The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-02


haste to Governor Haskell with this
astounding information:
Guthrie Is trying to put one over
secretly. Dale and Burford are In
Oklahoma City this afternoon getting
an injunction restraining you from
signing the capital election procla.
matlon. An officer viii be here with
service papers in a few minutes
That Guthrie committee ls stall to-
keep you from signing the proclama-
tion until service can be perfected :"
Haskell Is the sort OF man who
doesn't like TO have 1t said that
ANYTHING was put over on him.
He'll walk twenty miles 10 twig a
play-poll ical, public or social--if
he imagined he was to be The goat.
And Haskell is not famous for goat
pays-noi yet. The local commit
tee had told the executive that Dale
was in Oklahoma City. And when
dear Led, old chap whispered in the
executive ear that Dale and Burford
were trying to- slip one over,' vi
slons OF BlWford's connection with
The recent legislative charges, doubt
less, fitted across the "old mans"
mind. He probably forgot his ap-
pointments and 'choked up. T." The
governor has way of choking up
and exploding. From all indications
Ledbetter's poison took effect. Least
wise, there are evidences. "Old Led"
was worried when he heard, going
post haste 10 the state house, that a
hearing" was to be given Guthrie.
To hell with Guthrie" thought Led
better TO himself, I've got fee
due me from the Oklahoma City real
estate boosters, and want my
money. Ledbetter soaks his whs-
kers In Wine OF Cardui and It takes
money to buy Wine of Cardui and
Mothers Friend Led" threw the
hooks into the governor on "a bluff
;ook advantage of the governors dis
like for some Guthrie citizens and
Burf0rd-told pie warming story
OF an injunction and-oh. well.
'Rah for Led's fee!
As was TO have been expected, the
little incident" of the capital loca-
iion mass meeting al the city hall
Thursday night has gone over the
state.
II Is being chewed and masticated
with great glee by enemies Of Guthrie.
Wherefore the moral: Incorporate
words and hot-headism in times of
stress do great harm.
And yet
The incident was trivial. II involved
the placing Of colored mans name
on the committee appointed to raise
funds to carry on the campaign.
The Oklahoma City papers print
the salacIous ''news" IN elaborate de
tail, naturally. of course. exaggerat
ing the incident out of all proportions
to the truth.
The eolored people who live here
and have property interests are will.
ing 10 contribute money to the cause
and are anxious 10 vote for the re-
tention of the capital
Had not Councilman Beamer meg
aphoned none would have been tht
wiser.
All OF which is another argument
showing that nof-partlsan mass meet
ings have their draw backs.
Apropos Of the capital campaign
The Leader is in receipt of the fol
lowing letter. written by a taxpayer
who for the present does not wish BIZ
name mentioned. 1t Is given withou
comment:
Editor Leader--Inasmuch, as every
body will soon be solicited to dig fo
The capital location campaign. ] snR
gest that the digging" be mutual ant
equal. suggest that there be NJ
salaries paid or immunitles given
Everybody in the fight Is Guthrleit'
and everybody should come through
Let's have a strict accounting of al
moneys from the very first: LEI N
salaries be paid 10 committeeman. ie
no fees be paid to lawyers. let every
body be on an equal basis. Let al
the money raised be devoted to cam
raIgn purposes It's Guthrie propo
sition. One for all and all for one
What say you?--B'