The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-25
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AGAINST
HOCTOWN
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SHAWNEE D ELEG ATE
MEETING BURNS UP
OKLAHOMA CITY
RESOLUTION PASSED
TO KILL the BILL"

Special to Daily Leader.
Shawnee, Okla, April 25--The cap.
iial location mass meeting at Shaw
Ice was q history making event. The
Becker opora house was crowded at
1880 a. IN. when Senator Eggerman
Of Shawnee called the meeting to or
Ger. Oklahoma City had a delegation
OF seventy-five. headed by G. g. Jones,
candidate FOR governor. Il. j. Gid
dings and J Graves Leeper were
alIong the speakers
Okmulgee and the Creek Nation
sent a special train with 800 people,
end many delegates were in attend
fnce from other sections of the state.
The time was equally divided between
illt supporters and opponents of the
Oklahoma City bill. Frank Greer ap-
peared for Guthrie: Charles f. Bar
rctt, George =. McKinnis and II. II.
Smith for Shawnee; Senator Camp
bell Russell for the state at large !,
Dr.. c. A. Lambert for Okmulgee;
Judge Sweet for Lincoln county, and
C. G. Jones, E. j. Giddings and j.
Graves Leeper were allowed to open
and close the debate for the bill.
The sentiment seemed to be against
Tho Giil, 0kiafioma City being prac-
tically alone IN its support. The most
Intense feeling prevailed between tht
Guthrie and Oklahoma City parties.
bot the Shawnee people, while unani.
rlously opposed to the bill, insisted
On an absolutely fair meeting, and
the batter OF arguments ragged with
vlgor throughout the day.
Senator Russell, author of the New
jerusalem plan, was one OF the prin-
'ipal speakers, and he flayed the Ok
lahoma City plan numerically. taking
the position that the bill is so drawn
that It exposes the taxpayers of the
state to raid equal to that which
disgraced Pennsylvania. He asserted
tnat the bill offered every opportunity
50 graft and that 1t gave the people
no protection against being plundered.
At the close OF the meeting Judge
heWett OF Lincoln county introduced
a resolution and move dts adoption.
The resolution deelaled against the
biz as follows:
Resolved, by the voting taxpayers
CT oklahoma, who neither live IN
Guthrie. Shawnee or Oklahoma City,
assembled in a state mass meeting IN
Shawnee, Oklahoma. Aprili %, 1910.
chat after having listened TO discus
sion of the proposed capital location
TN to be voted ON June II by repre-.
sertatves oil the three towns named
in the bill as candidates. we are con
vlnccd that the said bill does not
safeguard the interest of Oklahoma
taxpayers and that It would not be 10
The interests of either economy or
good government to adopi the same;
thetefore we ask all Oklahoma tax
payers to study this bill 10 the end
that those who agree with us may join
ii1defcating this bill June IL
The reading of the resolution al
most created a riot, the Oklahoma
CITY people raising desperate out
cry against its adoption. Orators OIL
forcd TO fight, threw off their coats
apd almost broke up tue convention
Cooler heads prevailed when Secre-
tary Barrett for Shawnee and j. j.
ORourk OF Guthrie dsclaimed for the
Shawnee and Guthrie forces any de-
sire to run the steam roller over the
Oklahoma CSy visitors The resolu-
tIun was then withdrawn and sub
uliited later to the delegates from
outside the three capital candidates
and adopted. This restored peace
and the convention Adjourned with
every outward show of good feeling