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THE OKLAHOMA STATE CAPITAL
By Th State Capital Company.
FRANK H. GREER, EDITOR.
COCKLEBURS
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Sprinp is yet very badly uiirpeil.
Lot 11s all join hands and heart* and hoes and broom-
for u cleaner dav.
When the fireenbug jumped onlo the wheat it n«i-l-
ln! up to the dollar mark.
The stork is a busy body that the busy bodies like to
talk about, it would •■■cm '"to a man up a tree" just now.
It is saiil the Norwegian riksdag wdl be dissolved.
Any parliamentary body with a name like that ought
to be dissolved.
Continue to think ihat the "Oklahoma Boosters" ait
coming home disappointed, then remind us of the fact
Iter August lith.
Cocklebur Bill yon must "deliter the ponds" to the
ivernor and they must be "straight good*" at that
he original must he tiled.
It must have jarred the sporting fraternity to lean)
that the percentage .if honesty among prize fighters is
no greater than among bank cashiers.
About the only crop that ha- nut been damaged this
spring is the crop of stories concerning other queer
springs that are remembered by I lie oldest inhabitants.
"The man who habitually carries a club usually devel-
ops a nastv temper," Nivs Bryan's Commoner. Now
what has President Uoosevelt done to merit a sideswipe
like that.
In prai-ing the >kunk. the department of agriculture
says: "(irasshoppcrs will leave a field through which
a skunk passes." Humph. Tell us something that
wouldn't leave.
Now that Coeklehup Bill has had several weeks in
which to pay his devotions to the parchment lie should
give heed to the demands that come from the people in
behalf of its safetv.
If some of the Diamond Dick hack writers would u-c
as the basis for n tale the dyirtg request of a sixteen-yeai
old cigarette fiend to his playmates to "cut it out." tliev
might counteract some of their usual influence.
in an eastern breach of promise suit it was prover
that the horrid defendant used to send the eharmin>
plaintiff 1,000,000 kisses in every letter. He should be
taken in hand bv the postal authorities for sending
dangerous microbe matter thrifugli the mails.
The reader doesn't have to go behind the returns ti
•prove political graft of the rankest kind, in the gerr
nutndcr. The "black and/white of it" appears in this
issue under the head, "The Deadly Parallel." Don't fail
to give it vour close attention reader.
An Indian of the Iioaebud tribe has applied for di-
vorce 011 the ground that his squaw beat him and kick-
ed hiin out of the tepee. Kvidently the Indian women
are not so far behind the enlightening influences n(
civilization a- they have been painted. .
The rankest game ever played on a state or terri-
tory in the United States i- now being played on
< >k lahoma.—Leader.
Cocklebur Hill you'd better come In. When your old
friends throw such a wad at vou as the above its time i'
move.
No wonder Secretary Taft was not content to sii
down and wait until old age should force Justice liar
lan front the Supreme Court bench. When a man of
T-l can make a home run and win a ball game, as <J.'
Justice Harlan, he is i t years \0u11g, not old. and wail
iu_' bunnies a life-long task. Secretary Taft wan!- ■
job in this world, not in the next.
The letter of W. li. t oyle. giving his view- upon tin
nefarious const t<11ion. in Wednesday morning's --ui
of the State Capital, -heuhl be'read bv even pcr-011.
'dr. Covle is not only conceded to be one of our tno-l
conservative and fur-i.lilril 1 itizeiis. but his investment
in great enterprise- in (iuthrie place hfm at the head of
enterprising citizens, Kverx mini in Logan county will
concede that Mr. Coyle is.Usiialh right on the great in-
dustrial quesi.onsof the dav both local and national.
A lifelong demixrat. Mr. Coyle get right oil the lnotv
tary and he has been right upon al! great finan-
cial and progressive questions of- the day since.
