The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-12
NOTED NEBRASkAN DICTATES
STATEMENT.
CONGRATUlA1ES new STATE
For Having Such a Strong state Tick
et-says Haskell Has Always
Been Faithful to Democratic
Party.

William Jennings Bryan. the great
commoner. in his private car on the
Bryan Special" and during his two
days tour OF Oklahoma In the interest
of the Democratic cause, dictated the
following statement to the private
secretary of Charles n. Haskell, Dem
ocratic nominee for the first governor
OF Oklahoma, with the request that II
be furnished TO the press of the state.
The following Is verbatim trans.
cript of MIR. Bryan's dictation, and
which has previously been read over
to him and approved by him before
being sent out:
Il find n especial pleasure in say.
ing word In behalf OF Mr. Haskell,
your candidate for governor. He was
friend of mine in the days when I
needed friends. Two years before the
Chicago convention he was chairman
of the committee on resolutions I'm
his county. and voted for the adoption
of the money plank that afterwards
presented the permanent and promi-
nent issues of the campaign of 1896;
and when | was a candidate In 1896,
his county, largely through his influ-
ence and efforts, gave me 1900 ma.
jority, that being one of the strong.
holds of the gold wing of the Dem.
,n a,,l usht hnI a.
defeat our vote by selecting two elect
ors for the gold ticket from that
county, but, due to Mr.. Haskell. they
only succeeded in securing eleven
votes in the whole county for the
Palmer and Buckenr ticket.
Il am glad to pay back in this cam.
paign part of the debt that I owe
Mr.. Haskell for his services when
needed friends. And aside from my
TO be launched upon its career under
the guidance of so strong. so able.
and so faithful Democrat.
surely those who have given you
your constitution and placed you In
the front rank of the tats and who
have prepared your constitution and
placed you among the foremost of the
reformed states of the union, are de-
serNing of your gratitude. Many
states have constitutions satisfactory
to the representatives of predatory
wealth. Oklahoma's constitution
ought to be satisfactory to the produc.
ing masses. The Democrats have Sc
lected five members of the constitu-
tional convention for places upon the
ticket, and the oher candidates are
in sympathy with the constitution and
its aims"
Mr.. Haskell's campaign for the
week was success from every stand.
point. On the End he addressed a
gathering at McLoud, where the hall
was filled so that even standing room
was not to be had. That night he
made what may be termed the banner
speech OF his campaign, addressing
some three to four thousand people al
Shawnee. In his speech Mr.. Haskell
for the first time replied to the mud
singing and villifying tactics which
have been waged upon him. He first
called attention. by reading excerpts
from leading Republican dailies, tC
the charges made against him, callinl
particular attention to the charge,
that he had formerly been a Republi
can land which the statement above
shown from William jennings Bryan
Is more complete refutation thar
any pen could record; TO the con
temptible lie that he had deserted hi
first wifes, children, in this connec
Non calling upon hundreds Of hi
Muskogee friends In the audience t.
verify that all of his children wer,
either living near or with him at Mus
kogee and In prosperous circum
stances; to the accusation that he wa
an habitual drunkard and In the habi
of being intoxicated frequently, b!
offering TO allow any three minister
in the audience the privilege of ever.
facility in the power of himself or tn
daily press, or other means that the.
might select, TO find that Charles n
! Haskell was ever intoxicated in hi
life
After Shawnee came Bartlesyille
whore ac rowd Of some 1000 peopl
listened for two hours 10th expos
ion of Democracy andth e DemocraI
ic constitution as portrayed by Nj
Haskell. Then the Bryan Special
was joined at Vinita, where some fiv
thousand people heard Mr., Haskel
during the half hours wait for Nj
Bryan. This is an old Democrati
; stronghold, and the larger portions O