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THE FIRST PAPHR UBLISHED IN OKLAHOMA.
VOL. 6.
GUTHRIE, OKLAHOMA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1894.
NO 125
A NASTY DEMOCRATIC JOB!
Governor Renfrow Disregards the Law and Forces
on the People
A DIRTY PIECE OF JUGGLERY!
Grave Questions as to the Legality ol the Governor's
Legislative Apportionment and Proclamation.
He Calls the Election on a Minority
Report of the Apportionment
Commission.
OBERLANDER SKINS THE GOVERNOR!
He Shows Up All Ihe Schemes by Which the Democracy Tries to Trap
Him and Finally Why He Was Deposed—Wa'ker Tells Some
Straight Facts Which Will Surprise the People A
Democratic Political Job That Smells to
H'gh Heaven —Hold Your Noses.
The people are aware by this time age, not for individual advancement,
that tht apportionment commission ^ut 'or ^u* purpose of subserving the
filed two legislative apportionments, j this U'rrilorJ'' rt'*al'ci'
the apportionment made by
W. T. Walker and S. H Oberlander
filed the majority report, at 9:20 Satur-
day night. Ten minutes before this,
the Governor had sent a letter to Mr.
Oberlander telling him he, Oberlander.
Walker and Oberlauder is, as we con-
fidently believe, the legal apportion-
ment, and your Excellency recognizes
the apportionment, made by one mem-
ber of the commission, assisted bv a
had been deposed. .1. S. I'ulliam was I person who had no right to participate
appointed to fill the alleged vaeanev. I 'u M,L'h apportionment, a very serious
Hull and t>utlia.n made a report which | ?'
purports to have been filed Saturday
night before 12 o'clock. There is con
siderable evidence that this Hall-Pull-
iam report was not finished and could
not be filed and was not tiled, until
Monday, two days after the legal limit
ha 1 expired. It being rumored Sun-
day evening that the Governor intend-
ed to issue his election proclamation
based on the minority report, an ap-
portionment which the best lawyers
declare wholly illegal, the Republi
can Territorial Central Committee sent
the Governor the following protest
Monday night:
the legislature; and now is the time to
correct it. If the apportionment is
illegal as made by Mr. Hall (and we
confidently assert that it is), by the
adoption of his his report you cause a
doubt upon every law that may be
passed by the next legislature. You
may involjre property rights that will
plunge the people of the territory into
a course of litigation . that will be
extremely detrimental to the best in-
terests of the people. T'.ie uncertainty
of the situation will drive capital out
of the territory and prevent us from
improving the territory and from
building up and growing as we believe
the future promises we will grow.
Not a word ran be said against the
fairness of the apportionment as made
by Walker and Oberlander. There can
be no reason for that apportionment
b ing rejected ex-;ept to subserve
some personal or partisan advantage.
Can your Excellency afford to bear the
brunt of the consequences that may
follow? And your exceilency alone
will be called up on to bear the re-
sponsibility of this action
THE MAJORITY REPORT.
A Plain Statement of Farts In tout the
Governor.
IlKA< IJWAKTKUN REPUBLICAN TERKI-
ToKI A I. COMMITTER, GPTHhlK, O. T.,
Sept. 17 —To his excellency, W. C.
Renfrow, governor: The republican
central committee of Oklahoma is ad-
vised by a street rumor and by the dec-
laration of the Guthrie Daily Leader
of the 10th instant, that your excel-
lency intends to recognize an appor-
tionment of Oklahoma into council
and representative districts made by
Honorable Allen Hall and one, l'\ S.
I'ulliam, on the night of September 15,
1 H'. 4, in preference to adopting and
making tlue proclamation of the re-
port which was made to you by W. T.
Walker, the republican member, and
by S. H. Oberlander, two of the mem-
bers of said commission as appointed
by your excellency under the act of
congress, Mr. Hall, the democratic
member refusing to concur therein and
joining with Mr.I'ulliam iu afterwards
makiug another report to yo ir exeel-
len y, according to such rumor.
Public opinion has it that the Lead-J fully urge and request you to adopt!
er is the official organ and otficially the reDort made by Walker and O be in-
states the intention of your excellency.
\\ e do not desire to be understood
as s.tying that such is the intention of
your excellency, but write this merely
upon the supposition that such street
rumor and supposed official publica-
tion may be true, and to the end that
before your excellency acts iu the pre
misen you may understand exactly the
position of the republicans of Oklaho-
ma hi regard to this matter.