In his loiter of Wedhesdav M . t'oyle a*-:
"I would not like to lose statehood, hut statehood
under pre-ent conditions would l>e worse than 110
statehood. Since the rejection of the constitution
might*defeat statehood I have a renicdv «- fol-
low - : That tile constitutional convention recon-
vene. mal e the recording districts of the Indian
Territory, counties. Let the county lines of <>I<1
Oklahoma alone, 1 m out the proposition ot limita-
tion of t:i\es for schools and cities, and other object-
ionable ' , which tend to retard the progre-s
and developninnt of 11 new slate, thenliv making a
constitution that all our peojde can stand on rc-
gardh-s <>r party. Nominations for ollice.- under
the constitution can then be nmile; and we can
have an opcu ti lit in a lair field and a siiuare deal
loi all.''
THE OKLAHOMA STATE CAPITAL, FRIDAY MORNlWO, HAY 17, 1907.
THE SLMdering VEftSlTAlrrY OF
COCKLEBUR BILL IS REFRESHING.
How the grand, eloquent and courageous Cockle-bur
Kill hath«iliotlovvod.
But a few moon- ago hi- mo.-t*high and righteous
inhs was prancing the floor of convention hall.—
Damning republicans. Jxiasting of his confederate
democratic ancestry and throwing old soldiers out of
the place of meeting. *
Aye. later:
Hut a fortnigh' ago, Cocklubur Bill, the high and
mighty, hinted at a resort to arms—fire arms—guns
real gun.-, such guns as they use in Texas.
Today, how changed;
With what meek' and subdued grace doth he approach
those whom he and his have on the floor of their place
of meeting scourged with heated words and 011 their
scrolls wrote down a- inferior beings, on a ratio with
their kind of six to one—that is six of the scourged sec-
tion to one oif the favored.
In proof of which listen to what Cocklebur Bill .gives
utterance in his latest, an appeal through public meet-
ings for votes and for money:
"It must he understood ihat these meetings
should lie non-partisian and the election conducted
absolutely upon a non-parti-aii basis; that they in
fact -hall consist of llie friends of statehood and
the constitution as against the corporation element,
the laud and other grafters and*'joh lot" gang who
are striving to prevent an election and defeat state-
hood."
The extreme ego of a man i- certainly ensconced un-
der rile Cocklebur Hill hat.
"Non-Partisan!"
t That's goodj
But a few moons since this same Cocklebur was boast-
fully dangling-tile scroll of the slate before the people
as the— ,
Democratic Platform.
Now that democratic decency hath deserted the
"thing of mystery" Cocklebur Bill hopes to draw from
the unthoiightl'ul. selfishly blind element of the republi-
can party enough, with the democrats who for party
advantage cling'to it. to carry it at the polls.
The gun plav didn't intimidate the judiciary "worth
a cent," hence this resort to honeyed words.
If these things continue to be Cocklebur Bi 1L will in-
deed pul lo shame the dove of peace.
But will this meek and low I\ act by one of Cockle-
bur's cloth be taken seriously?
Kvidently 'tis his thought that —
"Men are machines, with all their boasted freedom—
Their movements turn ii|>on some favorite passion."
ONE OF THE BIGGEST OF THE BUNCH
ADVISES CONVENTION TO CONVENE
Hon. Patrick S. Nagel, one of the leading democrats
of Oklahoma, takes the views of the constitution that
do thousands of the leading minds in the democratic
party of the state, in-tlie following review of the condi-
tions :
"If the matter is fought out in the courts it will
carry over until after congress meets on Decem-
ber 1.
"The body of the constitution .is written in the
interest of a people.
"The congress of the United States has power to
revoke the enabling act, and this in mv judgment,
it will do, and pass another enabling act limiting
the powers of the next constitutional convention
in the interest of predatory wealth.
"The one essential thing is to force an election
on the constitution. The division of counties in
Oklahoma is a non-essential. When a non-essen-
tial bars the way of an essential the non-essential
must be cleared away, h may be important that
a county seat be established at Buffalo. It is more
important that the people be allowed to vote 011 the
adoption of the constitution. It may be important
that a county should be named for some politician.
