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


man is thD best man intellectually
morally. physically and politically,
ard that hc best represents ne demo
Grant. from this side OF tho new state,
bat because his competitors. and "a-
p,cialy W. H. Turner, has no record
OF service to the Democratic party
except when he desires TO be the re-
cipient aud beneficiary of It's honors
and to grab the emoluments OF an
office. This same Turner rs terrific
rial treasurer. developed a system ul
hirh finance ard warrant manipula-
tion that would make q Wall street
shark sit up and take notice. ana al
Ter his retirement from Office ne lost
AN interest u politics until oiheis
and amous them Roy llonman-had
secured statehood. when he concluded
that liberal expenditure of the dol
lars be- had spent hisy life IN ac-
uuiriur. would enable him to capture
the nomination for the highest honor
i'm the gift Of the people. His money
has been used for attacks ON Roy
Hoffman and he has found ready toolS
i'm such men as Callahan, whose sole
pulitical Efforts in the past have been
10 a. ray CldSH dt"lH'' ''""''
Mr.. Turner's services to the Demo
cratic party Of Oklahoma Guy or
rather his failure to render any as
sistance, as well as his peculiar ma.
nipulatiun of the Slju.0OO bond mat
ter in 1900. and his clNrts To get hold
of the city water works plant make
an interesting chapter. which now
;hot ne has come odt In the open
through his press agents and others,
will be offered I'd the public ana par
ucularN to- tine new C1mws OF Ohia
huma city, between now and the LAT"
Set for tine primaries, in order that
the ymay judge ho wNoI sncd % ma
ripulatur will represent them In Con
gross.
This statement of the TunDrCalld
han scheme tn make the uuminalNu
f.. th, United States Senate matte
uf barter and commerce 10y do-t 'lli o.
at the last moment the codhdcDc'
OF Democrats iu Roy Hoffman, th'
leading candidate for that honor, vii
be- recognized by all fair men as g
sufficient pruyocatiun and reason Nj
thoroughly exposing the past public
career of the oklahoma counterpart
of the malnduruus Gas Additks.
The efforts of NJ H. Turner 10 pur
chas, this nomination and the sup
po.t of certain class of newspaper
over the territory Is already notori
uus. and while it is not generally be
lived that this "tight.Wad" statesman
is spending his own money, yet tn
charges OF his cNtravapant cXpondI
lures and his uncuncealcd efforts q
d,buch the electorate of the part
. will be- nuc of the serious charge
. with which the Democrats will be cor
- lrontcd in the campaign that is 10 fo
: law the primary. Turner and his sa
? ariod honchmon have elected to ris
his chanies of defeating Hoffman o
- these lasthOur charges and the eN
3 travagant use OF money; by wholesal
- promises OF public buildings and ur
derhanded personal attacks on the pr
yatc character as well AS the publ
and political record Nf MIR. Hoffman
d The latter gcntloman's legion q
e. friends cheerfully accept the gaunue
thrown down. and Millionaire Turn
, er's public and political history Wi
, be put under tde limelight
' Callahan can be disposed of by tn
testimony hereto attached of Chan
man Lee Vincent of the campaig
committee. Hon. John B. Harrison q
Sayrr. and Hon. l.. G.. Nihlack, edito
of the Guth.ic Leader. Mr. Harrison
affidavit follows:
Sayrc. Okla. May 6, 1907.
Territory ot Oklahoma, Roger MAI
County, ss: