Drumright Evening Derrick (Drumright, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 248, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 6, 1918 Page: 1 of 4
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VOLUME FOUR. NUMBER 248
DRUMRIGHT, OKLAHOMA, WEDNESDAY, NOV. 6, 1918
LARGEST CIRCULATION of any paper in creek county.
TIC WHIRL
WEEKLY $2.00 PER YEAR DAILY, 15c PErTweeT
TS GREEK
D HUH ARMIES RETREAT ON 85-MILE FRONT
VAST QUANTITIES OF MUNITIONS AND FIELD GUNS ARE CAPTURFD
DEMfiHAlS OF COUNTY republicans win bo m HUNS FLEE IN DISORDER
SWEEP PLATTER CI FAN branchesof congress FROM BELGIAN FRONTIER
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BUCKNER BELIEVED TO HAVE
BEEN DEFEATED, BUT IS
GAINING GROUND
WITH THE POSSIBLE EXCEP-
TION OF W. B. BUCKNER, DEMO-
CRATIC CANDIDATE FOR COUN-
TY TREASURER, AND THE CER-
TAIN DEFEAT OF W. T. WILSON,!
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR
COUNTY COMMISSIONER FROM 1
during Pickett's majority, as a re-
sult of which Buckner may also be
swept into office on the democratic
landslide.
Aaron Drumright,prominent busi-
: nian this city, occupies the
unique position at this hour of being
the only republican candidate for of-
fice whose election is a certainty. Mr.
THE SECOND DISTRICT THF FY. "rumi'i"ht stat«d today that he could
, not state as yet as to what his ma-
TIRE DEMOCRATIC TICKET WAS J0lfrliunnsrtR'.'e. dyi ETAO ETA EE
SWEPT INTO OFFfrF IM mn-L- ' would lle' but "• is conceded
" iNT0 0,'HCE ™ CREEK by democrats and republicans alike
lively a now man in this city and
section. He received a majority of
I 134 votes over Enos R. Pickett, re-
j publican candidate, receiving 344
j votes against Pickett's 18 votes, as
... ,~.-jI follows: Buckner—First ward 97-
Buckner this morning at an early SSStSfit^S u\ EE S
claimed that he had won by a Third, 35; Fourth, 30. ' '
majority of ten to twelve and it may 11C. K. Maddux, democratic can-
take the official count to decide this <li(la^e f°r county clerk, won over Mrs.
lace, as it is stated that late returns ■*^nn'e L- Ellis by a majority of 98
from the county are constantly re votes' receiving anj . —:—.
COUNTY IN ONE OF THE MOST
COMPLETE LANDSLIDES EVER
RECORDED AT THE POLLS
votes, receiving 304 votes against
Mrs. Ellis' 206, as follows: Maddux
—First ward, 84 Second, 130; Third
50; Fourth, 40., Ellis—First ward—
73; Second, 54; Third, 48; Fourth,
Miss Helen Fichtl, acting county
superintendent of schools and candi-
date for election on the democratic
ticket, received a majority of 229
voles in Drumright over Fred L. Pat-
rick, receiving 372 votes as against
Patrick's 143 votes, divided by wards j
as follows: Fichtl—First ward, 109- !
Second, 140; Third, 72; Fourth, 51. I
that he was elected commissioner ^a^rick First ward, 46; Second, 44-
,f | Third, "" ~ -
NEW YORK, NOV. 6.—DEMO
CRATS, ACCORDING TO LATE RE-
TURNS, HAVE 45 SEATS IN THE
SENATE AND THE REPUBLIC
ANS 44. 219 REPUBLICANS WERE
ELECTED TO THE HOUSE, 183
DEMOCRATS, 1 SOCIALIST AND
1 INDEPENDENT.
IN
from the Second district.
Judge J B. A. Robertson carried
the county safely. Nine precincts
ga\ e him a majority over his oppo-
THE HISTORY 0<F THE STATE. I nt'n of 194 votes.
DEMOCRATIC HEADQUAII the'r''?* -R" Wi.IC°X W°"
uyuA1* ,he u ce f°r superior judge over Hay
• Ii Elhinney, repblican candidate, in
1XT i ^irty out of fifty-seven precincts
IMO THE ELECTION OF THE EN- heard from by majority of 538 votes. —w„, cana.uate lor
1 Iliirey out of fifty-seven precincts County sul'veyor on the democratic DDIIfL' I PI HI
ie following tlcket- "ceived a majority of 141 DuUtL LfcAl/J ALL
i . voti's nvor T T n . . . !
