The Oklahoma Leader (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 22, 1918 Page: 1 of 4
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The Oklahoma Leader
Successor to Otter Valley Socialist, Snyder, Oklahoma
No. 9, Vol. 5
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 1918
Weekly
Minutes of the State Executive
Committee Meeting
LEADER STOCK
SALES STOPPED
UNTIL AFTER
LOAN DRIVE
OKLAHOMA, Okla.. Aug. 17, 1918.
The sale of securities in The Oklahoma
Leader Daily have been stopped by offi-
cials of the The Social-Democratic Pub-
lishing Company until after the coming
Liberty Loan drive. The cash on hand re-
ceived from sales, anil the collections that
are coming in will keep care of all obli-
gations until after the drive.
With the drive over an application will
be made to the .Capital Issues Committee,
and we feel that they will permit the sale
of the $49,000 worth of securities that re-
mains to be sold. In case that any preju-
dice is used we weel certain that thru the
co-operation of other interested newspaper
men of the north, that the company can
continue to erect its building, and place
in the machinery.
We suggest that those interested in the
progress mad etowards the establishment
of the daily keep The Oklahoma Leader
Weekly, as it will from time to time pub-
lish the facts regarding the new daily.
ANOTHER SOCIALIST
WOUNDED IN FRANCE
STIDHAM, Okla., Aug. 19.—According
to the official casualty list. Bird Libby of
this place has been wounded in France.
Young Libby is a Socialist, and has helped
the cause at every opportunity.
So that this item can be believed the
writer has had Mr. I. M. Redding, a lead-
ing Democrat of the county, sign as a
witness that the facts herein stated are
correct.
CARRY ON!
Last week we Socialists fel tsort of down
and out. Some of the boys got frightened
half to death and didn't go out to vote.
A big bunch of Socialis tsoldiers didti t
even get a show-in. As a result the So-
cialist party got the smallest primary vote
that it has received in Oklahoma for years.
There have been rumors as thick as
molasses that the Socialists will help to
clean up the state if they were not per-
mitted to vote at the regular election. Of
course the Democrats heard the rumor and
didn't get afraid one bit. Why should
they when the Socialist party is as dead
as a door nail? Good and kind-hearted
honest Democrats as they are, they got to
thinking over the matter, and thot that it
wasn't just exactly right to not allow our
ticket on the ballot. So the attorney gen-
eral of the state has ruled that the Social-
ists will be allowed to go on the ballot.
This unforeseen kindness on the part of
the Democrat party makes it necessary
that we launch a bigger campaign than
planned. We wouldn't want to hurt any-
body's feelings, especially the old parties,
so we won't mention the object of such a
campaign. However we might as well get
busy and see what can be done. One
thing we should do, is to talk voting on
election day, sure. You won't have to
ask for a Socialist ballot, and if you want
to take advantage of camouflage and be
up to date, you might say as you get your
ballot, "Well, here is another vote for the
Democratic party," and do the winking
with a pencil under the Socialist column.
Build up your organization. Help Heck
Sinclair organize the precincts of the state.
Boost the real Socialist papers. Talk vot-
ing on election day. The campaign is on.
Carry on!
Office of Secretary-Treasurer, The Socialist Party, Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, Aug. 18, 1918.
Pursuant to call of the State Executive Committee of the Socialist Party of Okla-
homa met at the office of the secretary on above date and the following proceedings
were had:
The meeting was organized by electing E. L. Moore as chairman, the state secretary
acting as secretary. Upon roll call the following members of the committee answered
present: Moore, Williams, Griffin, Powell and Jones.
On motion the matter of the debt due the Appeal to Reason was referred to the next
state convention for final disposition.
On motion duly carried the state secretary was ordered to write to all local secre-
taries asking them to collect 25 cents or more from each member of their local and
others friendly to the cause of Socialism, said collection to be applied solely to paying
the running expense of the state office.
On motion the election law case was taken up and discussed by H. M. Sinclair, who
has the case in charge and it was ordered that Sinclair compile the evidence showing the
fraud practiced by the Democratic ring and print the same in pamphlet form and that
he be authorized to appeal to all honest and decent citizens of the state for financial
help in getting facts before the people.
On motion the matter of the recent primary election was taken up and discussed.
The State Executive Committee finds and so reports to the membership that no socialist
ballots were sent to the soldiers although 12,000 or more socialist soldiers are serving
from this state. Democrat and Republican ballots were sent the soldiers, braudulent
Socialist sample ballots were posted at all the election precincts throughout the state
and the usual fraud, lying, intimidation and bull-dozing tactics were practiced by the
trang- to prevent the Socialists from voting. The Democratic ring is now eating crow
and^announce the 27 per cent law is unconstitutional and that the Socialist nominees
will appear on the ballot for the November election. The membership need have no tear
that the nominees will not appear on the official ballot at the November election. And
fear, not respect for law, compels this. We hold the balance of power in this state.
On motion the following resolution was adopted unanimously: Whereas, it is ap-
parent from legal proof in the hands of H. M. Sinclair that gigantic frauds were Prac-
ticed by election officials of the State of Oklahoma at the November election, 1 >16.
Therefore, it is ordered that the state secretary take the matter up with the attorney
general of the United States, the attorney general of the State of Oklahoma, and tlie
county attorney of Oklahoma county and their attention is directed-as where the proot
may be found and they and each of them be requested to take the proper action in the
premises against the offenders as demanded by the duties of their offices.
