The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-05

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Anadarko, OKLA, June 4, 1907.
Fellow Democrats Of the 18th Sena-
torial District:
The circulation of two letters one
unsigned and the other signed by Ran
dali Livesay, concerning my candidacy
and both containing insinuations, veil
ed statements and falsehools makes
it necessary that address you that !
may set the facts before you.
The unsigned letter, beginning with
an attack on Lee Cruce, candidate for
governor and ending with myself,
will dismiss the statement that there
are two things of which have never
been accused and of which | am not
guilty and they are to stab man in
the back in the dark and to write an
anonymous letter. This letter I will
pass with contempt.
know that the voters Of this dis
trict are not interested in personal
controversies but when Livesay uses
his official position as secretary of the
Caddo county democratic central COM
mittee in his attack on me in the sec
ond letter it becomes matter in
which you, fellow democrats, have the
right to know the facts. In the affi-
davit above, | refute under oath the
serious charges made against me and
| pass the others as too contemplate
for notice. This Livesay was select
ed (not elected) secretary to fill a
vacancy when not one half of the
committee was present as can be veri-
fled by those who were there. 1t is
unprecedented in the history of de-
cent politics for a man to use his Of
fetal position as secretary of a CEN
tral committee to work against can
didate. 1t violates the rules Of honor
and fair play.
| presume the reason that Livesay
makes this unwarranted attack up
ion me is that in the city election in
April Of this year he was more over
whelmingly defeated than any man
on either ticket. While | loyalty sup
ported the democratic ticket, | did
not support Livesay for l did not
consider him democrat, but he gives
me credit for too much influence in
maintaining that | defeated him.
This letter Of which he is the author,
displaying so much malice, vindic-
tiveness ard falsehood and seeking
to disrupt the democratic party, is
sufficient evidence that his election to
an Office where he could display the
above attributes would have been q
calamity ta the city If Anadarko.
In this letter, Livesay not only at
tempts to cast a reflection upon me
but upon my daughter as superintend
ent Of schools as well. If she has 81
conducted her Office as TO meet th'
commendation of all people, both re
lpublicans and democrats, it should re
dound to her credit foi it only show
that she has performed her dutie
without partisanship. | do not believ
that the people want to elect any on
to this school position who will use tn
Office for political purposes
A false impression prevails tha
the Office to which I aspire is a sal
aried office. AS explained in an in
terview few days ago, state sena
tor is paid by the day for the tim
the legislature is in session and tn
remuneration stops with the adjourn
ment Of that body. It is a great homo
and an important Office to the peepl
but it is not one on which man coul
support family.
In the name Of fair play and honor
able politics, ] ask you to take thi
letter with you next Saturday and /
you meet a man who has been infu
enccd by this LIvesay letter that yol
show It to him that he may at leas
vote with his eyes open.
With an apology for this encroach
nent upon your time, am,