'1 he act of congress authorizing the
commission vested your excellency
with the power of appoiutment. This
power your excellency exercised, and
the selection made by your excellency
was Honorable Allen Hall, of "P"
county, for the democratic member,
Honorable S. li oberlander, of "O"
county, as the populist member, and
W. T. Walker, of Cleveland county, as
the lepubliean member. We believe
thi t when these appointments were
announced you completely exercised
yo r power iu the premises, and that
you had no power of removal, and that
notwithstanding such attempted re-
moval of Mr. Oberlander he still con-
tinued to be and now is a member of
that commission. M r. Oberlander and
Mr. Walker filed with you their report
apportioning the territory into couucil
and representative districts, Mr. Hall
refusing to co-operate with them.
We desire to state that in this mat-
ter, as the situation now confronts us,
we have no partisan or personal inter-
est. The republican central committee
eeting held at Terry on the 4th
act of congress and said act of the Ok-
lahoma legislature, do hereby proclaim
and declare that the commission ap-
pointed by ine by virtue of said act of
congress have apportioned the terri-
tory of Oklahoma into twenty-six
representative districts and thirteen
conncil districts as follows, to-wit:
The First Representative district is
composed of townships No. three, four,
and precinct No. two, in township No.
five and (the town of Tecumseh in the
county of Pottawatomie and is entit-
led to one repiesentative.
The Second Representative district
is composed of townships one, six, two.
ami precinct No. one, iu township No.
five, in the county of Pottawatomie,
and Choctaw, Seminole and Creek
townships in the county of Lincoln
and is entitled to one representative.
The Third representative district is
coiunosed of township ten, N. R
one, east. T. nine, N. R. two west.
Liberty, Moore and Case townships
and the towns of East aud West Nor-
man in Cleveland county and the town-
ships of Cass and Pott in Oklahoma
county and is entitled to one repre-
sentative.
The Fourth representative district
is composed of township nine north,
range one east: township eight north,
range one east; township eight noith,
range one west; township eight north,
range two west; township seven north,
range one east; township seven north,
range one west; township six north,
range one east; townsuip six north,
range one west; in Cleveland county
and is entitled to one representative.
The Fifth representative district is
composed of the city of OklahomaCity,
oklahoma aud Greely towuships iu
Oklahoma county and is entitled to
one representative.
The Sixth representative district is
omposed of Hoone, Mustang, Council
Grove, Spring Creek, Deer Creek, Ed-
mond, Britton, Hartzell, Crutcho,
Springer and Choctaw townships and
the town 'if Edmond in Oklahoma
county and is entitled to one repre-
sentative
The Seventh representative district
is composed of Mathewson, Frisco,
Yukon. Mustang. Union, Purcell, Re
no City and Rock Island townships
and the town of Okarche in Canadian
county and is entitled to one repre-
sentative.
The Eighth representative district is
composed of townships number one,
two, three, four and five, and the pre-
cincts of the town of El Reno in Cana-
dian county and is entitled to one rep-
resentative.
The Ninth representative district is
composed of the county of "Q" and is
entitled to one representative.
The Tenth representative district is
coinoosed of HIack Hear, Lowe, Wat-
kins and Autry townships and the
* ity of Perry in • P" county and is en-
titled to one representative.
The Eleventh representative district
is composed of Keokuk, Fox, Ponca,
Pawnee, I'nion, Osage and Ciiuarion
townships in the county of Lincoln,
and all of townships seventeen, eigh
teen and nineteen north, range six
east, in the county of Payne, and is
entitled to one representative.
The Twelfth representative district
is composed of township seventeen
north, range five east: township eigh-
teen north, range five east: township
nineteen, in ranges two, three, four
and five east; township twenty-one
north, in ranges two, three and four
If it should result disastrously the
men who may advise you to do this 1 <'a8t- an(' the town of Stillwater in the
act will desert you, hide out in the Kounty of Payne and is entitled to one
brush and leave you to receive the I . ve*
anathema of Jhis people. They will . * lhirteenth representative dis-
not stand manfully by vou became I tf1®1 18 composed of Chandler, Otoe,
when the dark hour comes they wi.l I 10,100 ttml Iowa townships and the
want to dodge the responsibility and l,,wn of in the county of
look out for their own welfare. ' Lincoln, and Lincoln and Deep Fork
On behalf of the people of Oklahoma! t°wn8,|lPs " Oklahoma county, and
we ask you to stop and consider this . va* 1 imarron, Spring \ ale. Hear
question, not from any partisan stand- ( rt* an" Springer township* in Lo-
point, but from the standpoint of gai, county and is entitled to one rep-
riffht, taking in view the consequences :11 ^,'V V.1 vt'
that mat result: and we ask ton to' he fourteenth representative dis-
hesitate before you place the seal of ti l-t is composed of the city of tiuth-
your approval upon the apportionment re and the townships of Seward and
made by one member of the . mm-,1 u hrie 1,1 L,,*an county and is enti-
sion, because we believe Mr. I'ulliam ! ,to °ne representative.
was no more a member of that com-1 fifteenth representative distnct
mission than any other citizen who | '.H. eomposed of Marshall, Cedar. Iron
walks the streets.