11 is more important that >! constitution lie adopted
that provides for a railway commission. It i- cer-
tainly important that a citizen should not be com-
pelled to ride litl miles to the cqunty sent. It is
more important that steps be taken that will allow
the people of Oklahoma to vote at the next presi-
dential election. In the present emergency il seems
to me that we have reached a perilous lutiir and we
should act with circumspection, vvisdom and cour-
age. If ii is necessary for steps to be taken to
cause the suits pending to be dissolved, these steps
should be taken and taken at once. The constitu-
tional convention should be reassembled and action
should be taken that will cause the parties bringing
tiie suils le di-miss them and dismiss them al one, .
"It is charged that in the apportionment of the
state into legislative districts, cfne vote in some dis-
tricts, weigh- a- much a> tile equa.-ion by which
the collective will ci v-talizo into jaw, as three and
one-half or four voles in another district.
"I cannot say that this i- true a- I have 110 data
before me. Hut the truth or falsity of the charge
can Ik established conclusively.' If it i- lute thai
an apportionment oj this kind has been made it
should he corrected. An apportionment of thi-
kiud i.- wholly indefensible. Party e.\[>ediencv
will not justify an act of this kind. . It is no
defense to .-av that the republican party did
or would have done thevauie. An appeal* to the
acts of Satan as a prived-nt will not jiist.jfc a
similar act 011 the part of tin elect. The future
of the democratic party in the state i- not so pre-
carious as to depend on a gerrymander.
"Political questions that ari-e. if they ar -ill led
right, must be settled by ilu well known canons of
democracy, among which.none is better established
tlmy tluit 4111c man's vote should count for a.- much
as another. •
"If the constitution is turned down at Washing-
ton because.of an mijlist apportionment the fault
will be charged to the democratic party and we .
* must bear the burden. We should so shape our
course that if an election is prevented or (he consti-
tution rejected Iiv ilu pre-^deiit the blaine cannot |
lie c harged, lo us. \\* should con- icutiously per- ;
form our whole duly by the people upon whom we
rclv and he in no maimer fwaved bv iiou-csscn-
tiuls."
Frnm the Lawton Star.—The Lord,
Ita&Ksll and Cocklebur Bill alone know
what the constitutional democratic or-
gan* arc asking you to vote for.
Bartlesville Enterprise.—When a lit-
tl- man tries to play big politics he gen-
erally makes an awful mess of the Job.
"The Russian ilouma outs no figure
alongside the Oklahoma constitutional
coiucntion,' observes the Aline Chron-
scspe. Nicholas and Cocklebur wouM
make a good pair to draw to, but the
result would be a fair-carder."
—o—
"Cocklebur" Bill Murray didn't «n-
'pear to know that hk« constitution must
receive a majority vote of the people and
the O. K. of President Roosevelt, oc-
fore it has any sticking qualities.
—o—
Ed Marc-bant propounds the following
question and then answers it himself:
"Can you name ten men who wero mem-
bers of .the constitutional convention?
Sure, here goes: Alfalfa. Cocklebur,
Polecat, Murray, Haskell, Railroad. Al-
falfa Bill, William Cocklebur, R. R. Has-
kell, Asafoedlta. C'rect, go up foot."
—c—
The Elk City Record adds still another
M rray's name: The Hon.
William Murray lias matured inte a
very odoriferous critter, even among his
own people. At first It was 'Alfalfa Bill."
a complimentary title. Later It was
'Cocklebur Bill,' and no*- it is Assafie-
tida Bill,' and more to hear from. By
the time the primary is pulled off it n.ay
be 'Civet Cat Bill.' "
C'. Bifl of convention fame is an
"amusin' cus." After patching together
a constitution that seemed certain ot
defeat, predetermined upon and violating:
the law about filing it with th<* legal
authorities for fear the desire for state-
hood might "render Its adoption possible,
he hikes to his cocklebur .patch leav-
ing a string of debts in his wake, and
shouts "Republican conspiracy." Now
wouldn't that stun you?
