The Enid Events. (Enid, Okla.), Vol. 12, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 17, 1904 Page: 1 of 6
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THE ENID EVENTS.
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Vol. 12.
ENID, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1904.
No. 24
Their Policy Baffled.
For several weeks past the or-
gan of H. Havens, the Eagle,
has contained from four to eight
columns of base assertions and
bare-facecl falsehoods in opposi-
tion of Mr. Purcell for National
delegate. It has published dirty
libels with impugnity and with-
out regard to honor or partisan
decency. The articles were
written by Havens, the suppor-
ter «f Bryan and free silver in
1896—the man who bolted Mc-
Kinley and prophesied his de-
feat.
Owing to the fact that the
people of our city and county to
a great extent, know the falsi y
of the assertions made and ap-
preciate the nulicious intent
thereof, we do not consider it
proper to answer the abuse.
Furthermore, Havens is not a
candidate against us. He is
merely one of the managers of
the opposition.
Havens hates this writer be-
cause we have built up a strong
Republican paper in Enid, while
Havens' paper has declined and
waned on tbe scale of Republi-
can politics. And why should
it not?
During last campaign the
Eagle only passively supported
the Republican nominees, and
threatened to defeat the Re.
publican ticket unless our nomi-
nees for commissioners prom-
ised to nuke it the "official
organ."
It has all along taken a posi-
tion in defense of grafters and
grafts. It defended and extoll-
ed J. J. Houston, who was re-
moved from the school land
office last summer. When the
statehood bill was introduced
last winter it published Havens'
editorials criticising the bill,
giving" credence to interviews
against the school land clause
and advocated a change in the
bill, when Havens knew that a
change would be fatal to the
passage of an enabling act. Its
sole purpose was to assist the
factionists in their efforts to
/ear down and weaken the Re-j
publican organization.
Three months ago a compact
was made at Guthrie. Havens
was present. This compact
was to the effect that Cash Cade
must be defeated for National
Committeeman and Bird Mc-
Guire for congress. Havens
came back to Enid, took a posi-
tion againt Cade's candidacy in
I his paper, and published dis-
crediting articles about Mc-
iGuire. Haven's Eagle no^ only
j published more slush against
I the s'atehood bill, but it pub-
lished trumped up charges
against McGuire and endeavor-
ed to belittle him.
Fuhthermore
The city editor of the Enid
Eagle, when asked why the
Eagle was plugging McGuire
stated to reliable witnesses ar i
citizens of Enid, that II. I •
Havens had given orders that
THE POLICY OF THE PA
PER SHOULD BE AGAINST
McGUIRE.
It was the intention at that
time to make a combined fight
against McGuire and Cade all
over the territory. Plans were
laid for anti-Cade and anti-Mc-
Guire delegations in t!i s coun v
and Havens et al were to fur
nish those delegations. Seav
and Asp were brought forward
for National Committeeman, and
Judge Robberts was broached
for delegate to congress.
Howbeit, Cade and McGuirr
sentiment grew like wildfire,
and about four weeks ago the
schemes of the factionists were
exploded like toy bubbles. Seay
and Asp both declined to run
for National Committeeman and
Robberts declined to allow bis
name to be used for delegate.
Then it was that Havens and
his little insipid Eagle, recog-
nizing that they were left out in
the cold, made frantic endeav-
ors to atone for past sins and se-
cure a place in the McGuire and
Cade camp. And in order to do
so, Havens undertook read
tbe Enid Events and Purcell,
who had alll along fought for the
Republican organization, out of
the party with villifications and
base assertions of falsehood—
too contemptible to answer
Havens'organ now pretends to
support McGuire and Cade be-
came it was driven to it as a
last resort. They were com-
pelled to either support Mc-
Guire or do as Havens did in
1896 when he bolted McKinley
and supported Bryan. And for
the sake of land office and coun-
ty printing |they concluded to
crawl into the McGuire camp
j He also stood upon the street
corners and publicly stated that
Bryan would be elected, that the
I people had no confidence in Wm.
I McKinley.fjThat McKinlhy was
the creature of Hanna and the:
corporations. Havens informed 1
any number of people that Mc-I
Kinleys election would be a cal- J
amity to the country and that
our only hope was in free silver j
and the election of Bryan. But j
upon the election of Mckinley j
Havens sneaked back into the
party like a whipped cur dogi
with its tail between its legs. |
These are facts that no one
can deny.
