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THE NORMAN TRANSCRIPT.
J. J. BUK.RC. C w
VOLUnE XV.
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A Uo. Republican )/.a pap.r..Deoot.d to th, U.it Ufrmtf of Atorman and Soutk.rn Oklahoma.
NORMAN, CLEVELAND COUNTY, OKLAHOMA. OCTOBER 20, .004.
NUHBER 51
ll/hat Republicanism TJJeans.
Our banners in this campaign bear these words: "New
ships, new shops, new markets, new hopes, new ambitions,
new aspirations, new possibilities, but old fashioned hon-
esty, sincerity and loyalty,' 1 he republican party through
the years has stood for two things more than all else:
Civic righteousness and national greatness, and these two
things more than all else have made our flag the flag of
the stars," the emblem not only of justice and freedom, but
of peace and hope and happiness and gladness wherever it
floats.
I The Republican County Ticket.
The Transcript is asking the votes of the people for the repub-
lican candidates on their merits. Thank God, it does not have to
appeal to the prejudices of the people, or deal in demogoguery, or
set down aught in malice, or cover up and smooth down. Every
candidate on the republican ticket is a man—clean, honorable, hon-
est, competent, a representative of the people, and worthy the sup-
port of every voter in Cleveland county. Worthy, deserving, com
petent, honest, loyal to his county and true blue in every respect.
Can you pick a single flaw with any man on the ticket? Is not
everyone of them just what The Transcript declares him to be?
If so, why not give them your vote and thereby declare your desire
to elect that sort of men to office.
For instance, take J. B. Dud-(county superintendent, is also
ley, candidate for Representative .J thoroughly competent, honest
An'honest, true blue, thoroughly j and fitted for the position. The
competent, influential young man; 1 holder of a first grade certificate,
standing high at home and high I a teacher of long experience and
wherever known; enjoying the \ recognized ability; a thorough-go-
confidence of Gov. Ferguson and j ing, competent man.
territorial administration; the best | And \V. H. Frye would ably
man the county could send to 1 fill the position of probate judge,
Guthrie if we want a man there and the affairs of the widows and
who will bring results. He is an orphans would be perfectly safe
ideal man for that position, and ■ jn his hands. He has the judi-
no man can gainsay it. I cial temperment; conservative,
Then there is Tom Critcher for j safe, honorable and titled for the
sheriff. A brave, honorable and position.
thoroughly competent man. A And for county treasurer the
man is judged better by his stand- republicans offer that stalwart,
ing in his own community than in honest and honorable Ge man
any other manner, and now Mr. E. G. Schulze. A man with a
Catcher's standing in his home fine education, a^ splendid book-
town is of the very highest char- 1 keeper, a fine accountant, an
acter. He is conservative, just. ! est, courteousland accomodating
brave, honorable and especially I gentlemen. Taxpayers could be
fitted for the position. I certaln °f
I coming to them with Mr. Scnulze
And then there is C. L. Bots- m tjlat 0ffice> anj the funds will
1 nnnnflf <1 iHf \I A 011 P 1 I 1 i 1 f
THE TERRITORIAL OUTLOOK.
Mr. McGuire will be re-elected.
The northern counties will give
him an enormous majority; one
that cannot be overcome by the
"solid south," and even in that
portion of the territory his vote
will be as large, if not larger,
than two years ago. Statehood
is the chief issue, and there is
not the least doubt in the mind
of any thinking man that Mr. Mc-
Guire will be in better shape to
secure it than Mr. Matthews.
Mr. McGuire represents the domi-
nant party in the nation, and, in
the very nature of things, will be
able to bring more influences to
bear to secure statehood than a
man who belongs to the bitterest
portion of the minority party.
Mr. Matthews would be out of
harmony, entirely out of har-
mony, with the national adminis
tration, and would be non-per-
sona grata to the president, the
two houses of congress and all
the departments. What is* true
of the statehood bill is true, also,
of every other measure that Ok-
lahoma might be interested in—
| the extension and keeping up of
the rural mail service, irrigation,
good roads, opsning of the big
Kiowa and Comanche pasture,
and others matters. Nobody be-
lieves for a moment that Mr.
