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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-15
Another Affidavit.

Then follows deposition made before
another notary. Dec. 8. 1915, by Mr..
Browne. in which the latter swears TO the
truth Of the statements as set forth in
his report. In this Mr. Browne. after
mentioning having had several interviews
with Conyers. concludes:
Il found BOYD COnyers In a disturbe
frame af mind. No claim is made that
his original declarations TO William Law
Soors were other tnan those of a criminal
bcasting to one Of his own race of his
crime and of his success in escaping dis
coVcry. His subsequent declarations TO
me were given partly during moments cf
contrition and in a desire to unload his
conscience by a confession and partly as
the result OF careful and persistent ques-
tionlng
Il found the effect of the letter from
Senator Foraker TO Conyers extremely
obstructive. He seemed to regard it as "A
mandate TO adhere to the false story told
by him before the senate committe on
military affairs and as absolving him
from any and all obligations to aid in
uncovering the truth. Similar influences
were encountered at many points. adding
largely to the difficulty of obtaining adj
mission of even the most obvious facts
relative to the raid
HERBERT j. BROWNE"
Then Mr.. Browne gives in much detail
the facts already generalized.
ain summary" he SAYS there is no
reliable direct evidence precluding a single
one of the suspects from having been on
the raid
The Foraker Letter.
The letter sent by Senator Foraker to
Conyers. and spoken of in the report
follows: a
Pacific Islands and Porto Rico:
Cincinnati. Ohio. Aug. ,. 190S.-Nr. BOYD
Conyers. Monroe. Ca: Dear Sir-On my
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-15
Twenty Men Involved.

The number firing from the barracks is
unknown, but perhaps twenty men were
involved. y smaller number went to the
ground and followed the leaders up the
alley II will be remembered that one of
the witnesses testified 10 hearing some
one of the group of soldiers eXclaim.
There they CO." whereupon these men
leaped over the wall and ran up, the al
ley.
Boyd Conyers is the man whose gun
jammed at the exit of the alley by the
Cowen house, testified to by Herbert Ell
kins, and ii was taken from him by De
Saussure and fixed in the street where
the light from the street lamp at the
corner of Elizabeth street. shone on them.
Less than five minutes elapsed from the
time the first shot was fired until these
men were all back inside the fort.
Conyers stated that Reid was told that
they were going to shoot up the town. and
he laughed and said. Don't go out there
and let the Crackers get the best of you.
When Conyers and De Sassaure reached
the cua@dhouse they ran in the back way
and got into their hunks. Sergeant Reid
came in and swore nj them, but Conyers
was SO excited and out of breath that he
at the rear of the guardhouse in the
dark where he could not be scrutinized
so closely.
HoIloman came around with extra cart
ridges about daybreak and Reid passed
them out. The guns were all cleaned be-
fore daylight.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-15
Time for Action.

Mr.. Foraker said the presidents state
ment concerning this investigation by de-
tectives showed the propriety of adopting
such provision as that embodied in his
argument.
1T seems TO me- he said that one
of the worst features of this whole I'M
fortunate business is that this man should
now be pursued in this way by secret ser
vice detectives in the manner ! have de-
scribed'
Senator Foraker read letter he had
written 10 Conyers in which he said he
1.-THE senator) would Took after the de-
tectives who Were visiting him.
That promise will be made good de-
clared Mr.. Foraker.
Enough has been shown to make il
the Imperative duty of the senate 10 Gre
ate tribunal before which these men
can go and receive hearing. Is there
anything more atrOcious than this case
against these men2 This is the sixth
time they have been put on trial and five
times they have been acquitted, in my
opinion"
Mr.. Foraker concluded by declaring that
the presidents statement that the eSpiOn-
age against the soldiers of the Twenty
fifth regiment would be continued was an
additional reason for some prompt action
by the senate.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-15
Lawson's Affidavit.

