Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-10-28
CREACER HEARD
BY Big CROWD
TELLS or MS ATTITUDE N TAR.
llI' VOTE
SPEAKS OF THE ARKANSAS


Assuming fun responsibility for yot-
ing for the payne-AldrCh tariff, Con-
gresham Charles r., Crougcr the Re
publican candidate for recollection for
congress from the Third district, as
sailed the Inconsistencies of the Dem
Ocratic candidate In his stand on the
tariff question I'm the federal court
room las, night lncidentallN hc
made plea for more huslnosslikc
administration of the affairs of the
state, which he sand could Dee obtained
through the election of Joseph Me-
Neal to office.
CONGRESSMAN Creagcr declared that
he would try TO get as much of an
additional appropriation for the Tulsa
federal building next year as the cir
.cumstances would warrant lie said
that he was not in Tulsa To promise
that The Arkansas River would be
made nuyigublc 10 Tulsa.
Before we can make another at
tempt 10 secure am appropriation for
tho Arkansas said the congressman
IT will be necessary To have another
survey made. When manufacturing
interests are located along the river
II win be much easier To get an APP
preparation for the improvement OF
the stream, such as has been secured
for the larger and more prominently
known streams of the country"
Declaring that the attitude of the
state Democratic administration was
driving away honest capital from he
country Creagcr declared that the
only remedy was To secure more
busness-like administration and the
lowering of the bars for honest capi-
tai to entcr the state.
Then came the only reference TO
Cannonism made during the evening
The candidate had Just explained that
he had gone into the Republican cou-
Icus ana had abided by ITS wish In
voting for j. G., Cannon.
4 propose to vote for the caucus
nominee Here let me say that there
E not the slightest danger of Cannon
being the nominee for speaker of the
house of representatives., though
Though some of us may regard this rs
"A calamity. / cannot give my rea-
sons for saying this, but rest assured
thar there is no possibility of his be-
ing the Republican nominee"
Congressman Creager declared that
the tariff did not suit him exactly
but was the best obtainahle. ~ hao
to take some things ] didn't want and
| I had to go without some of The
things / wanted" he explained.
lie then explained the inconsistenc!
lof certain Democratic congressman
who in touring the Third district re-
cenuy had spoken in favor of free
trade, but who in congress had vot'
ed for the protective tariff on a num-
| her Of articles. He declared that they
too, were protcctionists, especially 50
when their pockets We're touched.
The federal court room was com
I fortably filled by those who hear'
I the Republican congressional candi
date. The opening address was made
Iby Carl Magec, who cited three rea
| sons why Creager should be returned
TO congress. They were the contro
Iof corporations, conservation legisla
ton and the tariff, He stated tina
the position of he congressman OF
those three things were more in linz
with what the people wanted thar
what the Democrats had promised
Mr.. Magee stated that he belongs t
! the progressive wing Of the party, bu
! that he believed that more good coul'
lbe obtained by returning the presen
Incumbent TO congress than by elect