Matthews could do a thing to ad-
vance any of these interests.Then
why should we think of sending
him? Vote for Oklahoma. Lay
aside partisanship and prejudice.
Vote for what you believe to be
the best interests of the territory.
Vote for the man in harmony
with the administration; the man
who can do things for the terri-
tory.
If you want Oklahoma to push
ahead, to secure statehood, to se-
cure other legislation that her
growth in the territory and popu-
lation makes necessary, you will
vote for Mr. McGuire, for through
a republican representative only
can these things be secured.
Bob Neff In Town.
The Hon. Bob Neff talked to a
fairly good crowd at Johnson s
hall Monday night. It was a
question whether he would ap-
pear this time as a populist, so-
cialist, prohibitionist or democrat
but he struck his gait early and
by his bitter abuse of President
Roosevelt indicat d where he
stood. It was much the same old
speech he made here six, four and
two years ago, same old chest-
nutv stories, same old songs and
the same old contortions, with a
few additions and subtractions to
fit the present state of affairs.
After his bitter abuse of Mr.
Roosevelt and the Republican
party, he had the assurance to
ask the people to vote for Mat-
thews, knowing full well that all
Oklahoma can expect must come
through Mr. Roosevelt and the
Republican party, for it is certain
that party will be in control for
four years more. Certainly a
very queer way of working for Ok-
lahoma and Oklahoma's inter-
ests.
D. L. Larsh, Chairman.
At an enthusiastic meeting of the
Republican Central Committee of
the county held Friday last, D.
L. Larsh was unanimously elected
chairman to succeed John A.
McCartney, removed from the
county. Mr. Larsh is a very
busy man, but accepted the posi-
tion with the understanding that
every Republican worker in the
county shall take off his coat and
assist in the campaign. The time
is woefully short to do the neces-
sary work, Mr. McCartney having
done nothing and left affairs at
sixes and sevens, but everything
that can be done, will be.
An executive committee to as-
sist Mr. Larsh wasappointedcon-
sisting of B. F. Williams, John
Sullivan, F. W. James. J. M. Bis-
hopandj. J. Burke. These, with
Mr. Larsh, will have charge of
the campaign work, assisting the
committeemen of the diffierent
precincts.
Reports from the township
committeemen were encouraging;
a good deal more so than were
expected. Arrangements are be-
ing made to make an aggressive
campaign from now until the night
of election.
THE NATIONAL OUTLOOK.
Conditions have not changed
since the last issue of 1 he 1 ran-
script, except to accentuate the j
certainty of Mr. Roosevelt's elec-
tion. With only a little over two j
weeks until election, everyone
concedes that unless something j
very startling happens the elec-
toral vote for Roosevelt and Fair- !
banks will be in the neighborhood J
of 300. As it takes but 239 to
elect, this will give the republi-
can candidates a long lead. And
nothing startling is going to hap-
pen.
On Monday, a statemeut of
what the republican campaign
managers expect was given out
from New York. It shows 290
electoral votes absolutely certain
for Mr. Roosevelt, with 166 con-
ceded to Mr. Parker and thirty-
five doubtful. These thirty-five
are the states of Colorado 5,
Delaware 3, Maryland 8, Mon-
tana 3, Nevada 3, Utah 3, West
Virginia 7, Wyoming 3, and of
them the republican managers
regard West Virginia, Delaware
and Utah decidedly favorable,
with a good chance of all the
others. The republican campaign
has been conducted witliout noise
or bluster, but those who have
conducted it say that the work
has been done in a most thorough
manner, nothing left to luck or
chance, and there has been no
rainbow chasing. At the begin-!
REPUBLICAN TICKFT.
for president
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
for vice president
CHAS. W. FAIRBANKS.
for delegate to congress
BIRD S. McGUiRE.
