers
headed by Humphrey. Beadles and
sid Smith. Im against Bill Brunner's
wagon proposition because Bill did not
buy the rings Of me. ! am agent foi
rings I favor Hepburn's stand. be
cause IT'S grand admire grand
standers Hep has fossilized hair on
MS tongue and his liver is corroded
with a TACK of knowledge, but his
poetic fancy does not extend 70 the
Village Blacksmith. and like dos
In the manger This is the last time
I shall speak in public. have never
spoke before OF aft But this assem-
blage made up as It is Of Democrats
aud colored gentlemen, puzzles me
Democrats are damphools. but car
work them; negroes can never hol,
oa.ce In Logan county; my edict hal
gone forth and ! care little what ski
Brown says. We want no clouds hov
er'ng over Guthrie and when / sa,
CLOUDS J mean negroes. Judge Naple
Perkins has bolted me. but litsle car'
4 OF course, / want Farquharsol
elected, but I'm not for him. "Dukei
Mxture' would paralyze my business
and nay business takes precedence owe
everything Ny an is here aud PAL,
uv having taxes uor ghae Darr D