The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-06-01
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Roy Hoffman himself gave Callahan
substantial supper; in that campaign.
and it is only now. when Mr.. Hoffman
IS a candidate for the high office of
United States senator that this ex-
tinguished statesman whose services
to the Democratic party ended with
his election. attempts to create some
feeling in the minds Of newcomers
against Hoffman by his unsupported
statement that Hoffman did rothing
for him in that campaign Not con-
tent with the simple Statements that
Hoffman opposed him, or failed to
support him he enters a further as
sault upon Hoffman by declaring that
Hoffman has been highly favored by
Republican administrators ami now
holds commission from q Republican
governor He states further that
Hoffman used to be a railway attor-
ney, and urges that against him All
this stuff previously given 10 the
pabllc through the medium of an
anonymous letter, Of which the "Pe-
runa stateman was suspected of be-
ing one OF the authors. appeared in
Friday mornings Okahoman and was.
IL Is presumed. paid for ana authorized
by M. l.. Turner's campaign manager
This is the sequel to the underhanded
and sneaking fight that has been
made against Hoffman even since he
developed the strength that has shown
so concluswely to his opponents that
he Is the choice OF tho Democratic
party of these two territories for SOM
ator from the Oklahoiua side.
Hoffman has met every charge Of
his combined opposition with digni-
fed and manly denial citing conyinc-
ing proof Of the falsity of Che charges
Probably Mr. Callahan Mr. Hudson.
Mr.. AlexSader. Mr. Turner and others
responsible for them are 10 he con-
grantulated upon the fact that even
now, at the eleventh hour. they have
mustered up sufficient courage (or It
may be desperation to COME on. opea-
" and make the charges that they
have been hitherto peddlng private
~. This letter of Callahans has been
in private circulation for some time
M. l.. Turner carried one with him
on his last trip from Oklahoma CITY
Parties around over the state have
heard of II and reported it to Hoff
man. II was being held back to be
sprung with great effect in the last
days of the campIign in the hope thai
a Hoffman expose Of il conld not be
given general circulation and the vo-
tiers would thereby be hoodwiaked IN
to supporting some Of his rivals Like
the anonymous effusion emanating
from the same interesting source its
only effect will be TO make friends
for Hoffman among Democrats. Many
Democrats still believe that Hoffman
showed unusual devotion to Demo
cratic principles in supporting man
like Callahan, who had never even
claimed TO be a Democrat previous to
his endorsement and who has never
done ANYTHING for tbs Democratic
party sincess
II is unnecessary in this article to
say anything Of Mr. Callahan's SER
vices MS delegate for he is bur a will
ing tool in the hands of the interests
that are trying so hard to discredit
Hoffman With the Democrats who do
moi know the history of the party in
Oklahoma. II is enough to say that
the most familiar and noted act which
Callahan performed was to lend or
sell his name to the "Peruna" Medi-
cine company as an advertisement.
His efforts both before ani after
his election in behalf of the Demo-
cratic party when compared with the
services of Roy Hoffman during all
these years will be the best endorse
ment which Mr.. Hoffman could pos