The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-02-11

primary election, We, therefore, rec
ommend TO our democratic breathren
OF Muskogee county the signing of
the petition to said state election
board, and also express the belief that
the success OF the democracy in Mus
kogee county in particular, and in the
state in general, will be vastly benefit
ed by the vigorous and unwayering
democracy which is always in evil
dence when G. y. Haskell, the man
who does things is present"
In response to the recommends
ton OF our committee to the Musko-
gee county democracy there have
been signed and presented to us pc
titons under the following caption:
&C. y. HASKELL,
The Man Who Does Things"
County of Muskogee. state of Okla.
homa.
! "We, the undersigned democratic yo-
4 ters Of Muskogee county, do hereby
petition the Honorable State Election
Board to place upon the state primary
election the name of c. ~ Haskell.
of Muskogee, for the office of United
States senator from the state of Ok
lahoma, and declare our intention to
vote the democratic ticket at said pri-
mary and at the ensuing general elect
ion"
In the city of Muskogee, which, at
the last general election cast a vote
of sixteen hundred and thirty..wo.
ClG%2) democratic votes these petit
tions now in our hands have been sign
ed by fifteen hundred and one O5OD
democrats.
In the total of Muskogee county,
where, at the last general election, a
total of thirty-two hundred and forty
one (324D democratic votes were cast
the total nnmber of signatures to
these petitions now in our hands are
two thousand four hundred and three
q ,iO3).
We are also pleased to advise YOU
that from the immediate neighborhood
adjoining Muskogee county requests
have been made by the democracy to
Join with our committee in the peti-
tions to be presented to YOU, and upon
a petition, heading similar to the one
used in Muskogee county, the demoC-
racy of the city of Tahlequah, Chero-
kee county, and the adjoining pre-
Cncts where a total OF eight hundred
and eleven tSlD votes were cast by
the democracy at the last general cleo
ton, petitions are in our hands signed !
by six hundred and thirty (63O) of |
said democrats
From the city of Wagner and ad- |
joining precincts where a total of less |
than four hundred democratic votes !
were cast at the last general election
similar petitions are in our hands
signed by a total of three hundred /
and forty democrats.
From the city of Coweta, Wagner
county, and the adjoining precincts.
where total OF one hundred and forty
four democratic votes were cast AT
the last general election similar pc.
tiuons are in our hands signed by a
total of one hundred and thrty-two
democrats
From the cities of Stigler. Chant.
McCurtain. Kinta and other precincts.
Haskell county where a total of less
than nine hundred democratic votes
were cast at the last general election
similar petitions are in our hands sign
ed by total of six hundred and TWEEN
ty-five democrats.
The circulation of these petitions
was entirely voluntary and as an ex-
preston OF the good will of the dem
ocracy of Your home town and our
ncighbors towards you
II is clearly indicative of the fact
that your vigorous defense of democ-
racy and OF the rights of the people
in the office of governor and in the
constitutional convention is overwhcl-
mingly approved and that We who
have known YOU as a citizen of this
neisborhood for more than ten Wears
utterly condemn the vicious and un-
SANDERS that the enemies
of honest government have seen fit to
heap upon YOU. In short, in the lon
-uage OF General Bragg. of Wisconsin.
The democracy who know YOU best
love YOU because of the enemies YOU
have made" and we insist that it is \
yCur duty to respond to the call of the
democrats of this state so overwhelm-
nsly indicated both at home and the
Instant parts of the state, and that YOU |