Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-07-12
ASKS STRIKER TO EXPLAIN
MORE ABOUT THE 81. 500
GRAFT.
THE STANDARD OIL CHARGE
Quotes Letters From Bill Urging
Him to Push Fight Against
Charles West,
To the Voters Of the Thir'y-'lrst Sen.
.f.Y".I ma. r.lf.

To the Voters Of the Inllly-4lIsl SeII-
atorlal District
ON the 2gth day Of June ] oddrossed
a letter TO william stryker, editor 81
the Democrat, 80 which ! caliod upon
him TO publish my record in the
Fourth legislature which no olspp-
proyes-that record which he SAY
Las proven inefficient ana d.%sappoihl-
Ing and against my constituency
sut up 10 this date he has failed 10
q go. However. he has published an
article IN which he saws that l am
tho candidate of the standard OH
com pauy. nan,
Poor old grating Red Book BIZ
Well docs he know that the peop'e
will not take him seriously Wheh lo
makes such a statement, Nheh ho
alleges that ! AIN the candidate ~
the standard Oh company II Is doi'e
for the purpose Of pr~ejudicing tne
,oiers AGAINST me. and for the further
uurpo o trying TO eNade the IeH'
issue which ! have raised In ms cam
laign, to-wit: That he Is against me-
Tor the sole reason that ! WouId not
stand FOR the state paying him twenty
five hundred dollars tS9 500 "nicIi
he claims growing out or me heu
Book scandal
The editor Of the Democrat rakeo
this town with a fine toothed comp
hunting for a man whom ne couIu pdDh
for the senate. At last he found one
IN, tho ncrson Of r. l. Davidson ard
induced him to enter the race ior lhc
senate against me Already ! nave
asked Mr. Davidson. through MI
striker. If he favored the state pay
ing Red Book Bill this TWENTY-FIVE
hundred dollars, but 80 Tar ne mas
neen as silent as the grave, ] now
mt this question to Red Book bIlt =
candidate. MIR. Davidson. Are you III
favor Of the state paying Mr., StTNk5r
ms claim Of twenty-five uol,
lars G2,5OO) " II Is a fair question ahd
YOU should answer II.
AS to my being a candldate OF Wy
standard oil company wish 10 can
to the attention OF the voters OF TINS
district the measure which was passed
Nv the last legislature making gas
nine lines common carriers u com
mon purchasers. This was a measure
which was fought VIGOROUSLY pN lhe
subsidiaries Of the standard On com
rauy. No one in the legislature sup
ported this measur with greater &C.
tiyltv than ] did and Red BOOK blll
Try kel wei hllNNF 'iN'' ~
derce of my courageous and ialthtul
work i'm supporting this measure
herewith present to the voters the
foll,winR telegram which was re
cei,ed ly me after the passage q
Tulsa. Okla. March u, 1913
REPRESENTATIVE Frank Il curry,
Oklahoma City, Okla.
The Independent oil Producers az,
ISOLATION Of the Mid-Conunent llelu
,vprcss their sincere thank and APP
rraciotion for y0ur efficient and pa
triotic service rendered IN the passage
~ the carr bill. 1t is splendid con.
,tructive legislation and Will be or
great benefit to the entire state. We
CONGRATULTE YOU ON lite
SPLENDID VICTORY O TIE
MASSES.
(signed1 rpo
THE INDEPENDENT OIL fHo-
DUCERS' ASSN.
Nv FRANK GILLESPIE, On M
and CRUS s. AVERY.
G. tha voters can readily see from
this telegram that the editor OF me
D-orocrat i'm charging me with being
In. candidate Of the standard Oh
ma is deliberately attempting TO
r,ielaad the voters by a false state
Won't No Mr.. Voter, ! am not me
t,c STANDARD OH COM
candidate over been in any
pany, nor nave ~ ronnected
way reNlo'eiS VI
with them. 49, nomocrot saws
y 'olI'r ;. ,ba Tulsa county
tnat ~ - ma e. great big Joke,
people cGnsluer tmg eerd less sense
a man 90 S','' hlot and absolutely a
II splurT' n.y., - ,be STATE leg
nonenuty III me ''l,3 ~ az iris
islature. as d t"rNsb e. ,be
statement h.io"l'u m.rit,lr ~, r
voters "a COPY or a 'yl.ei WitS''a y" 49,, w.
hy MI. {. H. ,l''''""U ~ u
candidate IN me Ho"t,' ,bo GLigb,Inr,
posing me LOT 'e'' !" '"0
legislature; o,o
SNlato"E. 'NId.' 11I, 80, 66y,a
Hon. FRANK r. 'uIIf 'NI'not.ai nm,
My Dear Sl' ana tTP ISL
FACI:-i nole WIN pI''su.V nv ~
you are hdldlllg iil"st I"'.,n u'"m
without gloves. Shlu en- Sm,e' WV
let the brlEht SUNSHINE VI u"tn 'uin
C. doalh lue d'c"ISvu Suns no, ~
lead as 10 h'-i "'. 49, ~
lOIt loJ ~ ~ D"S "a.
PEOPLE AK bI.I,lN' uJu'
forget mat "HVH 'ueN Wy " "Hp
you INTO me on t'e pal'l nam
Everybody is wa, nl't N""' rIauN,
and near H SOU '"a' lhIS u'S,'u'
might DO worse t!sh 10 sem YOU ~
Washington some uIlt, 80 u"p-Lo-'''
Yours, 'Lef 10