The Lawton Constitution. (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 18, 1907 Page: 1 of 8
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oklahoma
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CITY OKLA
Lawton .
Fifth Year
weekly kimtion
OFFICIAL PAPF.R OF COMANCHE COLNTY ANO OF THF. PEOPLE.
LAWTON. OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 18, 1007
WEEKLY EDITION.
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SENATOR T. P. GORE
FOR II. S. SENATOR
thk tnmil: - l'ih: .11 !k:k
A ('Afil)llUTEi lilH WSTUKT
Vc
of Co-
action of
detno-
Tlie best way to judg
by the opinion of thus.' who kno
him best. On ifress parade all me
appear at best advantage, but go to 1
their neighbors and fellow-towns- j
men with whom they are thrown in J
{right and energetic man and denio-
; crat a champion and defender of
the Bryan Democracy, having 1 il
j lowed the leadership of that match-
lets statesman in two campaigns,
ersiug many of the states of this
May '■!
office ol
uislaturi
I, 1 am a cau-
repres:ntatlvc
chc
from
lanche
daily contact and you will get a true Un|on iu llls behalf. Ilia voice ha
impression of the real man. In the bgen ratHllj m every one of the 7
great struggle now pending there are;
some candidates for the office of Uul-1
ted States Senate who can coun
fense of our party. He Is otu
i the common people, for the common
I people and when in the United Sta-
tes Senate will work fol the inter-
| est of the common people.
(Signed)
Ove Harris, Chairman.
J. li. Simpson, Secretary.
RESOLUTION" PASSED I)Y THE DE-
MOCRATIC CITY COMMITTEE.
their wealth by the hundreds of thou-
sands of dollars, but there is one
candidate who hardly has a place to |
lay his head that he can caJl his
twn, yet he is rich in those things
which go to make up the real man.
This man is Thomas P. Core. He
was born of honest parents in Old
Mississippi, educated in the crude
kchool houses of his locality, started
out 011 life's journey without money. I
yet with a determination to win , . ^ of L;nvloll through
place in the worlds history Ahva>s committee, does most
standing for the interests ol the con-I ^ ^ culldMacy of
mon people, advocating honesty in, p r(J for tUe Unlu,j gta.
public life and Praetieh.g ,1 in prb ; ^ We ^ ^ ^ fce ,s
vate lire, he s to .noma <1 ^ of om. c|nzeus because he lioldt;
William Jennings Bryan is to tli> |
Nation, what Governor Folk is t > ■
Missouri, and what Tom Johnson is j Ruuw the democratlc party
to Ohio. He has never claimed kith 1
or kiu to Cleveland Democracy, but
has followed the modern Champion
of the people's rights, William .len-
To The Demi
manche Coui
Subject to t
eratic primary
didate for the
Ias one of the
the County
I
j in the first. 1
j state and it is not necessary for me
• to state that 1 will heartily ajipfeci-
i ute your support.
I My platform stated in brief i;? "Bry-
and and the constitution." I ha 'f
i been a consistant supporter of Win.
1 J. Bryan since he became a nation-
j al figure*and have devoted my best
• efforts to the success of the deino-
j cratic party.
, 1 am heartily in accord with the let-
ter and spirit of the constitution of
the new state to be adopted August
6th and if elected a member o the
first legislature 1 will assist in the
make
To the democi
judicial district:
m>
the
ic v<
1 he
a candidate !>•
riniarv to be li
announ
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CONSTITUTIONAL
CONVENTION NOTES
J. T.
M ILL AWAIT
(iliANl) .11 15V
aings Bryf't through every battle lit
has fought. >"ot only has his liauu
as an advocate of the common peo-
ple spread throughout the New State
of Oklahoma, but throughout a 1 irge
part of this Nation.
