The Guthrie Daily Leader. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 108, Ed. 1, Friday, April 9, 1897 Page: 1 of 4
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GUTHRIE. OKLAHOMA FRIDAY APRIL 9 1897.
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EVERYTHING IN OUR LINE. j
Pt ono 12. EDWARd NICHOLS Prop.
JEW flas-i&jGL'Y'
We Give
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Free
Stiines
OUR STOCK OF
Ladies' Low Shoes
For Easter Is Complete.
New Shades In
Kid.
New Shapes in Toes.
New in Design.
DAVID HETSCH
COK. OKLAHOMA & KIKST St.
We Give Free Shines.
" ce iifcZ!L -.
Danderine Barber Shop
The Best Place in the City to Get
First-Class Shave. Hair Cut
AND A GOOD BATH.
FREE DANDERINE TO ALL CUSTOMERS.
M5 W. Harrison.
JAMES HILL Prop
OKLAHOMA CARRIAGE WORKS.
LEO'S SELF-SHORN MANE.
Chairman oi'tltu People's Party Wants to Stop
Down ami Out lie Giros Some Eighteen
Ucasons Tor S) l)nlof Snnio lllstorj ami
Othor Things.
Manufactures all Kinds of Vohlcklos Painting. Trimming
and Repairing Promptly Attended to.
322 South Division Street.
GUTHRIE O. T.
UHO. K. MLLINGSLKY.
President.
CUAS. B. MLMNG3LBY.
Cashier.
C M. HOSWORTH Assistant Cashier.
CAPITOL NATIONAL BANE.
GUTHRIE OKLAHOMA.
Capital fully paid $50000.00
Surplus 10000.00
BOARD OK DIRECTORS:
A.O. Hr"er Capitalist Utlca N. Y.
V.S. Suhsiauthrle
COURESr 5NDEN0E SOLICITED.
Geo K. Ulll.ngsley Guthrie O
J no. F.Stone . Quthtle.
Cum E. Illlllngsley Qutbrle
COLLECTIONS A MPECIALTY.
Leo Vincent Olmirman of the People's Party
of Oklahoma has resigned His letter of resig-
nation is given below in full:
To Hon. Spencer E. Sanders Secretary and
to tiik honoraule mljmueus ok the terri-
tory committee of the peoples party of
Oklahoma
Greeting: I herewith hand you my for-
mal resignation as Chairman or the Peoples' Party
Territorial Organization of Oklahoma together
with my reasons therefor. Tiiis act to take effect
and be in force from and after the selection of my
successor.
In explanation of this step gentlemen some no-
tice is due the rank and file of the party by way
of reasons. In these 1 shall be as brief as the sit-
uation will permit and solicit therefor as earnest
consideration at your hands as the spirit which
prompts this action.
In July 1894 through your representatives 1
was chosen to head the campaign of that year.
When assuming the duties of Chairman I soon dis-
covered that practically o organization existed in
any but few of the counties of the territory and
that confined to local affairs. The work of com-
pleting a territorial organization and compiling
such data .is could be found as a basis for operation
was a task which was indeed discouraging at the
outset. Not a scrap of data was to be found in
party hands and there were few localities but what
presented the mixed conditions incident to past
fusion with the democrats. Prom all sources only
4 348 Populists voters could be found with which
to face a republican organized vote oi 21305 but
inspired by an aggressive candidate in the person
of Hon. Ralph Beaumont and a prevailing spirit of
independent energy and armed with a vigorous
platform the people quickly responded to the
touch of organizing effort. The fruit of the '94
campaign was a registered intelligent vote of 16-
774 carrying many of the counties and so reduc-
ing the republican pluralities in EVERY county they
carried that their colored vote in every case was
far above the plurality or majority by which they
gained control.
