Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-03-31

"HAT the Republican ticket will
L be elected in its entirety next
Tuesday providing there are no Illegal
votes and that the most drastic steps
to prevent election law violations
ever taken in this county have been
adopted by the campaign committee,
was the emphatic declaration of A.
A. Small, city campaign manager. in
stirring speech before two hundred
voters at the district courtroom last
night.
In spite of the rain an enthusiastic
and representative crowd was In at
tendance. When the call was made
for volunteers to assist in forcing n
fair election next Tuesday. practically
every man in the room jumped to his
feet
"The money is in the bank" said
Mr.. Small at the conclusion of his
speech, "and | am authorized to say
to you that reward of $3.50 Will be
paid to any man securing the arrest
and conviction of any election law
Violator between now and next Tues
day night. To win this reward you
must first have the guilty person
arrested and then supply the evidence
that will send him to the ponitentiary
for wilful violation of the election laws
whether by registering or attempting
to register or vote. or by changing,
altering. mutilating or otherwise
changing any honest ballot that has
been cast with the purpose in mind OF
thwarting the will of the people"
The announcement was greeted with
voicifcrous applause.
simmons Spoke.
John II. Simmons. Republican can
didatc for mayor, was the first
speaker
at is the big things and not the lit
| tie things that count" he said. "and
we must not lose sight of the big
things while there is so much talk
about the little things. The first thing
| the Republican ticket proposes to do
if elected is to make 1t possible to
effect a speedy and proper solution
of the water problem, and to place
the affairs of our city on "A business
basis and conduct the administration
in such a manner as to inspire the con-
fidencc of the people. | believe In
treating every man cOurteously and If
am elected ] shall treat every decent
citizen with courtesy, and never ask
him "A question about his politics. !
ness enterprises here, but today | am
freer in that respect than in many
years own no stock in any bank
or any corporation. My hands are
united and il / am elected mayor ]
will enter office with "A clean slate
and no political debts to pay. Had |
written the Republican platform my
self | could not have done better. |
stand on that platform and If | am
elected shall not get off of it,"
| DR.. S. DeZell Hawley who was Mr.,
| simmons opponent for the nomina-
ton in the recent primary, was called
on.
tIawlcy For Harmony
"I was the second hoss in the
race" said Doctor Hawley at the
outset of his remarks, but there are
no sore spots on me and ! am out,
| tooth and tocnail for the success of
the Republican ticket from top to bot
tom. We must all work and we
must not quit working until the last
vote has been counted am for
John simmons and the whole ticket.
| am spending much time in working
for the election OF the ticket, but all
| of us should make a sacrifice In this
respect for we will get it back later
on in reduced taxes. I have been
here 13 years and practically all Of
that time the Democrats have been in
power II for no other reason than
that there should be a change we
have got the votes to win and all we
have to do is see that they are count
ed and that no Illegal or dishonest
votes are cast"
| Joseph w. Kenton. secretary Of the
county election board. was called up
on to explain why certain Democratic
election inspectors had failed to at
tend to the registration yesterday. Hc
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