The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-06-06


point boo the letter iu question which
4 iu not like to sct passed unnoticpd.
that touching tho Callahan matter.
I.. fo Say. THAT ! was Boz your employ
u tNa Leader during the Callahan
..mub.u uI 1896. chat uO one knows
better than tua loyal and uusWcry.
Irs devotion which yNu gave hIs
cluap As tHp owner oft the Leader at
That time you instructed nae to sup.
port tuo candidacy of Callahan Nr
Congress. ! wrote editorials and sup.
piled local matte. to- AN almost un.
limited extent Hr the columns of the
Leader Nou paid the composition
bills and think the cost and expense
of the space you gave him in that
memorable campaign was not less
than two thousand dollars. For all
this you never received a cent, either
from the campaign or from Mr.. Gala
han himself as / personally know, and
as everyone who wishes now to exam
inc the books which ! have as your
successor In the ownership OF the
Leader can find out. | also know that
YOU made speeches In Mr. Callahan s
behalf and did everything in your
power to advance his interests in that
election. Very truly,
l.. G.. NlBLACK.
Hon. Leo Vincent. who in 1898 was
the most prominent and Highly re-
spccted Populist in Oklahoma, and
who has been for the pas, SIX years
clerk of the district court OF Boulder,
Colorado. says in a letter addressed
to the Hon. j. B. Harrison of Sayre,
Oklahoma. and which. with the lat
tcr's consent has been generally pub
lished I'm the Democratic newspapers
of the new state the following:
Boulder. COlo. May II, 1907
Hon. John -. Harrison,
Sayre, Okla:
My Dear Sir:
1t has Just come to my attention
that Hon. Roy Hoffman Of Chandler
is "A candidate for United States Scna-
tor aud that some are seeking To
halm his mtrcsts by cowardly chars-
ps Of disloyalty to the fusion candl-
date for Congress In the 1896 cam
pairn. feel It but Justice to Mr.
! HOFFMAN tn say that was chairman
Ipf the campaign and as such officer
was probably n closer touch with
! both the Pupulsfs ami Democrats Of
! Oklahoma than any other one person.
| wish 10 say that to my knowledge.
! Mr. HOFFMAN. as prominent Demo
cratic sneaker and also as owner of
the Guthrie Leader. was one of the
most potent forces In that successful
campaign. II was my duty to know
| who boosted or who Jagged and | did
| know that Mr.. Hoffman never requir-
ed any urging from the beginning to
the end Of that campaign, but both
with voice and through his paper ho
was q constant and earnest supporter
of Mr.. Callahan As chief disbursing
agent u fthe campaign funds | alsu
know that neither Mr. Hoffman as
speaker or as publisher ever received
a cent for his constant service.
make this statement as a simple act
of Justice to conscientious worhel
and speak from close knowledge
When you see Mr.. Hoffman. please cS
tend to him my kind regards.
may add that the only real ambi
ton ever had FOR official preferment
was to have been a member of tn,
Oklahoma constitutional convention
It is possible that similar and equally
mioundcd charges against me just
after that campaign, caused me tc
lend an ear to attractive offers here
am carefully watching the progress
Of the brave young state. The Demo
Gratis have my best wishes.
Sincerely,
| LEO VINCENT.
These are few Of the evidences
that the Rev. J. Y. Callahan eithcl
wilfully lied in his statement that
, Hoffman did not support him or else
he was Wociully mistaken Further
evidence in the way Of newspaper
{ files, and the testimony Of living wit
r nosscs to the fact of HOnmans sup
port Of this walking "Peruna' adver
tisemont will be furnished as the
campaign progresses. Roy Hoffman
states in his platform that he is a
Democrat. and that he Is not now, MOI
has hc been since ne entered this
campaim connected in any way with
any railroad public or private Cprpo
. iauun yith,r as attorney, stuchAlldcl
P or Otherwise. and that declaration Is
!. made purely tp show the Democratic
voters that he is urprciudic,l and uu