On this line and in harmony with the Omaha
platform of '92 the party continued to educate and
organize without a cessation of effort. This vigor
in the Peoples' Party was everywhere observed and
legitimately gave color to the feeling generally in-
dulged that the Populists could in 1896 fight with
a courage inspired with real indications of coming
victory. All this time conditions in the country
at large pointed to the victory of the free silver
forces in the democratic party over their gold fac
tion and that being the prospect and the free sil
ver plank being one of tke main demands of the
Peoples' Party prudence directed that much con-
sideration be given to the course of this "other
ship that seemed sailing in the same direction" as
the Populist craft. Early in the spring of '96 these
indications were everywhere manifest and after
careful consideration on Feb. 1 3 as an individual
Populist we pointed out the apparent folly of two
minority parties with the SAME principles at stake
entering the race separate and distinct against the
COMBINED gold controlled republican party.
As a separate and independent race seemed the
only wise course in 189. under differing platforms
so a united effort seemed a destiny in 1896 under
LIKE platforms and with national union on the head
of the ticket. We carefully demonstrated this by
pen and address and by the logic of conditions.
This met the approbation of the party in the terri
tory almost unanimously including the reform
press and the conventions and committees adopted
the plans and specifications for a united effort laid
before them with scarce a deviation as to means
r ratio of division.
Again in August 1896 I was chosen to preside
over your committer. I had expressed an earnest
desire to be relieved of those duties and indulged
a hope that ujxjii another's shoulders might rest the
cares and anxieties incident to another heated cam-
paign but by the expressed desire of our candi-
date for congress and by unanimous vote of the new
committee I continued as chairman and entered
into the campaign with a vigor and earnestness only
equalled by the bright hope all reformers shared
for the election of Mr. Bryan and the long train of
benefits wh cli that victory meant to every success-
ful locality and worker. Into the late campaign I
unhesitatingly threw my WHOLE force both physi
cal and tinancial. ilie committee had failed to
provide a financial means for the prosecution of the
campaign. This greatly hampered my work but
when (as nearly all the counties can testify) the
calls came to go or come to help mend the little
frictions incidentuljy arising between the amalga-
mati'ig political forces I have never stpod upon
question of financial provisions but Wl?NT when
and where duty seemed to call. I threw my whole
force reputation and even family interests on the
altar 01 ropuust success under the I'ree bilvcr
union and on the 3rd of November worn in body
reduced in purse but rich in the belief that the
Free Silver movement was a Miceess so far as Ok-
lahoma was concerned I went to the polls and cast
a ballot for the winning side as I firmly believed.
The result in numbers of this election was on con-
gressman 27435 and on various representatives
2S.455.
The returns confirmed my hopes in most locali-
ties. Our congressman was victorious In one of
the most relentless fights ever waged between can-
didates. A legislature was elected which by force
of numbers had the power to carry into law the
wholesome demands of the Populist and Free Sil-
ver platforms upon which they were elected. On
the 23d day of November I for the first time dis-
covered that the tongue of jealous slander which
had split the Democratic party in the territory had
gotten in its work on our successful candidate and
some members of the Peoples' Party. Smarting
under this infamous injustice for six weeks I
sought to learn the cause of the sudden coldness
and change of front and to render any evidence
nsked toward undeceiving the prejudiced mind. No
answers could be gained and to my stunning sur-
prise preparatory to the meeting of the legislature
a combination appeared in this city armed with a
set of charges of official unfaithfulness to our con-
gressman elect and signed by him. The hideous
fact then stood out in bold relief that jealousy and
malice fired and intensified bydesircforofTKi.il
gain at the hands of the legislative bodies then or-
ganizing had systematically and by the use of tiv:
said charges organized itself for the capture of .ill
the spoils in sight regardless of the results to din-
acici or tr "'"' of any not in the plot. As s().n
as I gained sig.it of these charges I forced the in-
vestigation which I then K..ni'd had been inten-
ded before your honorable body a majority ot
which was in adjourned session in Guthrie on Jan
uary nth. While "unqualified exoneration" w.is
your verdict and "misunderstanding" attributed as
the cause the feelings then and afterward mani-
fested chiefly influence me in determiug that it is
better for the party that I place my resignation in
your hands.
