The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-09-05
PRESENTS COLD FACTS
in LOGICAL MANNER
Scathingly Arraigns Exist
ing State of Affairs in
Two Territories
Special TO DAILY Leader.

Special 20 Daily Leader.
Shawnee, Okla. Sept. 5.As a fiit
ting finale 20 the Labor day celebra-
ton, seemingly the larger half of the
population of Shawnee turned out to
meet c. ". Haskell Democratic nom
inee for governor and hear his ad-
dress in the Auditorium. Mr. Has
kell was met at the depot by several
thousand people and escorted to the
Norwood hotel in barouche, a long
procession of automobiles and car
riages containing ladies' and promi-
nent members of the reception com
mittee, forming a parade that ex-
tended fo- owed hplf a mile through
the business streets of the city.
Mr. Haskell smoke during the after
noon to some one thousand farmers at
McLoud. and was accompanied by
party of Democratic enthusiasts from
that place who wished to hear further
of his views on eisxting issues of the
campaign
Mr. George Bellamy, candidate for
lieutenant governor, had also been
billed to make an address at each
place. but had yielded TO the solici-
tations of the citizens of his home
tRNh ~ ~ AFh1iO W uoNlnl III AntAA
Labor day celebration and was not
present
At o'clock Mr. Haskell was escort
ed TO the Auditorium. and for two
and one-half hours addressed a crowd
which wrs estimated ~ fyom eight
to twelve thousand people, there being
some difficulty IN arriving at even All
approximation of the total number
present owing To the overflow OF
auditors who We're unable to find
/ seats or even standing room in the
spacious auditorium and who had
massed themselves outside the open
walls on the lawn and in the dark
ness
Mr. Haskell opened his address with
an eloquent tribute TO the woman
hood and the ladies' Of the territory,
bdought out by the immense number
of ladies present. and in which the
sald that history was but repeating
itself in shat all great movements
for the common veal had been pre-
cluded and fostered by an intense i'm
tcrest on the part of the wives and
daughters Of tho common people.
The sneaker then proceeded to de
liver an address which. for its calm
cold logic in the presentment of the
existing state Of affairs in the two
territories. and the manner and meth
ods of bringing about a change fol
the bettor hv statehood and the pro
posed constitution, and the telling II
lustrations covering all points which
to layman or lawyer, might have
, otherwise appeared enigmatical
wrought NJ the crowd into pitch o
enthusiasm far In excess of anything
of the nature ever Witnessed in the
, city. and when he finally brought his
, address 10 close with an aDneal {,
the people to read the constitution
for themselves and fudge for them
selves of It's intrinsic worth ant
merits, using their own judgment II
forming a decision as to whether the,
should vote to turn e down. or nc
cept it rs the organic law OF the ncy
state with officers sworn TO upholl
and enforce its provisions. the cnthr
siasm of the crowd knew no bounds
( A noticeable feature OF the aud
ence was the large proportion o
! farmers from all parts Of the adioir
, ing country who had remained in q
4 hear the distinguished speaker Thi,
! however. has been feature of al
+ | Mr. Haskeus addresses, as il seem
! that the gveat majority composing tn
farming eiement of the state are tai
/. ing phenominally deep interest 4
the subject al Issue. and In the car
s didate for whom they returned S
p large "a majority in the primaries an
1 delegate elections.