Representative—J. B. Dudley.
Sheriff —Tom A. Critcher.
Co. Attorney—C. L. Botsford.
Co. Clerk Chas. Reynolds.
Reg. of Deeds—W. J. Reid.
Co. Supt. —G. W. Cross.
Probate Judge—W. H. Frye.
Co. Treas.—E. G. Schultze.
Co. Weigher—J. M Hanes.
Co. Surveyor—E. DeBarr.
Coroner—Dr. J. E. Crouch.
Co. Commissioners —First dis-
trict, Ed Hudson, of Case-twp.;
3rd, L. F. Johnson, of Moore
twp.; 2nd district, Ed Richardson,
of Noble-twp.
Court News.
Court convened Monday and held a
two days session, with Judge Irwin
presiding. Grand and petit juries
were empaneled. The following busi-
ness was transacted:
I! 6'. Hughes was appointed fore-
i man of grand jury.
It. II. Markham, charged with us-
--—--- . , ~ I ing the mails to defraud, case contin-
uing of the campaign an elabor- ^
ate system of investigation was
established and every move of the . Territory vs Chas. Bennett charged
democrats in every section of the 1 defendant given tune to
! country was watched and develop- j P|ca<1-
| rnents reported to national head- Nellie K. Marker vs Lewis H. Bar-
| quarters. j ker, divorce granted.
j Of the states considered debat- Augusta 15. Abel vs James II
able ground early in the campaign j divorce granted.
the republicans now have no fear j
of Indiana, New York, New Jtir— j divorce gra-ntefl.
sev. Wisconsin or Connecticut. ... . £, , , . . .
, }\ ,. . I M nme Schumacher vs J. A. Schu-
In Indiana the democrats have
, 1 1 .• it- . macher, divorce granted
Jone much shouting and claiming '
. Able,
Laura Grigsby vs Thomas Grigsby.
ford for county attorney. No one
disputes his eminent fitness for
the position. He would be a pros-
ecutor, but not a persecutor. The
county commissioners would sure
know that the advice they would
receive from him would be ab-
solutely correct. His two op-
ponents for the position have
each held it two terms, and cer-
tainly are not entitled to it on
that score. The duties of the
position would be ably performed
by C. L. Botsford.
be absolutely safe.
Charlie Reynolds is named for
county clerk. A fine scholar, one
of Cleveland county's old-time
residents, thoroughly competent
to fill the position and keep the
books.
For county commissioners the
republicans offer three fine busi-
ness men; honest, competent;
such (nen as you would trust to
condupt your private affairs. They
are Efl. M. Richardson, Ed. Hud-
F. Johnson; farmers
Scared Out by the Flood.
Miss Ona McLaughlin, sister of
O. F. McLaughlin, returned froin
Johnson, Neb., Monday, where
she had gone to make arrange-
ments for the money to purchase
the H. Theiss place in the ten
mile flat, which she has done,
paying $2,000 for the same. This
is the farm known as the C. W.
Haswell place, On the river, and j
is the farm on which the river |
broke over into the flat during j
the late rise. It is a fine place, J
Mr. Theiss having paid $3,500 for j
it, and having been offered $6,000
_ couple of months ago. The
late flood did not injure the farm j
particularly, except to very badly j
scare Mr. and Mrs. Theiss, who j
offered it for sale at $2,000. Mr.
McLaughlin, whose farm was al- J
so in the flooded district, is not at.
all scared out, and at once ad- I
vised Miss McLaughlin to pur- j
chase the place. It is a good one
and very productive.
Mr. and Mrs. Theiss will re-
move to Texas.
A Dastardly Assassination.
J. R. Trout, a well known man
who has been in business at the
Corners, on the South Canadian
river, was shot with a Winchester
rifle last Thursday by some un-
known assassin, from the effect of
which he is not expected to recover.
The high water of the river had
compelled Mr. Trout to move his
family to higher country and while
he went back to look after things
another rise came down the river
which prevented him from getting
back to high ground for a while.