The Hon. J. Y.Callahan is the highest 0fiki.1l
elect the product of our party machinery and 1
holds his office as congressman for two years. As l
soon as I became satisfied that although fully 1
vindicated from the dishonor sought to be placed j
upon me for mercenary motives yet try as I might '
no act of mine could in his eyes be prompted by
virtue and feeling that the party machinery should
be in AHS0LUTE hnrmony if possible with the
chief officer of the party I then determined upon
this step as soon as the financial accounts which
you have audited and reported to be correct were
paid. Threats and intimidations have been made '
to cause me to vacate long since but a total dis-
regard to these has been maintained and now in
no way liilluence my action. 1 he major portion
of the financial advances owed to me have been paid
except in so far as any of you may individually
know as per the statements your body instructed
me to send to you for assessment and collection.
Judged by the number of officer- t lected in '
the Free Silver union was a decided success but it
is a serious question if the supeificial and juvenile
conduct of some of these officers has not of it -.ell
precluded any chance for a succi ssful continuation.
The present committee officers and machinery are
by force of conditions bound by the agreements
and platforms to a continuance of the union tor
two years but owing to the inharmony mentioned
and the disappointing results I cannot be helpful
to a repetition of the past or guarantee sanction
of all party conduct in the future.
vs your cuairmau numerous occasions nave
arisen when for the sake of harmony in the party
I have refrained from criticism which as a pii-
vate. and as a reform press editor I should have
made. Be this right or wrong my whole effort
has been for UNITY in our ranks and the 1 k(.Ksi
l'OSSIULE vote recommending but never presum-
ing to dictate a party course or impugn the mo-
tives of nny co-workers. This determination to
discourage party dissensions has chiefly deterred
me from publicly resenting the published charges
and imputations before mentioned keenly realiz-
ing that while oflicialy connected any step which
however much a justice to myself might work an
injury to the party. Accordingly I now insist
upon retiring to the ranks where equal footing ex-
ists to there serve you as a private in the line of
the Omaha and St. Louis demands.
I have the honor to call to your attention the
adjournment taken when last in session on Jan. 1 2.
You then instructed me to call you together again
in the city of El Reno during the second week in
July. I now surrender that duty to the Secretary
Mr. Sanders who will issue such call as his judg-
ment directs.
It not only becomes a duty but to me a pleas-
ant one to lastly acknowledge the hearty co-operation
which has always been rendered me while in
official work for the party. With scarce an excep-
tion each officer from township committeeman to
territorial committeeman and each editor of the
reform press have quickly responded to any calls
sent or duties assigned and to your faithfulness
and unselfish zeal do I attribute the grand victory
at the polls in '96. Without harmony in our parly
machinery our joint efforts could not have been
successful heretofore and without harmony in the
future we are defeated in advance. The same mo-
tive service t the party anJ principles which
caused me 10 accept the honor you thrust upon me
last August now prompts :ic t step aside for
another whom it lifmnici your d.it ro select. Ilav
ing unqualified confidence tn your judgment and
ability to meet any party emergency that ma
a rue and having knowledge of your integrity to
the cause and to right I have the honor to sub
scribti myself at your sen ice in the ranks of tlu
Peoples' Party. Your o-worker
Guthrie April ? "97. Leo Vim em
IK 8PRHfi ELECTIONS.
HARRISON'S MAJORITY IN
CHICACO 2222.
FOR A NEW CIVIO PARTY.
ZeilfCAHlieln Uhii In llhlml I1M TlAkut la
hU l.ttiiu llitilillran Sit crip Hiedn
IaIhiuI Ooiorn.ir Ptitffr lll
ciiian tit I! ii urn l.at
1'nlltlcHl r. of Own-
era! I'ulilii Enttjreat.
Ciiioaoo April s te mayoralty
vote complete is an loll.uis: C-nrU-r II.
Harrison iDem.) ih.s's 1 M. Harlan
(lml.) i.t 7?; N. (' s ur l.cjk). ft76i
W. Hfsiii(f iHiisiiicsni 1 110; Johu
(Jlcuil.'. i -- ist I alniri 1820; II.
L. I'ai'iniili c ii'-u 1 - .1 J IVaroe.
Jr (In. I ) i-r; K iwirl Collii-r
(lml.) s I'.iiitf -M7. In ll.urlenn's
'. Ilnrrisuii s n. ijority
pllll'.llll
OVlT a!'