At the special instance and request
of W. .J. Bryan, he traveled on the
Bryan train * spoke with him from
tile same platform in Indiana, Illi-
nois, Ohio and New York in Bryan's
last campaign. He also campaign-
ed the state of South Dakota in 1900
for Bryan~
Some of the newspapers of the
lu
high above his head the torch of
human liberty and under his leader-
know the democratic
will achieve the victories to which it
is entitled, and right and not might
will prevail. We know that greed
for gain is not part of his makeup
and that in the senate of the United
States he will reflect the sentiment
of honest democracy of Oklahoma
We ask all good democrats to join in
the election of Hon. -T. P. Gore.
(Signed.)
A. X. Campbell, Chairman.
The Chamber of Commerce of
Lawton, a non-partizan organization,
ha* this to say of Senator Gore:
RFSOLI.TION.
Whereas, A citizen of Lawton, and
a member of thin Chamber ol ( o:u-
merce, the Honorable T. P. Gore, ii
a prominent candidate lor the office
most
excellent chances for success, and
whi^eas, the citizenship of the New
State would l ejoice in his elec-
tion, knowing that in him they would
L.....— — ^ I always have an ally and a friend, a
was composed of the counties of ( i ] ,aFollette from the great Southwest;
do, Comanche and Kiowa, wii.cn - - -
w re normally. less than two hundred
state have published an article stat-
ing that Gore ha.s always been defeat-
ed, and that he has never held offi'>'j0f United States Senate, wit
since Ills pageship in the -Mississ- „
v/mllnnt plinnf'OO ffir fcllff'P*
Il pi senate. This is a mistake. In
J'.itl2, Gora was elected the first sen-
ator to represent the new country in
the territorial senate. This district,
,'.it
democratic, hut Gore was elected by
a majority of more than a thousand.
Gore states that he is willing to
let his work while a member of the
seventh territorial senate, stand r.s
a test of his ability to represent the
people.
Gore's platform in brief is as fol-
lows:
He is a Jeffersoniau democrat. He
favors the election of United Suite
Senators by a dirt ct vote ot the
.people, the removal of restrictions o;
the lands in thejiiiliau Territory, the
speedy construction of the Panama
Canal, the irrigation of the
lands of the west, the lnforeem
thi Chineetfc Exclusion act, ti.
hour law, the enactment of la'
prohibit and punish monopoll
reduction of the tariff, t!i
the segragatcd coal lands
Indian Territory, the pl'O.e. ds as a
permanent school fund, reciprocity,
a graduated income tax; economy
with sill public monies, the control
and regulation of freight rates, a law
prohibiting gambling in futures, the
gtrict subordination of the military
to civil authorities.
He is oposed to government by in-
junction and is strenuously opposed
to the ship subsidy bill.
During the "First Battle" 1 for
the election of delegates to the con-
stitutional convention) li- spoke, in
every county in the new state.
Senator Gore lives in Lawton, Co
n.anche county, one of the strongest
democratic holds in the state. He
lias the unanimous support of the
entire southwest. Here is what
the democrats of Lawton and Coman-
che county saj about him:
Therefore, Be It Resolved, that this
body most heartily endorse the can-
didacy of the Honorable T. I'. Gore,
and commend him to the people of
the New State as an upright, 'ion-
orable gentlemen, whose ability, wis-
dom and experience will reflect cred-
it upon the great State of Oklahoma
in the senate of the Unit d States.
(Signed.)
C. M. Myers,
President Chamber of Comuie'.'e.
llobt. Landers,
Secretary Chamber of Commerce.
passage of such ItWkU will
it.- provisions most effective.
1 ..as born and reared in Missouri
hut have passed the greater part of
the time since reaching my majority
in Oklahoma, having settled in No
hie county in the Cherokee strip in
15:93 and iu Lawton, Comanche county,
in 3901, I have spent almost twenty
years in active newspaper work. On
August titli, the date for the adoption
of the constitution and setting the
government of the new state in mo-
tion, 1 will be 37 years of age. 1
have filed on a homestead iu the
Big Pasture one mile and a naif w est
of Geronimo and will soon take up
my residence there hut will continue
in the newspaper business
in Lawton. I am for Hon. T. P.
