The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-10-12
DIRTY SCHEME UNEARTHEO
AT Ell RENO GATHERING
G. 0. P. 10 Rely on Federal
Injunction in Order TO
vtte Negro


E Reno, Okla oct l2 Socialists
and psohibltionlst applicants for 81.
ection counters m each precinct IN
the siote may be given preference py
the precinct election board under the
resolutions presented By the Repnb-
lican candidates Monday which were
adopted with slight modification by
The Democratic candidates
The resolutions say; THAT we un.
aaimously agree that In selecting the
four official counters, The Socialist
party or any member thereof. shall, on
request. have one counter selected
and, IL requested. tho Prohibition par.
ty or any member thereof shall have
one counter selected When but ono
request for counter IL made by either
the Socialist OF Prohibition parties. u
Is agreed that the Democratic party
may have two counters and the Re.
publican party one counter aud either
tho Socialist or Prohibition party one
counter thus making tbe entire mum.
bcr four counters
Hence ia each precinct, under this
resolution. a Socialist IA selected up-
on app icdtlon aud prohlbitlouist
Is selected upon application thero VIII
be a place lcTt a Republican and that
party will De left without representa-.
tinn among the counters. and under
rs own resolution This situation
probably viii be widely circulated
among the Socialists aud Prohibition
lists. II has met with the decisive dis.
apnroya. OF the Observation-Disclosures
and several in M Reno who expected
TO support the Republican ticket have
declared they will support the Demo
cratic ticket
From the standpoint Of the non-poli-
tical observer the lel Reno conference
resulted IN an even break between the
Democrats and Republicans The
Republicans sought to force resol
utlon that In the language OF Grant
county Republican would stretch the
plcttlon law 50 as 10 iill up the gaps
From The standpoint OF the Democrat
the conference resulted ln q victory
for the party, because Tie Democratic
candidates agreed 10 the Repub lean
resolutions insofar as they we're not
In violation OF the elec On law and
then compelled the Republicans and
Socialists 10 30 positively on record
against the grandfather law which
was adopted In the recent election ~
more than 25,000 majority. The RE-
publ leans had their hands called and
then filled with hot bricks that they
were compelled 10 drop to save their
standing with the black race.
Dirty Scheme Unearthed,
The conference unearthea dirty
scheme OF the Republicans TO see
that negroes vote IN violation OF the
law Judge Cotieral Il exDectd to
grant an injunction at Guthrie just
prior to the election under which the
blacks Will make application to vote.
II they are refused the right to vote,
officers Of the United States govern
ment who are standing by viii %
that the injunction Is not ignored. The
conference unearthed a scheme OF the
Republicans Tor organizing secret ne
gro clubs throughout the state. This
job IA given to VIII Chappell OF Guth.
rie, former member OF the legisla.
tnfe and treasurer of Carrie Nations
company that published the Hatchet-
Chappell is spending practically all
his time among the negroes.
In certain places negroes have
bought guns and ammunition and viii
tight their way to the ballot boxes lf
necessary.
II conditions continue TO improve asI
the Republicans have set the pace al
hundred lives may be sacrificed Oh ell
ectiOn day.
Promise 70 Negroes.
The Republicans have practically
abandoned their fight on the state
administration and are deyoting their
energies IN behalf OF the engro. Win.
ont the negro vote they are mgloriOus.
II defeated With the negro vote they
think they have chance for success.
They have promised the negroes
repeal Of the separate coach and walt
iag room law and the separate school
law They have made the negroes any
promise that smacks OF encourage.
ment 70 the negroes.
The III Reno conference brought 70
light a coalition between the Repnb.
leans and Socialist leaders. The So
eiallsis present never initiated 4 sin.
gle propositions lsat Magic. one OF
their iieutenants, waved the bloody
shirt and tlckled the red card when
tie Democrats walked out of the
room and shouted THAT is not the
ffrst tipie the Democrats have sccpd'
eli WheteHron Joseph Dodson. chiof
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