C11 111 ft. it t urns f rein .ill In- Wttlds
hlmtt th. ii tlon nf tMnu three
Detnni'i.ttii niil'TiruM). m it. w .Weans
Riulfh.. Inlti nilonlv As .1 i-snlt
the lifiiit" 1 in Kavf a 111 1 m ity of
eipht i i nil in thr iuxt ciiini.
Ono tsiistiii nop f tin- in. 1 he!"-
Iriff Doiiihoi i'i. viotiiiy wil p .tbly
be Uip form. iti. .1 nf u now on 1. party
which will 1 i-o oati lull.' 11 tho
Jlohl fin I... iti .-clioiii. ;ui. 1 v hull will
not ri ciikiiii ' 110 iittionul uo or
iiutinii.il t.irt . in the iMinp.ti n The
llrst stop in t 1 itti oo turn o. 1. t.aUcn
lust inu'lii in 11 somo 1 ' Harlan
suppui ii r hit thru- in -. it the
llur.ni lif. 1. 1. in triors to 1 1 to 1111-
ipiil pa 1 1
Clolls lift1
Spoil . 1 1 1 LT ' Ii ft V 1. till . M.l
llai'i 1-0 1 ml 1 noro is 111
Unit tin- oit will ! h.milctl n.'or to
twnyo.li'- of 1. .) iind lohiiitii rv
"ill nl H I' 01111 tlicro txill l .thlntf
of thnt 1-1 li.u lotorifd us w . -open
till s 1 n II .1 fooii 'illI' t he 11. I'tMty
'r pill'. H 1 1 .lie 'hi 1 h 1 ..I. hut 1
In 1 f 1' .1 111 1 h iff i-iii.iii o.i of
f I'M'iiui It lr nvt .1 .1-p lino
beliwt-ii ii'i 1 Bill I101 nso
elect
1 1 tiller
o
1
KlMlrlo Hlitf-rn
Electric Hitter is H nio-l.i .110 huittil
for uny season out perhaps acne (ten-
erslly needed when the languid ex-
hausted fee1 1 iv prevail ni.fn tho
liver is torpm anil p-Iuki-.i mid the
need nf n tuinc and .llor.i'ive is felt.
A prompt 11 o of thlx m. .cine ha
ofte.11 averted lone and portiap-i fata1
bilious fevers No modi no ill an
more biirolv 1 ri mintciuci nr an I free
lug tho tMi 111 from thi' maUri.il
poif.011 Iliiinika yields tn liloctri
Hitters lif'v cents hm I SI p 1 bottle
at C It R'l.':. . drlltf sll.r
- Sf lAft I'Hlit rn u'n MIIiIii. rj ll 1 ultttf
The laities ol (Jilllir.e n 1 vii'IUl
are inviio.l l 1 all ami f 1 n up tin
iiniidhniiiosi ami mo8i an t 1 .1lHpU
nf miiliiierv 1 v. r hn u'hi to 'he eltv
McfctlaiHes I mures aid li k's'k wil'
be in tutor dame to .how the . t nek.
Heinembi"' the da'ts W . nesditt
and Tliurfcd iv the 7th a I 8th of
April Mil L A Dim. is Vjcr
Mils ItUBMil.l. Hi. Ii 1 Aitst
r-INGfttE UN THE RKbULT.
Oniiim ml It Ohiii la OI1I11 itml Mlvhlgitu
Jin.. Hint I.. May "( Tel. I You so."
1)1-mull Mil h. April t. nrertior
I'inirrec issued an udilresu to Dim nlt.i-
zens of Mulligan dociariiiL- 1 hat the
defeat of 1 uptuin Istcwurt foi mayor
of lietro t is not a defeat for ilm (fov-
eruor. Mr I'tnyrt-e assciU that
Mayor -elect M.iyburv is ph led to
carr.v on uiruiu uicniuraiusi tin street
railway ' combination" and n..l have
Ilia (I'iiik ice 6' umiualitiod it-.... taneo.
ill the Coin's of his. address 1 1. ilrn-
or i'iuirioe st 1I1 i that "them I . I upon
a rend urn m pomirs nil 1 1 tbe
country In mi and Ohio an I other
states and cities Unit t'.ivr n m'uious
ltepiiblicau 111. 1 iiii'ities lust I m have
elected Deinoci atie oDleers tin prlutf.