We present this matter
uml
I tlic
the report made by Walker and Obt-r ; ,ol,niy ll,,d 5s
lander. ' | sentative
We fear however, that vou may be Sixteenth representative dis-
driven into this e rror by designing and !lt ^'s eomposed of township (-even
fifteen, sixteen ami twenty-eight, in
"M" county, and is eutitled to one
representative.
The Twentieth representative dis-
trict is composed of voting precincts
number nine, ten,seventeen, eighteen,
nineteen, twenty, twenty-one, twenty-
two, twenty-three, twenty-four, twen-
ty-five, twenty-six, twenty - seven,
tweuty-uine, thirty, thirty-one and
thirty-two, in "M" county, and is en-
titled to one representative.
The Twenty-first representative dis-
trict is composed of township number
one, in "L" county, and Rock Falls,
Renfrow, Blackwell, Lowe. Vernon,
Weston, Newkirk, Kildare, Dale and
Walthem townships and the town of
Newkirk, iu ' K" county, and is enti-
tled to one representative.
The Twenty-second representative
district is composed of towhships No.
seven, eight and eleven, and the towns
of Round Pound and Pond Creek in
"L" county aud Carlisle, Tonkawa,
Owen, Cross aud Longwood townships
and towns of Cross and Ponca City in
"K" county, aud is entitled to one rep-
resentative.
The Twenty-th rd representativ
district is composed of precincts N't
one, two, three, four, five, six, ►even,
and eight in "M" county, and Cleve
land. Renfrow, Waukomis. Enid, Don
ley, Patterson, Hill Williams, Marshall
and Wood townships and the town of
Enid in "O" county aud is entitled to
one representative.
The Twenty-fourth representative
district is composed of Olive, Collins,
Hassler, HutTalo, Keowee, Cheowee,
Lapolis and North Enid townships and
the to*vn of North Enid in the county
of "O" and Red Rock and White Rock
townships in the county of T" and is
entitled to one representative.
The Twenty-fifth representative dis-
trict is composed of the counties of
Heaver and "N" and is entitled to one
representative.
The Twenty-sixth representative dis-
trict is composed of the counties of
Day, Roger Mills, Washita, and
"D" and is entitled to one representa-
tive.
OBERLANDER SKINS RENFROW. I
Highest of all in Leavening l ower.-
Councll l>l«trlctrt.
The First council district is com-
posed of the First and Second repre-
sentative districts and in entitled to
one member of the council.
The Second council district is com-
posed of the Third and Fourth repre-
sentative districts and is entitled to
one member of the council.
The Third council district is com-
posed of the Fifth and Sixth represent-
ative districts and it entitled to one
member of the council.
The Fourth council district is com-
posed of the Seventh and Eighth rep-
resentative districts and is entitled to
one member of the council.
The Fifth council district is compos
ed of the Nineth and Tenth represent-
ative districts and is entitled to one
member of the council.
The Sixth couucil district is compos-
ed of the Eleventh aid T. velft.li repre
sentative districts and is entitled to
one member of the council.
The Seventh council district is com-
posed of the Thirteenth and Four-
teenth representative districts and is
entitled to one member of the council.
The Eighth council district is com
posed of tiie Fifteenth and Sixteenth
representative districts and is entitled
to one member of the council.
The Nineth council district is com-
posed of the Seventeenth and Eigh
teenth ropresentative districts and is
entitled to one member of the council
The Tenth council district is com-
posed of the Nineteenth and Twentieth
representative districts and is entitled
to one member of the council.
The Eleventh council distri t is com-
posed of the Twenty-first aud Twenty-
second representative districts and is
entitled to one member of the council.
The twelfth council <1 istrict is com-
posed of the twenty-third and twenty-
fourth representative districts and is
entitled to one member of the council.
