Norman Daily Independent. (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 69, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 24, 1909 Page: 1 of 8
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70L. 1.
NDEPENDENT
NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 1909.
NO. 60
OKLAHOMA REPUBLICANS APPOINTMENT OF NEW DIS- ELEVEN
AS INDICATION THAT
STATE'S BOOZE JOINTS
WILL BE AGAIN PUT
INTO OPERATION.
Guthrie, Okla., March 24,-—It was
unofficially announced here today
CLAIM "PEERLESS ONE"
ADVISED AGAINST SUCH
WAS PASSED.—PRE-
PARING FOR A
BITTER FIGHT.
I
Guthrie, Okla., March 24.—Okla-
homa democrats have discovered
.hat they have adopted a general
election law which is likely to prove
a white elephant upon their hand*
and which is out of harmony with
the vieu-s of William J. Bryan, in
whose behalf Oklahoma democracy
rolled up a inapority of 12,000 in the
fast campaign.
I-pon examination of the journal
of the constitutional convention, re-
cently published, it is found that Bry-
an, in a letter addressed to the con-
stitutional convention, condemns the
very principles that have been plac-
ed m the Taylor-Billups election law
passed by an almost unanimous vote
of the democrats in both branches of
the recent legislature.
J he letter, addressed to W. II.
Murray, president of the constitu-
tional convention, was written De-
cember 11, 1908, and was read to the
delegates in open session of the con-
vention. Llpon the subject of elcc-
ions Mr. Bryan said: I legal way out of the difficulty is to
Advises Fair Representation. ! re-open the dispensaries and allow
Elections should be scrupulously !he people or their legislators to se1:-
?u<i ded and no better security has ! tic the dispensary question . without
yet been found than a law giving j throwing on him the burden of arbi-
ACRES TO BE EN- SCHOOL LANDS NOW LEASED
PENSARY AGENT TAKEN CLOSED IN A CONCRETE UNDER ENTIRELY NEW
WALL TWENTY FEET
HIGH. — PENITEi^TI- "
ARY BUILDING TO
BE SURROUNDED.
Guthrie,-. Okla., March 24.—Follow-
R U L E S.—LEGISLATURE
CHANGED OLD SYS-
T E M.—O N L Y RESI-
DENTS OF STATE
Guthrie, Okla., March 24.—(Spl.)
I * '
that W. L. Fleming of Ponca Citv * mcctmg of the statc board of!A complete system for the leasing
had been appointed by GovernorIprison control Superintendent Dick 'of tlie school lands of the state is
Haskell to supercede Sam Stone of tlle state Penitentiary left for Mr- ?r.?^(-cd. t'lc ^l°rris ail(l Bilhip-
Durant, who this morning resigned
as superintendent of state dispensar-
ies. It was further stated that the
dispensaries of the state would again
be opened within the next week.
Stone has been acting superinten-
dent of the state dispensary since R.
E. Lozier resigned last December.
He was also a candidate for the sup-
erintendency in the event that the
legislature passed no addition to the
of the state penitentiary left for Mc-
Alester tonight with authority to be-
gin the crection of a prison wall,
which will serve as an inclosure for
the permanent penitentiary building.
1 he wall is to be of reinforced con-
prohibition and dispensary law. His ' ^n(lcr authority granted in the In
lesignation today means practically
that he has no hopes of succeeding
to the superintendency.
Since the supreme court has de-
bill which has just received the sig-
nature ot Governor Haskell. It pro-
vides that it he sections 16 and 36, o!
common school lands shall be leased
for periods of 10 years, the present
lease having the preference right
crete, measuring 820x520 feet twen- !t0 lf:iSC' blU "nt bci"K Pcrmitted t
lease more than 160 acres east of the
range line between ranges 13 and 14
west Indian Meridian, nor more than
040 acres west of the said range line
ty-two feet high and about four feet
thick. The inclosure will cover eleven
acres.
The other school lands shall be leas
dian appropriation bill passed by tlv I eilrf,°.r p®no(Is of five years.
, ; A his does not include the public
about t\ th* H 0n(Iemn ; !n,iI(linS lands nor the indemnity
about two thousand acres of land ad- Lands, nor the enabling act land'
joining the 100-acre penitentiary site | which are to be sold under anothe
clared the election on the Billups bill j donated by the citizens of McAlester h n "V? , an°the'
last fall void, and the Wislnt„r, L , A?" McAIcstci : P-^scd by the legislature. Until
x °if 1 > and the legislature as a penitentiary farm,
tailed to take any action on the mat- Much of the land lies
j they are sold the school land com-
m a creek mission is given absolute nowci
ni
Haskell'8has ^derided 'that I = « ««„!.•,.
legal way oat of the difficulty is to tion proceed,Ks S KgrcgTd ni"S '"lI'T ^
Inrlin., i, , r segregated bill is intended to govern the leasine
Indian land for state penal and edu- I nf ii i > .
