The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-06
COMMITTEE
REPORTED.
PROGRESS
EAST SIDE GAVE OU r
PEOPLE ROUSING
RECEPTION
WOMEN HELPING
RIGHTEOUS CAUSE
Muskogee People aIe Awake TO
EnOTmlty Of Capital Re-
movaI Scheme

b
]. j. oRourk. chairman of the
Guthrie campaign committee in the
capital location fight. and Mayor
Farquharson spoke to the business
men of Muskogee last night. The oc-
casion was the monthly meeting OF
the commercial club, very large,
strong and effective body. The Guth-
rie men told of the solid growth here
and OF Guthrie's capital claims.
The delegation returned this morn
ing, pleased with the results OF the
trip to attend the taxpayers meeting
The Muskogee commercial club
last night passed resolutions strong
ly condemning Oklahoma City for the
stand taken On the inland water
ways. The Oklahoma City outfit un-
dertook some time ago to give Mus
kogee and other prospective water
ways towns in Oklahoma vicious dig
because oklahoma City is not TO be
included in the list OF direct benefi-
ciaries.
Took 1t Graciously.
At the meeting of the taxpayers,
called by c. +. Barrett and Senator
Russell, yesterday, a former OklahO-
ma Cityan now resident of Okmul-
gee, started to speak for the remov-
al scheme, but was compelled to sue
cumb when a message from Okmul-
gee stated that no one was author
lied to speak fayorably for the remoy-
al scheme from Okmulgee-the peo-
pie were six to one opposed to the
deal.
Shawnee boosters were accompa'
MED by sixty women, all handing out
Shawnee literature as a place for In
vestment, and all declaring they
wanted the capital removal project
defeated. The Shawnee delegation,
say the local men who were present,
made splendid showing and talked
straight from the shoulder to whom
soever they met.
Democrat Praised Visitors.
The Democrat OF last evening has
this to say of the visitors:
With band blaring stirring airs,
banners flying and shouting the
praises Of Shawnee, over 300 mem
bers of the Shawnee commercial club,
accompanied by sixty women, march
ed through the down town streets at
noon today. They had arrived on the
Shawnee special over the Frisco rail-
road and are here to attend the mass
meeting called by Campbell Russell,
of Warner, to discuss the Ledbetter
state capital bill, which Is TO be voted
on by the taxpayers of the state next
June.
After a ride about the city in autos
and on two special cars of the Mus
kogee Traction company and dinner,
| the party convened this afternoon at
Convention hall to discuss the capital
measure.
Shawnee Is not here boosting
Shawnee for the capital said l.. g.
Cullison of the Shawnee Herald, but
merely to boost Shawnee and he
called attention TO the Shawnee but
tons and literature being distributed
Guthrie Represented.
A big delegation arrived from
Guthrie this morning TO take part In
the mass meeting. J. J. ORourk
speaker for the Guthrie delegation
strongly condemned the capl,al loca
ton bill. Shawnee does not want
the capital under such BILL" he de
clared. He admitted that the Guthrie
delegation was here TO stir up public
sentiment against the measure and tt
participate in the meeting. In th'
Guthrie crowd are Mayor A. 0. Far
quharson, Il. ]. Oyerholzer. chairman
of the board OF county commissioner
of Logan county; A. l.. Cochran, bank
e.; Rev o. A. Dawes, s. l.. Spurrier
J. J. 0Rourk, Ed Luce, l.. II. Kim
ball and X. l.. Chilcott
Ladies Entertained.
The sixty women who accompanied
the Shawnee boosters were entertain
ed this afternoon by the new Centur,
club OF Muskogee.
A large delegation Is here from
Warner. and many people from small
towns alcug the Frisco, Midland Val
ley and NJ, o. and G. A big delega
tion from Oklahoma City is also here