The thirteenth council district is
composed of the twenty-fifr.h and
enty-sixth representative districts
and is entitled to one member of the
stand that I have taken on behalf of
the people cauie the pressure All the
arts known to the politician were
brought into requisition to make me
yield. 1 was threatened, eajolled, and
fien threatened again. My dear Gov
ernor, you wMI remember how often
you sent your colored muu after me for
the purpose of having me a :rcc with
Mr. Hall. You will remember that up
to the very last hour you preserved
your mask intact, and only when the
smiling sycpphanls,who bask in the
sunlight of your power failed to mow
me, you threw off the mask which had
all along deceived me, did 1 behold you
in all your deformed hideousness.
"When you asked tne how soon we
could make our report, 1 informed you
that we would certainly agree, aud
bring in our report before midnight,
and you informed ine that
you would have to delay your
visit to N<
lie Write* tlie (iovrrnor mii Opeu I filer In
Very I'lulii LaiigHttge.
GUTHItltc, Ok., Sept. 15, 18'.II.—Hon
S. It. Oberlander, Guthrie. Ok. Dear
Sir: Having waited several hours after
the time appointed for commission
meeting, aud you still failing to put in
an appearance, an i beiutr impressed
with the brief lime remaining for the
completion of the work of the coinmis
sion and the imperative necessity for
prompt and speedy work, I deem it
my duty to revoke and annul your ap-
pointment as a member of said appor-
tioning commission, and 1 do hereby
revoke and annul your said appoint-
ment.
In doing this, however, you will un-
derstand that your party still has re.
ognition on the commission, as 1 have
appointed as your successor a promi-
nent member of the populist party,
who is quite sure that he can assist in
the completion of the work of the com
mission within the few hours remain-
ing.
Very respectfully,
William C. Rknfkow,
Governor."
"To William C. Renfrow, Governor:
In presenting this open letter to you.
the letter in which you attempt to re
voke my commission lies before me.
"The only feature to distinguish it
from similar missives is the depravity
you exhibit in disregarding the truth.
attempting to shield yourself from a .
crime committed upon the people, and I receive it- In this same conversation
casting the odium upon one of the ! y°u informed me that it was a matter
humblest citizens of your common- ! business and that I was placed upon
wealth. i the Commission for the purpose of
"When you dictated the words in standing by the democratic member in
your letter, "Having waited several 1 *,u reapportionment. I then and
hours after the time appointed for the j there informed you that I would at
commission meeting, and you still fail- j once procure Mr Walki r mid proceed
ing to put in an appearance, * * * I with :he work. I starteu lor the door
ticviii it my duty to revoke your ap on the left hand side of the room, facing
potntment." you well know it reflected north, but you took me by the arm
your own duplicity aud you fondly Hlu' to ,ne« "This way in the
hoped the shadow would hide your other room," and from your remark I
falsehood. was led to believe that Mr Walker
"My dear Governor, can it be possi was present in the room. Mr Hall
blc that you have forgotten your oath was present and 1 then and there
of office? I can remember miue, it agreed practically with hi in as to the
being taken more recently than yours, division of what he claimed to be
and I will repeat it now in substance, democratic counties. «"anadian. ('lev.
as it may refresh your memory as to land, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie. i'
your own. I stood up in your presence and "0 ' counties, ami he asked me if
and solcmly swore that* I would sup ' would not agree with h;m on that,
port the constitution of the United but I desired the present •■•of Mr
States and the organic act of this ter- Walker when the apportionment
ritory, and as commissioner I would was made on these above-
discharge my duties impartially and named counties, and the balance not
reapportion this territory to the best named. Mr. Hall then said to me that
of my ability, "so help me God." Do ',e had no business with Mr. Walker,
you remember as you administered to did pot want to be annoyed with his
me this oath you had me linger by figures, etc.
your side, and gleefully rubbing the "I can safely say that I do not >.-
paluis of your hands, said to me that lieve Mr. Hall ever intended to have
you wanted a fair aud just apportion I r- Walker present when the app r
ment of the districts ami as compact j tiouraent was made, and from what
as possible, preserving as much as pos afterwards occurred it seems he was
sible the autouomy of the counties. In successful
order that the commission would re- very short time after this oe.-ur-
flect credit upon your administration, red the governor attempted to revoke
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the oath was not forgotten, and nei-
ther were your instructions, in which
you took such deep interest and seem-
so solicitous in preserving the
autonomy of things.
I had confidence in you and I gave
you my honor that I would obey your
instructions. Your fairness disarmed
had no suspicious; I iraplicitely
relied upon your representations and
believed that you were a just man
my commission, and the rest has been
made known to the people.
