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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-10-11
Mr. Ham Resigns as Republican Candidate in Fifty
Ninth District and Another Convention
Has Been Called For Tuesday
|MR. HAM DOES NOT LIVE IN THE 59th DISTRICT

The Republicans of the 59th dele
gate district are today confronted by
peculiar situation. 1t was discover
ed after the nomination of w. II.
Ham for delegate Tuesday that he is
not a resident of the district. This
was not known at the time of his
nomination by the convention. Mr..
Ham himself was not certain whether
his residence was in this district or
the 5Sth district, and so, before ac-
cepting the nomination, and while
the delegates were all shouting for
him, he stated the case to a lawyer
who was present at the convention,
and asked what would be his position
if, after accepting the nomination, it
should be discovered that he lived in
another district.
The attorney responded that, under
the law ds promulgated by the dis
tricting and canvassing board, it was
immaterisl how long before the cleo
tion a candidate lived in the district,
so long as he had lived in the terri
tory six months and was a resident OF
the district at the time OF election.
Mr.. Ham thereupon allowed the con-
vention to nominate him, purposing,
if it was found for certain that his res
idence was in che e9th district, to move
over into this district.
Mr.. Hams farm lies in the northwest
corner Of the 59th district. Part Of his
property is in the 59th district, part in
the 58th. AS it happens, investiga-
tion discloses the fact that the house
he has been living in is few hundred
feet in the 58th district There is no
on the section line between the two
districts, the only road being west Of
Mr.. Hams house. and it was there
fore the general belief Of the people
in that section that they were IN the
seth district.
Even tho, at the time of the nomin-
alton Mr.. Ham was actually living
outside the district, he could legally
have received the nomination, under
the law as it then existed Today,
however, matters were further com
plicated by the action of the district
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-10-11
FAIRBANKS
viii Be in vinita Tues
day Night, Octo-
Der q

s. G. Victor Of Alton, chairman of
the Republican territorial committee,
was in Vinita yesterday. Mr.. Victor
has lust completed arrangements for
the tour thro the territory Of Vice
President Fairbanks.
The vice president will spend two
days In the two territories in a special
train, under the direction Of the two
committees Monday, October %,
will be spent in Oklahoma, the vice
president making his first speech IN
Arkansas City, Kan. on the line,
early in the morning, and ending his
days campaign at Oklahoma City at
night -
The nexDday, Tuesday, October %,
will be spent in the Indian Territory.
the special train leaving Oklahoma
City early In the morning, the first
stop being at Ada. The tour will be
completed that evening az Vinita,
where the vice president Is scheduled
for an hours speech beginning at ITO
p. m. From this city the special win
be taken to Kansas, where the vice
president has dates for the next few
days.
Vinita Republicans have but little
over week to prepare reception to
the vice president, but they will get
busy at once and show HIM by the
size of the crowd gathered that they
appreciate his coming There are
only four points in the territory where
the vice president will make extended
speeches, and these are McAlester,
Muskogee, Tulsa and Vinita. There
was a big crowd here to meet Bryan
few weeks ago, and while, IN the
short time in which arrangements
can be made, the Republicans can
hardly hope to attract as large a
crowd, it is nevertheless certain from
the interest that Is beginning 10 be
felt in the campaign, that there will
be a big crowd in Vinita a week from
Tuesday night Local committees on
arrangements will be appointed soon
TO prepare for Mr.. Fairbanks recep-
tion.
The full itinerary Of the vice presi-
cent in Indian Territory is as follows;
Leave Oklahoma City early In the
morning
Arrive Colgate 1850 a. M, leave 800
a. m.
Arrive Lehigh $40 a. M, leave s;l5
a. NJ.
Arrive Atoka $50 a. M, leave $40
a. m.
Arrive McAlester e:4O q. M, leave
l0:40 a. m.
Arrive Eufaula lI:o5 a. m. leave
ll:l0 a. m.
Arrive checotah ll:sO a. m, leave
ll:4O a. N.
Arrive Muskosee l2ioD. m., leave
1855 p. N.
Arrive coweta 2:35 p M, leave 2:45
p. m.
Arrive Broken Arrow 3:O5 p. M,
leave 3:25 p. N.
Arrive Tulsa s;45 p. No., leave i:45
p. M
Arrive Claremore SIS p. No., leave
5:45 p. N.
Arrive Chelsea '6;l5 p. m, leave $3.50
p. NJ.
Arrive Vinita 7:lO p m.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-10-11
Republican Club Will Meet.

