Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-04-17
commissioners DEMOCRATS
FOLLOW ERS or JEFFERSON
STRANGLE MANY VOTES BY
MOST UNFAIR METHODS.
A VICTORY FOR CREEKMORE
Returns in No. rs Are Held Up-
Woodcn's Majority Is 273-- P0-
lice Eject Oliphant in ~.

The democrats not only held their
forces we'll in line, but by taking adj
vantage Of some very questionable
political tricks, succeeded in electing
a mayor, and two city commissions
ers in yesterdays city election. II
was the second election. the first two
weeks ago, not being decisive owing
to city law thar requires a majority
of all votes cast. The republican
man, the city auditor.
Frank M. Wooden, the Martin can
didate for mayor, lead the ticket de-
feating his republican opponent. j. II.
Simmons, by a majority Of 273. Ar
thur Ilendren, the republican candi-
date for auditor, defeated Mr.. Cline.
the present incumbent, who was
candidate for a fourth term, by the
slim majority of six votes. The
democrats last night claimed Clines
election, and in view of the sharp
practices used yesterday, may endeav-
ficial count which will be made to-
day. The Worlds returns were, how
ever, procured from the official count
ers Immediately after the ballots
were tabulated.
Mowbrny Beaten by One Vote
George Mowbray, republican candi-
date for commissioner from the first
district, was defeated by Jay For
sythe, democrat, by one vote. 1t is
believed that some juggling of fig
ures was used in this election. with
all the returns in except from pre-
clnct No. 2S, Mowbray had majority
of II votes. The returns from No.
2S were held up for 20 minutes, and
when finally announced. showed
majority of % for Forsythe, giving
him the office by one vote. In pre-
vious elections this precinct had been
only from to democratic.
c. NJ. Downing, candidate for COM
missioner from the fourth district
defeated Clarence G. Eaton repub-
lican by 1O2 votes.
Vote Fell Somewhat Short.
The vote yesterday fell nearly 200
votes short of the vote in the elec-
tiCn two weeks ago. This indicated
that the greater part of the socialists
did not vote. An analysis of the vote
by precincts shows that the floating
vote or what is known as the boot
Logging element voted for the demo-
cratic candidates.
The entire election was marked by
methods that will eventually ruin the
democratic party in Tulsa Numer-
Gus democrats expressed themselves
as dsgusted with the high handed
methods used by their party to win
the election
The returns will be officially can
yassed at the city hail today, and the
new officers, including the two demo-
cratic commissioners elected at the
last election, will take their offices at
some near date TO be fixed by the
present administration.
'Shanghaicd" the Negroes.
one hundred and twenty-th three ne
gro voters We're kept from voting in
precinct No. Is, where the democratic
election inspector, j. G.. Crawford,
made a few negroes write page after
page of the constitution. one negro
was in the voting place from o'clock
unul IL O'Clock yesterday morning.
by pursuing this method, vast
amount Of voters. both white and
black. were prevented from casting
ballots. This fact is plainly evidenc-
ed by the returns from this precinct,
which shows that far more than
hundred votes were cast in the pre-
vious election, that were not record
ed Yesterday When John a. Oli-
phant. the only republican member OF
the election board, attempted to re-
monstrate at the blocking methods
there, he was forcibly ELECTED from
the premises by armed policemen. Ed
Grassland, assistant county attorney,
acted as challenger at this voting
place all day long, although he resid-
es in another precinct The law pro-
vdes that the challengers must re-
side in the precinct where they offic-
late.
\ Victory for Crcckmorc.
Had all the legal voters been per-
mitted to vote in precincts II and Is.
the entire republican ticket with the
exception of simmons, would un-
doubtedly have been elected. and
Simmons would have had a fighting
chance.
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