New-York tribune., 1910-11-09
CLASHES IN OKLAHU'NA
State and Federal Authorizes ~
a Legal Mix-Up.
NEGRO VOTE THE ISSUE
Many Arrests on Both Sloes Ii
Contention over "GrandfaInei
Clause" Disfranchisement.
M relerrarh 20 The Trlbune.I J

Nv Telegraph 70 The trlpul'e'' 49,
McAlester. Okla Nov. &-Fifteen e'e0',o
officers in this city and some county
cincts were arrested here to-day py ieoei -
officers for refusing to allow negroes
vote when they rendered sffldavits tha'
they could read and write. They ail go
bond before the United States Cornin'S-
sionar. and returned 10 continue the eiec
ton. when all the complaining Wlthessea
were arrested by state authorities. 4Nos'
of these gave bond They were all negroes
Some fifteen prominent white Republicans
were then arrested. charged with laiS0
swearing. in that they had instructed lle
negroes TO make the affidavits. The oohds
were 1000 each.
Judge Cole, Of the State District CouI l.
issued an Injunction restraining the uniteu
States Commissioner from Issuing anu ''i0
1eputv marshals from serving warrants :
of arrest Judge Campbell, OF the DnlIeu
| States Court. advised the federal oi'ico. , ,
| 70 ignore the state injunction. as ne Sa'O
! Judge Cole had no right TO issue IL La
several more warrants were issueo oilU
! served II is now said they Will cite 'IuoSe
! Cole for contempt and If TINS Is ooiie
| trouble is feared. as the stuauoh Is
| strained TO the limit. The election was iO7'
| sight of in tire excitement. the vote mere
was exceedingly light -.
| After the trouble in Waggoner county
! Governor c. n. Haskell ordered out CoIl' @
many NJ. Oklahoma National Guard at OK
lahoma City and Company Z. Oh luiS''
The troops were under arms throughout 'll0
DIV Twenty Democratic state leaders were
sworn in as deputy sheriffs ~ Oklahoma
CITY. and worked in automobiles incoghito
from precinct to precinct. It Is estinateu
that "a per cent of the registered voters Oh
the state voted
Lee Cr1ce. Democratic candidate fer Gov
ernor. is conceded to he elected. Parua
elimination Of the negro vote in the % Dls-
+rict makes probable the defeat or Coh-
gresham Dick Morgan. Repuo1cahi oS
tex-CJougressrnar Elmer Fulton Other o1s
tr,nts probably will remain unchanged
now appears that the woman slffrage
amendment carried and the local option bill
was defeated
A telephone message frsom CoWeta' Okia'
ssvs that negroes took possession OF
voting booth In school house in negro
settlement four miles from Coweta INN
morning The white election officials Wer
thrown out of the polling place, the negroes
declaring they would vote despite I'M
.,erandfsther clause" messenger VA
! sent to COWcra aSkllis Ipt ASlF' "iiN ~
automobiles with fifteen white men arrne'
with ehotg71ns departed for the scene.
Muskogee, Okla. Nov. S-Warrants wer
issued this afternoon for the arrest of eigh
election officials in NUskogee and Wagone
counties The warrants, which were issue
by the federal authorities. charge violatio
Of q. section Of the federal code, which ha
reference TO conspiracy to prevent legs
voters from exercising the right Of sui
frage The officials refused TO allow negroe
! to vote.
Tulsa. Okla. Nov. S.-Serious trouble wa
threatened here to-day when c. w Nelcr'
negro. and Methodist minister, va
not allowed to vote a large crowd {
negroes gathered around the voting boot
! ! and a clash seemed imminent when officer
appeared on the scene. Melons later cause
= the United States commissioner to SWea
] out a warrant for the election officials VII