The Vinita Republican club, EN-.
lracing the city Of Vinita and the
.ownship in which the city is located,
vim meet tonight at 1870 in the court
iouse for the purpose of making ar
angements for receiving Vice Presi-
ent Fairbanks Tuesday, October %,
n the occasion of his visit to this
lty. Other business Of Importance
Ill come before the club, and Presi-
snt E. NJ. Probasco requests that all
epublicans Of Vinita and vicinity
present.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-10-11

True and tried ffapas Of the family
-DeWitt's little Efly Risers. Good
pills. Sold Ny MaIArney & Meyers
and the PeopA Drug lore.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-10-11
For the Third Game

Chicago, Oct. With the Nation
al and Americans each a winner Of
one game in the worlds champion
ship series, the interest today is as
high as ever. The weather is slight
ly better, and great crowd is filling
the National league park. The bat
teries: Americans: Walsh and Sulli-
van; Nationals, Lundgren Killing.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-10-11

Harmony at Providence

Providence, r. l., Oct. H. When
the Republican state convention as
sembled today there was every indi-
cation that a ticket bearing the names
Of the present Republican state off,
cials will be made up without any op-
position. There are no contests.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-10-11

Fishermen Exchange Compliments.
Il am something Ct liar myself
is the inscription on the back OF q
frame containing a beautiful rainbow
trout lstunedl which now hangs Oh
the wall Of Secretary Loeb's Office.
It is the present Of Congressman
Cushman Of Washington state. and
followed conversation in which the
presidents secretary told how he
caught them cat ia the Kootenai aad
Nel-lHs'rrc rasutFE
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-10-11

As the nomination must be certi6-
ed to the districtlng and canvassing
board by next Wednesday, October Il,
the convention must necessarily be
held as soon as possible. VINO the
candidate will be is impossible TO say.
DR.. r. I. Allen Of Centralia will pro-
baby be put before the convention,
and the friends Of o. L. Connor also
are pushing him for the nomination.
G. B. Rogers will probably be another
candidate. Mr.. Rogers has been inde-
fatigible in his work in helping or
ganize the Republican party thruout
the district, is a good campaigner,
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-10-11
Bryan in Missouri

Kansas City, Oct. IL William J.
Bryan, who is touring the state Of
Missouri on a special train, is booked
today to make a speech at Lebanon.
He will speak Friday morning at Jop-
lin. Tomorrow he will make five
speeches in thestate.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-10-11