, . . 1 tuu i ot the college and common school
cational purposes. 'ti i • 1 .
rrl , , , . ; lands which it was the intention 01
for mfwS I Tfd ''l warrant J the legislature to retain for the state
for $48,689.86, being balance due the : The act fixes the rental price at
neb party representation on all elec- J trarily keeping them closed after the state of Kansas Vo^h't' 'n'r^ ' T nT
'ion boards J he two larger parties j supreme court had declared the efec-! lahoma's convicts t</lV '-'"-"ti ! 4 PC' °Cnt th° appraisetl valuatioi
flight always to be represented audition last fall void. l.u:,, „„„ " -,mua,-v "1 01 : under the 1908 appraisement, the ren
flight always to be represented and 1 tion last fall void.
«f there is a third party of any con-
siderable strength, it should also be
^•presented.
Jt is not wise to allow the domi- !
nant party to select representatives !
:rom the minority party or parties, j
Each party shall have the right to I
select its own representation; in no j
other way can fairness be insured.
vVhere the dominant party selects
•he minority representation, the se-
lection is too often made from those
tal to be paid in advance or by giv
ing a secured note for the payment
' October 1st of each year. At the ex
piration of live years the leasehold
shall be re-appraised and the rental
j price changed accordingly.
Pay or Surrender.
< Applications for leases must state
[ that the applicant is the head of
I family of above 21 years of age and
J that he is a resident of the state.
Sam I Present lessees must signify their
1 intention to pay the 4 per cent or
I'rom the above it would seem that ' surrender their leases to the- state,
the coming city election was going The commissioners shall advertise
to be a tame affair. Within thenexi ! vacant land.- for leasing and shall let
week there will be, perhaps, many the leases at auction at the court
their respective parties, but owing to I f()llowin',r\rl,M rt-tUr V 'lH jl mairCil1 "P tC? C M' Kci8cr's office houses in the respective counties.
their allegiance to their own organi- I for the "citv Iff '' 1 cam k ate^ and have their names entered as tan- bonuses may be accepted in addition
apt ,0 he more dldat« the primary. j to the regular lease rental.
1 here seem.'
of candidates
to be no great rush Riley.
for the various city I For councilman 4th ward
r °"'y ll0,11ll1alb' members ( i
the minority party. If the party or- ])otitio„s al„, the). wi„ „rol)ab, ^
ionizations art allowed to select re-| no opposition u the citizens desir^
STEST b P®"®" «l«tcd will j f„r the present hoard to continue
tot only be .bona fide members ol | til the new buildings are erected. The
■ it ti ' the election
, # o I 1 V/1 I
zations they will be apt to be more , their petitions
trustworthy. j boar(,
urned Down Peerless One. i For mayor, Dr. J. A. Davis,
hen the general election bill was! l or city clerk, J. E Hurry
. in t.ie senate. Senator Emory j lor city treasurer, E. K. I limes.
triet^'fi °n f " reatl thls cx" ! l'or city marshal, J. M. Burch and
act from Bryan s letter to the demo j Win. M. Graham.
cratic members, using it as a support For city attorney, B. F Wolf
of Ins argument that the new gener-1 For police judge, J. H. Hartley.
L'nder the old system it was nee- I Whenever the commissioners of
cssary for a candidate to get out and 'and offices feel that a tract of land
circulate a long petition to get his could be more profitably leased for
name on the primary ticket. Not so townsitc purposes they arc given the
now. The new law cut out all that! power to plat and so lease it.
red tape and all that is necessary |
now is for a candidate to appear be- j The farmers have been busy in
I ore the secretary of the county , their ficIds (hjs w k d business
election board and tell him that he
is quiet in the city. The implement
d tkciion law fathered by the demo-j l'or street commissioner W i> I
'rats of Oklahoma is unfair and will 1. c t t;.- r \ , wants to be a candidate. His name,
rrasult in corrupt practices. ' It had I \) ,nS°n' °dor' jthcn P^ced on the primary ticket, j mcn havc bcen about the only mer-
ICoatln^eT^Iirs;) "'" ~ ' ''For' councilman 1st ward, J. J. 1 ^ °'>liK;atory for! that hayc cnjo>'cd a fairl)'
fContinued on page 8. ^
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Danner, V. E. Norman Daily Independent. (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 69, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 24, 1909, newspaper, March 24, 1909; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc106751/m1/1/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.