TERS AT SAPULPA ARE CLAIM-
TIRE TICKET IN CREEK COUNTY
BY A MAJORITY OF 30 TO 400,
BUT UNOFFICIAL RETURNS
FROM THIRTY OUT OF 57 PRE-
CINCTS INDICATE THAT ENOS R.
PICKETT, REPUBLICAN CANDI-
DATE FOR COUNTY TREASURER,
HAS WON BY A MAJORITIY OF
27; Fourth, 26.
Fitzhugh, candidate for coun-1
ty assessor on the democratic ticket, I TROL
received a majority of 134 votes over
Jack Bruin in Drumright as follows:
Fitzhugh—First ward, 91; Second,
108; Third, 64; Fourth, 49. Bruin
First ward, 63; Second, 54; Third, 38-
Fourth, 23,
W. P. Crawford, candidate for
NEW YORK TIMES SAYS REPUB-
LICANS HAVE 4 IN SENATE
AND 19 IN HOUSE
(By Associated Preu.)
NEW YORK, NOV. 6.—BOTH
THE NEW YORK WORLD AND
THE NEW YORK TIMES THIS
MORNING CONCEDED THAT THE
REPUBLICAN PARTY WILL CON-
THE NEXT CONGRESS.
THE TIMES CLAIMS A MAJORITY
OF FOUR IN THE SENATE AND 19
IN THE HOUSE.
OWENS REELECTED
AND I CONGRESSMAN
GAINE1 IN STATE
m the raccs give the followingUcket> received a majority oi m
majorities for all of the democratic votcs over J- T- Gi"«« in Drumright, j
candidates: : receiving 312 votes to Gillett's 171, as J
J. V. Frazier over Warren H. follows: Crawford—First ward, 88; I
Brown, 60:! majority; Earl Foster Second' 122i Third, 59; Fourth, 43
over W. C. Carrick, 1,579; Abner GiMett—First ward, 60; Second, 44;!
Bruce over John S. Woofter, ],j22; 1 39; Fourth, 28.
Harrison Arnold over Frank Peters,1 - I
1^0: Mrs. O. K. Maddox over Annie BRITISH PRESS GERMANS
L Ellis, 888; Miss Helen Fichtl
over Fred L. Patrick 574: L. ti. Fit/-1
OTHER CANDIDATES
IN SHAMROCK VOTE
220 VOTES.
hi't-.h over Jack Bruin, 770; W.
I Crawford over I T. Gillet, 471.
j democratic candidate for
beyond MORMAL forest AGAI^st^/votes ^
DEMOCRATS SWEEP DRUMRIGHT
PILING UP LARGEST VOTE IN
POLITICAL HISTORY OF CITY
LONDON, NOV 6 RRlTi^H i
LAST NIGHT CONTINUED TO Tke vote at Shamrock in the tw
iu ! precincts was as follows;
(Associated Press War Summary.)
judge robe™ leads op. !peri!'in'ihp pv * ?f ,he impending
fonent by vote of ' the 1i ench and British progress south*
oklaho'maTity, nov. 6.-ea'S!, oi. Yalenciennes and by the Americans
!™!™n 0f senator ow.j south ol Sedan, Germany's shat tered armies are
:rr?.,id retreat f'-om the Belgian frontier to
™ the r'ver ™ a &° t of 85 miles.
with the election of a full raPlcl isthe retirement that it is difficult
rSSSSJoJTSJSSS Sodeter™ine the exact location of contending
in the returns at noon to- torces. British forces have cleared the barrier
hasting* career'1 mckoewn' ' '^ormat 'orest and threaten to drive a wedge
between Mons and Maubcuge.
lo the south the French have launched an
attack that forced the enemy back from three
to four miles, while along the Meuse the Amer-
ican are co-operating closely with the French,
lo Ihe westward they have overcome stubborn
enemy resistance and have advanced along
the Sedan railroad.
There is evidence that the German retreat
I is no longer orderly. Batteries of field guns
show wi(h horses attached have been captured and
| vast quantities of munitions which could have
been moved quickly have fallen to the allies.
I he Germans to the north are being closely
pursued by Ihe French, British and Belgians
and Ihe Scheldt line is no longer any protec-
I ion to the enemy.
«..s. i un, illl AUC, W JN,
THOMPSON, FERRIS AND McCLIN-
TIC IS REGARDED AS CERTAIN.
RETURNS FROM OVER THE EN-
TIRE STATE AT NOON GAVE
ROBERTSON A LEAD OF FIVE
THOUSAND OVER McKEEVER,
THE SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT
LOST BY A SILENT VOTE.
