The Peoples Voice (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 19, No. 2, Ed. 1 Friday, July 15, 1910 Page: 1 of 8
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THE PEOPLES VOICE
NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, FRIDAY, JULY 15, 1! 10.
NUMBER 2
THE BIGGEST HIT
OF THE SEASON
ALL OUR COUNTY
CANDIDATES BUST
JOINT DEBATES ENDED STATE GEOLOGIST GODLD 'ATTORNEY GENERAL WEST jTHE NORMAN CITY
Judge" nob Jones was Complete- Comedown the^Home Stretch
ly Snowed Under in Debate With
Judgs McMillan.
A large crowd turned out to hear
the joint debate between the Hon
R. McMillan and Bob Jones a would
be candidate from Pauls Valley on
the south. Those who went heard
something; they heard facts; argu-
ments th*t was convincing;not orat-
ory but reason, ihe truth unadulter-
ated. Bob Jones,the muck raker,was
b-ave but from the showing he made;
iliobody can understand why he ever
tBade race for Judge, and on what he
based his many cnarg'is of Judge
McMillan. Jones opened the speech
after running his hnnds through his
hair a couple of times and attempt-
ing to adjust himself to the situation.
Prom his reception he evidently
deemed it advisable to go easy, so he
branched out on a beautiful tribute
to the University of Oklahoma, his
respects to Norman and then to a
thorough time-taking discussion o(
our great legal system. A smooth
gentleman this Mr. Bob Jones. Not
a word of Judge McMillan did he
say, No! No! that would never have
paid, for he knew he was speaking
to people who know Jidge McMillan,
his ability and his records But up
at other places wt.ere he thought
the opportunity was rips, be attack-
ed the judge from all side* with rot
that would be derogatory to any man
whos'nould perchance grace a judicial
chair.A muck rate of private affairs
not of judical record for Jones knows
hecannot attack McMillan's record as
J udge. None better can ba found.
He has been a hard working Judge,
has eleaned up the docket and treat-
ed every one fair. He has been a
citizen of Norman for two years and
a half and people know what he is
They dont need any such man as
Jnots to come h:re .iiid tt.il them
about him. Jones had the hunch and
you can bet he kept it well under
cover. He is a ilowery talker but
not so smooth that Norman people
can't detect and not one voter was
affected by his political meth
ods. When a man drags a man's
priyate record into a political fight
and tries to win out attempting to
tear a man's sacred lamily rights he
is not fit to serve even his clients.
He wants the office mighty bad but
people wont stand for such muck-
raking and Jones will not make a
great deal out of h s trip to Norman
He is being pushea by a gang well
known, but thev are "'in bad" in Nor-
man at least. Judge Mc Will in ans-
wered every argument, d-cisively, to
the point and snowed Jones up, not
by criticizing him, but by simple
answering his charges, to be some-
what of a scheming politican. The
Judge made hundreds of votes, nol
bt cause he was a Ilowery elsquent
talker but because he gave the pin-
pie the facts and showed Jones'
charge were not very tubstantial.
very Bvenly Bunched.
Hard to Pick.
ROSSGAINS VOTES
Gubernatorial Candidates Wind Up
Speaking Contest-Ross Gains
by Debates.
H0§E_FR0M CAMPS
Great Headway Being Made. Amer-
ican and European Representa-
tives Investigate.
The county candidates for nomina-
tion are skipping around quite lively.
They all feel quite confident of win-
ning in the race and it really does
Jook as though they had turned into
the home stretch pretty evenly bunch
ed. Sherman Davis and L. L. Mc-
Comb are the only democratic can-
didates that seem to be about as lit-
tle concerned as the republican and
socialist candidates as to the result of
the primary vote. They have no op-
ponents. Judge Sharp Stid Fletcher
Swank are hitting the pike hard and
breathing iheavi^y in the race tor
county judge. In the district clerk
race Miller, Luttrell and Cheatwood
are running a marathon requiring
wind and endurance to win. For reg-
ister of deeds Martin, Taylor, Carrier
and Fox are chasing Stogner like a
pack after a jack rabbit and have Bob
guessing as to which one to dodge
and at the sam'e time not run into
one of the others. For sheriff Ike
Sale is feeling considerable u*r asi
n ss because of the reporn < • ming
in from the forks of the creek—too
much Pledger and Mitchell talk.