Gore for the United States senate
J. Roy Williams.
Our esteemed contemporary the Law
ton State Democrat shows true, fra-
ternal spirit and makes a compliment-
ary notice of the candidacy of the ed-
itor of the Constitution as follows:
"The State Democrat this'morning
launches the candidacy of ti new man
lu the legislative race in the person of
.7 Roy Williams. Mr. Williams is a
uath i of Mb. ouri and like most mis-
soitrians is a Itrjan democrat and like
most Oklah • :ans is for Gore for the
United S' tis senate. He came to Ok-
lahom. .ili the opening of the strip
j r ed to Comanche county with first
s ttlers. Mr. Williams will be 3;
years old on the day of the adoption
of the constitution and 20 years ol
his lit'a have been spent in act iv
newspapt r work. The close study ol
legislation and legishftlve bodies sh-
ould especially equip a man for the
work of tile assembly. It has teen
his vocation for many years to care-
fully observe the work of the law-mak
ers and advise through the columns
ot the press as to the legislation that
was of benefit to the people. His in-
terests in Comanche county have .been
In preparing a note ■ of t'ae candi-
dacy of Juiipe J. T. Johnson for judge
of the 16th judicial district, the writ-
■ls his Inability to do justice to
the character anil fitness ol the
man for the position to w idcli he as-
pires. Were the writer capable of a
piece of "fine wrltin'" it would not
be appropriate in this place, because
Juigc Johnson ic a plain ma;., who
lived among the plain people all
of his life. lie is a splendid example
of the highest type of tiie ma i 1 I'
the "simple life.' When he was
twelve years of age his father >-• t-
tl&d near Pilot Point. Denton county,
Texas, lu 18ti9. lie lived there un-
til ltjTti when he moved to Wise coun-
ty, where le still resides. It was in
Wi: i■ county, Texas, that Judge John-
sou grew to manhood, worked upon
the farm, taught school and read
law. lie was admitted to the bar
lu iss.'p, and servid three terms as
county judge before coming to tills
city In 1901. lie also served as chail
man of the democratic county ct ntral !
committee for three tennis in Wise |
From Tuesday's Dolly Constitution.
The preliminary hearing of J T.
Morris on charge of murdering his
neighbor Bordner, was held in the
probate court today.
Among the witnesses introduced, the
testimony of Dr. J. P. Cowman was
perhaps the most comprehensive, the
Dr. having been called to administer
to the dying man's r Met' ti id 1- 'I lg
present when he made li.s aati-.UJi'.'-
cin statement, or dying declaration
which was introduced in evidence by
the county attorney today.
L pon i lamination Dr. Cowman de-
tailed Uie condition of Bordner upon
his arrival, the mi tins employed to re-
lieve his sufferings and that he hail
heard from the dying man's lilts in
reference to the manner iu which .lie
tragedy occurrid.
His first expression when the doc-
tor arrived was sufficient to indicate
| that he realized his injuries to be se-
rious. After inquiring if tin re was
any chance to save his life, lie request
il to have the situation maue < asy
county and was a member of all of I aK poKslble for his wife.
the democratic stati
from 1890 to 1900.
Judge Johnson's career in Law ton |
>n\ention, h Id | Bt[,tement went to show that on
| the day of the fatal assault he
bad
gone to tli" rear of his farm to fix
is know it to every citizen. A plain j gome uln, fen(
cons.leiiticus, unostentatious Christian;.
gentleman. He is conservative end
believes iu the motto of Da\y Crock-
ett "Be sure jou are right then go
ahead. It he has a hobby it i.-i his | ilt.KS to s,.ttle the variance of opinion
through Bryan democracy. He doubt- i |,etween them by amicable means,
lc,s believes William Jennings Bryan ' Morrl8 exhibited anger and offered to
tiie greatest man li\ing and ex-Gov. '
and while there was
approached by Morris with a com-
i plaint about the fence and trespassing
I of stock. Bdrdntr sought to avoid a
l cjntroverBy and showed a willing-
variant
light it out but JJordner utJclLisd. Mor
j lis went to the house and returned
with a shotgun. lie' caikd 1 lordlier
I a <;—^ d thief and other names
I and gave final vent to his temper
• by raising the gun and emptying
j one of the barrels into the body oi
' his non-combatant neighbor. Tin
■ charge took effect in the right arm
many of them in Comanche, Tillman, j am, bo(Jy Uordner made an effort to
ami Jackson comities which get away :llld received the other cliar-
Hogg o' Texas, the greatest mail
dead. Judge Johnson's 1 i'e has been
that of Leaser's w.'te "above reproach.'