lnS duu CdIlNdSSlHB DOdlu dU MuSkORe6
in adopting rule requiring thirty
days residence in an election precinct
as condition precedent to voting.
This, Of course, changed the status of
affairs. As there are not thirty days
until the election, Mr. Ham could
not move within the district in time
to become qualified elector and only
qualified electors can run for Office.
Despite the fact, therefore, that
Mr.. Ham is without doubt a candi-
date whom the Republicans cannot
hope to better, and despite the fact
chat he was perfectly justified in his
course, under Che law as it existed a6
the time of the convention, the situa-
tion as it now stands makes it impos-
sible to be the candidate for the 59th
district, and he therefore, as soon as
he heard of the action Of the board,
issued the following letter to the con-
vention which nominated him:
To the members Of the Republican
convention of the 59th district, held
at Vinita, October 9, 1906:
Gentlemen
| hereby decline the nomination, as
delegate to the constitutional conven-
tion, given me at your conyentiony on
the above date.
Most respectfully
w. ii. HAM.
Vinita, /. T., October 11th, 1906.
Mr.. Hams Resignation will make
necessary the holding of another con-
vention. Chairman Murphy of the
district committee issued the call to-
day, as follows:
The Republicans Of the Fifty Ninth
Constitutional Delegate District
through their delegates met at Vim
TIA, l. It. on the 9th day Of October,
1906, pursuant to the official call for
the purpose of selecting a candidate
for delegate to the constitutional con-
vention, and at said meeting nominat-
ed Hon. w. H. Ham, as their candid
ate, and under the impression and be-
lief that said party was qualified per-
son for such nomination but upon
investigation it has been discovered
that said party named on that date
is not qualified to act as candidate
but is disqualified by reason Of living
across the line in another delegate
district-therefore it becomes necess-
airy for said delegates whose creden-
tials we're ratified and cinfrmed at
said meeting, to reassemble at Vim
ita, for the purpose of choosing an
other candidate for said ONCE:
All said delegates will therefore as
semble at said place, where the for
mer meeting was held, at the hour of
, o'clock p. m. on the 10th day Of Oc-
tober, 1906, and proceed accordingly.
c. A. Davidson, Member Of the
Indian Territory ExecG-iye committee
J. Il. Murphy.
Chairman Of the seth Del.
Dist. Central Committee
w. A. Day.
Secretary.
As the nomination must be certii-
The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1906-12-07
Shall The Legislature
AbdiCate?

Shall legislature abdicate the power
granted to it in favor of a political
convention that is responsible to no one
for its actions? Shall the edict of self
constituted bosses override the sober
judgment of the chosen representatives
of the people?
1t is the duty of the legislature of
the state of Idaho to elect
United States senator 1t has the
entire state to choose from and it
can be only from some silly alteration
of the mind that the members give over
this power to political convention.
1t is true that Mr.. Borah received
so-called nomination for United
States senator at the hands of the Po-
catello convention, but he received it at
the dictates of machine bosses and in
return permitted these bosses to name
the entire state ticket and to more Sc
curely fasten their grip upon the party
and state. The bargain made at Po-
catello was repudiated in whole or in
part by many Republican strongholds in
the state and was saved only from COM
plete wreck by the Mormon counties Of
the southeast Less than 1000 votes
properly distributed would have changed
the complexion of the legislature and
the boasted popularity Of Mr.. Borah
brings him through only by the skin Of
his teeth.
OF course the legislature will humbly
do the bidding OF the bosses and will
record the final coHsummation Of the
trade made at Pocatello, for abject in
its submission is the Republican party of
Idaho.
The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1906-12-07
Election of Speaker Should
Not Be Left to Packed
Caucus
}. Frank Hunt Again
Selected By Bosses

of its own leaders and the leaders of the
Republican party, and that for any lead
er of this church to accept at this time
from Republican house SO important a
position as the speakership would be to
cast the church and the Republican party
under still greater suspicion. Another
and more potent reason is that Mr..
Hunt, when speaker of the last house of
representatives, was leader of the faction
that succeeded in keeping that body from
fulfilling its parg's pledges on the Nor
mon question, and as result placed
the party strictly on the defensive in
the campaign just closed, when its po-
sition might have been impregnable
and without doubt cost it hundreds of
votes in certain counties of the state.
What is more reasonable, therefore, than
to say that it would be unwise to elect
any Mormon to the speakership at this
time, and doubly unwise to elect one
who has, through his personal ambitions
or the designs of his church, placed his
party in questionable light?
Viewed from political standpoint,
it would be bad politics, if nothing else,
to place such>a weapon in the hands of
the Democrats. Viewed from the broad
er standpoint of honesty and straight
dealing with the voters, it would be ut
terly reprehensible to honor man with
such a position, who, when formerly
holding it, used the power it gave him
to assist in violating his party's pledges. .
The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1906-12-07
Legitimacy of Timing.