William Lawson, being duly sworn, de
poses and says:
con June >. 1908, 1 was sent to Monroe.
Ga. to interview Boyd Conyers, one of
the soldiers who was stationed at Browns
vile. Tex, in August, 1906. i was sent
by Mr.. Baldwin to get in with Conyers
and ascertain if he know who did the
shooting M that point. j was not given
the names Of any Of the members of eth
CT of the companies stationed at that
point. nor was | given any other infor-
nation except the fact that a shooting
occurred at the time and place above
mentioned and that Boyd COnyers was
suspected Of knowing who did same.
Il arrived at Monroe. Ga, on June 3.
ana stopped ut the home of Esther Crews,
coICred. | met Boyd Conyers. who is
known as 'Buddie' Conyers, on the morn
ing Of June 6. hut had very little CONVEX
sat;on with him. but was introduced to
EiI. as an Old soldier. On the morning OF
June g. between and o'clock, / met
Ccfyers about half way between the sta
ton house and Main street. We talked
some twenty or twenty-five minutes.
preached the Brownsville case, and men
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-15
Remarks by MIR. Foraker.

Senator Foraker took the floor as soon
as the presidents message and the accom-
panying reports had been read. He read
letter from Boyd Conyers. a discharged
soldier. who is alleged to have made a
confession to Detective Lawson In his
letter Conyers speaks of the visit of Law
son to Monroe, Ga, where Conyers has
been living. Conyers says he learned that
Lawson was there TO pick him and
that he had the high sheriff arrest
Lawson. As Lawson had not had an
opportunity 10 have a private talk with
COnyers, according to the latter's letter.
it made him angry and COnyers says Law
son told Lies" to the sheriff about him.
Mr. Foraker referred caustically to the
colored detective, calling attention to the
fact that his Understanding, smooth. log
zeal report" is signed with his mark.
and then added
'Oh, Mr.. President. when this thing is
gone to the bottom of, all honest men
will be ashamed of it
Taking up a second letter from Boyd
Conyers, and before reading IT. Senator
Foraker said:
This is a little tedious. perhaps, but !
think it is due to this soldier, due to the
truth and due to common decency that
the story be told.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-15
Names Given.

I'm this conversation Conyers told me
that John Brown. J. II. HOlIoman and a
man named Powell. and several others.
came down where he was on guard. and
that they went down town and Just gave
them hell and after they shot out all of
their cartridges they ran back to the bar
racks, and when they got back to the
barracks they found that the alarms had
been sounded and the officers were call
ing the roll. Holloman. Brown and him
self were late for rollcall. but some one
answered for Brown and Holloman, but
that he was late and Reid told him that
they had gotten themselves and himself
i'm a hell OF a hole. and told him to go to
the guardhOuse and pretend TO be asleep,
which he did.
Then he told that they had slipped a
few cartridges when at target practice
and that before inspection. after the
shooting. Reid gave him some cartridges
to replace the ones he had shot
''He further said that they had all
agreed before they went out that they
would keep their mouths shut and he
would have told them at the investigation
at Washington all about the shooting. but
that he was afraid, ] had no further talk
with Conyers, because l saw that I was
being suspected by the negroes around
Monroe. Ga.
civilian Chis mark LAWSON"
The names of II. T. Browne and George
W. Nader. the latter a notary public are
attached to the above statement as wit
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-10-28
Pipe Line

4. On, January twolfth, nineteen hun.
lfccd add foHH MrGulrc lntwduccd
House Resolution Number Nine Thou.
sand Six Hundred and Taieiy-six. for
the purpose of giving she interior De
parlment the right TO fix the rato of
taxation at that time. and says:
"Such annual tax, not 10 exceed
five dollars for each ten miles Of
Inc.
what on earth aid Mcclure have IN
mind when he said mot exceeding
five dollars for each ten miles, that
Is fifty cents for one mile as annual
taxes.
Mcclure know that a mile of ordl.
nary pipe line of that character
would be worth about five thousand
dollars.
Think OF Il voter, what a maguih.
cent rate of taxation Mcclure was re.
quiiiug ,hcm to pay. hos 60 exceed
fifty cents year as taxes on five
Thousand dollars worth of property,
and when Mcclure said that he tax
should not exceed fifty cents he may
have expected he Secretary of The
Interior to make 1t as low as ave
cents.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-10-28
Townsite Graft.