He is e eo'Hl mail, witii honest. Well
found. I lonvleUoi s and tU>- courage
to mantaiii tlieni. That lie would
f!fae an ideal district judge is not
Itiestioii d by h:s friends and fie has
Jackson counties
the district.
Prominent democrats of other sta-
aridltes who know Gore writes as follows:
it of I Senator A. J. McLaurin of Mississ-
W. (J. Weaver, chairman of the
present board of county commission-
ers is a candidate for a second term
for commissioner from the Northern
district subject to the action of the
democratic primary, May Mr.
Weaver is the chairman of one of the
best boards of county commissioners
in Oklahoma and that lie consents i
stand l r commissioner again is the
good fortune of Comanche couiiiy
ge in Ms back. He fell to the
ground, and raising himself upon
his elbow he looked at Morris, who
momentarily eontemplati d what he
had done and left the scene.
Later, with the assistance of friends
tiie wounded man was removed to his
ome where he suffered with manly
, al titude until the end released him
, from agony.
Mr. Bordner was well known al
i Comanche and bore excellent reputa-
tion. Ills death and the awful man
Guthrie, April 10.- After a recesa
of one month the delegates to the
constitutional convention assembled
this morning at the city hall to finish
their labors and formally Blgn the doc*
unient before sbmission to the people
of the state.
Only 18 of the 112 delegates warn
absent and Information has been re-
I ceived to the effect thut all of them
will be here tonight.
On the motion of IXdegate Willi4
ams, President Murray appointed a
committee of eleven lawyers to inve—
tlgate the decision of the supr'
court relative to the election ?•r -
sltlon.
Following Is the committee:
Williams (R. L.) Ledbetter, Hayes,
Henshaw, Moore, Kane, Rose, Asp,
King, Baker and Johnston.
Delegate Haskell asked for Informa-
tion relative to the status ot the pri-
mary elections proposition. Secre-
tary Young stated that it had passed
in the committee of the whole, but
had newiV been placed on the third
reading. Mr. Haskell said that Inas-
much as the state committee bad set
the date for the prlmarii s the 23rd of
May In deference to the Confederate
veterans who will be i.i attendance at
their national reunion at that time,
lie was in favor of the convention
not take any action in the matter of
the mannt r of holding the first nom-
inations. He later made a motion to
thff efffect which carrleed unanimous-
ly.
A change was ordered made in the
constitution relative to the practice
of dentistry in the state, 'i'he section
was amended to allow all graduates
of reputable dentistry schools to prac-
tice in the state without examination.
It Is uncertain how long tne con-
vention will remain in fe-jtion. The
clerl's in charge of the v. ^ . o. :-i-
crlbing the constitution into parch-
ment informed President Murray
that they hail run out 11' parchment
and it was necessary to sendto New
York for more, it Is very probable
that the work will be finished up this
week-
Delegate Sandin ask. il for unani-
mous conseAt that the ordinance rel-
ative to the state school i. -'d lavy
be changed to rend like the Oklaho-
ma law for 20 mills. This was a high-
ly popular move and Sandlln is re-
ceiving much deserved praise for his
move.
lis record speaks for Itself and il is j ner in which it was brought about •
upon his record that he Is deserving ' produced a shock upon the conimun
VR0F. BARRETT
OUT OF RACE
The withdrawal from the race for
terests in L omancne eount;. nave .been i upon n;.- re< uru mar ne is v : produced a shock upuu uu.,, 4I „ ,,
• . ..i a. , v public instruction of K\-buperintenu'
such as to bring him in touch with tne <>l a r- nomination and re-el < turn uu- lty from which it will not soon re-i ^ ^ Hirr tt r<>• with i sud-
needs ol the people and lie has the . U : <ler th« administiation of the board cover. ' . . , ,
.•resolution passed by co man
che county central ^
committee.