—o—
Mangum Sun.—'Cocklebur .Bill," the
burly boss of the constitutional conven-
tion by bluffing and bull-dozing ran tii3
democratic convention to suit himself
but when he tried to use the same tac-
tics with federal courts he found it
A'ould not succeed and he 'had to bai k
down a little. 5«*ow he has butted u :
against another hard proposition In Gov-
ernor Frantz and although he is making
a desperate effort to make his b'uff
stick he will soon find that he has some
more backing down to do. Going up
against I'ncle Sam's officials is not like
rounding up a lot of puddln' head con-
vention delegates.
YOUR
P
etersen s
MONEY
Has the greatest purchasing power possible if exchanged
for clothing at Petersen's. We do not offer you the "get
rich quick" merchandise at "gold brick" prices, but only
clothing such as our life long experience tells us is the very
best the American dollar can buy.
Suits to Fit All Forms and
1 $7.50 to $25.00
Purses
SHIRTS
UNDERWEAR
All Styles and Patterns
French add Egyptian Balbriggan
50c to $200
Silk, etc. 25c and Up
THE CRIBBER
Chasing dirty line.* up and down a
wash-board is hard on wedding rings,
—o—
A nan never realises the joys of life
until he marries and then It's too late.
—o—
When you see a young man at church
every Sunday night it doesn't take a
puzzle expert to find the girl.
—o—
When a woman says that her husband
perfection It's a safe bet that she
hasn't been married three weeks.
—o—
A girl Imagines that she's In love with
a man when she doesn't enjoy flirting
with other men as much as she thought
she would.
—o—
.Look through the tears of May tbward
the blue skies of Juno—coming soon.
Beware; Often the hand that would
grasp yours in an apparently frienmy
way has nothing but a lemon In It.
—o—
Jrler^'s to the Sweet Girl Graduate—
the fairest of the June loses.
—o— \
All of Spain 13
Filled with joy.
Why? Because
It is a boy.
—o—
Usually when a young man starts out
as a "record breaker ' he ends tip by
breaking .his poor old dad.
—o—
Strange but a man usually gets dust
Mi his ryes when lie tries to peer through
the thin veil of flattery.
—o—
•Most ofu woman's traveling equipment
consists uf a car load of trunks and
a train load of worry.
—o
Sometimes a man is so soft that a
girl will call him down.
• — o—
"Madam, I'll give you to understanl
you can't make game of me."
"Sir, if I were a man and had a gun
I could make a pretty strenuous ef-
fort In that direction."
"I'ncle Zeb." continued his city nephew
pointing to tije fingerbowl. "you are not
expected to drink out of that, you
know."
"Gosh!" said I'ncle Zeb, •'You'll be ti-
ling me next that it's to wash my Hands
Rambling Waggles I was robbed last
nlgi'Uur.d I reckon that about fifty-three
articles were stolen from mc. ISvery-
thing | had in the world.
. Policeman— FIfty-thre articles?
R.-mbling Waggles—'Yf >. a pack of
aids ajtd a corkscrew.
—o—
A minister and a deacon went out to
feed the tatter's stock, after the heavy
eel last week. While they were Villi*
ng across the Held the heel#
Hew Into the air and he sat down very
forcibly. The minister • remarked
Close, Quick
Prices at
Petersen's
Goods Ex-
changed or
Money Re-
Refunded
1 XJUiv-
e they do.
wic ked stand In slippery
ing up the deacon said:
but I'll be switched If 1 c
S :nday School Tea 'her
tne the meaning of the
tence?"
A pause.
Sunday School Teacher- What i-9 It tint
w fell after we have done sometning
long "
Little Willie—Papa's Slipper.
Who can tell
word "rf'Pen-
"The
kimc a
s! roet.
must cease to be worn
Tiie high-heeled slipper
go when accompanied by "purple
kings or other guaih ankle enca.v-
„U. ilk I rts must not be held too
hlgli. no matter how rainy the day.
Young uuls must not wear fascinators."
The cruel dictator docs not tix the .Un-
it for raising skirts, but he cannot prc-
vent them from bel: g raised a littl"
above two feet.
