Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-03-10
Gauntlet IS CAST
By SEC. INEACHAN
REPUBLICANS TRY TO FILE CAN
DIDArES PETITIONS.
Holds FOR NO election
VIII Likely Bring Mandamus Proceed
ings--Dcmocrats Nll llllSely
Make No similar Move.

Mako NO Nllllliuf MONts
Not dlsmayed by tho report from
Oklahoma City that the election bill
designed to cover the Tulsa situation
at this time, had passed the house, and
that II was more than likely that the
emergency clause, which would cause
the bill TO become operative at once,
was probably coming TO a vote at that
time, more than half-dozen Tulsans
yesterday afternoon presented peti-
tions OF candidacy 20 Guy j. Nencham,
secretary of the county election board.
All of the names TO the petitions
were those of Republicans, who eN-
pressed I'm the petitions that they de-
sired to become candidates on the Re-
publican city ticket before the March
primary of the 2lst Instant So far
no petitions have been received from
candidates IN tho Democratic ranks.
The nine petitions which were hand
Cd to the county election boards sec
retary yesterday were given in by
Attorneys j. ]. Henderson and Char
les b. Rogers, who, with Judge w. w.
Hyams and Attorney A. ]. Eiddlson,
constitute the legal advisory staff OF
the Republican Central committee Of
Tulsa.
Secretary Meacham was buslly en-
gagged filing petitions which had come
IN during the day from the numerous
small towns Of the county In which
city elections viii be held this spring,
when the attorneys appeared with a
q In, hun
I'VE have come to present names
and petitions Of Republican candidates
for tho coming city election" said the
attorneys.
what election is that2"- asked Mr..
Meacham.
"That is the election which IS 10 be-"
"Who's telling you fellows about an
election this spring." said tho boards
secretary. "First I've heard Of IT,"
"That is why we are here, your
honor" said the attorneys In unison.
1--WE have come to advise you that
there Is going to be an election held in
Tulsa this year. A. d., 1911, the date
thereof as designated by state statute,
first Tuesday in April, which this year
falls upon tlc fourth. In our hands
we bear petitions Of ten candidates,
loyal Republicans, who wish to have
you officially stamp them something
like this:
"Filcd this 9th day Of March 1911.
Guy J. Meacham, secretary Tulsa
county election board"
"That" quoth they "is all we ask"
"Forsooth, gentlemen" returned
Mr. Meacham 81 am afraid you are
asking too much OF your humble
servant. The election law, according
to deep-seated judgment----.
"Ah, then, Mr. Secretary, thou re-
fuscth to SO file?'
AS l have said, the election law as
I construo it---."
"Thou wilt not then affiN thy John
Hancock and this date TO these in
struments MS we pray?'
81 have studied II over, gentlemen
--"
"Thou you VIII think apout ltF
mo, I have already thought about
Il and ="
"Wlll? Thank you, 1t ls----
"Will nothing! Won't! Won't sign
'em up and file 'em at all
"Then you stand pat"
81 certainly do returned MT Mea-
cham as he took the wad OF peuuohs
and scanned the names altiNed 10 the
bottom Of each AS ne dld this ne
good naturedly explained 10 the goou-
nnturod attorneys the exact reason
why he was taking that stand.
Il VIII tell you Just tnls' geh'ehen'
In my opinion ana 70 inc pest oi my
Information there IL no PruVlsion ~
the law Tor holuihg OF an e'ecuoh IL,
Tulsa this spring FOR tnat reason' }
refuse TO Tile these peuuons.
Then tho attorneys una MI Mea-
cham conserved extensively a,ons 1he
foregoing topics Ihe poaru becte-
tary was asked II ne Wou'u hoiu 'no
petltons-that 49, II they coulu ps
left with MN whether tney were ileu
officially or not MT Meacnam hlnu-
ly consented ana the peuuons Were
showed into pigeohhole IN inc uesN
bearing no other marks than NOSE
which they bore when entered Wy the
attorneys
Not many minutes aiter inc attor-
neys had departed MI Meacham pe-
gan to speculate on the adVlsaoillty OF
cllnging to the peutlons ana haVihg
them IN MS care ana Keep ana SET OUT