The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-06
FULL DRESS SUIT
A STATE ISSUE
Haskell Attacks Senator Ovens Social
Success.


cial success of Oklahoma statesmen
in Washington mean political failure
at home? Ex-Governor C. N. Haskell
hopes it will in the case of Senator
Robert L. Owen, with whom he is con-
testing the democratic nomination.
And TO help his campaign Haskell is
sending out circulars bearing a pic
ture of Mrs. Owen and an excerpt from
a newspaper in which the Owens are
referred to as the "handsomest couple
in Washington" On the reverse side
of the circular is a copy of letter
written by Senator Owen to S. Doug
lass Russell, a negro. Oklahoma is
agape at the proceeding. The result.
when the people give the matter sober
thought, remains to be seen, but to
deny that it is the breeziest bit of
political gossip in the state is to con-
yict one of lack of information
Handsomest Couple in Washington.
The circular is the size of stand
ard newspaper page. The upper half
of one side of the sheet is photo
graphic reproduction of a republican
paper In Muskogee in which Senator
Owen owns some stock, and to which
Mr.. Haskell refers as Senator Owens
paper" On this reproduction there
is a large picture of Mrs. Owen. Run
ming alongside is an article comment
ing on the social prominence of Sena-
tor and Mrs. Owen and the offending
paragraph in this, as Mr.. Haskell sees
it, the one he believes to be a vote
destroyer, is this:
THE handsomest couple in Wash
ington," is the way well known mag
azine writer refers to Mr.. and Mrs.
Owen As a member of the Congress
sional Club. Mrs. Owen plays an inn
pertant part in the social life of the
capitol city, she having been appoint
ed to serve on important committees
to entertain President and Mrs. Taft,
the members of the diplomatic corps,
General BadenrPowell and other dis
tinguished persons who have been the
guests fthe club the last year, Twice
Mrs. Owen has declined the presi-
dency of the club. President and Mrs.
Taft are her warm admirers, and Mrs
Taft recently extended to Mrs. Owen
the use of the piano in the east room
Of the White House at her pleasure.
Won't Supinely kneeI to Roosevelt.
The lower half of the same page of
the circular is made up of political hot
shots, each one containing a satirical
reference to the usefulness of high
society" connections in Washington,
as regards Oklahoma constituents.
Here is a sample:
&C. N. Haskell does not offer him
self as a candidate for the senate as
one competing with Senator Owen in
handsome dress or appearance, nor
in ability to curry favor with the Tafts,
nor supinely kneel to the Roosevelts.
He does not offer any distinguished
record as a leader of polite society.
He simply offers the plain record al
ready made in the state of Oklahoma
and at the Denver convention. c. n.
Haskell was the first governor who
ever occupied the Office at the city Of
Guthrie in twenty years who never
gave a high society ball nor banquet
at the expense of the taxpayers Of tle
community over which he, as COVER
nor, presided
Additional piquancy is added, from
the general public's standpoint, be-
cause of the position assumed by Mrs.
Haskell. wife of the ex-governor, as
the first lady of the state. In the two
capitals in which she graeed that p9si-
tion Mrs. Haskell not only by inference
but in so many words, told polite So
ciety ito go hang" Mrs Haskell at
tended the inaugural ball given in
honor of her husband, at which the
governor made history by refusing To
wear evening dress, but after that she
ignored Guthrie society as completely
as she did Oklahoma City society after
that fateful night when the governor
and the great seal moved to Oklahoma
City by motor cars and declared the
state capital had moved. Mrs. Has
kelrs favorite moments we're when she
was sitting in the governors office
darning socks, or some similar oceupa-
ton.
The Negro Question, Too.
On the reverse side of the circular is
Photographic copy Of letter writ
ten by Senator Owen to S. Douglas
Russell, a negro, in which occurs this
statement
Il confess frankly. that the grand
father clause which prevents the ignor
ant colored man from voting ought to
prevent also the ignorant white man
+ram voting and that the race dis.