The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-03-29

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Remember the -Doan's-and
| take no other.
were an ardent supporter and de
voted political pupil of the notOriousN
corrupt Colonel Bryce in Ohio?
Question II. Is it not fact that dur
ing Bryce's campaign for the Senate
| YOU acted as his lieutenant, and not
only stumped the state for him. bu
also had the dispensing of portion OF
his doodle fund?
Question IL, Is il not fact thai yor
first gained public attention by promo
| ting railroad and that in building the
railroad you let contracts for gradins
and ties to farmers who deriaudfd nC
| bond from you. and then received NJ
| pay for their work.
Question IL Is 1t not fact that yOl
political advisers have boasted tha
YOU can have anything you desire
from the Democratic party in Okla
| homa?
Question H. These things. Mr.. Has
| kell, are not rumors. but current CON
ment and the voters Of the Demo
cratic part have right to know the
truth.
Yes. we understand that Mr. Cruce
| is candidate f0r governor and there
fore the Tribune's EDITOR. as well a.
the editor Of the Enterprise and ever
other newspaper has a right to know
| what manner OF man he is, and to ast
| questions when necessary 20 obtai
| The information
| G. n. Haskell may, or may not ht
| q candidate, he is not an office seeker
| and never was and the only thing the
| would induce him to run for an offic'
| would be the belief that there wa
| something in the duties OF that offic
| to accomplish for the public good ant
| that those seeking the Office We're no
| In sympathy with the welfare of tn
| people. and the questions in The Enter
| prise. we have numbered 80 that W
can answer them in brief and whethe
we are a candidate or not. il viii a.
ways give us pleasure TO answer any
questions in any newspaper by AZ
answer and not simply by anothe
question
To question 1, our answer is no.
To question 2. no.
/ To question 3, no.
To question A. no.
To question 5 no.
| Further than merely answerinl
these first questions we desire to sa,
that Muskogee and the adjacent coun
| ty was divided into two districts tina
both these districts were largely Re
publican, had the people put partisan
politics above public welfare that tn
contest was one of having either whit,
or negro supremacy, as a result o
which the white people, with only
few exceptions assembled and pro
posed to support r. B. Hopkins as
Republican in theSenenty-fifth district
and G. n. Haskell as a Democrat Il
the Seyenty-sixth district. and thei
written petitions stated that Hopkins !
a Republican and Haskell is a Demo
crat II is also true that the semo
cratic state committee believed tha
the policy of the Muskogee people wa
correct and heartily endorsed it il
writing
Your question No C. Yes sir. I oI
posed the putting of the Jim Crow ca
proposition in the constitution upo
the advice of eighteen Democrat
United States senators. and twent
odd Democratic members Of congress
and numerous other Democratic lead
ers and the legal opinion Of lawyer
who carefully examined the provision
of the enabling act.
! am in favor of separate coache
|. and so stated but the only way 10 &c
separate coaches In this country is
argt get statehood. and then depen
. upon the legislature to give rs sepa
\ ate coaches. This Is exactly the pla
that every other Southern state ha
! adopted. and no assuming Democrat
leadership had any right to CRITICS
the constitutional convention for carr
! fully investigating this. or any othC
questions and taking the safe course.
AS to your inquiry about the loci
: ton OF the state capital yes sir ! di
oppose specifically locating the capiti
Al Guthrie until 1913. We had alread
d in general terms accepted the provi
iors OF the enabling act which la
self give the city of Guthrie the stat
I capital until 1913 IL congress had an
legal authority to invade the rights {
the state to the extent of sayin
where our state capital should be an
there was no use of US repeating {
1 further entangling the powers of Il
n state by any expressions Ia our Co
j stitution on this subject. Personally
\ am In no way opposed 10 Guthrie,
have many pleasant Acquaintance
there. and no jealousies because oi
\ home city has not the slightest al
, bition 20 be the state capital az az
! limo bnt q do boIfppe that tN4t Cl0u
4 Of the enabling act has no binding (
feet on the future conduct OF th
state
I Question No. Z. Is answerod
No. 6.
I My answer 70 question NJ. Is 2
\ but yet, will add that 1 believe