Judge Grigsby has his opponent
Graham taking serious notice. Ram
sey just knows he has McDonald
beaten but McDonald is just as posi-
tive that Ramsey is quite badly mis-
taken. For representative Akin, Mou
taw and Fulkerson are shaking the
bushes hard. Akin is orating, Mou-
'taw slipping around quietly and el
bowing friends and Fulkerson de-
pending on his farmer friends to vote
for him without much solicitation. As
far as we have been able to learn the
people are treating all of the candi-
dates very nicely, and when they
come to vote they will, peihaf'
treat not only the candidates but the
people of the county squarely by
casting their ballots for the nomina-
tion of candidates whom they believe
will discharge the duties of the office
in the best and most capable man-
ner. It is good service the people are
entitled to and a nice fellow with a
gnawing to get to feed at the public
crib does not necessarily possess the
qualities that make for good public
service. In making nominations we
sometimes think the people do not
always exercise the care that they
should do in the nomination of candi-
dates. They permit friendship and
personal solicitation to direct them
too strongly.
The series of joint debates arrang-
ed by the democratic candidates for
governor, were held last week clos-
ing at Durant with an audience esti-
mated at 5,000 people. The attend-
ance at the debates was not as large
as it was hoped for when the debates
were arranged to be held; but as
large as noliticians cared for
them to be. The political machine
was really afraid of the results of the
debates and put forth every effort to
destroy interest in them. To only
one of the candidates did the debates
prove beneficial and he was the one
the machine is anxious to see defeat-
ed. Col. L. P. Ross won friends and
supporters iji all of the debates ^lield
and as many who heard the debates
said. "If enough of the people become
conversant with the things Mr. Ross
stands for in this campaign the only
question by August 2nd will be the
size fi his plurality. The truth of the
b- 'less is Col. Ross has the only
democratic platform of any of the
candidates in the race and he is ad-
vocating the things necessary to give
the state a democratic administration
of affairs. In a primary the people
should vote for the platform the can-
didates stands on and champions
rather than for the man, for the plat-
form is the candidates pledge to the
people and it is the only assurance
that the people can have that should
the candidate be successful the pledge
would be fulfilled as far as same
was in the -owe' of the candidate
to rev". 'I. evety voter lin the
stale woul ■ rc . Mr. Rnss' platform
and Mi 'Vt.o ag > that such reform's
and Measures as Mi. Ross advocate
are gieatly needed would /vie in the
primary for the nomination of th
candidate championing the same Col.
Ross will land aji easy winner in the
primary August 2.nd.
Prof. Chas. N. Gould, state geolo-
gist, returned Monday from Talala,
Oklahoma, Nowata county, where
one of the geological camps is locat-
ed. The object of the work this sum-
mer is to determine the structure of
the oil fields in Northern Oklahoma.
Dr. D. W. Ohem, head of the de-
partment of geology of the state uni-
versity, lias charge of the party at
Talala and is assisted by E. 7.. < ar-
pc-nter of Lexington, John Herald of
C'leo, Cleveland Thompson of Sayre
and Chas. Hamilton of Ithica, Mich.,
all students of the department of ge-
ology at the University.
In West Virginia and Pennsyl-ania
as well as most of the older states,
this kind of work has been neglected
nutfl the oil was all gone. Mr. Gould,
however, is endeavoring to get th
geological work of this region finish-
_d before the fields are exhausted.
This will save large amounts of mon-
ey, as it will prevent drilling in bar
ren localities
Carl D. Smith of the United States
geological survey, and who ha:
cht'v of the government work in
Oklahoma is with the party getting
the work under way. Dr. Hershi of
Zurich, Switzerland, an cxpeft oil ge-
ologist of international acquaintance,
visited the party at Talala. He and
Prof. Gould hope to visit the salt
plains and gypsum hills in western
Oklahoma before Dr. Hershi s return
to Europe.
JUDGE IIILUIN AND RUB'T
JONES OPEN JOINT DEBATE
Big Crowd al Moore V.jnday Hear
Two Candidates—Jones Is Good
Muckraker.
WALTER FERGUSON
SHOWS CRUCE UP
Editor of Cherokee Republican
Wrlres a Good One on Ardmore
Man.
BILLY MURRAY HAS
HIS TRODBLES
"Alfalfa Bill" Having Strenuous
lime, loo Many I hlngs on Hand
for Comfort.
