The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-08-22
sLuooiNo TIE new STATE AT THE OUTSET.

The expected has happened The gerrymandering
ycple the districng board has completed its 'abors
That the "abors really completed three months ago
diminution to the created by the final
nouncement That the board has carried out the strict
edcts of the machine not be dsputedthe districng
exceeds the widest wishes OF the narrowmnded
partisan in She Republican ranks cursory Of
the districts mapped out in the western portion Of the
proves concusvely that the board has
received dctatons corporations
be with hafone contingencies In years past
there have been capital gerymanders pushed onto
people Oklahoma all pale into insignihcance
beside this contribution the curosites Of political
greed avarice and desire supremacy.
In plain words the state has not been distrcted
according to population.
Il has been gerrymandered according to Republican
votes
Every crooked and warped district line, every shoe
string trail the cutting up Of Democratic strong
hold
The dstricting is a bunco complete and made to order
Voted as it now stands the constitutional convention
would be largely Republican
But Republicans will rebel against this brazen
usurpation Of the machine.
In portions OF the state degree moderation
is shown though member of the board momen
tarily embued with spirit Of fairness and fearful of
sandbaggng results had prevailed in his
give the people occasional show, but the part
the adro steeplAchasing in hicky populated districts
shows that the districng board had but one and only
one oplect IN view; steal the constitutional cOnVen
ton for that portion the Republican party known as
"striped.belly corporatonsts"
Glaring examples Of budgeon work given in west
ern Oklahoma, where Democratic abound
For instance E Reno a Republican city, is triced up
jacks and moved bodily south the river into the
Democratic songhoJs of Southern Canadian where the
Bohemian settlements flourish.
Custer county is stabbed twice IN the back and once
In the groin in order to make II leak Republican blood
Southwest Custer is Democratic densey populated
BY extraordinary effort woodward county is yoked to
Day in portion where the Republican vote of Day can
kill the Democratic vote of southeast woodward The
46h district the money The part OF Roger Mills
the west part Of Washita the portion Of Custer
are strongly Democratic The side Of washta is
Republican. The board long chance getting in
man" by hooking these widely separated parts and
capped the deal by throwing the
Republican corner of the county when Corden and two
townships entitled to be district.
Il is needless TO comment the hx-up this county
Old Logan the board sleepess nights by
ignoring all Democratic pleas for fair deal the
finally matters for favore" corporate Repub
lican The Democrats OF Logan handicapped in
every district and those in the Fourth ward Guthrie
practically denied the exercise OF suffrage
The constitutional campaign will be on and 1t
will continue two months In that time people
the state viii experience aud "eyeopening" II there
be efficacy In the deal" then the indignant people
Of the state viii certainly rebuke the party that
responsible for attempting corrupt the al the
out set by saddling h with daborca geuymander the
only purpose Of which is to MI the constitutional
tion with delegates who will be favorable the system
and the Interests"