. CURRENT COMMENT
THE WATERLOO OF PETE
u the Columbus Sun.
) from Washington the breezes . f
■ spo: dfiice carry a* tale which Mas
lo with a bloody battle that too.-<
e on Fribiv last within the shad-
ow- of tiie White House It so bap*
feiicd• tii,it Fridu.N was an eventful d'V
in the greatest «o\ernmental city of
tiie North icri in hemisphere; svcnl-
plac
ful by reason of the occasion when Pres-
ident Roosevelt postponed a cabinet
meeting in order that he might cavoit,
a la horseback, before the camera; but
more noteworthy because it brought th*i
Waterloo of "Pete."
Perhaps you don't know who "Pete-'
Is; if not, you should be reprimanded for
sadly neglecting your education In tiie
material things of this insipid existence
"Pete," is a character all in himself.
"Pete' loves a little fun; "Pete" is what
you might call a high and mighty in-
dividual who nestles close to the l'eet
of him who heads the government of the
L'nitcd States. "Pete" has influence be-
cause he Is aggressive and full of fris«<-
iness; "Pete" la the sworn enemy
Dayton of ..ew Jersey. Defeated.
Chicago. May 16, 18fi0— Abraham Lincoln
of Illinois and Hannibal Hamlin, of
Maine. Elected.'
Baltimore, June 7, 18W— Abraham Lin-
coln of-Illinois, and Andrew Johnson of
Tennessee. Elected.
Chicago, May :U 1868—Ulysses S. Grant
of Illinois, and Schuyler Colfax of In-
diana. Elected.
Philadelphia, June 5, iS72— iTysses S.
Grant, of Illinois and Henry Wilson ot
Massachusetts. Elected.
Cincinnati, June H, 1876— R. B. Mayes
of Ohio, and William A. Wheeler ^f New
York. Elected.
Chicago. June 2. 1&S0— James A. Garfield
of Ohio, and Chester A. Arthur, of New
York. Elected, g
Secretary of the Interior Garfield; "Pete"'
makes M. Jusserand, minister plenlpo- I Chicago, June's, 1881—James Ci. Blaine
tentiary of the French government to the of Maine, and John A. Logan of Uil-
Unlted States, climb a tree occasionally; inola. Defeated.
"Pete' has the scare on a certain cab- 1 Chicago. June 11?. 1888— Benjamin HarrJ-
inet officer to auch an extent Hi at ne son of Indiana, and Levi P. Morton ol
with the portfolio cannot make tracks New York. Elected.
across the Whfcte House lawn1, "Pete" | Minneapolis. June 7. 1892— Benjamin
has very, very few friends among [Harrison, of Indiana, and Whitelaw Reni.
tne retainers of the "Big Stick' -vet, of New York. Defeated.
with all these personages frowning upon j St. Louis, June 16, 1896.—William Mc-
him continually, "iPete" has influence. Kinle.v of Ohio, and Garret A. Hobart,
if the suspense is getting dangerous you of New Jersey. Elected.
might as well know how as any time j Philadelphia, June if , 1900—William
who ""Pete" is; he Is the White House McKinley of Ohio, and Theodore Roo*.e-
dog, the private property of the Roose-
velt family, and was bred of Boston bull
terrier STock.
Now to get back to the mutton and
tell of the Waterloo of "Pete. " It so
transpired that "Pete" ijl on his own
accord, chewed up a navy departmei-:
clerk on Thursday, wherefore he was
banished to his kennel and tied up live
any common cur. Tnls made "Pet'*'
n-ad, so - the next morning when he w is
untied he began his $earch for revenge;
^t didn't matter whether he found Sec-
retary Root or a fellow-dog, he wanted
revenge upon &o>nifeone. or something.
Well, he found It. As he rounded a cor-
ner of the White House he came fa e
to face with an "unknown'1 bull terrier.