MAKES SPEECH IN NORMAN
Good Crowd Hears Him at Court
House. Refutes Statements by
Graham.
Attorney General Chas. West of
Enid spoke Saturday night at the
Cleveland county court house to a
good sized audience. Mr. West was
here in defense of his administration
which is being attacked by Clint Gra-
ham of Marrietta who also wants the
nomination as attorney general on the
democratic ticket along with Geo.
D. Key of Lawton.
Mr. West impressed the crowd very
favorably. H* refuted Graham's ar-
gument very well and reversed Gra-
ham's argument that lie (West) had
only won on4 case of state wide im-
portance since going into the office
of attorney general. He cited numer-
ous cases he had won. Only last week
he forced a decision in the Waters-
Pierce Oil Company's case at Enid
and secured a judgment for $75,000,
which the oil company was forced to
pay.
He says it is not his fault that more
cases have not been decided. He has
brought them to the courts, given the
facts, but does not have the power to
force the courts to deliberate on them
and return verdicts. Courts are slow
things to act and generally take their
time. He says if he is nominated peo-
ple will see the culmination of all
these pending cases whereas a change
in the office will no doubt upset the
work that has already been accom-
plished. This has a good deal of truth
in it too.
He has filed the indictments and
will see that convictions are return-
ed but the Courts will take their time
no matter what the attorney general
says. He made a hit wtih the crowd
and left Norman with more convinced
people than Graham did some three
weeks ago. Geo. D. Key will probably
speak here sometime -soon and Nor-
man voters ishould know just where
to place their crosses August 2nd. ..
COUNCIL MEETS.
Regular Meeting of City Council
Tax Reports up for Discussion
Another Impoptant business
transacted
Walter Ferguson, in his Cherokee
Republican, gives this clever parody
on the campaign speech of Lee
Cruce, democratic candidate for gov-
ernor:
"I stand for sunshine and pros-
perity. This plank is the most im-
portant plank in my platform. 1 am
for tlie bank guarantee; for the other
banker. Be good and you will be
happy. I aiVt against the nigger.
There is great danger of nigger dom-
ination in Oklahoma, especially until
after the campaign is over. Beyond
the Alps lies Italy. The state is safe-
ly democratic, but you will have to .
^,'ect me to carry the doubtful coun-
ties. Hitch your wagon to a star. Re-
member I am for sunshine from early
morn until dewy eve. The Ten Com-
mandments arc strictly a democratic
doctrine, but we are having much
more trouble with the eleventh com-
mandment which says 'thou shalt not
get caught.' 1 am a southern gentle-
man and may shoot. I take niy meals
from Haskell's hand and relish them
greatly as I lick my chops. Remem-
ber that I am for sunshine and unless
J'ou elect me there wilt" lie a total
eclipse for U ur years. The state is
fifty thousand democratic unless you
nominate Bill Murray. Remember
that 1 am a southern gentleman and
that Bill Murray is only po' white
trash.'
The Oklahoman is making consid-
erable sport of Col. Murray's candi-
dacy and throwing barrels of cold
water on the same; but notwithstand-
I ing Col. Murray is waging his can-
didacy on a fairly good platform and
contending for many excellent meas-
ures. The Oklahoman candidate,
Mr, Cruce, while an excellent man,
personally has taken up the defense
of the present "autocratic administra-
tion of state affairs" and favors the
continuance of the same and if the
same does not prove to be too big
a load for any candidate even demo-
cratic voters in Oklahoma can be im-
posed upon to a greater extent than
we have ever imagined. The people
have certainly had enough >of the
present kind of administration of
state affairs and we believe the demo
cratic voters will say so August 2nd.
I If they don't there is very grave dan-
I ger that the people will say so in
I November.
MAYOR GRESHAM
TO BE PETITIONED
The Mayor Will be Asked to Set a
Day for a General Clean Up f)ny—
All Should be Interested.
A clean up day is being agitatedly
many of the leading citizens of Nor-
man and a petition will be presented
to the mayor to s tt a day for that
purpose. Such a move should be en-
couraged and all Should fall in line.
