The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-05-23
FOR NOMINATION FOR CONGRESS-
PRESENTED LAST NIGHT.
HIS PLATFORM PRESENTED
Which Resembles the One Of chas D.
Carter-The Constitution Dis
eussed at Length and Its
Ratification.

The voters Of this city had an op
portunitv last night OF hearing ID. A.
Linebaugh of Atoka. candidate for the
nomination Of congress Of the demo
cratic party in ornosition To Chas. ID
| Carter. Mr.. Hnebaugh is a Young
man Of pleasing appearance. and i'm
his speech frequently rises to teirhts
of eloquence. Frequently last night
the speaker grew eloquent. and was
especially so when closing the norton
OF his speech which referred to him
self anl his career. The platform of
Mr. Llnebaugh does not differ in an.
material EOiht from that of Mr.. Car
ter, except that he favored the repeal
of a number of Federal statutes He
expressed himself as being the only
one that could get the restrictions re-
moved and that Charlie Carter could
not. and took occasion to criticise the
testimony of Mr. Carter given before
| the selecte senatorial committee. His
speech was democratic throughout
Harry X. Allen acted as city chair
man in the absence of II. II. Brown
the regular chairman OF the party in
this city.
Mr. Linebaugh said in part: Il ap
preciate the good wishes expressed
fo- me by the chairman. know | am
In the hands OF good friends | am
Ioing to congress and am going to
represent the people ol Ardmore the
same as | will represent the people
OF Atoka. | will not represent one
section any more than any other see
ton of the district. | am come here
aware of the fact that this is the
home of Chas. ID. Carter, and that
am asking the same as Mr.. Carter is
asking, that is, to be sent 10 congress.
| come here to present my platform.
and present my candidacy. and want
my platform and my candidacy to be
considered on their merits. | am not
running on the demerits of any one
II any people in the world need rep
resentatlon in the halls of congress Il
is the people OF the Indian Territory.
We should send the best men we can
get. Investigate me carefully. and
who | am. Investigate my ability To
represent in congress, and II am the
proper person to represent you in con
gress, then support me. Not since the
close of the constitutional convention
have ! failed to say good word in
regard to the constitution. la the
great work that had to be done in
constructing the constitution, the del
egates had to look TO the masses for
inspiration. Thos jefferson that con
structiye statesman OF Monticello and
there get some of the principles, then
they went to Tennessee I'D visited
drew Jackson and finally to the
great commoner. William Jennings
Bryan, the great exponent OF demo.
cratic principles.
Knowing the demands that were
upon them the delegates felt secure
in the work done by the representa-.
tives of the democratic party. The
best constitution possessed by any
state in the union is the constitution
offered for adoption in the state OF
Oklahoma. The constitution Is the
best written by man. II is like unto
the law that was handed down to the
children Of Israel from Sinai's rug
ged breast. The constitution enforc.
ed In our state, and Oklahoma will be |
the pride Of the nation and the won
der OF the world. Lets ratify the con. |
stitutiOn when we have an Opportun.
ity to do so. There are no -iOus OBJ. |
jections to II. II there be one, lets /
vote to ratify the constitution and |
then afterwards remedy the objection |
which is allowable under the terms .
We want statehood self government, |
and II we do not get the constitution
ratified we will be denied the right |
of choosing who will be our officers |
The rank and file of the republicans
will vote for the constitution on Aug. |
and | hope that the constitution |
will be ratified by the largest ma
jority ever rolled up in the state. We
want statehood and the right OF self |
government.
The latter part of the speech was
platform and what he stood for
which resembles that OF Mr. Carter
very much.