The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-10-15
WHY JAKE HAMON
WAS APPOINTED
Do the Republicans Want Election
Purity? Is the Noted Jake Hamon
Joe McNeaI's Ideal Purist?

The republican machine politicians
of Oklahoma have been making fuss
lately for honest elections
This is the same bunch who stole
the election for congress from the late
lamented Bill Cross in territorial day
of Oklahoma.
This is the same bunch who refus-
ed in Ell Reno on October 10th, to en-
ter into an agreement with the demo-
cratic state candidates to enforce all
the election laws of Oklahoma, and
who presented a resolution to the
democrats, asking them to agree to
violate the principal election law now
in force in this state.
Some time ago, Governor Haskell
appointed Mr.. J. L. Allen, of Musko-
gee, as the republican member of the
state election board. Mr.. Allen is a
man of high standing and integrity in
the. state of Oklahoma.
The republican machine was not
satisfied with Mr.. Aliens appoint
ment, and under the law, which gives
the state central committee of the
dominant parties of the state the right
to name a member of the state cleo
tion board, they submitted the names
of two men to Governor Haskell to be
appointed In Mr.. Aliens place. These
two men were Frank Greer, editor of
the Guthrie State Capital, who needs
no introduction to the honest people Of
Oklahoma, and Jake L. Hamon, of
Lawton. Greer was Ineligible for the
reason that he was printing the bal
lots for the state election. Under the
law, Governor Haskell was left no
other alternative than to appoint Jake
Hamon as member of the state cleo
tion board of Oklahoma, as this de-
mand was made by Joe McNeal's
chairman.
Jake Hamon is the man whom SEN
ator Gore charged with having offered
him $4,000 bribe.
In view of these facts, do the demo-
Gratis, socialists and honest republi-
cans Of Oklahoma believe that the
Cannon-Aldrich-Mc standpat re-
publican machine of Oklahoma is sin
cere in wanting an honest election?
If Joe McNeal were to be elected
governor, wouldn't he have two mem
bers of the election board like Jake
Hamon?
In the last primary election, out Of
1900 voting precincts in Oklahoma,
there were specific charges Of fraud
in only about fifteen of these voting
boxes The charges that the republi-
cans are making in this state regard-
ing fraud at the last primary is re-
Election on the members of every cleo
ton board of the state, both republic
cans and democrats, and when you
take into consideration the fact that
ninety per cent of the election boards
of Oklahoma are farmers, it can read
lily be seem how absurd this libelous
statement is.
The democratic party of Oklahoma
is 3 law abiding party, and stands for
stas strict enforcement of all the cleo
tion laws, including the Grandfather
Clause, and it knows that the election
board of this state will conduct fair
election, and have an honest count.
If the republican machine politicians
of Oklahoma are in earnest about hav-
ing a fair and honest election, why
did they demand the dismissal of a
man with the high standing of Mr..
Allen, and force on the election board
Jake L. Hamon, who, Senator Gore
and republican Congressman Creager
swears, tried to corrupt them?