We, the democratic central Com-
mittee of Comanche County, Olaiio-
Bia, in session at Lawton on this 7th
iay of April, 19U7, do endorse our
stalwart > oui.g giant democrat, lion.
T. P. Gori1. and pledge him the sup-
port of the democracy ol this county
lor the hi:;li auil exalted position of
United States Senator for Oklahoma.
We commend him to the democracy
«f tke New State as an honest, up-
ippi writing to Gore under date o.
March 10th, 1U07, after commenting
on the fact that he has been infornt-
saie ol ied of his candidacy, says "I would be
of t-1 ^.yery glad Indeed to know that you
are elected to the United States Sen-
ate. If*I can do anything to fur-
ther you election by the Democrat-
ic Primary, 1 will do so wi ll pleas-
ure."
Congressman Jack Heal of Texas.,
says "1 have noticed, with pleasure
your cardidacy for tile 1. S. Senate.
T hope you may be successful. J am
writing my friends in the Two Ter-
ritories to support you. If 1 can be
of further service to you do not lies ti-
tate to command me."
Hon. Burn* Hardy, Congressman
from Gore's old Ye\as liisiri-t will-
ing to an old time friend says:
"My dear Sir: —
"Your state lias in her midst
former citizen of Corsicana who
seeking the democratic nomination
or endorsement for the position of
United States Senator, Mr. T.
Gore.
Mr. Gore was a citizen of our
town for a number of years and
take pleasure in saying that ni\ ; -
quaintance with him during . h's
stay here was rather intimate and 1
learned to esteem him highly for his
brtllant and sterling qualities. He
has much of the born leader in him,
and I feel that the democratic hosts
of Oklahoma could and would be lead
by him to magnificent victories. His
physical blindness seems only to in-
crease the streugth of his mental vis-
tieeds of the people and he 1
bility and push to accomplish
the things Comanche county
want. The d' lnoeraey of tli
would select a live represent.
that would !o things if they
Roy Williams as one ol tie
seutatives,"
The editor of the Constitution ha
the pleasure of meeting tor the firs
time yesterday, the most talked o
man in Oklahoma, and healing hi
speak last evening when he and th
Hon, Tom Doyle addressid an enthu
siastic assemblage of our citizens
The photographs of Mr. llnski 11 an
the comments upon his work iu th
constitutional convention ilo not d
him justice and the impression of th
man in the public mind was very mac
changed, after Mr. Haskell had 'lie
large number of our people lac
to face and they had heard his cam
est, convlnciug address, lie is no
the ferocious "eat-ein-ali\e" giail
I hat one would infer from the as
counts in the public press opposed t
his principles and politics, but he i
a gentle, uiild mannered man tathe
below the average in statue and wit'
a kindly eye that would attract at
tention in any body of men. Mr. Has
,;ell, as the leader of the convention
made his impress upon the coustitu
ion of the new state more than an.
other man and he did it by his fore
of will i>ower and brilliant intellect
He possesses the fascinating powe
of personal magnatlsm and there is n
mistaking the fact that he la ver
much of a man.
ent S. M. Barrett conies with a sud-
ti.inii ol j of which he has been repeatedlv elect- j County Attorney Cunningham intro- j denness that i rodm n . i1.uk akin
, ! . , i ,. i ,, ,|,p to consternation among Jus many ar-
niiglit ed chairman the alfa rs of the coun- duced tour witnesses and rested in tne . .