The wise men in the East some of
whom have grown immensely wealthy
out of mines, are crying down the pres
ent inclination of the East to buy min
ing shares, says Goodwin's Weekly.
What is the matter? Is it pure philan-
thropy on their part? Have they some
railway shares or shares in the Whis-
ky trust or the Beef trust, or some
other of the innumerable trusts of the
east, which they wish to unload at a
profit? Have the men who have gam
bled in the shares of any enterprise
they have offered them grown so rich
that they are satisfied and are willing
to let their neighbors get rich? Or are
they turning to mining with a thought
that at least some mines turn out well
and that is better than anything they
have tried while all the great trusts have
been hoated?
We want to tell them a secret. Ex-
cept few in the great cities, they none
of them had any money to buy stocks
with until the steady flow of the money
from the mines of the West vitalized
their business, gave them the credit to
build railroads, which enabled them to
market their products, and generally do
a live business.
China has no end Of rich soil, the
biggest coal and iron mines in the world,
but the masses of the people are law
fully poor. Why? Because they have
no money to help themselves, no trans
portation facilities, no means to make
The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1906-12-07
clusively japanese.
NEW SIIRIECT,

clusively Japanese.
NEW SUBJECT FOR RHETORIC.
Call-There is good deal of excited
rhetoric in the message, based on mis-
information. We refuse to accept a re-
buke that springs from misrepresentation,
and, as for these "mutterings" of which
the president amusingly speaks, they
take their rise in a sense that the
American standard of living is impos-
sible in competition with the japanese.
We commend that to the president as
subject worthy of his eloquence.
Sacramento Union-The president has
dealt with this matter impetuously; he
has argued from wrong premises and
he has reached wrong conclusions. Not
even the big stock is big enough to
compel the people of California to do a
thing which they have fixed determine
ton not to do.
The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1906-12-07

their iron and coal available Hence
with them it has been a struggle for
food, fight against famine for three
thousand years.
Now all the money that there is in
the world came out of mines; all that
there ever will be will have to come
from the mines The dream of the
old alchemists of transmitting base
metals into gold has never been real
lied, and there is no prospect of its
ever being realized.
Before mines can be made to yield
they have to be developed and their ores
reduced. The men who find mines, as
a rule, are poor men. They have to
obtain help to do that. Why, then, is it
not legitimate for them to sell a por-
ton of their interest to obtain that
money? If they put the interest in the
part they sell into incorporated shares,
what is there dishonest in that? @But
the mine may never pay" shrieks the
wise men, There are chances, of course
Where is there not? If farmer had
forty acres of growing wheat which
promised twenty-five bushels to the acre,
and wanted to borrow 10 cents per
bushel on the probable crop, any old
Shylock would loan him the money, TAX
ing his chance on rust, wevil, food, hur-
ricane-all the calamities that follow the
farmer.
But if miner has prospect which
shows an ore shoot 600 feet long, 10
feet wide and assays enough to show
there will be clear profit in working it,
and wants to sell some shares for a
working capital, then the wise ass shakes
his head and says, "You do not know
that the ore body will extend down a
foot below your lowest working" And
this though the rule is that an ore body
is as deep as it is long.
In truth, mining is the most legitimate
business on earth, for these reasons (:
w Hdl lHC uilllCI ODtdlllS Is uGWly CIEdlGQ
and permanent wealth. Could the silver
that Abraham paid in order to obtain a
burial place for his wife, be examined
it would be found that it had lost moth
ing in weight, ductility, malleability,
tensile strength or lustre.
If the farmers in this valley were to
raise twice as much wheat as the peo-
pie could eat, and they had no outside
market, wheat would fall so per cent
If man had mine in the adjacent
hills and he could from it double the
money of Utah, he would double the
value of every other form of property
in the valley.
Money is the one thing of which no
over-supply can be obtained. Rather the
more. of it that is produced the more is
business along all lines vitalized Hence
we say it is the most legitimate of all
occupations; hence to open a mine is le-
gitimate, and hence when mines are Of
fered on the square mining stocks are
the most legitimate of all stocks to buy.
The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1906-12-07