Norman is already a clean town, bui
not so clean but what it neeiis im-
provement. Many cities set aside a
day for the removing of all garbage
and a genuine overhauling of the
property and residence parts of the
town. It wouldn't hurt Norman to
try such a plan and on the day set
for cleaning up, do just what the
proclamation Is published for and
you will see how much benefit is de-
rived from the combined efforts of
our citiv.ens.
Nothing catches the eye of the
home-seeker as the arrangement,
neatness and home-like appearand*
of ft town. We are well up in that
department but why not be the best?
Second to none is what Norman should
stand for and It will if you help to
do your share.
The city "dads"met Tuesday night
in regular session. All members
answered present to roll call except
Harry Lindsay, who was called to
Plainview, Tex.through sickness of
relatives. The matter of the con-
tract for extending the sewer to the
river was passed on and the engineer-
ing contract awarded to R D. Alex-
ander. The matter of curbing and
guttering from the ends of the pav-
ed streets was discussed and it was
decided that the ends of the streets
of district three, now being paved,
will be curbed.
The main purpose of the meeting
was to adopt the report of the com-
mittee on assessment of taxes for
the year. The assessment was care-
fully gone over. Report of the excise
committee showed the number of
mills levy had been reduced by three
Last year levy was 17} mills; this
year It is only 14+ mills. This includ-
es levy for all purposes, etc including
the sinking fund.
Telephone proposition was also up
on the board. The cause tor discus-
sion was the placing of telephone
poles on the streets. After an hours
talk on the subject, it was referred
to the public lmprovementcommittee
to report at next meeting.
Several minor claims against the
city were allowed, followed by ad-
journmen t.
GEO. B. DODO ANNOUNCES
FOR REGISTRAR OF DEEDS
He Is a Hood Man, so Don't Over-
look H I m. Cleveland County
vWants the Best.
I
PELTIER IS DENIED
CHANGE OF VENUE
Indian Having Troubles Judge Mc
VIUlan Is Firm —Everybody Is
Satisfied.
C. E. DAVIS GETS
GOOD POSITION
Organlzer'of Retail Association In
I ennessee—Graduate Oklahoma
University.
I Word came tp Norman Saturday
that C, Edwin Davis, S. A- E., of Elk
City and a graduate of the University
of Oklahoma '10, had been appointed
as one of the organizers of^ the re-
tailers association in Tennessee ami
left that night foi Chattanooga, to
start work. J. E. Foster, national
manager of the retailers association
I made the appointment.
Last Monday afternoon at Moore
Judge H. McMil'an and Judge Jones
rival candidates for the nominntion
for judge in the 14th judicial district,
held what was styled a joint debate.
There was very little debate about
the affair. Judge Jones seemed to
have brought along with him a muck-
rake and after making a very fine
opening talk drew out his rake and
began raking the court records in
this judicial district for mud to be-
spatter the ermine worn by Judge
McMillan, Mr. Jones seeming to think
that it was in need of some launder-
ing and lliat he was about the prop-
er fellow for the people to entrust
with the job. Judge McMillan, how-
ever. was firm in his belief that the
(judicial ermine had been kept spot-
lessly clean and that Judge Jones by
reason of his strong desire to wear
the ermine allowed his imagination
to magnify his eyesight to such an
extent that he saw spots on the er-
mine that in truth and fact did not
exist. Ill this county Judge McMillan
ha- given universal satisfaction and
the pe pie have nothing but prai
| for him and his work as judge. He
' has worked hard and satisfactory and
while Norman had some lawyers whe
could and would like to wear the er-
mine of the bench, Judge MciMllan
work had proven so -atisfactory that
they thought him entitled to a sec-
ond term amUhey are supporting him
for the same. Judge Jones seems to
be a nice fellow and <i" te competent
to occupy the bench, but in view o f
the hard and diligent work of Judge
McMillan in cleaning up the docket
and getting the court house in order
they feel that he is entitled to a see-
I ond term, should the people decide
| in November to continue the services
of a democrat on the bench in this
district. •
S- S--SAI0 IT
NEVER RAINED?
Cleveland County Coming In for
I.Ion's Share. Farmers Happy
Crops Saved.
Another rain Sunday night.
Cleveland county visited by crop
making rain.
Cleveland county is in the safe-crop
column. Sunday night's big rain as-
sured farmers that they will make a
big harvest. In a general rain over
the state Sunday night Cleveland
county came in for her share and fol-
lowing the smaller nightly rain of last
week it did a world of good to cot-
ton and corn. These two crops are
made and the farmers arc jubilant.