, . 'dent supporters. The action was eU-
eou ty have b- en conducted in a bsiuess prei mlnary. 1 be on y- pi' a open ,o. ■-
Uke .ner with fairness to all and I the defendant except the one of guil-j^ely uulooked for and 1. the causa
i " i .1. ; special prl\ ilcges to none. V'.e J ty, I is s if «lef.; Morris 1 Tho' i ™f^or^ Tandli^-y was well
' ,V! e;,U!11' 1 1 T". a ca h ,,a i:i' MTfX ot under way and prospects glowing, but
tin e , j i; out ol dent and i... Duncan, Joe Watkins, ot l omnie n
, , . ... .,•! 1 he has put a tiriai quietus on ma
tax lev., tor county purpos s t:ie lite real object oil the pieliminaij . ... | a
'writer beliet s has been the lo^.stwas to make a showing for t^ '^i''.'you nmvsay for me'to my friends
of any eoun.y in tne territory. Mr. pose of having Morris releasul on bond ( withdrawn from the race ot
*Veavcr has resided upon his farm in but the defense was unsuccessful and
Richard- township since the opening. ' defendant was held to await trial ior
Ilis private and public life is an open , murder in the first degree.
book. There is no better man in j —
Comanche County for commissioner! In passing upon the case Probate
than \Y. O. Weaver. I Judge Hussey said the proof was st>
state superintendent of public instruc-
tions. 1 have only found it necessary
recently that 1 give my attention to
other work. I will make my expla-
nation later. I have other projects in
A. Sorge, of Texas township, an-
nounces iu this issue, his candidacy
for commissioner of the souther"i dis-
trict, subject to the action of the
demoAatic primary, May 2ird. Mr.
Sorge resides on a homestead and is
, Judge Hussey sa.u tue ^ ~ , (1,,„amJ mv mofit ,mmedi-
. plain auddii.tiii; t, wit -out mat6rlal| ^ tlmis j alw
conflict or contradiction that there
was no question as to his duty. Hh
! new the men and meditated with sad-
, ness upon the grievous condition that
bail been brought about by neighbor
1 turning against neighbor and losln
his self control to avenge himself for
U1S act v/1 e w. «. ■
one of the substantial farmers ot the j ^ gl(ght gritn ,ult.p. of h,t jurisdlct-
j [on of his court he fiet sure there
could be no question. There was a sc-
southern part of the county, lie
a man of probity and honor and
wish to thank my friends for the hear
ty support and kindness they have
shown me lu my race. 1 am no long-
er a candidate for the office of super-
intendent-"
good, conservative business man, and I ^ h(nt of habeils uorpus proce^ings
says that if he is nominated and elec- ■— >-
led commissioner his highest ambit-
Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Abbott are vis-
uenne mr o... ..f,... — - — — Ring friends in this city. Mr. Abbott
ion and with a great number of his | finighed a term as superln-
former friends here, 1 feel - , .at in- Itendent of the Minco schools and has
Continued on rage eight. (been employed for another year.
ion will be to conduct the atlairs of
the county on a business anil econom-
ical basis. Mr. Sorge would levy
sufficient taxes only to keep the co-
unty fund on a cash basis and the
county' cut of debt. He has lived in
Oklahoma since 1893 and has been a-
farmer all of that time, having resid-
ed in Woods county before coming to
Comanche. He is a good man and
the democratic party would make no
luistak# in nominating him.
but thiit such a procedure would not
prove effective is firmly believed, and
that Morris will have to remain in
Cultivate Taste For The
Beautiful
The beautiful should exist in tllH
school life of the child. The school
that Morris will nave u> reuia.u buUding uml grounds should portray
jail until the next meeting of the gr. I ^ ^ bpamiful. TUos,
jury in Comanche county, .j t„ings which adorn the tasty W
be the way it is writtend own in the embellteh thc school property.
book.
J. A. Giliig, a jfonstltutlco reader
Beauchamp Denied Bail
—the lawn, terraces, walks, trees atfd
llowers. Within shtJu'.d be neatness
and refinement. A neglected school
house is a terrible demoralizer. Place
I)r. Beauchamp, now confined in . .
the jail at Hobart on a charge of kill- | a child at a mutilated desk put in his
ing Charles B. Thomas on Feb. 15th1 hands torn and soiled books and we
the details of which are. still fresh in! find an almost irresistible UmPtatioU
£ =ra; rr .rste
sold a fine horse to Lieutenant Jones , county at the May term of the di«
of Port Sill. ltrlct C0Ul t'
f S
ly remove the temptation for destruc-
tion. i
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