What think you, Republi-
cans. of Havens —traitor to
!h:s compact, and maligner
and abuser of that noble man.
Wm. McKinley?
And yet such as he prates
of "party loyality" and
shamefully misrepresents
this writer, whose first vote
was cast for Republican nom-
uees, and who has ever since
labored in season and out of
season for Republican suc-
cess.
When Havens bolted and
abused that magnificent
American, Wm. McKinley,
he placed tbe cap stone upon
an ignoble life of vaccillation,
political treachery and sordid
selfishness, since which time
he has been delving around, a
corpse unburied, ill-famed
victim of the nobler clod.
The icy Truth
Will Never Die
llll 111b 11 C
The Reason is Plain,
Mr. Havens, editor of the Enid Eagle
in that paper says:
"Purcell and his little coterie of sup-
porters are endeavoring to work up a
little sympathy by industuously in-
sisting that a vote against Purcell is a
vote against McGuire. Just how it
happens that McGuire and Purcell are
bo identical and unsepcrable it is not
explained,"
All Kepublicans informed in the
premises know that for the past year
a few gentlemen have been assiduously
engaged in endeavoring to discredit
embarrass and shelve McGuire. The
attempts begnti during the last cam-
paign were recommenced with vigor
upon the reduction ofJMr Grimes'
salary as territorial secretary, contin-
ued upon the removal of J. J. Houston
from theschooi land board and upon
the introduction of the statehood hill
in congress. (Efforts being directed
against -thi sch >ol land clause.)
Throughout all these fac lon«l at-
tempts this paper took a strong posi>
tion in support of our elected delegate,
maintained his interests as the elected
Republican leader, defended his posi-
tion, Hailed the misrepresented ai d
scourged tbe tactionists to cowed
silence For our loyalty to the inter-
ests of McGuire, as our representative,
we earned the deadly enmity of
Gr'mes-Houston et al.
When the announcement, was madt
that Purcell was a candidate for Na-
ional Delegate the grafting combine
saw in that a deadly censequence.
It was adding death to mortal wounds.
They recognized that inasmuch as this
paper had supported Delegate Mc
fiuire's position, if this editor reoeived
the endorsement of National Delegate
it would be an evidence that ♦he Re-
publicans of Garfield county approved
our past 30urse in the sunport nf Mc.
Guire, And they figured that if they
could secure our defeat it would be a
'turn down" for McGuire. Further-
more It being a fact that Garfield
county had also led the fight for Mc-
Guire. it by any manner of means Mo.
Gaire's friends c«,uld be worsted here
it would give them great, leverage, just
as is stated publi:ly in the 8tar, und
privately by them.
Thereupon both Mr. Grimes and Mr
Houston paid personal visits to Gar-
Held county, at which time caucuses
were held, And those caucuses brought
two opposing candidates against us fur
National Delegate, both of whose in-
terests are inseperable in one Home
townships have been worked for one,
some for the other.—anything to de-
feat the candidacy of Purcell The
reason W 'y that a vote against Pur-
e.ell is construed as against McGuire Is
very plain te the wayfaring man
though the fool may err therein.
Havens, the man who bolt-1
ed McKinley and supported I
Bryan in 1896, states in his
Enid Eagle that ''Purcell has
abused Flynn, Grimes and
Ferguson and caused a split
in the Republican party of
Oklahoma." The readers of
this paper know that we have
all along been decidedly
friendly to Governor Fergu-
son and his administration.
That while Mr, Flynn was in
congress we supported him as
the Republican representa-
tive just as we have support-
ed McGuire. But it is a fact
that this paper has taken is-
sue 011 public questions with
Mr. Grimes, and we leave the
justice of our positions to
those who have perused
these columns.
But how about Havens as
a "friend" of Flynn, Grimes
and Ferguson?