We needed the rain and it came.
Conditions have become unsettled and
when once such a state is reached
rain come so often consequently there
is no fear of another drought is felt
by the farmers. Cleveland county
where a good year prevails can
beat them all in cotton and corn and
after all they are the two crops that
count.
We are authorized to announce
Geo. B. Dodd as republican candidate
W the nomination as register of
deeds subject to the primary August
2nd, 1910.
In this issue appears the announce-
ment of Geo. B. Dodd as a candidate
for the nomination of register of
deeds on the republican ticket. Mr.
Dodd moved with his family to this
county four years ago purchasing a
farm three miles southwest of Nor-
man where he continues to reside. He
has devoted his time to truck garden-
ing and thorough bred stock raising,
making a success of the same. He has
always taken a deep interest in the
matter of Fair exhibits of the pro-
ducts of the county and was largely
instrumental in securing first prem-
ium for Cleveland county in the coun-
ty exhibits at the state fair last fall,
lie is a live, wide awake citizen anil
well qualified to fill the office. He is
a graduate of the Northern Illinois
college of law and if nominated will
make a canvass of the county and
his standing with the farmers aivl
bu iness men will make him a danger-
ous opponent in the race in Novem-
ber for any candidate opposing him.
'djooi^ }e uooujajje Xepuo^ jsei
ANOTHER BIG IMPROVEMENT
ROGKER CHURCH ADDITION
This Addition Is Being Fixed Up
in Fine Shape- Some Place for
Good Residences.
Peltier Denied Change of Venue.
In the district court Friday Ed Pel
tier of Lexington charged with the
murder of old man Cully April 9th
was denied a change of venue by
Judge R. McMillan, A. F. Welty and
B. F. Wolf acted as attorneys for Pel-
tier and Geo, Graham and Ben F.
Williams Jr, for the state. Applica-
tions were made by defendants to
take depositions of witnesses out of
county were filed and presented. The
hearing was continued until July 14th.
' The opinion of Judge McMillan
was well received and all are glad
the trial will be held here.
| In the divorce case of Scruggs vs.
Scruggs plaintiff was granted request
and children given to her.
WILL SPEAK IN NORMAN
William Murray commonly known
as "Alfalfa Bill" will speak In Nor-
man Thursday July 21st. and Norman
voters will have a chance of hearing
the big mail of j.he campaign. Bill
has certainly been the limelight the
past three weeks and no doubt a
monster crowd will turn out to hear
him. Farmers should come and hear
what he has to say.
The work of improving this addi-
tion is going right along and grading
was started this week. Trees have
been planted on every street and they
will be kept one year gratis. Side
walks have been extended to the ad-
dition and modern residences ar be-
ing built on both the south and west
sides of it. Ten lots were sold last
week even before grading had been
started. The property which lies in
the s .ntheast portion of the city is a
most desirable place for n residences
location of the many additions on the
market.
Del Larsh came In Wednesday
from I.awton.
O. H. Anderhub Is back to Norman
from his three months visit with i.d
Fay at Blmldji, Minn. He's certainly
looking fine and backs It up by saying
he couldn't have had a better time.
John Linton of Tonkawa.Okla. and
Mrs. Sarah Srnythe of Fairmont,
brother nnd sister of J. W. Linton
arrived Wednesday to visit for a few
days.'
RODERT CHAMBERS
KILLED BY LIGHTNING
Well Known In Norman by Foot
Ball Players, both University and
High School.
The many friends of "Bob" Cham-
bers, who remember him as quarter
back in foothall for Oklahoma City
High School and Epworth University
received the ead news Wednesday
that he was killed by a bolt of light-
ning Monday at Cripple Creek Colo.
With a college friend Jesse Treakle,
he was spending the summer ther -
and Monday the two went for a stroll
up Ml. Plsgat. A thunder storm
came up, and they sought refuge
under a tall tree which the lighting
struck, killing botn of tbem. Their
bodies were found late Monday after-
noon. Mrs. Ctiamber* is in Europe
and will probably not be notified of
the tragedy until her return.
Andy Hartman, Sebe Howry, and
Will Abies took In the big picnic
at Corbett, Wednesday.
Toon Lindsay transacted business
at the McClain county seat Wednes-
day.
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