"Fully aware of the responsibility
I have taken and knowing that the
letter from you that I have mentioned
was intended to reflect upon ray integ
iity and crush me, In self defense I
write this open letter to you, canyinc-
ed that you will use all the power that
you have,and all the patronage at your
command iu a vain attempt to huiuili-
No thought ever entered my mind that il,tt am' ' tfbullv accept ti
laboring under a hallucination | . \s
ner in which Cleveland county should
be divided, lie and myself agreed upon
this, our report shows Cleveland coun-
ty districted in accordance to that
agreement. My relations with the
governwr had always, as I supposed,
been very pleasant, ami I was very
much surprised when I learned, that
the governor had written a letter to
Oberlander indicating that he war, re-
moved. 1 was surprised to learn
that the governor accused
Ooerlamlcr from attendance on meet-
ings II" was present at all meetings
ami as the minutesshow both he aud 1
were at the *, o'clock meeting and at
h o'clock meeting and promptly at 0
o clock, to which time the co omission
ha I adjourned. At o'clock he re-
mained at the foot of the stairs wait-
ing to be ealled if needed, but no meet-
ing being held he did not need to
climb the stairs.
SANTA I I! HOSPITAL.
A Structure routing WHO,000 Will lie
Kreeteil tit Tupcloi.
Toi'kka, Kan.. Sept. 18. The contract
for huihiine- the hospital to be erected
by the Atchison, Topeka fo Santa Fe
railway was awarded Saturday to J. J.
Cox and his associates in the Great
Western Contracting Co., of Lawrence.
The contract is for about JMiO.OOO, not
including the foundation which cost
100 and the steam heating and plumb-
ing. The ground upon which the
house is to stand, cost something
like sr.*.imo. The total cost of the hos-
pital will be $so,ooo. It will be the
principal hospital of the system and iu
addition to accommodations for rail-
road men it will he equipped with a
ward for others who may become ill or
meet with accident. It is puid for by
the Santa l-'e Railway Hospital associ-
ation. which is maintained by a tax on
each employe of 50 cents a month.
l' Nt O 111 re Mat tern.
Sept. is. Fourth-class
> were appointed to-day aa
| Mound, Crescent, Woodland, Lawrie, counci
. ..ith all dm ' "telope. Rose Hill. Oak View. Mul- And that on Tuesday, the eighth
respect to you excellency and respect-' ',Ul '• l^sl,,li,vk and Orlando townships ) day of November, A. I) I8i 4. at the
Mulhall in Logan
ntit ed to one repre
heming politicians who have not
your welfare at heart anil we respect-
fully present these suggestions for
your consideration before you act in
the premises.
Very Respectfully Yours,
W.m Gkimks, Chairman.
THE Pi<OCLAMATIO\| ISSUED.
teen north, range one west, and town-
ships seventeeu north in ranges one,
two, three and four east, township
eighteen north, one west; township
eighteen north, ranges one, two,
three and four east; township nine-
teen north, range one west; town-
ships nineteen north, range one east
and township twenty north, range
one east: township twenty north,
range one west, and* the town of Per-
kins, in Payne county, aud is entitled
to one representative.
The Seventeenth representative dis-
trict is composed of townships fifteen
north, in ranges ten, eleven, twelve
and thirteen west; townships sixteen
north, in ranges eleven, twelve ami
thirteen west, ami all that part of
!'• aim* countv lying south of the town-
ship line dividing townships fourteen
ami fifteen north, and the town of
Watonga, in Blaine county, and town-
ships fifteen north, range nine west;
township sixteen north, in ranges
en ami eight west: township seven-
'I'lie (inventor ChIIh lite I'M«mI Ion on I lit
.Minority A |>|>orl Ion nicut.
The governor Monday night issued
the following election proclamation,
based on the alleged apportionment of
Commissioner Hall and Mr. i'ulliam:
Kleet Ion Procl • not Ion.
Whereas, Hy act of congress approv-
ed July 3Uth, 181M, the Governor of the
Territory of Oklahoui i is authomed
to appoint three citizeus of said terri-
tory, not more than two of whom shall
be of the same p diticil party, as a teen north, in ranges five, six and
commission to apportion said territory ( seven west: townships eighteen north,
into thirteen council districts and in ranges five, six and seven west, and
twenty-six representative districts for , the town of Kingfisher, in Kingfisher
members of the third legislative as | t-ounty, and is entitled to one repre-
seinbly and on the first 'I uesday after sentative.
the first Monday iu November, IstM, j The eighteenth representati .-e dis-
there shall be held an election in said j trict is composed of township fifteen
territory, at which there shall lie ; north in ranges five, six, seven and
elected a delegate in conyress, men- eight west; towaship seventeen north,
bers of the third legislative assembly, in ranges eight and nine west; town-
and ; ships ciglue n north, in ranges eight
several voting precincts in said terri
tory, in the several representative and
council districts ami in the several
counties, commissioners' districts, and
townships in said territory there will
be held an election for the purpose of
choosing:
One delegate in congress
One representative in each represen-
tative district.
