The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-10-31
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6lERER SAYS NEGRO OF.
FIClALlSM BEAT GUTHRIE
Guthrie Lawyer, Who Made
Speeches In Campaign, Urges
Defeat or Hamlinism


. Guthrie Lawyer, Who Made (
, Speeches In Campaign, Urges
, Defeat or Hamlinism
, Office of Dale, Blerer & Heg-
, Ter, attorneys and counsellors at
, law, Guthrie, Oklahoma, Oct. %,
, Mr.. L. G. Niblack. Editor Daily {
. Leader, Dear Sir: | read with
, interest your article in last {
, nights Leader concerning the
, necessity of eliminating negro {
, office holders from Logan coun-
, ty | was one OF those who made {
, numerous speeches for Guthe,e ,
, during the forced and Illegal 4;
} election on the capital bill, and
} j have said several times and
T; still believe that tlat bill would
= have been beaten had 1t not
) been for the great prejudice
} against Guthrie on account of
; the election Of negroes to Office
+; in this county, and am salts.
, fed had it not been for that
, fact the capital bill would have
= been, If il were NOT IN fact, de-
, feated. Every where ] went | I
> was met with the same question
, whether negroes were elected to
: office in this county. and my
, campaign was in the northern {
: and western part Of the state {
, where there are practically no {
, negroes. Those people are just
, as afraid of this Influence as {
J are the Southern people.
2 | consider it especially import
, ant in the coming election that
Q the Democratic legislative ticket (
. shall be elected and place this
= county in harmony with the ma
2 iority party in the legislature.
. which will certainly be Demo
. cratic, no matter how the guber-
9 Material election terminates, and
@ | want especially to urge the
. election of Geo II. Clayton {
. against the colored man, Hamlln,
. In the third district of this coun-
. ty. Hamlin's election two years
. ago did more to carry the in
: famous capital location bill, that I
? was forced dpon the people of
. the state at cost of 100000
9 and more, than all the influ-
: ences combined.
= ! have known Geo. f. Clayton,
e the candidate from that district,
9 intimately from childhood. Po-
. litically ne has always been a
Q Democrat and worked faithfully
2 in the ranks of his party. He
. was honcred in Brown county,
= Kansas, with several official po-
g sitions of trust and importance,
9 and always made faithful,
9 able and obliging officer. He
. came to Oklahoma at the open
. ing and took homestead IN the
!: southern part of Logan county
3 and now resides there on his
. farm. He has held several I'M
q portant official positions In the
: county and one in the early days
Q in. Noble county, and has admin
. istered these Offices with honor
= and credit. and has been an able
g and efficient worker In the Demo.
. cratic ranks in Oklahoma.
9 think that political considera-
9 tions should not be the only ones
= this year. Clayton is now ask.
9 ing the people, without regard to
= party, to support and elect him
9 to the legislature, and rid that
9 district and this county from tie
. extreme prejudice of having the
g only colored representative in
. the state legislature.
@ 1t is true Hamlin does not live
. In Guthrie, but lives out in the
g country, and understand 10
. miles from Guthrie, but he is
G. from this county and Guthrie
. gets all the blame for his cleo
. ti0n to an Office with scant pay,
g and which only excifes antogon-
9 ism agslnst him and his race
9 and brings disaster TO this city
(; and county
q If the people Of the Third dis
9 trict have any considerations
o whatever for their best interest,
10 thew will waive partv eonsidera-
| . tions. as many people win do In
| 9 many otter respects over the en-
| g tire county this year. and will
I 9 elect CLAYTON. yllrs truIs, A.
10 G. e. Riefer.
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