On February tweniy-lhird. nineteen
hundred and four Mcclure introduced
House Resolution Nuinber twe'te
Thousand eight hundred ana eighty
five, the purpose OF which was 20 re-
quirc The Secretary of the lnierior
to sen TO the Canadian County Deve-
opment Company, a corporation, one
half of section sixteen, township
twelve north. range seven west, At not
exceeding twenty dollars per acre
This bin went to a committee, over
which McGuire probably had no CON
troll as we find thar the committee
amenoed McGuires bill so that the
Secretary of the Interior was simply
authorized TO sell this half section of
land tc the highest bidder whoever
81 might be at not less than twenty
i've dollars per acre, after giving every
body a chance 20 bid.
VIII Mcclure tell whether the sac
red school land was in his mgd ai
that time, and why ii was he wanted
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-10-28
School Land
Free 10 Railroads.

Mcclure tells you in speeches, | am
informed that th sacred school
land and fund must be preserved for
the children Of the state. That is a
proper statement, but let Mr.. Mcclure
explain this proposition.
The statehood bill became a law on
June sixteenth, nineteen hundred and
six, but by oversight OF McGuire, no
doubt, ID failoi TO give some of the
railroads OF oklahoma free title to
the school land that they had taken
for rightof-way and station grounds,
Noticing this oversight, Mcclure i'm
mcdhtely boosted a special act OF
Congress, which he made law in
June tWenty-siNth, nineteen hundred
and six, ten days after the statehood
bill had passed, which special act is
entitled;
public Act Number Two Hundred
and Ninety Nine" which gave free to
some Of the Oklahoma railroads what
ever school land they may have cc-
cupicd for right of way and station
grounds
A careful examination shows that
at Fair value per acre this act gave
free to the railroads one hundred and
two thousand dollars worth Of this
land
Yes,-we win call it the sacred
school fund of the state, but Mcclure
seems 10 have forgotten at that timc
that 10 was sacred and deliberately
gave II free to the railroads
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STRONG ON Coin;
i SHORT ON RECORD.
M'GUIRE'S DEALS WITH GATTLEMEN SHOWS UTTER
UNWORTHAESS Of REPUBLICAN CANDI
DATE FOR CONGRESS.

