The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-09-19
CHLLENGE ISSUED
TO CONGRESSMAN
Republican Candidate So Far Has
Made No Reply to Davenport's

Challenge.
James S. Davenport, the democratic
candidate for congress mas issued the
following challenge to his republican
opponent to meet him In debate before
the people of the Third district. The
challenge was issued on September s,
but as yet has not been accepted. The
following is the challenge;
Vinita, Okla. Sept. s, 1910.
Honorable C. E. Creager,
Republican Candidate for Con-
gress, Third Oklahoma District,
Muskogee Okla.
Dear Sir AS you are the nominee
of the republican party for congress
from the Third congressional district
of Oklahoma, and as l have been NOM
mated by the democratic party, in
vite and challenge you to joint dis
cussion Of the issues affecting the
people of the Third congressional dis
trict. We have each had an oppor-
tunity to show to the people whether
or not we are trying to represent their
interest or the systems interest, and
| desire that we meet in joint dis
cussion in one or more places in each
county in the district and discuss the
issues on which the party you repre-
sent and the party I represent disa-
gree, and in order that you may know
some of the laws l favor and shall
urge, if elected, and laws that l would
oppose, which may come before the
Sixty-second congress, desire to say:
am unalterably in favor of the cleo
don of the United States senators by
a direct vote of the people.
favor an income and Inheritance
tax.
favor law that will prevent the
federal court from annuling any law
that has been enacted by the state un-
til the same has been passed upon by
the highest judicial tribunal in the
state.
favor the physical valuation Of all
railroad properties.
favor an immediate revision OF the
Payne-Aldrich tariff law.
| also desire to state that am op-
posed to the interference by the fed.
eral authorities and federal courts
with the organization of laboring men
and farmers.
am opposed to ship subsidy and
the establishment of central bank.
am in favor and shall urge that an
eight hour day law be enforced upon
all government works.
Also in this campaign l shall discuss
your record in the first and second
sessions of the Sixty-first congress
and especially that part Of your record
and vote where you voted against the
Hughes amendment to the sundry civil
bill. which provided that no part OF
the appropriation shall be expended
in the prosecution of any organization
or individual for entering into any
combination or agreement having II
view the increasing of wages, short
ening of hours or bettering the condi
ton of labor, or for any act done II
the furtherance thereof not in itseli
unlawful. I shall charge that in cast
ing your vote against this measure vol
voted against labor organized and un
organized, and for the interest of th'
system represented in the house b,
Cannon and his followers. / shall alsC
charge that you agreed to suppor
Cannon measures and the rules of th'
house as dictated by Cannon, in orde
to be appointed upon the public build
ings and grounds committee, and tina
you were appointed, and then you wer'
unable to secure such appropriation al
the Third congressional district shoul'
receive, and it remained for Senate
Gore to secure an appropriation TO
the city of Tulsa in Tulsa county.
shall also charge and show by tn
record that you voted for the Payne
Aldrich tariff bill, which imposed
high duty on lumber, leather, wire an
wire nails, and other articles most i'm
portant to the improvement of tn
home of the laboring class Of peopl