Local Republicans of this
county know that Havens has
been the most insistent and
persistent enemy and abuser
of Flynn, Grimes and Fergu-
son in the territory. He has
all along styled himself as
l,anti-Fiynn" and abused
Flynn unmercifully in con-
versation, both public and
private. So have most of the
men who are now managing
the campaign against this
writer. When Dennis Flynn
was in congress, and since,
nothing was too mean for
them to say of Flynn, and
Havens was the most insist
ent of them all. A federal
office holder of this city, who
is most violent against us,
has for years spoken of Gov
Ferguson as that "red headed
." He
rarely speaks of him any oth-
er way, and has soi ght to use
this paper against Ferguson.
And Governor Ferguson
knows the name of the man
we mean, and knows ids true.
Hundreds of Republicans
know of Havens avowed en-
mity of Flynn. But devoid
of strength of character, he
has sneaked in the grass with
venom in his fangs.
His opposition to McGuire
has been no more insistent
than has been his opposition
to Flynn. With Havens it
is a grudge. He is haunted
with a laughable ambition to
be United States senator
"some day," and he considers
McGuire Flynn, Cade and
Ferguson in his way.
For ridiculousness Havens
"ambition'' transcends all fol-
ly, yet his crustaceau selfish-
ness causes him to nurse his
boom and despise the success
of worthy men in the party.
Old Comanche Endorses
What Has he Ever Done?
Havens Supported Bryan.
It is amusing- to note the fran-
tic attempts of H. E. Havens, in
his Enid Eagle, to create fac-
tional strife in the Republican
party of this county, and, had he
any influence whatever the party
might be well alarmed. But the
partisan record of Havens is too
well known. He attempts to
belittle and discredit the Repub-
licanism of this writer just as he
basely attempted to discredit
our delegate in congress,
through his organ.
The boasted Republican loyal-
ity of Havens—his life-long ser-
vice—how inspiring the spec-
tacle!
What do we know of this man
Havens' Republicanism?
Do not we all remember his
perfidy in 1896. It is a matter
of public fact that prior to 1896
Hayens was a rank free silver
advocate. He not only advocat-
ed it privately, but publicly, and
in the Republic.-n territorial
convention of that year, held in
this citv which nominated Mr.
Flynn. Havens made a speech
advocating; a free silver platfoi m.
He was one of the most vicious
free silver buldoz:rs—just as he
is trying to buldoze the Republi-
ans of our county today. After
the National convention of that
year in which the martyred
Wm. McKinley was nominated
for president and a declaration
made for the gold standard and
Stable Currency, H. E. Havens |
entered an agreement with W. j
S. Whittinghill, Charles Hunter j
and Chan Greer to bolt the Re-
publican party and join the dem-
ocratic party. Manifestos were
prepared. Havens prepared a
long one and read it to a number
of his friends. The manifestos
of Whittingbill, Greer and Hun-
ter were published in the Enid
Wave, 'l'be manifesto of Havens
was to follow. But here he is
vvnere Havens not only proved
himself a traitor to hits party,
but a coward and knave to Whit-
tingbill Greer and Hunter.
Havens cringed and did not puli-
1 sh his manifesto. He did, how-
ever. announce himself as op-
posed to McKinley's election
and entered tbe fusion councils,
assisting in the election of Calla-
han over Flynn and in the elec-
tion of a fusion county ticket.
Editor Events: As I re-
member two years ago the
Enid Events was sending out
thousands of extra copies for
campaign purposes, Purcell
was stumping the county per-
sonally for McGuire and our
county ticket. At that time
what was Havens and his
Eagle doing? To my per-
sonal knowledge they never
done a thing. Havens never
made a speech and his Eagle
hardly noticed the campaign.
Inasmuch as the Eagle is |
conducting the campaign fori
I Frantz. I would like to know: j
i What did Frantz do for the
! Republican nominees last
i election? Has anyone ever
| heard of any of his work?
What has Frantz ever done f( r
! the Republican party except
jdraw a salary as beneficiary?
I Has he ever voted for Repub-
lican candidates.
Frantz was in our township
.with Attorney Cromwell, a
rank populist, and Cromwell
| did the talking for Frantz.
I understand that democrats
land populists are Frautz's
most active supporters.
Comanche county neld its convention
at Lawton Monday, at which time.I.
I.. Hamon was elected Territorial
Committeeman and McGuire, Oade
and Ferguson indorsed in the follow-
ing resolutions:
That we commend to the people of
Oklahoma Ibi capable honest, impar-
tial and patriotic manner in which
Goveri or Ferguson has administr red
the affairs of this territory.