tions pertaining to the affairs Of Ok
lahoma Territory and our ,ato, that
brought his record ia various transac-
tions cunspicuoualy before me, and
regret that Mcclure having noticed
that intended to submit 10 YOU the
statement which ] SHALL now submit
eyadcd and side-stcppcd the oppor-
tumty TO explain or defend his record
il he could do SO.
Nou understand OF course from the
nature of these papers that they are
not such as J could have personal
knowledge Of but when they are rec
ord papers, you know their reliability
and where they are personal state
ments. You know the man and can
judge for yourself, but | ask you,-
can any honest voter Of the First
Congressional district, read these
papers and know that Mcclure had an
opportunity 10 lie present and explain
them, II he could, ! say. can you vote
for him in the presence OF these docu-
ments with him silent upon the sub.
ject?
] am convinced that Mcclure Is Of
no service TO The State of Oklahoma
as a member of congress, and that
you people of the First Congressional
district cannot do Yourself honor or
your state Justice without burying him
with an avalanche of votes that will
forever retire him from public service.
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priation was for the very class of Ia Is
that he said IN that letter must 1e
paid by Congress or the state.
The facts aro my friends that Bird
McGulres reason for defeating that
appropriation OF one hundred and
thirty-hve thousand dollars was for
the purpose of ultimately defeating
statehood, as he claimed that IL the
territory had no money TO pay for
holding the election to vote on the
Constitution. there could be no cleo.
ton. Thus that appropriation was de.
feated, and this indebtedness incur
red. and the Constitution directed the
payment by the state OF that amount
lf money for this purpose unless, of
course. Congress should pay it, the
state would have TO. There has since
been another session OF Congress and
Bird McGure made nc effort 60 get
this bill paid by Congress. He could
have done so II he had given II the
enthusiastic support that he Goes
base bah game.
After this work was all done and
election held. II was found that the
total deficiency was about one hun.
dred and sixty nine thousand dollars,
about half OF which was expended by
HE Republican election board Ia hold.
ing the election last September. and
the balance was Convention bills of
various kinds
So you see that If Bird Mcclure
permitted Colonel Owens amend.
ment to have passed Congress, the
state woulc only have had 70 pay
thirty.foUr thousand dollars instead OF
one hundred and sixty nine thousand
dollars7
Mcclure was playing politics, re.
gardless of the feet that you peopie
would have to pay the fiddler, and
hence you have got this year to pay
taxes in the state OF Oklahoma 10 the
extent of one hundred and thirty.
five thousand dollars. the proportion
in this district will doubtless be thr.
ty thousand dollars for sou taxpayers
to dig up and pay INFO the state treas.
ury that you would not have had to
pay If Mcclure hal honestly repre-
scented you instead of the territorial
political machine.
SO mach for McGuire's representa-,
lion OF his constituents In Congress,
but l am handed an affidavit of a char
acter TO serious TO pass without the
most careful consideration.
It speaks for itself, and its truth
fulness can be as well weighed by you
as II can by me, for most of the peO-
pie no doubt in this district know the
man who makes the allldayit.
Read it my friends, and then ask
yourselves do you for one moment
want BIRD Mcclure as your Congress.
hIaa.
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AS Governor Haskell had been bill
ed for several days ahead TO speak at
Klngfisher on the night Of October
twenty-second, il was learned that Me
Gulre was also to speak there that
night Therefore, immediate notice
was given Congressman McGuire that
Governor Haskell would read to the
audience the w. E. Smith statement
concerning Mcclure, as well as yari-
Gus other charges
The Governor had not previously
read the Smith statement because of
its serious character. lie followed
his usual policy of giving the accused
an opportunity to be present, hear the
charge and explain or deny, II he de-
sired to do so, but Mr.. Mcclure -e-
fused to avail himself Of this fair op-
portunity.
The following are extracts from tho
speech of Governor Haskell following
the evasion and side stepping of Mr..
MCGUIRE After discussing other is
sues, Governor Haskell said:
"Now, as TO the Two candidates for
Congress in your district, ! believe
that the rank and file of honest Re
publicans desire to rid themselves and
their party Of the gralters control
and secHre honest government and eff
ilcient political servants, as much as
do the Democrats. ne question then
Is, Shall your Congressman be john
ston or McGuire2'
have had the bcst of opportnni-
Ties to study the character of Mr..
Johnston. Throughout the entire
Constitutional Convention, Johnston
never for one moment departed from
the side of the common people.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-10-28
Territory of Oklahoma

Kay County.
w r. Smith. being duly sworn upon
his oath says: l live at Ponca City,
Oklahoma. aud have cattle in the
Osage reservation. ! have been living
for seven years at Ponc- CITY, and
have kept cattle in The Usage and
Ponca reservations by the thousands
each year for about seventeen years.
In or about the year 1901. B. S. Nc
Gulre, now delegate TO Congress, talk
ed with "a number of men holding cat
Me IN the Usage reservation, inciid-
ing myself, and proposed that II we
give a sufficient quantity of money he
would get the tax assessment on cat-
Ne i'm the Usage reservation reduced
so that the tax upon them would not
exceed the court and territorial tax
al low valuation. We met him at
Cedaryille, Kansas, and there fully
talked over the matter and gave our
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-10-28
Taxation.

He was one of the strongest sup
porlcrs Of the provision for taxation
o. franchises great incomes and oth-
er sources Of profit as well as ordi-
nary taxable property. indeed, The
record OF the Constitutional Conven.
ton can be read from beginning 10
end, and every act ard vote oil Mr..
Johnston was upon the side of the
common people and for the securing
of hnnnsi nnNnrnmnni
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20 exclude other Bidders in onposi-
ton 10 this townsite corporation.-and
why q was ne did not want the price
put ito exceed twenty dollars per
acre.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-10-28
The Initiative and
the Referendum.

Johnston was the Chairman of the
Committee that had presented and
secured thN adoption OF the Initiative
and Referendum provisions OF tae
Constitution.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-10-28
Farm Loans.