One member of the council in each
council district.
One probate judge.
One county attorney.
One county treasurer.
One county clerk
One register of deeds.
One county superintendent of public
instruction.
One surveyor.
One sheriff.
One corner in each county.
Three county commissioners in each
of the counties of "K," "L," "M,"
"N," "O " "P," and "Q."
One county commissioner in each
district in all other counties of the
territory wherein the term of present
incumbent expires on first Moud ly in
January. Ii95, aud
One i r -stee.
One clerk.
One treasurer,
Two justices of the peace, and
Two constables in each municipal
townshig in the territ ry and one
road overseer in each road district in
the territory, and iu the counties of
"K.' ••L H MM,M "N " '■•>." "IV' and
"Q," respectively the peop'e shaM have
the right to select a name for each
said counties to be
election. Said elc<
at a met . - -
day of September, 1884. passed a reso- UOunty and towuships ofli
luti n, >u substance, as follows• | Whereas, It is iu said act further |Hnd nine west: township nineteen I and conducted in all respects accord-
. "Jtao/I'cd, lhftt weI lie euy reque t provided that the Governor shall on or I north, in ranges five, six. seven, eight hng to said act of congress and the
the Honorable W. 1. Walker, repuon before the first day of October. *' l, and niue west: and the town of Hen- laws of said territory of Oklahoma,
can member of the legislative appor- j^sue a 'proclamation for the holding | nessey, in Kingfisher county, ami
tioninent committee, to use his best ef-1 said election, setting forth therein | townships sixteen north, range ten
forts to secure such an apportionment ^|u, apportionment of said territory, west: township seventeen, iu ranges
of the legislative districts of this tern an(j I ten, eleven, twelve and thirteen west;
tory, as will most fairly and fully rep- Whereas, Section M>H7. of the laws | towuships nineteen north, in ranges
1 * " "" of Oklahoma provide that the Cover ten, eleven, twelve and thirteen wes*;
nor shall in all cases issue his procla- | towuships eighteen north, in ranges
inatiou giving thirty day's notice of ten eleven, twelve and thirteen west;
the time and place of holding elections ( townships nineteen north, in range*
for the purpose of choosing a delegate ten, eleven, twelve and thirteen west,
to congress and members of the terri in the county of lllaine, aud is euti-
torial legislature and county aud • tied to one representative
townshipofileeis , ' 'I he Nineteenth representative dis-
Now. therefore, 1, Wiiliam C Ren- t rict is com nosed of townships number
frow. Governor of the Territory of I two.three,four fives!x. nine and ten,in
Oklahoma, by virtue of the power •• L" county, and voting precints mini
iu me vested, and in pursuance of said bcr eleven: twelve, thirteen, fourteen.
1 was
and believing a deception. I had
idea that your words were used as a
cioak to your hypocracy. I never
dreamed that you were masked and
that, your words to me were intended
to conceal your thoughts, lt never
occurred to me that in the words you
idy tc
me and am rt
battle for my integrity ami
against all opposers.
"Trusting to the impartial judgment
of a people who love fair play and re
lying upon the justice of a cause
which has now become the cause of
the whole people, I will patiently
Wenter
W asiii no rt
post master'
follows:
In iIn- linliaii territory W iMnkard at Uufe-
toun Choctaw nation, in Kansas J. Thur-
man at Beardsley ttawllns ooanty; M ti iiara
iti l\inri.l ■ Kelt.. county; \\ Vcrry ut Ked-
hurn. I la ri on county.
I'Ih c post nillces have been established:
In 11 i ill ..ma--At Arom. Pottawatomie couu-
\ Sail ol' Bess, postmistress and at Vining,
M eouutx Henry 1 l'iovers, postmaster. In
M it Baden, Laoledo oounty, John
Larimer, post master In the Indiun territory
m Pagan Choctaw nstlon John C. Wlnhart,
postmaster: at Vork Chlokassw nation, JosmIi
P Vork postmaster and at Witteville, choc-
taw uation, (ierhard li. Witto. postmaster.
