The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-07
CHARGES ARE SERIOUS
ALSO PLENTIFUL
Meanwhile an Injunction Failed
TO Stop Report Of Election
Coming 10 GulhrIe

Reports from the territory proposed
Tor Swanson county and from Hobart
and Lawton are sutcharged with
scandal. on the face of the returns
the proposition to establish the eoun-
u carried on Monday by 5S. Cover
nor Haskell will be asked to withhold
The proclamation pending inyestiga.
lion.
1t is claimed that the town of Sny-
der, which is scheduled to be the
county seat, poIled vote larger than
half its population and that negroes
were freely employed 1t is claimed
the returns were withheld and the
canvass made by the board in a Sc
cret session.
Both factions made representations
in Guthrie today. John II. Anderson,
editor Of n Democratic paper at Sny-
der, reported that the vote for the
county was 1888 and that against Il
23O, a majority of 759 for the PROPOSE
ton He also reported the entire
Democratic ticket elected.
Thirty citizens of Roosevelt in the
section of Kiowa sought to be de-
tached, are understood to have joined
liz a protest to the governor. They
claim that there was wholesale fraud
in Snyder, the city precincts casting
799 votes. that Snyder HI the last
election east only 305 votes and has
nothing to show that 1t has grown In
population since that time. They
claim investigation will show that
there was fraud in many particulars
and the governor is to be asked 70
hold up the proclamation
Hobart Joins Roosevelt
A number Of citizens of Hobart are
also protesting against the county
and they call for an investigation
hobart is Klowa's capital city and
thriving place.
Manitou Man In Contest
j. B. Swartz, militant Democrat
lte Mantou, is said TO have q lot ol
things to tell the governor. He says
that the election last Monday in which
an effort was made to detach portions
of kiowa and Comanchc counties tc
| form Swanson was disgrace to The
people of the Southwest counties,
disgrace to humanity and to the Dem
ccratic party. He claims that tht
town of Snyder has only 1900 popula
ton and that It voted 796 votes. HC
says he is positive negroes all alonl
the line from Altus 10 Lawton---ne
groes not living in the county-werC
voted for the scheme Inability Z
get the exact returns is alleged. TIT
election board, he claims, held Sc
cret session and would not even al
low an inspector in the room aud tina
it for several days refused to MAKE
ary showing to the people
Republicans Claim Election
Mr.. Swartz hears that the entire
Republican ticket was elected, and h'
viii appeal to the governor to pre-
vent the white people OF that section
being forced into county made Re
publican by negroes from other eoun
ties.
Mr.. Swartz says that Snyder cas-
only 300 votes in an election IN IN
fall Of 1909. that Monday IT had 5O
blank ballots to start with and boz
rowed 100 more fiom Snyder town
ship. Where it got the others he ma
not heard.
Hunter Was Opposed
Hunter township, along the cente
Of the new county war cast vote 0
co per cent against the new county
Judge Tolbert Of Hobart granted
temporary Injunction restraining. IN
election board from certifying the r.
turns to the governor but 1t was u
effective because the returns had a
ready been forwarded.
Snyder Reports Victory
Reports from Snyder are to the Q
feet that the official count shows
majority Of So for the county an
that about 5000 votes were polled- J
the portion Of Kiowa seeking to s.
ceed the vote was 1913 for and 9u
against. in the Comanche section th
vote was 80 for and 32S against. n
turns were sent to town under guaf
! and feeling was reported high all I'd
I week
county. Ntomey III l.. Stassevf
: OF Klowa has started an inyestlgatlo