IG was one OF the ablest Importers
OF the provision providing that The
permanent state school funa should
be loaned to the farmers OF Oklaho-
ma.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-10-28

Il. C. Baker and e. w Mason. IT,
Smith & Western railroad mon. each
Sl.0G % lhc Bryan fund
today through The Lcadcr
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-10-28
q g a. MAKLS
Az1e &nSs A11s A LASTING CURE

There certain medicines which will the external
Of Contagious
awhile when left of the disease will surely
return. Then the loaon OF liberated mouth and throat
spots falling ulcers usually
made the members
weakened constitution and general health Of the sufferer s.
tho remedy be used with perfect safy the treatment
Contagious Blood Poison and with the assurance that lasting cure vii
herbs OF
curative antots and destroys the powerful virus OF the
enchng Tie circulation o
the trouble hide disease but
drives entirely the blood leaving the slightest oi
future outbreaks book with valuable information and
medical advice desired seut free o all who write
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA ca
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Tho Logan county hlgA school foot.
tall team play the oklahoma city
high school cam here Saturday afte-
noon
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WWNN W. |''1'11|11I''7
Tax Mis-Representation

am also advised that Mr.. Mcclure.
Ike Dennis Flynn. Is trying 20 scare
the tax payers OF the state By telling
them Of individual pieces OF land .n
different localities whore the taxes
fs's vnar IS much higher than last
year and that MeGsire speaks OF his
(continued on Page 81
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Bird Mcclure.

As to Mr.. Mcclure, have had yari-
Gus opportunities TO consider ques'
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(continued on Page g..
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$1,000 Coat will cost you $3.50
SI2.00 Cost will cost you $9.00
$1,000 Coat will cost you $ii.25
$500 Coat will cost you $3.50
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-02
@)e Sunday &tar
EUNA Pkg 6RN>
ENTRANCE GATE, 10c
Good for
SATURDAY, AUG. 8, 1908
laborer, to be increased one grade. with
salary of 500: George H. Noyes, tele-
graph operator, to be 1aborer.

laborer, to be increased one grade. with
salary of $4GO; George H. Noyes, tele-
graph operator. to be laborer.
In Sewer Department.
The following changes and appointments
are made in the Office Of the superinten-
dent of sewers. to take effect on and after
August l. 1908:
H. C. Peacock, inspector at $3.50 per
diem, promoted to foreman at $500 per
diem.
H. p. Goodwin. machinist. sewerage
pumping station, $3.50 per diem on the
temporary roll transferred to inspector
at $3.50 per diem, vice Peacock.
F. r. Iden be appointed inspector at
$500 per diem.
That the following changes be made in
the office of the surveyor. to take effect
on and after August !. 1908:
John B. Shinn, assistant engineer at
81 500 per annum to be assistant surveyor
at $1.SOO per annum, vice Hanson pro-
noted
William I. Royd. assistant engineer at
5000 per day. to be assistant engineer at
81 800 per annum. vice Shinn. promoted.
w. j. Forsyth to be rodman at 500 per
diem
f. C. Lyman. rodman at $2.35 per diem,
to be chairman at $3.50 per annum
That 18th street northwest from kalo-
rama road to Columbia road be repaired
with old material at an estimated cost of
500. chargeable to the appropriation for
repairs to county roads 1909.
That Garfield street northwest between
Connecticut avenue and 9th street be
graded and surfaced with old material,
and cobble cutters paved on both Sides
at an estimated cost Of $500. chargeable
to the appropriation for repairs to county
roads. 1909
That cobble gutter be laid on the west
side of Ontario road northwest, south of
Kalorama road for distance of about
400 feet, and that the roadway be repair
ed with macadam, at an estimated cost of
$780, chargeable to the appropriation for
repairs to county roads, 1909
That Kalorama road northwest be
graded and surfaced with old material for
distance of about 200 feet west of 18th
street, at an estimated cost of $50,
chargeable to the appropriation for re-
pairs to county roads. 1909.
That Moore street northwest for about
225 feet east of West Virginia avenue
be brought to approved grade and sur
faced with old material at an estimated
cost of $500. chargeable to the appropria-
ton for repairs to county roads.
That the followin gservice sewer De
laid under the provisions of the act OF
Congress. approved April %, 1904. same
being necessary in the judgment Of the
Commissioners for the public sa1ety,
health, comfort and convenience:
Sewer in E street northwest from 80 10
4th streets, to serve lot SO, square 531.