The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-05
CITY employees ACTIVE
IN GETTING OUT VOTE
Sensational Fight for Member
Of School Board in
Fourth Ward

Featured by one general contest OF
oyershadowing interest and two local
contests, the spring election started
up briskly this morning and it prom
ises warm finish. Commission gov
eminent Is the main contention. The
vote is large and will probably be
close.
In the Fourth ward there Is sen
s9iiOnal fight for membership OF the
school board. In the north precinct
Cf that ward there are GOO registra'
tions and the county election board
yesterday placed double supply OF
ballots the.e. This condition was
brought about by the registration OF
women, of whom it is said over l5O
are registered in that precinct.
John Ionse, colored. Republican
romnee, and B. f. Humble, white
democratic nominee. are the contest
ants. 1t Is likely the vote will be
close.
The only aldermanic contest OF par
ticuar interest is in the Second ward,
which is politically close at all times
A. T.. Johnson, Republican. present in
cumbent. is making desperate figh,
fot reelection, and the resources OF
the city government are largely at
his command. Part Of the forces en-
listed for the saving of the council
manic system were switched to the
Second ward. A Myer is the Demo
cratic candidate and II was conceded
by Republicans this morning that ne
viii give Johnson hard run. Al
noon Myer seemed to have the best
OF the argument.
DR.. l.. M. Overton is the Democratic
nominee for councilman in the Fourth,
but Il appears that the extraordinary
efforts to get out the colored vote
will have the effect OF making his cleo
ton impossible. However, there may
he surprises in the Fourth, for th'
fight is sensational all around.
Getting Out The Vote
Practically every available rig IN
town has been enaged for the day
and the voters are being sought ev
erywhere. The advocates OF comm.s-
sion government, with purely a vol
unteer organization, and no paid
workers and no city employees, are
making vigorous efforts to get out
the vote. The outcome of the cleo
tion on the commission question de-
pends largely ON their success. There
Is no question of the success OF the
antis In getting out their vote.
There is likely TO be rush at the
last. The voting Is rather slow for
The reason that there are five bal
lois--on commission government. on
freeholders for the charter board. on
counciImen, on members OF the school
board and on issuing 100000 bonds
for school houses.
There are 90 candidates for free
holders and there Is no possibility ol
forecasting the result They are vo''
cd for by the city nj large. In case
the commission proposition is lost the
freehold vote will be nullity
Indications point to very heavy
,ote-something like 900, aside
from The womens votes on schoo
questions. There has been greal
deal of early voting.
CLOSING Gun OF the Campaign
In dark" and windy meeting a
the city hall last night the offlcehold
ers and their satellites unloaded thell
final spasms in regard to commission
snvernmeis. Sbme .of them have
really brought themselves to believe
the rot they preach
II was the same old bunch OF speak
ers. with two exceptions. Frank Ol
smith appeared for the progressive
element in a speech for the commits
sion and L. II. Thomas. stalwar
old-time republican and Civil war vet
eran. came out for Tie new plan. Rev
c. A. Buchanan also spoke in favo
of the new plan.
The "anti' speakers were Mayo
Farquharson. J. ]. Houston. F, II
Greer. r. II. Seward, W. p. Hero'
and Walter Warren.
The colored brethren were invited
to vote early, but were left uninstruct
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