SPEAKER CLARK IS I
BELIEVE!) TO HAVE
SWEPT FROM OFFICE
INCOMPLETE RETURNS
HENRY FORD RUNNING BE-
HIND IN MICHIGAN
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, Nov. 6.—Some
well-known figures jn public life will
be retired or have close shaves as a
result of yesterday's vote. Promin-
ent among them is Speaker Clark
reported defeated by 400- votes last
I night but who is running close to
PRESS AFTER THE GERMANS I
j BEVOND MORMAL FOREST AT I
j WHICH PLACE THEY HAVE SUC-1
CEEDED IN REACHING THE
MAIN ROAD FROM AVESNES I
TO BAVEY, FIELD MARSHAL!
1IAIG ANNOUNCES TODAY. j
BUCKNER'S PHENOMENAL RACE
IN CITY AND SECTION IS
SOURCE OF WONDER
Th.
did showing in Drumright over his op-
ponent on the republican ticket, W.
| C' Carricl;. receiving 339 votes as
i , , , against Carrick's 107, or a maioritv
democratic ticket swept Drum- of 232, by wards as follows iS
I'irst ward, 132; Second, 160;
Fourth, 61. Carrick—
No Name hats are sold by Massed I
Merc. Agency. Phone 148.
Wilcox, 114; McElhenney, 134,
Frazier, 130; Brown, 99.
Foster, 146; Carrick, 50.
Bruce, 153; Woofter, 86.
Aronld, 122; Peters, 98.
Buckner, 117; Pickett, 102.
Maddux, 134; Ellis, 94.
Fitchl, 134; Patrick, 91.
Fitzhugh, 120; Bruin, 100.
Crawford, 122; Gillett, 94.
right in the election of yesterday in ".i. «,
one of the most successful landslides' 'hird, 86;
Second, 35; Third, I
DRUMRIGHT BOYS DISAPPEAR ON
MONDAY AND PARENTS SEEK FOR
THEM IN ALL PARTS OF STATE
his opponent today. Others
Senator Lewis, of Illinois, demo-
cratic whip who has been beated by
Representative Medill McCormick,
of Chicago. Senator Saulsbury, of
Delaware, president pro-tem of the
senate, beaten by former Senator
Ball, republican. With results in-
complete Truman II. Newberry was
running ahead of Henry Ford in
Michigan. Out of forty senators to
be elected only twenty-eight have
been accounted for late today.
AARON DRUMRIGHT HONORED BY
PEOPLE OF HOME TOWN BY VOTE
DRUMRIGHT BANKER IS WINNER being probably the only man on the
republican ticket who was elected.He
in the history of the city. I | 'rst WJ rd, 28
Judge Gaylord R. Wilcox, superior! u I
court judge, who sought re-election on f i oruee, candidate for sheriff' CYRIL AND COLLLINS prfqc , • •• •
he democratic ticket, won over his op- ' i01,™'"' fM'ket' received ' nell leave homf of par ' lim" "f,the v'nnity of c'llshi"l ome
ponent, Ray McElhinney, by a ml ' u-' , V°tC< 0VeP Joh S' ENTS ON OIL LEASE , "T
jority of 2.30 votes. Wilcox received pre«P"t inr'umhCandi<lat,! ani1 Cyril <! Collins Pressnell of Mc ' Ih. n; 7^ T !" b°yS for
••'82 votes and McElhinney 152. Wil- . ' lst w, Tf " ',or g 363 VOtes Crear>'- " and 12 respective^v I If w ,1 * 'e V" Ri,;nS
cox's vote by wards was as follows: The v,)te disappeared from their home „n the « Wer of,cn 8een
First, 109; Second, ,42; Third, 76; J^-ard, Jeanette-RiehaH lease ^"o^ --P-mg together.
fourth. 55. McElhinney's vote: - Woofter i ' t urth': Citle8 Gas company Monday morn
{&&•""* n'"' -* .5? JS3. S-|S..?Z',".'I;1> - !
J.to IT. Fraiier, MMf ft*.. i """l '"r ""m' b" " II""" " ""
seeking re-election on the democratic election on i— — ....
IN RACE FOR COMMISSIONER
OF CREEK
BIG VOTE GIVEN
ABNER BRUCE FOR
SHERIFF IN OILTON
Abner llruce in the race for sheriff
ran like a house alire at Oilton, get-
ting a majority of 136 votes there,
received as the democratic nomi-!
was unable this morning to give hi*
rnaority, but stated that he was con-
fident that he had won.
