The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-12-29
.C9UCE REPLIES
TO CR|T|C|SERS
SAWS he BELIEVES soHE ONE is
TRYING TO SLIP ONE OVER HIN
SOME ARE SORE.

Oklahoma city. Okla, De-. 2s.-
The action Of GOV CrIce committing
life imprisonment he death sen
encr imposed against Joe Cotton,
Wagonrr county negro for murder
Jf II. r. Pafian. white man. ana
ust.ce of the peace Of Wagner coun-
S.. r.ised storm Of protest in the
forthWestern Oklahoma counties Law
1e heavy negro population
Cotton pleaded GUILTY TO killing the
.stc Of the peace and "a a. sentenced
. .a e.eclted On Dec . Distrr
DE K j. ceGrsifeu-eid Of Musko-
so before ghom Cotton vas tried.
aid GOV Crure that he vas surprised
'f sentence should be comm1ied
ttac.t some one from that locality
.s.ra he n ard iu a public iEtcrTi@"
I-,.Is--d fhe~r 2as no excuse FOR eN-
crff.r cIemeucg al this TIN Coz
rr--r saws hl bel eyes Wagner ccUn.
u.g.le acre trying 20 put one C.eT
r9 be- ac' O .ofore ir would 10 ifc
late.
Norfrg va- .eid a ont The eV.cn.
..v. office indicating hat Gov Crnf'
Intended committing the Hegro.s sen
..r.- ahich vas accomplished T~es-
e AZ. rnoon The nr7r resche0
here via Vagoner today one siorl
was that he feared the negro Torlo
So l.nched before The latter could b.
-ansferrfd 10 me y@nlteLtizry Tues
frv morning the gOVernor recH'Vei
D src-t retitiou from Waconer count
--kirg that Cotton's life be SHARED
-, be vas Al ignorant nero ard had
roi had 4 fair t-ial It wss related II
o.. ao-licrilon that the killing rs
.-fl,ed over misunderstanding - T.
f,-r WAGES. aud not the resul:
,,Ifrics. as some n"E spapers. the r@-
-'-ion read. had led the people to b.
lieyc
Suspicious Reused.
Gov CrucD sad he endeaNored 20
,e, into communication with Wagner
eouu,v officials Tuesday. and finally
ieuuty sheriff answe red the phone
He could not learn whether the case
had been appealed lie said, and IN
ouiry al the supreme court CLERK Oh
flee developed there Was no app a.
on file.
"Jrdge deGraffenreid is rather sore
about my action said the governor
today.
several days ago some OF my bes'
friends in Wagner county. knoWinf
nv attitude toTard capital PUNISH
nent came to me saying thd' hdnS
'ng in Wagner county WonId nave
very wholesome effect On ~" 'lo
,,tors. and suggested that ! forget all
,bou, the Cotton case until II was
.,o late or until after the execution
sad taken place. From the eVasiVe
newers | received by phone TUESDAY
vas suspicious that tkey were try
NO 70 mt one over on me.
- could get no information to inc
r,ac. that the appeal had been per
..oted. 1t Is my settled rule nor l"
.'errcre in anv matter whil@ il -
ending in court
According TO a letter coming IRON
rrdgo dnGraffenrcid. a transcript OF
,ha record was signed and filed IN
he district court on last SATURDAY
This OF itself. acted as a stay or the
death mandate until the case was re-
yicUed bv the criminal court OF ap-
"eols and there was no opportunity
or Ne sentence being carried ou'
pndcr those circumstances. WINE
ne governor was discussing the Incl
'or, this afternoon, tn transcript was
delivered by an express wagon driver
nj II is Of no value since Cotton
in the state penItentiary under the
communication order.
Pace Feeling None Tco Coed.
Wagner county is said 10 be great
" disturbed. The rae feeling, owing
o large negro population is none
90 GOOD and ut every election Nhlte
.lc,'i0n officials declar- they take