The election of "a speaker of the house
in the Idaho legislature should be mat
ter of grave concern to every citizen.
For the past two sessions J. Frank Hunt,
bishop of the Mormon church, has
been selected for this important posi-
ton at the dictates of self-appointed
bosses of the Republican party. He is
again slated by the same power.
1t is time that the unholy alliance of
the bosses with the Mormons be dealt
with without gloves. Mr.. Hunt is in
no wise the proper man for the place.
His absolute subserviency to the cor
porations and to his church in its work
in the field of politics is SO well known
that comment is unnecessary.
The Capital News, that lies awake
nights, for fear that something may hap
pen to Borah, timidly inquiries what
that gentleman proposes to do about the
Hunt candidacy. Mr.. Borah will do
nothing He will do as he did at the
Pocatello convention, leave the matter
entirely in the hands of Brady and Good
ing, who will dictate the nomination of
Hunt
Mr.. Borah's actions in any emergency
can now be accurately judged by his alb
ject surrender at Pocatello, after being
given the plum he personally sought.
1t is the duty of Democratic members
of the legislature to take hand in the
fight as the Republican caucus, if par
ticipated in, will be dominated by the
Mormon counties, with the slight help
that need be extended by the machine.
There are 12 Democratic members of
the house. These should let it be known
at once that they will vote for any Re-
publican candidate for speaker who can
command IA votes against the un-
speakable candidacy of J. Frank Hunt.
This is the duty of the hour 1t rises
above mere party politics and becomes
patriotic duty.
Relative to the candidacy of Hunt, the
Payette Independent, loyal Republi-
can paper, has this to say:
81. Frank Hunts announcement few
days ago to a reporter for the Boise
Statesman that he would be a candi-
date for the speakership OF the next
house of representatives is discouraging
but not altogether surprising. Mr.. Hunt
has done several things in Idaho poll
tics that we're indiscreet, to say the least,
and it might have been expected that he
would keep on doing them. 1t was
hoped, however, that his friends would
have kept him from this latest and great
est act of indiscretion.
There are several good and sufficient
reasons why ]. Frank Hunt should not
be candidate for the speakership this
year-reasons so obvious that il should
be unnecessary to mention them One
of these reasons--and it is said without
prejudice, merely as plain statement
of fact-is that Mr.. Hunt is a prominent
leader in this state Of a church which is
under suspicion of meddling unduiy
with Idaho politics through the agency
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-01-25
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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-01-25

G. 4. Landlord, Of the Watts
Lamberd company, has been in New
York since Saturday buying a large
spring stock for that very busy store.
Special lines in ready-to-wear goods
are being purchased by him besides
full other lines handled by this very
popular store.
Special advertising offer Of photo
graphs at Ideal Studio for one week.
Half dozen to one person. See show
ease on Friday for photos at special
offer. H. G. Macdonald. 24i6t.
Jesse Jones, of Olive, spent
Thursday here on business.
Carnations five cents each at
Dudley's on Mckinley day, Mon
day, Jan. 80. 24ian3t.
Post Office Inspector Edward ],
Allen, Of Parkcrsburg, spent Thurs
day in Shinnston inspecting the post
office there for the purpose Of having
it ovcrhauled and such improve
ments installed as will bring the SER
vice strictly uptodate.
Monday, Jan. 80, is Mckinley
day. Wear his favorite flower, car
nations. We will have them. Five
cents each, at Dudley's, 4O7 Main
street. 24jan3t.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-01-25

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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-01-25
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Indiaesllon Orercome,

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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-01-25

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