Aaron Drumright, prominent bank. In Drumright precinct No I Wil-
<1 of this city, won handily in the son*received 33 votes in No 1 "8
r. C for county commissioner of the votes and at Oilton 48* votes Mr.
So'-ond district on the Republican Drumright received a vote ns follows
ticket against W. T. Wilson, the demo- in the three precincts heard from
cratic candidate I Ward 4, 44; Ward 1, 127; Oilton,
Mr. Drumright has the honer of 117.
The McCreary family has lived in nee 166 votes u/hil- I ,h„ « w ,
the Drumright Held for the past fiv, ' W , " Joh" S U oof"
ter, present incumbent and republican
nominee received 29 votes. The
and candidate for^rc-election on ! pVeient'umThM "proved ' fn.ltl °.klahoma- V0U! for « •« other candidates at ()il-
.he democratic ticket, received a ma-' The loys^ t" s'.epsot o^Tk i StJ'rVt ^ ^ ^ ^
McCreary, emnloved L nu!. ,l"rk ha,r and <*"• an(l Wilcox, 66; M
ticket, carried Drumright over his op- iori♦ \ of 1 •ja ♦ i "re in' siepso
ponent, Warren H. Brown, by a ma- P, 18 ONCl rank Pe- McCreary, employed bv the Ohio i "
jority of 208 votes, Frazier receiving ' 321 votes a';ai st Cities Gas company There was no l.T * tr°™en- a blue
365 votes, Brown 157, by wards as A™'< -Fir.t | reason for their dtapp££n£ .? " , " f"P' The boy
follows: Frazier—First ward, 105; f 'urth PT Thir'1, « i''ordingr to their stepfather ' I blue c-ves an<l rath" Hght hair
Second, 133- Third 80- Fourth 17 L ,' tt ' ptc™—Fir«'ward, 85; Mrs. McCreary is dl of u ■ | '8 about four feet tall; wears
ltrown—First ward, 60;' Second,' Bsj " 7 li R \ ]" ' 3°' I fluen7a an<l is fra<>ti" on account of " tCreen i
Third, 29; Fourth, 23. , . I f"r' li"tk"0r' democrat'c candi- f,e «isappearanc, of her son. and hal Th. h T T ""I* "u Un ^ '
Earl Foster, candidate for re-ele. ' nK "unty treasurer, made a asked the newspapers of Oklahoma i bo> had bicycles when they left
tion as county attorney mad* a spleii- p ""on,i n"1 ™ce ln "rumright and In ' to assist in the search for them I v i' ^u' 1 "'H' h'"' a brow"
y, mad, a splcn ( ndjac.ent prec.ncts, a. he i, compara-1 It is reported that the biys were ! K" °thl'r °nt' " "nrk BreC"
II11 inn 'v,
Fru/ier, 59; Brown, 102.
Foster, 115; t'arrick, 52.
Arnold, 84; Peters, 75.
Buckner 78; Pickett, 74.
Maddux, 8!); K'l.s, ::t.
Kiclitl, 95; Patrick, 6.'!.
1' it/hugh, 87; Bruin, 55.
Crawford. 83;
105.
"DEMMIES" RACE IN SAPULPA
GIVES REMARKABLE VICTORY
"•ssx^ifss
EXCEPTION j 752; Peters, 498
Members of the democratic ticket Pickett ran ahead of Burner in
n. Ie a | henomenal race in the coun- Sapulpa, according to nnoflcial re-
rat'P'llnK "P unexpected majori-i turns, bv a maioritv of 161 votes
tie in some saces, that was both as Buckner received 487 votes an!
irx v piM u-d as it proved pleasing. Pickett P.84
1 noflieial returns five Judge Wil- Mrs. Maddux received a imioniv
",,x fl" u,,"rior iu,|R* vote of 748 of 467 votes. Th,. vote wa = ns W-
: uuainst McElhennen.v's 471 in nine lows: Maddux, 875; Ellis. 408.
pi. Hi N, or a majority of 277 votes. Miss Fichtl received 740 votes and
!n Saoulpa 1 razier, according to Patrick 596 votes, or a maimit.- of
uii'.fl'cial returns, received 743 votes 144
■ ngainst Brown's 60R votes. | FiUhugh reeived 815 votes nnd
1 osU''' ,eeelv"d 861 votes as Hru'n 448, or a maioritv of 867.
a/ainst Carrick s 306 votes. | Crawford received a majority of
llruce received S43 votes as against 176 votes in eight out of nin- pre-
Woofter s 474 votes, or a majority of Hnrt« rencrted in Ssnulpa He re-
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