Ml-: I IIODls r I'llOTKSTANTS.
H of l\
used there «a« a hiilen adder. I could u":1 ' tlu-ir impurlial jud^in. hl
not believe that you had the soul of
sycophant and the heart of a coward
To refute the faleshood in your letter
it is only necessary for me to say that
I was at all times ready and willing to
meet with the commission: that I did
all I could to get the commisioii to-
gether. Your chairman under every
imaginable pretext and excuse refused
to call a meeting, and in every way i
known to his ingenuity endeavored to
prevent one. He not only iguo ed Mr
Walker, but never intended to meet
with him in session to re-apportion the !
Territory, and you are fuHy cognizant
of th fact, an l I was frequently irapor- '
tuned to reapportion the district in
V!r. Walker's absence, the chairman at
all times informing me that he did not
want Walker, had no use for him.
would not listen to him, and did not1
want him in the meeting; and it was
equally plain to you that I all the
while revolted at this gross discourtesy
to Walker. Do you believe as Gover-
nor of this great commonwealth, tsat
you ever intended to have a redisrict-
ing of the same? Not (or a moment
do I believe it, and I have a lurking
impression that the people will agree i
with me.
"Now for some facts:
"Several days before the memorable
Very resji
tfully,
< MtKltl.A NDKIt.
MR. WALKER S SIATEMENT.
resent all parts of the territory
go rd less of individual or partisan in-
terest."
This resolution shows the spirit
of the republicans of the territory and
fairly interprets the desire of the re-
publicans in the in itter of the appor-
tionment. and we are now confronted
by a condition (if the rumors we have
heard be true) in which republicans,
democrats ami pop ilists are alike in-
terested—not to gain a party advant-
In witness whereof. 1 have hereunto
set my official signature as governor
ami caused the grand seal of the ter-
ritory to be affixed.
Done at the city of Guthrie this
seventeenth day of September, ism,
and of the Independence of the I'nited
States theone hundred ami nineteenth.
Wili.iam C Uknkkow,
Hy the Governor. Governor.
Thomas J. Lowk,
Secretary,
(Grand Seal )
J)r. Price's Cream Making row der
World'! Pair Hlghrtt Award.
lletilveHlhe Mloutesol Sal uril IJ'm Co m-
mission Meeting.
Mr. Walker was interviewed by otn
reporter. He said:
" • he following minutes of Satur-
day's meeting will show who w as pres-
ent ami what was don'-:"
Committee met ata. in . Saturday.
September I i. I'res ut: Allen Hall,
chairman; W. T. Walker, seeretarv
and S. li. Oberlander.
Motion by Walker that the commit-
tee proceed to apportion the territory
No second.
Motion by Walker tluit the commit
tee. in difference to the request of
Hall, to adjourn to 2 o'clock p in. No
second.
Motion by Walker that we adjourn
to .'J o'clock n. in. No second.
Motion by Walker that the commit-
tee adjourn to i o'clock p. in. No sec-
ond.
Motion by Oberlander that eommis
sion adjourn to r o'clock to give the
I chairman. Mr. Hall, tune t- get infor-
! mation. Seconded by Walker. Motion
15th of September I was sent into the , carntM'-
committee room and there found the j .(>UI " ln' U •' ulrn
chairman, Mr. Hall, who said to me: 8 l>' m
'Old man, we have got to swell the H- ard met at^:l« p. m. and at tin-
population of these count ies'(which !, ,,u' sl. ( ''airman Allen Hal1, ad
he had marked ou a piece of paper / as Jul,rm'<1 tn •' P-
follows: 'N" county, ti.oou; Washita. Board met at U p. iu. and adjourn.-.
to the rooms of the chairman, at the
(loyal hotel. Chairman Hall refuse.i
to act and W. T \\*lker and S I:
oberlander adjourned to the rooms ol
the chairman, at the royal hotel
Hoard consisting of \V. T. Walker,
secretary, and S. I> Oberlander met at
l :lo p iu. at the Royal hotel.
W. T. Walker presented a resolutioi
and map describing the boundaries of
••ertain legislative and council dis-
tricts. Oberlander moved the adop-
tion of said resolution. A otion put
and carried.
Hoard adjourned at \< : > to delivci
report of the apportionment to tin
governor.