They sparred, but the clinch was dis-
astrous to **Peter," . for the "unknown"
had him by the foreleg and gave .ilm
intimation that lie was displeased wt'n
his luck. Round and round they went,
over^ flower beds, througn' vines, dow i
walks, until at last they reach d .h •
street. By tills time, "Pete" felt his
enemy's teeth somewhere in close prox-
imity to his breathing apparatus. With
a mighty effort the "unknown" threw
'^Pete" into thestreet and await d ie
conn-back. He was having a good time
a ixl appreciated it. But "I'etc" had
wearied of tiie enjoyment. He dashe 1
through the hedge, the combinations ot
win. li tiie "unknown did not under-
stand. A pollceinun ciiiin.il t-i. "un-
known" away anil "Pete" went back to
his kennel for a long pesiod of retire-
ment under the care of a veterinary.
11 is understood that certain official?
of the government and ambassadors*
from foreign parts have purchased i :c-
penslvo collars and dog-tans and *
preparing to advertise for the nanie of
tin- "unknown owner that* tin gifts
may hH speedily made. The navy depart-
ment clerk is the hapfnest man in the
clerical forces. No condolences • ha' e
been received by the president, and they
do say that "Jimrnie" Garfield can now
walk across the lawn. There's happmes.;
In Washington, and all goes merry as a
marriage bell.
republican conventions
velt, of New York. Elected.
( hicago, June -1, .1904—Theodore Roose-
velt, of New York, and Charles \Y. fair*
banks of Indiana. Elected.
ARE LEGISLATORS INCOMPETENT
From the St. Paul Pioneer Press.
It Is the American theory that the leg-
islator is born in full panoply, like Mi-
nerva from the brow of Jove; that the
aveiage American citizen who may have
been taught a little about civil govern-
ment in the grammar school, is entirely
competent to assume the role of law-
maker. When a citizen has a watch to
repair he takes it to an expert and would
never think of touching It himself; yet It
would be simplicity Itself compared with
the work of the legislator.
t'nder the laws established by William
Penn, it became the duty of the people to
select the wisest and best among them as
legislators; only those who had made a
special study of public affairs were* eligi-
ble. How fur we have departed from
this idea may be seen in the enactment
of public opinion and referendum laws In
the different states. These assume that
the average citizen is better informed is
to public questions than are the men they
elect to the legislature. This may be true
as to certain legislators who are chosen
for some other reason than fitness, but
where It is true is the fatilt of the peo-
ple. No other business on earth calls for
higher qualifications than does that of
the lawmaker.
It is the purpose of our form of govern-
on t to protect the country from the
waves of i opujar passion and prejudice,
of momentary delusions; but we defeat
this purpose when we make our legis-
lators mere registers of the popular w,ll
of the moment, which Is the aim of tne
public opinion law and the referendum.
It may be the fault of the legislators
that the people cannot trust them to leg-
Mate wisely; but. in turn. It Is the fault
of the people themselves that untrust-
worthy men an- i hosen for lawmakers.
It i :dicHtes the failure of our institutions
w!n 11 ii becomes necessary tsr*the people
j t< express their half-baked opinions on
all important measures which come be-
J fore the legislature. Nothing la more
olutionaVy of our system of goverit-
nt than the adoption of the public
ted by the Massachusetts
mfesslon by the
less fit than their
constituents to pass upon public meas-
ures.
years has been in that direction. 'i he
World knows too that the whiskey in-
terests have always relied on the dem-
ocratic purtv t« accomplish their ends
In Oklahoma. And whether th« World
knows It or not it is a fact, that ther<%
are clauses in the constitution itself
wholly unrelated to anything but the
welfare of all the people, which will
condemn thut document to public dis-
grace if the voters of Oklahoma and
Indian Territory ever get a chance to cit
press their sentiments on Its present
contents.
'1 he Eagle believes In free expression
of opinion i-n party matters 4lnd has no
quarrel to pick with wholesome differ-
ences in belief as to the best party poli-
tics But such absolute misrepresen-
tation of the party's position and inten-
tions at such a crisis of affairs by a
paper reputedly republican in politics,
is deserving of party condemnation. It
is to be hoped that the Worlds regu-
lar cartoon was accidentally exchanged
with that of some democratic paper.
