The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-11-07
ILLEGAL v0TING WILL
NOT Be TOLERATED
Persons Encouraging Such Vlo-
IatIon Of The Law VIII
Be Prosecuted

Governor G. ~ Haskell has issued
2 warning to citizens and officers
including election officers, Of the
state of Oklahoma. declaring that the
laws must be enforced and that per
sons that attempt to vote illegally
and those who encourage or abet this
practice will be prosecuted to the full
extent of the law IN his statement
the governor says:
The Rule To BE Foi7owed
Il am aware that particularly
deputy United States marshals have
declared their purpose to be present
at the polling places to aid and en-
courage voting by force or intimida-
tion, If necessary, even though the
person Offering TO vote has not made
his right to do so appear to the cleo
tion officers as required by our Okla
homa election law.
"The rule to be followed is this:
"A United States marshal, or his
deputy, may appear ut the election
places for the following purposes:
.(a) Casting his own vote, ii en-
titled to do so.
OBJ Serving any proper process
placed in his hands to be served.
And in both instances every law
abiding citizen and officer of the
state should respect sucn marshal or
deputy marshal, and IN no way inter
fere with his action.
Should their declared purpose of
arresting election officers be carried
into effect, such officer may suspend
his official duties sunlcient time to
give bond required by law, but need
not unless he desires not to vacate
his place as an election officer. nor
surrender the duties and privileges
of his Office as such election officer to
any other person.
Same AS private Cisazen
THE above cover all of the lawful
privileges of such marshal or his
deputies in or about the place where
the election is being held, and any
other acl on the part Of such marshal
or his deputies shall be treated the
same as the act of private citizen
and subject to similar arrest and
punishment.
ANY Interference with the bleot
tion ofilvers, or disturbance of the
peace and good order. or approaching
within fifty feet OF the polling place,
except for the purpose Of voting, or
by United States marshal or his
deputy as above stated, for the pur-
pose of serving process placed in his
bands for service, or taking intoxicat-
~. 1;n,or, ,,,ftbf,, rpo holf mile of rho
polling place, or being in an intoxi-
Gated condition within one-half mile
of the polling place, is violation OF
the law of Oklahoma and not author
lied by the laws of either our state
or nation, and the locai peace officers
including the sheriff, constable and
other peace officers, themselves and
with the aid OF sufficient number OF
deputies to preserve the peace and
protect the election officers In strict
" enforcing the law. are chkAed with
the duty so to do and 10 promptly re-
port to me in case they are unable
to so preserve the peace and pro
tect the polling place and the cleo
ton officers and / will promptly aid
ir dealing with all suca unlawful con
diet.
Disregard Letters
the alleged opinions published In
some Of our newspapers and sent out
In anonymous letter form to e.ection
officers, several of which have come
into my possession, said to be from
United States district attorneys. OF
their assistants, do not believe were
Officially issued by said attorneys, OF
their assistants. They do not state
the law and must not be SO regarded
Election officers in the discharge
of their duties are not legislative
officers. The people have enacted thc
law, the courts have construed and
held the law valid and election ofiic
efs must obey and administer the
law without adding TO or taking
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