*>.v
■j.ooo; Roger (J. Mi lib, 2,000; Canadian,
1,000; Cleveland county, 4,000; I"
county, 7,000, makiug a total of •.'.".,000,
which was to be increased over the as-
sessor's return in every respective
township. I asked why swell the pop
ulation of these counties and not in
the others, and Mr. Hall replied: 41'o
give them increased representation '
"Vou will understand, my dear gov-
ernor, that these counties are supposed
to be democratic. Ami should your
analytical powers as a politician be
equal to your hypocricy as a man, you
ted for at said can readily see that it would end with
shall he held about two frauduleutdemocratic coun-
ci I meu and ptrhaps four fraudulent
members of the lower house.
"In not the most elegant terms, I
indignantly refused tliib proposition,
as 1 believed it to be a base betrayal
of a solemn trust, s violation of my! requested the
oath, a deathly blow at self-govern •>" Friday and :iIs-
ment and an annihilation of the will without any remits in that direction,
of the people From the very mo I After the committee ad jmriieil Satin
ment that I refused to become a party day morning without doing any busi-
to this fraud that would stamp the ( ness, I went to the governor and ill-
seal of infamy upon any man commit formed him that the chairman, Allen
ting it that the grave wor |rt not hide, Hall, refused to have n in.-etinir, yiv-
I was a doomed man. From that mo- ing as his reason that he lacked infor-
mant I resolved that I would not make mation necessary to re.listriet the tn
a report unless Walker was ritory. I met tli•• governor In.lav
present, and I am convinced conferred with him lis to the man-
that the chairman, Mr. Hail, was
equally as firm in his determination Dr. Price's Crcain Halving I'owder
not lo have Walker present. From this J Most Pcrfcct Made
for Missouri Muring
lie Month*.
pt. 1*. -The Mis-
Methodist Protest ant church con-
ference closed at noon to-day. The
iu \l annual meeting will l><- held at
Mount I'isgah. Greene county. Thir-
teen ministers were ordained. The
f'< dlowing appoint ments were made and
rem I last .-veiling: ('hillicot he circuit,.
.1 M Pal.-: Drexel. < F. llarnes; El
Dorado. II Hubbard: Khlridge. T. W.
K. Kills; Lincoln, L.
< . Ma rues; Lamar, J.
ictt. R. M. Morgan;
F. Dill: Nevada, J. S.
ir.-uit. F. K. Hammer;
Oronogo antl Pleasant Hill. s. M Rich-
ardson; Ray more, J. Pate; Rich Hill,
.1. M Cornett; Spring River. It. K. Gar-
rison: Schofiel.l circuit, <i. R. Watson.
Tin- Kansas (.'ity. Holivar,( 'eelar Springs,
Greenfield and Wheatland circuits and
th.- McDonald comity mission will be
'•uoolietl sh.irt.lv.
Nkv .<
souri
Suiter; Flat Crce
A. Smith; Leroy.
S. Haldwin; M.i
Marionville. li.
Haldwin: Osage
ill. it.
mnty
4-llin Thistle ill
K. Col.. Sept. I*,
las made such i
lands in the eti
) that in some
uuthorities and :
Imperially is this tin
Weld. \\ ray, Rent am
ties. In the latter
Island road officials
their section hands
ilomtlo.
The Russian
inroads uihjii
sastern part of
instances the
railway coin-
tight the pest.
■ case in Prowers,
1 Kit i arson conn-
county the Rock
have instructed
i' .-\t.-rminate it
iloiiur the line of the rail
.1. \Y. stnengi'le. a ci\T)
md killed Mrs. Mabel
itreets of Portland, Oi
blew his own brains
/as the cans
Kditor Ros
stumpin;
T. J. Ma
Nebraska
ors. republic!)
ill maki
engineer,shot
' olvin on the
<•.. and then
>ut. .lea lousy
posc.s to begin
week against
candidate for
a feature of
The fruit
county. Ivan.,
barrei for wit
ticient and the
wet's of Wyandotte
'citle I that Sl.iK) per
- apples was not suf-
vill store I'm).ooo hush-
Rep >rt tlelivered
I to the govi rnor at '
I September l.">, Is'.i|,
\ Wa'kei
Saturday.
f. WAI.kiii, S'
•oinmittee to i
Saturday,
but
Waste
Is overcome by giving the
body proper and sutlieient
nourishment. When waste
is active and you are losing
llesh and strength, take
Scott's
Emulsion
the Cream of Cod-liver Oil.
It will ovorcome the waste
by giving ample nourish-
ment. Physicians, the world
over, endorse it.
Don't lie deceived by Substitutes!
l'r <|iareil by Soott d liowua, N V. All OrufgUt*
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