F"RANTZ THE MAN
From the 1-awton News-Republican.
The News-Republican believes it right
to show an appreciation of honest effort
On the '.art of public men. and that pub-
lic officials who do their duty well
should be commended by the people.
Now that the time has arrived when ono
such is before us, we deem It consistent
with our belief to declare for him. •
Governor Frank Frantz is a candidate
for governor. That he has the peopio
solidly behind him is evidenced by tne>
fact that he If the only .man publicly
announced. At the meeting of the re-
publicans in Oklahoma City on the 1'nd
he was commended by the party leade-s
and representative republicans o - both
territories in such terms as were not '•
be misunderstood and which certainly
insure for him the 'nomination without a
dissenting vote
1'iantz is a young man, courageous 'n
spirit and kind of heart. Unflinching in
the discharge of duty and worthy in ev-
ery respect o( the honor that will i.e.
bestowed upon him at the Tulsa conven-
tion on June tith. 1907
TO COMMEMORATE
FREE HOMES BILL
Special to the State Capital.
Oklahoma City. Ok.. May 16-Th a peo-
ple of Grant county will tomorrow cele-
brate the anniversary of the passage of
the free homes bill, which gave to many
people In the northern part of the ter-
ritory free homes. The bill'was passed
in the latter part of the congressional
session In 19C0, on the merits of which
Dennis Flynn made his next cam pa I gm
for delegate to congress and won. Tne
race for free homes was made In Sep-
tember 16, 1«W. •
I nV
'rom the Woman's National
'Already «"rk been bcgn- i.v v-
r 11 i i' i os to sec'.re the coming national ' ' ' "
unv^ntiun., but IM.rr.t I lhat lhp
n the republican gathering. St* Louis.
Chit ago. Kar.su* City. Philadelphia Seat-
tle. and some other cities have put In
their claims. The question will ue de-
cided by the national committee, whi h
u.ll meet In Washington at, n da!# not
et pet. Here lire some facts about the
thirteen national conventions thut have
been held since the formation of the re-
publican party. They will be found In
ten sting In connection with the rivalry ,
or the cities for the big meeting that* ..0""{ur'"* "whiakej ring" an
II nontlnate the next republican < an li- , l'° * *' "•"1K trying to defeat state
hood Homing from a supposedly renal
A RANK CARTOON
From the Enid Eagle.
The Tulsa World, whfth claims to b*
a republican paper, but is fighting lun I
in glove with the democrats for the
constitution, .publisher in Its Sunday
ydltion, ,i cartoon which is too rank l 5
pass without condemnation. Tin- car-
'or president and \*h'e president.
ago
s the
will have been the location <tf just half
entlons of tiie party. Here is
the list: .
Philadelphia. June 17, U^A—John "T"bl > m ■
Fremont, of California and William L. i llooJ every-
thing pas
Mean source "this sort
the limit.
The World f< and if it doesn't
| the people of Oklahoma know that tne
arty is anxious for siat '-
effort of the party for live
Excursions
JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION
Tickets on Sale Daily .
15-Day Ticket $38-40
tiO-Day Ticket $48.15
Season Ticket $53.60
Via Now York,
60-Day Ticket ".y... $55 30
Soason Ticket . . $66.35
You can go one way and return
another-
LOS ANGELES. CALI.,
Mystic Shrine Convention
May-6th to 11th., $50-00.
COLUMBUS, OHIO,
General Assembly Presbyterian
Church.
May 15-30 $38.20
RICHMOND. VA.,
United Confederate Veteran Reunion,
May 30th to June 3rd , $2J.30
For further Information call at 111,
i West Oklahoma avenue Phone 773.
A. C. HIXON.
l\ V. St T. A.
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Greer, Frank H. The Oklahoma State Capital. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 19, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, May 17, 1907, newspaper, May 17, 1907; Guthrie, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc126498/m1/4/: accessed April 23, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.