SOCIALISTS
PLAN TO FOUND
RADICAL SCHOOL
IN CHICAGO
Professor Scott Nearing Gives
Plans, Saying Purpose Will
Be to Train Leaders.
CHICAGO.- A university of Socialism
will he founded here. Its faculty will be
composed of radical instructors who have
been ejected from colleges and universi-
ties.
Plans for establishment of the school
were discussed Sunday night at a dinner
given Prof. Scott Nearing.
Its purpose will be to train organizers,
writers and speakers to serve as leaders
in the fight against capital, which speak-
ers forecast would follow the war.
MORE WARS TO COME.
Nearing predicted victory of the allies.
"After the victory, what then?" he asked.
"As a result of the war all wealth will
be concentrated in the hands of the few.
We will have to begin all over again.
And don't think this is the last war. This
is simply the kindergarten. The wars that
will follow will completely overshadow
this one.
"The Russian situation indicates therev
will be an alliance between Germany, Rus-
sia, Japan and China. There will be a
real war then. What is happening in this
country now'!1
LEAGUE OF NATIONS AIM.
"Wages have been increased from 40 to
50 per cent. The cost of living has
jumped 85 per cent. Profits have in-
creased from 115 to 135 per cent. These
figures are from the. federal trade com-
mission's report.
"The proposed league of nations is part
of the plan for the concentration of
..jalth. Taft, Root, Balfour and Clemen-
ceau are supporting this scheme of the
bourgeoise. To defea tit we must organ-
ize an international union."
The plan for a Socialist university was
discussed by Nearing, the Rev. St. John
Tucker and others. A meeting will be
held within a few weeks to choose a site
and make further plans.
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is the time your subscription ex-
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discontinue all subscriptions prompt-
ly unless renewed. In order that
you may miss no issues, please re-
new your subscription at least two
weeks ahead of time.
All money for subscriptions should
THE OKLAHOMA LEADER,
Box 777 Oklahoma City, Okla.
On motion the following committee of lawyers, to-wit. Judge E. S. Hurt, . N. Ko >-
nett, W. H. Springfield, E. L. Moore and P. S. Nagle, be directed to safeguard the in-
terests of the party during the present campaign and especially they are directed to take
steps to the end that the nominees of the party appear properly on the ballot tor the
November election.
On motion the state secretary was instructed to submit to P. S. Nagle attorney, all
literature, pamphlets, circulars, and letters sent out from the state office to the end
that she may not unconsciously violate the espionage or other laws of the Ljni|c(
States or this state. It is the reasoned judgment of the committee that the membership
should not at this time allow themselves to be drawn into a discussion of the wai be-
cause farmers and workingmen without skill in the selection of words with a fine shade
of meaning under the espionage law as now enforced would invite themselves into the
penitentiary.
On motion it was given as the opinion of the committee that anyone who heretofore
has taken out a membership red card and who lives in a precinct or rural school dis-
trict where no locals exist can become a member at large without making another ior-
mal application. He can send his dues to the state secretary who will issue him a caid
as a member at large.
The committee wishes to say to the friends and enemies of Socialism that the party
stands unshaken. No compromise, no fusion. A few weaklings are drifting back to
the old parties or to side show organizations but new and stronger blood is coming in.
The old guard stands as firm as the Rock of Ages—it dies but never surrenders. I hey
are rallying to the support of the party and paying their dues in advance from one to
one hundred years. The Socialist Party will never die until its mission is accomplished.
E. L. MOORE.
R. M. WILLIAMS,
H. POWELL,
L. R. JONES,
A. L. GRIFFIN.
CLARA SMITH,
Secretary Socialist Party.
NORTHWEST CAPITALISTS
SCARED BY SOCIALISM
Special to The Leader.
ST. PAUL. That the northwest capit-
alists are disturbed at the growth of So-
cialism in this territory is being indicated
by the fact that a trained corps of speak-
ers have just been turned loose to "ex-
plode" Socialism. Senator James Watson,
Indiana, is one of them. Speaking before
the North Dakota Bar Association conven-
tion at Bismarck, N. D., Watson said he
feared eventually the people will get con-
trol of railways, telegraph and telephone
lines, mines, mills and factories, through
public ownership.
Working Class Mothers Toil in
Mills; Babies go to "Hotel."
The first "Babies' Hotel" in Bolton was
opened yesterday for the reception and
care of infants whilst their mothers are
at work in the mill or in munitions. There
is accommodation for forty babies, and if
the advantages are appreciated now ho-
tels" will be opened in other parts of the
town.—Manchester Guardian, June 3.
TAMMANY-G. O. P. FORCES
PICK LONDON'S OPPONENT
NEW YORK. -Former Representative
Henry M. Goldfogle has been picked by
the Tamjnany-Republican fusion slat-
framers to make the race against Repre-
sentative Meyer London, Socialist, in the
12th district. The Republican organiza-
tion in the district yesterday indorsed
Goldfogle for nomination on its ticket.
He will now enter the Democratic pri-
maries unopposed, with the assurance of
having his name on the Republican pri-
mary ballot.
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Ameringer, S. & Sinclair, H. M. The Oklahoma Leader (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 22, 1918, newspaper, August 22, 1918; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc148552/m1/1/: accessed April 26, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.