The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-10-15
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Buchanan Out Of Guthrie Nix
tuIe and is With the
Socialists

That G. A. Buchanan is secretary
OF "A rev state organization OF ne
groes whiol proposes open revolt
against the Harris machine, ineud.
ing the Guthrie Amcrlco-Afrieo ma
chine, viii probably cause profound
shock in mixed color circles IN Guts-
rie Buchanan seems to have been
the man in the Chickasla conference,
which declared against the Harris ma
chine and for an open coalition with
TIE Socialists IN tie coming election
Buchanan is a minister aud editor
OF q local paper He is credited with
having forced the better element Of
negroes TO support the infamous
scheme in last springs election to de
feat commission government. favored
by practically al taxpayers and bus
mess men of all PARTIES
The following reports are made
from Chickasha:
Resolutions chDrging the Republic
am leaders Of Oklahoma with delRq
Uency IN supporting the peSro race
and calling upon the negroes Of the
state to support tho entire Socialist
ticket WIS adopted by an association
Oi Juagauated nogrO organizations
c' ihc state. which was organized
bore. The resolutions placed the as.
sociaton OH record as favorng the
proposed women suffrage amendment
to the constitution and mcralzed con.
grcss to reduce the representation in
Oklahoma in proportion TO the mum
Der OF black citizens disfranchised By
the grandfather amendment to the
constitution ia case that amendment
is not declared unconstitutional by
ihc courts a law WAS demanded re-
lieying the DISTINGUISHED negro cf
the poll tax obligation
J. A. Johnson OF the Third congress
sional district was elected president
ot the new association aud G A
Buchanan OF Guthrie, editor OF The
Safeguard. secretary The associa-
lion comprises the entire membership
Of The State Constitutional league
o which ~. II Dnrney OF Oklahoma
CITY was president. The Oklahoma
Protective league OF which 7. H.
Johnson WIS president and which
was recently organized at Weleetka.
and the Protective leagues Of the
Fourth and Fifth congressional dis
tiicts
The resolutions point with pride 70
TIE progress Of the negro from the
day Chat the race was imported from
Africa, down through the days 81 the
Civil war Wien 50p0O of the 200 1000
who heea ,4a salafqr1 loet theig lives
and the remainder eventually gained
thelr Freedom and the right TO vote.
They declared that the Republicans
are TO blame for conditions in Okla.
homa and that the Socialist party
was the only perty that has Truly .pa.
frIeudetl the negro Tie entire 81.
ciallst platform was adopted 9anHs ne-
groes we're urgel 70 supfoTt filFa 50
cialist ticket
Harris Il Deserted
@@The negroes should keep iheii
hands on t5eir pocsetb0Oks and lei
lJm Harris .make his own iehi for
the grandfather claase. said N 4
! iFalbfiehi II an open-aii speech The
Republicans are to blame for the me-
os0 being iisirapchised. The con
ls;itiitiun was adopted by over lnU.10e
kmaioritv and Governor HASKELL re-
leei9ed ONLY 2O0oV majority Hence
ltfere wera $4,000 Republicans voted
Tor fhc constitution and waen Sc gri
the constitution VIC tat the Jim Cron
slaW and fhe grandfather clause Nfeg
Iihf ef1lifafhor flaiisr uas sfhulitfoI
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