When the waters receded enough
so that he could wade out he did
so, and it was just as he waded
I out that he was struck in the back
j by a Winchester ball, fired by some
unseen and unknown party, A
j man by the name of George
Miller, of that vicinity, has been
j arrested and is being held 011
suspicion.
That imineditate locality is re-
garded as about the toughest in
the whole county, and assassina-
tions have not been unfrequent
there in thepast.—Tecumseh Re-
publican.
and are putting up a great light;
j but without appreciable effect.
j Mr. Bryan attracted great crowds,
I but his efforts will not change
( 1,000 votes. If Indiana does not
| give from 20,000 to 30,000 plural-
ity for Mr. Roosevelt the manag-
ers of his campaign will be sur-
j prised. New Jersey and Connec-
j ti ut were never in any doubt. In
New York the republican mana-
gers expect a plurality that will ,
i startle Mr. Parker and his friends. ' charged
In Wiscon in, notwithstanding] The giand jury is in session The
the bitter factional tight between j principal cas<- heard this week is an
! republicans for state control, the investigation of the charges against
result is absolutely certain for the asylum management.
Mr. Roosevelt.
The fact is that the democratic 1
Lott ie M Jackson vs Thomas J .
Jackson, divorce granted.
Lucreet Dunn vs W. H. Dunn, di-
vorce granted.
Dora.I. Bringold vs G. Hringold, di-
vorce granted.
Mary L Briirgs vs W. W. Briggs, di-
vorce granted.
G F. England tiled suit In district
court Monday for a divorce from his
wife, Kaie England. Infidelity is
campaign is going down grade at
a landslide pace in every section
of the country. Judfre Parker is
regarded everywhere as a weak
and disappointing candidate. The
country is prosperous, and thi
Court liaji adjourned to Tuesday
October 25th.
The Betting Fever.
A man on the street today said:
"I II bet $100 that Parker is elected."
The only enthusiasm of the campaign
occurred righi there. Fifty men sur-
avtrage American citizen admires | rounded him at once and wanted his
a courageous and honest fighting j money. "Did I say Parker?" lie ask-
j man. The democratic national! ed. "You did," said a man as he
j campaign is on the verge of col- j reached for his pocketbook. "Well, 1
j lapse. | meant to say Boosevelt," the man
| The national democratic lead- j replied and made his escape by run-
ers are greatly discouraged.Chair- | ning down an alley.
j man Taggart blows and blusters
and claims Mr. Parker's election,
but refuses to give any figures.
son and L. . . .,
And then comes "Billy" Reidjand business men; men who
for Register of Deeds. That po- would be economical, careful,
sition requires a competent man J honest in conducting the affairs
—and it is conceded by Demo- of the county.
crats and Populists and Socialists j For the minor offices we pre-
that no more competent and care-| sent that old soldier and honor-
ful man could be named than Mr. 1 able citizen, J. M. Hanes, of No-
Reid. A mistake in transcribing j ble, for county weigher, a man
the records might cost you your . worthy of your earnest support,
farm, and untold trouble and law- j Prof. E. DeBarr, one of the best
ing. You cannot afford to take | civil engineers in the territory, for
chances. Elect a competent man I county surveyor. J. E. Crouch,
and one fitted for the position. j a fine physician and honorable
G. W. Cross, the candidate for man for coroner.
And Kuropatkin is one of the
"also rans."
A Jap's a Jap, a Russian's a
Rushin'.
The loss of Kuropatkin's left
wing" don't seem to hinder his
flying.
The sage of Esopus won't have
to connect himself with a live
wire to receive a shock on Nov.
8th.
Should Carrie Nation "see
herself as ithers see her" in the
Hereafter concession on the Pike,
St. Louis, wouldn't there be
something doing?
The Christian Denomination.
