The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-11-01

have his advice and aid been solliltud,
aud IN this manner has Crcckmorp hc.
come political power.
The claim II made for Crrckmorc
that he has selected city and county,
and even township tickets naming the
men whom he would hive nominated
aud then seeing tO II TINT they Were"
elected Men. who would ~ 10 ruu.
grcH aud have their names on state
tickets, and even men, II Is snid, who
would wear the erminr, urc said tu
have asked Crcckmorc f0r hls assist
ance
The political alliances Of Crcrkmor"
have always been quiet ones, Of cuurSr
Never, w far ~ known, ms he ever
exposed nn intrigue, but once his as
sistnnce has been given, the men brur
fitted would naturally be- expected tu
return fnyors when called upon Grnd
ually IN this manner. j. Crrekmurr
said 10 have Increased his political
power aud Influence. Notwithstanding
the prOhihltory regulations Of both the
state and federal governments, his
word IL said 10 have caused towns and
cities TO become wide open and 10 r".
main -, Ia have made whole districts
sihscrvirnt. and Ia have Tilted IN"
lids In cities not even within his sup.
posed Jurisdiction
Entire business Controlled
.,,.,,..u . T.. ..,,,t.gl tI. DII.It I.,.r
business In eastern Oklahoma, ana In
tho, oil fied district IN particular, 4,
said 10 be the result Of the romnrka
hle shrewdncss and the wonderful coh.
troll that this one man has rNertcd.
II any man or woman Tor woman
boOtleggers are not uncommon In the
Indian country. would sell liquors hn
must first have, II ls said, the ap
proyal the -. k Of the man AZ IN"
head. A man, not belonging to the
machine, has not been permitted. II Is
said, 10 engage In the business aud VI
they have persisted In opening for bus
iness, arrests aud confiscations nrr uu
derstoOd to have followed
In this connection the story B.. told
here Of man, who had operated IN
Nd oklahoma territory beyond IN"
alleged jurisdiction of the Crcckmorp
machine. This man came 10 Olllun. de-
string 10 engage In the liquor or joint
business. When he was putting up
his building. II ~ said that officers
waited upon him aud advised him
to quit. that he would not be- permit
ted to run lie finished his hu-ues-
place hut never opened He Appealed
TO old tlma friends In old Oklnhomh
territory aud was told hy one ~ the
leaders:
This Ii not IN onr jurisdiction and
! cannot and will not interfere
A Store House Maintained
\ liquor store house, distributing
roint for the oil field district Ia par
ticulur and for number Of other Oh
lahoma towns, has been maintained. il
Is understood. close 10 the old bOun.
Diary line between Oklahoma and H..
dian territories for many months. This
makes II far easier 10 get liquors into
old Indian territory and avoid the con
sequences under the federal laws. In
fact. II Is said that this makes liquor
violation not amcnablc 10 the fedora
laws unless llquor Is sold 10 an Indian
And the amount of liquor distributed
from this one depot is said to reach
the average of $4,000 n week
This distributing point Is Il said
Il located In old Oklahoma. In uuc NJ
the counties close 10 the line. There
Is federal court decision which says
that bringing liquor from one part oi
state In another Is not introducing
H. In other words, liquor may be