The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-09
Special to Daily Leader.

Shawnee, Okla, April 9.--Shaw
nee and Pottawatomie county are up
in arms against the Oklahoma City
graft election bill At an important
meeting OF the Shawnee chamber OF
commerce, held yesterday afternoon,
steps were taken for the launching
of the first shaft against the Okla
homa City real estate boosters.
1t was unanimously decided 10 hold
big nonpartisan anti-capital loca-
ton mass meeting at Shawnee, April
~ THE anniversary of Okiahoma's
birth, and call was formulated and
is being sent out inviting all cities,
towns and counties opposed TO an
election at this time to assemble al
Shawnee and voice protest.
Shawnee Is Aroused.
The business men of Shawnee are
unit in antagonism against the Ok
lahoma City bill They claim the
election only sixty days away means
the farmers are at work, and that
Oklahoma City really men have a
frame-up to grab the capital
President Rubey Firm.
President Rubey said: This bill is
nefarious The object of the meet
ing Is not to determine or decide
upon any particular location for the
state capital, but TO defeat the Ok
lahoma City proposition which pro-
vides for no return 10 the tax pay.
ers for the expenditure which con-
templates, and is a graft proposition,
pure and simple
Delegations from every chamber
of commerce. every labor body and
every other organization in the state
are invited to attend The date set
for the conference, April 22, is the
anniversary of the opening of the
new state.
The call issued last night is as
follows:
The Call for Meeting
The chamber of commerce of
Shawnee hereby invites the citizens
of the state OF Oklahoma who are
not In sympathy with the call of a
state election June IL, 1910 looking
to the location of the state capital,
TO meet in Shawnee on Saturday.
April 20, 1910, for the purpose OF
vocing their protest against this in
iquitous bill The city of Shawnee
joins hands with the hundreds of
other towns and cities of the state
who are opposed TO disturbance of
industrial conditions at the present
time, fully believing that this cleo
tion is against the best business in
terests Of the state and means a
needless increase of taxation and can
inure to the benefit of no town eX-
cept that in which the said bill ema-
mates. All Oklahomans who are for
Oklahoma first. last and all the time
are hereby cordially invited to attend
this meeting and voice their protest.
This meeting is absolutely non
partisan and all persons of all shades
of religious and political beliefs are
cordially invited to cooperate win
MS Shawnee Chamber of Commerce,
bv j r, Rubey. President.
Il Is Unjust
The Shawnee Herald, of today
SAYS: Holding that the matter is un-
Just TO all concerned and especially
10 the fact that a capital election in
the middle of June would be out OF
place, the Shawnee Chamber of Com
merce held a meeting yesterday and
laid plans preparatory to fighting the
proposition of Oklahoma City to hold
the capital election June II, next.
The constitution of the state pro-
yides that the capital shall remain
in Guthrie until 1913 and Oklahoma
CITY proposes to amend the consti-
tuition and have the election held
this year. Guthrie is opposed 10 the
proposition and Shawnee is opposed
to ii also
All Are invited
Realizing that this is not the time
to hold the capital election and that
the proposition submitted would be
unjust at any time, the chamber OF
commerce asks that everyone who is
opposed TO the election being held
June II come to Shawnee April y
and take part IN the deliberations
which will be held here.
Oklahoma City Stanes Alone
Hundreds of other cities and towns
in the state are opposed to the cleo
lion at this time, Oklahoma City
stands practically alone in urging
that the constitution be amended
now.
Everyone interested is asked to
come to this meeting and join In
the fight that will be made by the
Shawnee chamber of commerce and
other live institutions which are
against the call for the election.
Time To Act
Now Is the time TO act. Now Is
the time to assert your right as
voter and resident Of Oklahoma
Those opposed to the call will have
to stand together and defeat the proD
osition. which is disturbance In
the industrial conditions of the en-
fire state at the present time.
To Bovrott oklahoma CITY
The Shawnee News nf Frldav even
inp saws: The bic thing is off,
oklahoma City is to get II in thu
neck!
Oklahoma CITY is to be bovcotted
Masonic arrange cmelts. with .
,alled towns Of the state mean
stagnation of business for Oklahom'
City. Oklahoma CITY has worked III
conspiracy TO grab the state car
iial. In the interest OF real estat