1 prcilicUd afici the fail e . u that
Vim lit pnhli .111 party would i.i r win
am1 In r H toi for the s (fold
tunditid ni'l 1 am to dm In 1 than
ever 111 i.i bt I of. I here is iction
infutorof l.iiiietiill.-iu whn I p.ir
ties Will he C 'IllUelled In l' . 'l. .o '
In eonclusiou the (.p.M-r ..1 l.shu
aea nothing' in tin- stun ion n dis
eourairc f 1 lends of populm 1 rU'.
Ilrlslow fills 'I h ff' Kt.iii i laoetl.
Wamii!oion. Aprn I . th As-
ul.tlullt Ne. retarv ill itoiv . 1. pod off
thirty-two postuiasters' otticial In uK
to-day and made thirty-Bve additinmil
appointments Most of the dts tp;l.i.-
tions occurred 111 Indiana I lies h in-
bus djipnintuioiith were made. A1 h 11-
aino'l mi Snjitii fount v. Nelson m
at Ozawakie Jelfirson rouutv r'
QuU-tt. at Koekwell City N'orton
county John Jackson vice U. shuey
removed.
AvvardaHl
Mluhest Honors World' Fair
(Jold Medal Midwinter Fair.
DR;
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A Pure Qrspc Cream of Tartar Powder.
40 YEARS THE STANDARD.
ROYAi
POWDEH
Absofutoly Pt ro
Celcbratrd fi its reiU leavi ni 1 c :i
anu nesiiniuini s Assures 111. ' a (
alnir and all : ii'i- -"dultcr-tt tirn
to thr clirap iniii.u .( TAt BAKIH JV will
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who 1 jd at t1
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j'isin ! x iniiii.H. nn ..try . . t ier
chaii" f Denver 1 !. ilfed t 4 at
tin 1 -1 y house iiliTi he i.n ijcohi
Btopp n.r for several Us. He was S3
veins 011L
If von wish to purify your b'ondyou
i- ii'i ! I take 11 med'cine which cures
h otul diseanen No ot'hor wodiclne
has sin Ii a record of euros ns Ilciod't
"ur-iinarilla
Hood's pills an- m-i to talcr eas" U
opeiate. Cure indltfABtion bi'ioift
ni'kn. Jsc.
MORTGAGE SAii
OU" ENTIRE STOCK Or
Dry UooiIk Clotliiii:; Hats
HooIk. Shoi'M Harihvui( I in
w.irp QuoeiisiVHro (llasswarc
Woodwork ami UliuKmnitli
Iron.
Will oe closed mi to .bt' Jy
iii-tlitors. KMnthino mut
ijii .md iu 011I11 tn inn' tin. e
ircods quickly t'tey wul Le
koIiI at a jjreat s.u rilii-
Our .-itock of
Spring Clothing
is complete. Thla sto. j . 11
Ixiught from one of tor tf'jtM
lothing Houaea 111 tin 1 . -ti
1 iy Every tbing in tlmi
will be nlauo h'ert'd
A 'so we liaw .t
Laro Stock or Hats
1.1 tie latest s'. h tii.i' o
In M. Id at a '.'ti it s.iei
Tin si; hats w.is rcli.t--. 1 ii
tin- spring ir.nli .md tin . 1 .
no in tier .i.iMiiinieiil 111 M
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in- 11 r iriii' Wt 'a. )
I.I 111 Siloes C'lll Idl 1 1 i
Sh... Mi .s ova. H 1
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Mil -. Slii.rs oi .1 1 kiiitls j.1 -1
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Clli'KNs it vt. 1' be so! 1 at
threat hacritite
RPPTT 1 TIIK VLK 1 DI
nflUlj I MKNTIIS md "ill
continue uti hi Nn Thousand
Six Hutidu-d Dollars w'.th
0' "oods alt" sold The sti li
w ll conn !.' liinki n tin ti.i . -t
that conn- tiist will liavc V r
Debt a.ssnr tint'tit to si t
from.
Store opens at 7 a m
and closer at 8 pm.
F. E. HOUGHTON
702 Noble m West Guthrie.
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