The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-01

publican majority But before ilnal
action was taken there were speeches
hopeless. but serving TO show the
irreconsilabe opposition of democrats
20 the proposed law. Two votes We're
taken one on proposition by Dave
Stovall of Choctaw county to substi-
tute another bill for the one under
consideration the other on the passage
Of the bill Both were roll calls and
both were marked by strict adherence
to party policy
Stoval moved the bill be recon-
mitted wit1 instructions TO bring out
a substitute measure. The substitute
was copy Of the bill proposed in
1916, which. it was said had the sup
port OF republican members Of the leg
sature. 1t proposed to recognize the
democratic republican aml socialist
parties in this state, by having the
state election board, the county elec-
ton boards and the precinct election
boards made up Of three members OF
each, with eadn party having one
representative on each board.
r. II. Matthews republican, of Pitts
burg county, moved to table Stovall's
motion. The Matthews motion carried
Then when the passage OF the original
bill was pending, Stovall accused the
republicans Of Inconsistency and of
throwing down" the socialists. 1t was
the socialists he asserted, that made
10 g.. tI.t 10 r
ry Oklahoma in 1920. The republicans
We're not playing fair with those who
helped them, he declared, in turning
down his proposition to substitute a
bill which gave the socialists recog-
milton. In the course Of his remarks,
Stovall mentioned not having discussed
the election bill with members OF the
senate. Eli Admire OF Creek county
interrupted to shout that he (StovalD
had discussed il with every member
OF the senate Stovall denied this as
sertion. and said that a person who
stated he had done so was not speak
ing the truth. Adwire jumped - his
feet and made some reply hut his
words were drowned by tlae hammering
OF the speakers gavel.
Charles Whitaker, Mcintosh county
democrat, protested against the cleo
ton bill on the grounds of its rela-
ton TO negro suffrage. He insisted
that the sole purpose OF the measure
and Of the registration bill which the
house passed a short time ago was 10
let negroes vote. If there were only
few negroes in Oklahoma it would
not matter. said Whitaker, but with
more than 100 600 In the state OF vot-
ing age if was a serious question. II
would mean race riots and murder, ne
predicted The existing law is not
calculated 10 keep white republicans
from voting, he declared IL is merely
intended 10 keep political power Sc
curely in the hands OF tine whites,
whether they be- democrat or repub-
lican. Whitaker asserted the people
could not give negroes the right TO
vote and withhold from them the
right TO ride in the same railway
Goa ches, attend the same schools. eat
IL Altf o|alAlf ltsAh VI ants ellA - tbA t-ts
such situation prevails, he said, IN
states where the negro's right 10
vote Il unrestricted. Matthews made
point OF order against Whitaker
that there was nothing in the bill
about negroes voting. Speaker Schwabe
sustained the point, and directed Whit
aker to confine his remarks to the
bill.
W. +. Disney OF Muskogee was an
other democrat VINO lifted his voice
IN the lost cause. He declared the
members knew the bill would pass
the house and would not pass the sem
ate He merely wanted 10 suggest that
many democrats would agree 10 "a re-
vision Of the present election laws.
but not to the partisan measure urder
consideration. lie suggested the pos
sibility II having an election bill
drafted by committee Of both dem
ocrats and republicans VINO would try
10 affect a remedy without partisan
Lias Harry Jennings of Rogers coun-
~ asked Disney f 10 wasn't true that
when the democrats carried MuskOgce
10 was by the aid Of the negro votes
Disney said It was not the case. Eli
Admire shouted that 10 was Disney
laughed The speaker raped Tor or
der-he did this frequently during
the ciscussign-and Disney sa.i 700
negroes voted az the last Musfogee
election. and the democratic majority
was 900.
Tae vote on passage OF the bill was
20 for and 2S against.
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