That, the able and efficient manner
in wliieh H i. Hird S. MeGuir* ha*
represented this territory in congreit
ii most heartily approved and entitle*
him to the unanimous support of tbe
prople regardless of party affiliations.
That t e delegates of this oonven
tlon to tie Territorial Kepubiican
Convention to be held at Guthrie on
7th day of April, 1H04, are instructed
10 cast the ent<re delegate vote of
Comanche county as follows:
- For Hird S McGili'e as nominee for
delegate to congress."
'For Hon O. M. Cade as national
committeeman for nitUlinnit.."
As a reader of the Events
and a life-long Republican I
would like to kow a single act
ever performed by Frantz for
the Republican party. But I
do know that he carried bau-
uers in populist processions
at Wellington, Kansas, and
affiliated with the Democratic
Central Committee at Enid
Frantz now affiliates with
■ Republicans because he re-
ceives a salary to do so He
received his office as a com-
' promise bet'/een warring fac-
tions And now shall we cou-
jtinueto shower favors upon
him just to keep him in the
party? I tliiuK not
A Republican
Democrats will Push
Edmond Frantz
"MAGBETH'
There Is nn need to mince words In
reference to the dramatic subject*
wliioh Shakespeare chose for tli sve- |
tion and the manner In which lie j
stripped them naked of all cotiviii- j
tiiuialit.ies. in order to write upon hi" j
evil nntliro possessed by inen Mid
women and point out the deformi-
ties of their moral structure But in
the version of ' Macbeth" which wi'l
ti performed at the op ra house 011 1
Wednesday evening March 23 the > vM
hm' ore i f man a.'id wouian are aho-vii
l'i dramatic form. Inhn G'ifB h. th->
star of this powerful 0<g 1 < z itiio 1. an
pe ir« to particularly g iod udvaii' age
in Ilia famous impersonation of Mac-
beth. Elaborate And special scenery
s carried by this eompinr ivily.
K*ats on sale at Watrous drug store
Tuesday March 2'J at H m.
Think Gcats Bring Cood Luck.
English medical papers are cora-
nesting on the remarkable survival
bf bitparstition at Cambridge, where
a dairyman possessed of a peat I*
wer.dirg the animal, by request, into
and axound the bouses ol his nc gh-
•,o;-a in an aroa affwtted by the small-
pox. Tho rustic superstition that
goa's brlr.g good luck la widespread
and tho Loudon I-a licet quutrfl aiuar
Instances.
It has been stated general-
ly in democratic circles that
the democrats of Garfield
county will present the name
of Edmond Frantz for the.
democratic nomination for
delegate to congress. While
this paper wots not or cares
of democratic action, this is
a piece of democratic news we
see fit to publish for the bene-
fit of the .Republican organi-
zation of our county, We ate
interested in the supremacy
nf Republicanism, While Mr,
Frantz is evidently a good
man aud good citizcu it re-
mains true that his probable
nomination as the democratic
standard bearer this year
might have a b.id effect on
the vote of our county, Gar-
field county i? known as the
banner Republican county of,
OKlahouia, J.ast election we!
ro'led up a maj ority of 750,]
And figtning from cause mi
effect, the democrats natural-j
ly conclude that if they can'
nominate a Garfield county
democrat they will thus be
enabled to breaX into a repub-
lican stronghold which will
ail '.hem lau'erully in the
election. While it might be
good democratic politics it is
uecidedly bad for ti e Republi-
can p trty of our county, and
an attempt to con r I this
county for the democracy,
W-' do not Know a bettter
man that the democratic party
could select from this county
than Edmond Frantz, The
Frantz Brothers Iiavs all
along been active dtnuciatic
worKeis in Enid, Will Frantz
is now a demo:iatic cv,u cil-
man from tin sixth ward.
Frat.K Frantz it ii a well
i known fact, was oace actively
engaged as in democratic
commiu^c worK in Enid, but
being a Rough Rider he was
agreed upon as postmaster for
Enid, since which time he
has been in a neutral attitude
poli ically, though he now is
asking to be selected as Na-
tional delegate, because of a
reciprocal feeling toward the
president. However, f cm a
Republican standpoint the
sdectiou of Edmond Frantz
as the democratic nominee,
would have a bad effect up-
on us.
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