The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1907-06-06
col. ROY HOFFMAN DELIVERS
ELOQUENT ADDRESS
COLONEL IS VERY SlAGUINE
Believes the Constitution Ii Right
and the Best Public Safeguard
Ever Written

Despite tie fact t'lat Candidates
have almosg woFn ogt tie patience q
tie citizens wlth their haangucs
TIE opera house lasi nlght AS fairly
nell alled to heaf the able young
orator and cAn5 date for United States
senate Col. Roy Hoffman The crowd
AS little SLOW 10 gathering but BY
tie time Tor tie speaking there vas .
good audienoe of representative Dem.
eefats and a soodlg seflnkling Of Re
+ publicaus.
04t of the eQurtesF q senatorial
candidates ffoai Chandler, Robert L.
gals of Cordel vas permitted % tell
ahg se should be dominated for state
mpsrintendcut 81 public instructions
~ knie made short couclse speech
after which Hon Seymour Riddle
president q tire Viniia Commercial
club and ene of the leading Demo
efAts " tie new state in his own
/ plssaat way introduced Col Boy
Holman
! Col Hoffman came forward ari aid
that after the pleasant things said
ahaat him ~ NJ Riddle that he
really fcit called upon g. sag some.
fhlns other than about hls opponents
e. himsrlf lie began his speech With
glowing trihats % thls fair land
which he sAld hs had heF1ed cattle
upon 4 quarter u a century ago Ina
/ tsautful flight q oratory ttas Colonel
expressed Il - rs oplulon fiat this
sas as fns 3 land ~ tiie saH ia hs
daily travels gazed upon
Tie Chandler candidate toak - a.
aeusidefabls length nie eafious a
scGions that have been naaf a ttr
{ eonss itufIon Gne b usse he siaaWct
taat these ebleetlons Nere net in-
spifed b. tlsusa sho have the welfare
of the state, al TIE protection n tie
common pr1pls q heart IL further
5 owed that tie Hfiifs q tha masses
F ha8 been cared feF and ia fact talat
- have tie HgsF g9ssf1rl res ever
presented 70 "a American people fgr
satidcaiion Tie elA s. that Nas aIieged
e have dlsfransflsed All q soldiers
lof tie rnfed states agHY ans ssfoNu
3 - a,s0iutelE free from anF such
provision
Il wss s'iosn that tbis clause onF
prevents soldiers 30 actlte service In
tie rgaAf afnE from tatae ani
1Aat It IS rkhf u4t tlrse siIen
ahaaId not - aI.eNr4 % eaaHe ife
eauuca situation q, a state 10 aa.ch
ties have ainalats ho infeeek Other
features t tle constitution fIaf fafc
teeu 6g gtcfsfta hs tls heg aeaus
see discussed 70 an ab.e uaoHar sut
aIf ksryma Ter especially AS iaAru
Iap
70 this charge ed Ct HdfHan
I guess He a ina msasafr lafe
. - P.ead guilty TIE ugft h district
10 favor % tie PARTY % passt has
ever hern recognized AS tts eEmafe
pols 70 the Victory lo politics C5I
Hoffman admitted that perhaps tiie
convention lad eaned little ta
satdi Democracy in dstfctas tbe
Tea state Hut BE- said gan the
Republicans kleE ca a gerguaudef
after the vas ID shIch thls state vas
eaf into. crosses star shaped AMI shoe
sitting districts ast Pan ia short
ese able ioaak attorney shaeei that
Tie attack ou Tie gefumanlef aas
aHl1 a hos from 8 party Thar uaHfs
tai Is tafefef defeated 10 uhis
sua ace state
After g0.ue ue rle constitution
eI Hoffman tathei bis attention t1f
q brief time b hls aen candidacy and
tie one aiiaes 8ade upon um bs >
: Callahan former congressman
ffom OkaiDua Astotfaf he showed
seuet statements W ndne Demo
eats ana editorials FROM tH Guthrie
Leader at ffaf time oeHd 81 Nr
Il Hmau s1aeae Hat ID ota Il the
fa tlat ha hai pI tir 40mln
ti0H of Cal'ahania hai rp tslNn
afef he nominated a ia 8uH0n
teket
callahan lm4 hsrFed thar Hoffman
did p support tIe Democrats sef 4
e tlai time Nesof again AIl 1 4
sapeat um a1 ihp Colonel rOr
tie good % tHe mnyl .apaaedaln.
bat will nefvf aRain lppau man
sho has voted ~ miKsd sh9ia
lhs statement brought efiecl /
STERN ~ applause from the audience
You people afe going tohlre man 4
e % piece 81 sork Mr Hoffman