The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-09-09
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same subject your party platform up
on which YOU stand for election says:
I'VE demand a return to the election
machinery in force prior to state
rood" An election machinery lindei
which the most flagrant, and outras-
eous dishonesty was not only possi-
bic. but was actually perpetrated.
You intimate in your letter that pos.
sibly your nomination and mine are
not untainted with fraud. II thought
,or an instant that my nomination
was the result of political theft, or
any form of anfairness | would sur
render the nomination back TO the
party that gave It, as YOU should do
If you feel taat your nomination waf
not fairly won. | will never accept
a nomination or an election that il
purchased at the price of the honor
and integrity of my party or state.
Dishonesty in politics is so abhorrent
70 ne / can not look with tle least
degree of tolerance upon the election
tro1k or thief. You suggest that
each party have two watchers in
each polling place, and counting
ioom 10 see that votes are fairly
ounted. The laws under which W.
operate provides that one such watch
II from each party may be appointed
eut am perfectly willing that YOU
aiay have two or any greater number
II watchers that you may deem nee
sssary TO insure q fair count.
also agree that two carbon copies
)f the tally sheets may be made, and
kept; one by the clerk and the other
by the inspector as You suggest. The
present law provides, Art. 3 See. 8,
hat three such copies s'all be made,
one to be delivered to the Inspector,
be other two TO accompany the stub
lool< of ballots. am justified III
,aling YOUR attention to this fact.
fhe Legislature at It's session IN JAN
iary 1909, passed law amending
he present election law which con-
aimed tsis provision: "Trlplieatc
opies of said certificates on iorms
provided for that purpose shall also
,c made out and one copy delivered
0 each mcmbor oil the precinct elec-
ion board" Nv this amendment i
vas propos d to accomplish illc very
purpose YOU now contend for, but
'trangc though II may seem this
mcudment with its beueGecni re-
ults was defeated by the acts of
he Republican party under the adj
Ice, counsel and leadership OF the
honorable ]. A. Harris, who Is now
lctiycly conducting your campaign.
In your letter TO me YOU state,
From The papers am informed that
he chairman of the Democratic par
y and the chairman OF the state cleo.
ion board are one ana the same per-
m. ain g'ad to inform you that
he forUrr chairman Of the state oIec.
ion board filed with the governor his
esignation as snch chairman mme-
lately after his election to tho chair
ianShip OF the Democratic party
rom the same newspaper source t
N informed that the national Repuh-
lean committee has contributed 10
ne Republican campaign fund in Ok.
lhoma the sum OF siJ.OU.00 TO be
'sed in the pending campaign. The
enast voters OF Oklahoma may. well
inquire wat useful purpose this mon
can accomplish in thcs intrreat OF
fair election and an honest ballot,
Let me repeat agree 10 every sns.
;estion You make in Your letter, ana
0 any other suggestion YOU may Of
or in the interest Of fair election
nd an honest count. Any plan or
roposition that can be. carried out
ithout violating existing y,ipwsl I'M II
aeet with my support anil tfieartWlR
roval. But as candidate for gov
rnor Of this state, ! viii never at.
,mpt by agreement among candl-
ates, violation of our. laws. Laws
IN only be amended or repealed IN
wo ways in Oklahoma by acts or
ne legislature. and under the initia-
We provisions OF The constitution.
You and nave no more right or
uthority to undertake. by agreement
repeal the election laws OF Okla.
/ oma. than mob has 70. repeal or
wade the laws providihe Tor "a Jury
.ial As much rsolcNcs rs dDle 10
ighteous government In the one case