Rev. C. T. Runyon went to
Oklahoma City, Tuesday, to turn
in his minutes of the recent con-
vention of the Christian church
held at Enid. It will show that
the denomination now has 360
churches in Oklahoma, and is the
largest in point of membership in
the Territory. About forty new
churches were built by the denom-
ination in Oklahoma last year,
and numbers of others are in the
course of construction; notably a
$10,000 structure at Shawnee and
a $20,000 one at Chickasha.
The Norman church has been
growing under Mr. Runyon's pas-
torate, and the present church
building is inadequate to the
needs of the congregation. It is
probable steps will soon be taken
to enlarge it or erect a new build-
ing.
Do You Want Good Work?
See Louraine & Locke for eemcnt,
brickwork and plastering. Cisterns a
specialty.
Offering to bet isn't an argument,
but sometimes it results in amusing
the bystanders One of the leading—
UUl IC1U3C9 tw SIV^ agl J WHO lijovumuvta V..v o
His position forces him to declare ; in fact, the leading—Democrat of the
that Mr. Parker is safe. Judge county was blustering one day this
Hane.«--Lewis.
Mr. Geo. Hanes, of Noble, and
Miss Millie Lewis, of Norman,
were married Sunday, at the
home of the groom's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. M. Hanes, at Noble,
Rev. Myers officiating. Mr.
Hanes is one of Noble's most pro-
gressive and popular young men,
and the bride, who is a daughter
of Mr. Lewis, the painter, is a
sweet and accomplished young
lady. The Transcript's best
wishes and heartiest congratula-
tions are extended to the young
couple. They will reside at No-
ble,
Miss Laura Gregg's Lecture.
Miss Laura Gregg, who is in charge
of the woman's suilrage movement in
this territory, will lecture at John-
son's hall, in Norman, next Monday
night. By all means hear her. She
has a charming personality; is a most
logical, witty and eloquent speaker
and will entertain and interest you.
No admission fee and everyone invit-
ed.
week about Mr. Parker's certainty of
election, and making all sorts of brash
claims. A Republican standing by
says: "Oh, pshaw; you make me tired.
Here is one hundred dollars to your
fifty that Mr. Roosevelt is elected,"
and the Democrat tucked his tail be-
tween his legs and took to the woods,
follow ed by the jeers of the spectators.
Merrick, democratic nominee for
governor of New York, says: "It
is not so certain that Roosevelt
will be defeated," while Hobson,
one of the democratic leaders,
says with great frankness that
Mr. Parker has merely "a fight-
ing chance." Even optimistic
Champ Clark says that "if Roose-
velt is elected it won't be by more
than twelve electoral votes, any-
way."
Odds in betting circles on Wall. — , —
Street are four to one on Roose-j Wilham Alexander, Franklin.
velt, and ten to seven that he Annie Arnold, Franklin
would carry New York.state.)
Even money was wagered that Edwarf)s p Copel:lIKj) Womaek ...
he would have ^0,000 plurality in ] (;ertru(]e Sharp, Womack
Npw York state, and eight to six , 1 >p _ 35
37
Marraige Licenses.
B.J. W. Shrum, Franklin...
Mary Adams, Franklin —
New York state, and eight to six 1-r(l08i p Blackburn, Bradley I.
is offered that he will carry both ! Elizabeth Rogers, Norman
New Jersey and Connecticut. 1 j0fin h. Goodin, Murdock
There is very little Parker money j Nannie Reid, Murdock
4+
| in sight even at these odds
Rev. Croxton Resigns.
Rev. A. M. Croxton, pastor of
' the Baptist church, has resigned,
j and expects to go to Chicago,
I where he will attend college and
act as supply. The Transcript
I is sorry to note his resignation,
for he has proven himself an ex-
cellent pastor and good preacher,
I thoroughly devoted to his work.
PeteG. Warner, Norman 2<*
Evelyn Brisco, Norman 1*
False Report Corrected.
A report has been circulated
over the county that I have with-
drawn from the Populist ticket
on which I am a candidate for
county weigher. I wish to state
that this is a bare falsehood and
that I am in the race for that
office. Alonzo Haun.
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