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The Mangum Star.
VOLUME XVI.
MANGUM, GREER COUNTY, OKLAHOMA TERRITORY, MAY 19, 1904.
NUMBER 46
GREATEST OF ALL
DEMOCRATIC NOMINATING CONVEN
TlON HERE SATURDAY SURPASSED
ALL OTHERS IN
INTEREST UND ATTENDANCE
Greatest Fight Came Up Over Legislative
Nominations and Congressional In-
struction—Forces Well Alligned.
The greatest convention in the his-
tory of Greer county, both in point of
attendance and interest, was pulled
off in Mangum last Saturday under
the auspices of the conquering demo-
cratic hosts.
The boys were here from the forks
of the creek the fixers with their well
organized forces, and a few—who
didn't care a cent.
The latter class soon melted away
however, under the incessant pulling
and hauling of those who had axes to
grind, and by the time the convention
was well under way every man pres-
ent who had a vote or who didn't
have a vote was fully and safely al-
llgned on one side or the other.
The credentials committee brought
In a report seating two hundred and
nine delegates and then the ball open-
ed.
The selection of a candidate for
representative of this district—Greer
county—was the first order of busi-
ness and it took twenty-eigtyt bullets
to decide the strength of the four
opposing candidates—J. H. Simpson
T. M. Robinson, J. M. Wileman aild
Ned McDaniel On the twenty-eighth
ballot Robinson woo by a vote of one
hund.-ed and five—I bo baro majori-
ty requisite—afer which he was de-
clared the unanimous choice.
The council delegation matter was
next taken up and after a long and
heated discussion a roll call vote of
103 . to 100 in favor of electing no
delegates to a council convention.
Upon the matter of instructing the
delegates to the congressional con-
vention at Oklahoma City, the great
est fight of the convention occured.
And not so much upon the person
of the candidate as upon the charac-
ter of the Instructions. Frank Math-
ews virtually had no opposition for
first choice, but upon the question of
making a second instruction came
Ahe fight.
i The motion that was declared car-
ried by the chair Instructed for Ma-
thews "first, last and all the time."
The opposition sought to give Uncle
BUI Cross the Indorsement for the
second place and upon this proposi-
tion came the row.
Things got loud, rare, rich and ra-
cy for a while and It Is hard to say
Just where the end would have been
had not Uncle Bill himself, who had
been present the whole day, thrown
himself In the breach and begged the
convention to allow matJers to go
as they were, claiming that he was
satisfied with the personel of the del-
egation as to the matter of their sec-
ond choice. Uncle Bill's friends, see-
ing that he warf satisfied, agreed to
compromise the former action by e-
raBlng from the wording of the In-
structions the phrase "'last and all
the time." This, In a measure, ap-
peased the feelings of the opposition.
Democracy, having never accord-
ed the "cake" to any rival on any pro-
position, has further demonstrated
the fact of her superiority by getting
further apart and then closer togeth-
er than any other set of people on
earth. In support of this proposition
look at the final unanimity of the
choice of Hon. T. M. Robinson. That
democracy can pull off a full grown
fight and then effectually bury the
hatchet Is beyond question.
The difference between democrats
and republicans along this line lies
In the fact that democrats Invariably
possess brains and grit enough to
think for themselves and act upon
their convictions, . whereas the com-
monality of republicans leave It to
those higher up the scale of party
preference to do their thinking and
then they do as they are told to do.
John D. Rogers , of Leger, Harry
Beauchamp and G. B. Townsend, of
Mangum, were placed In nomination
for temporary secretary. The two
first named declined and the later
was chosen.
Chairman Rider's speech of accep-
tance was well worded and to the
point, even If not typewritten.
J. L. Carpenter moved to appoint
three committees, one on permanent
organization and order of business,
one on resolutions, and one on cre-
dentials, to consist of seven each.
The committees were as follows:
On resolutions—M. N. Hudson, J.
L. Carpenter, W. C. Jarboe, J. A.
Fogg, C. E. Smith, H. D. Alldredge,
and J. L. Nance.
On permanent organization and
order of business—W. E. Banks, D.
A. Bellmore, O. H. Brewer, J. P. Orr,,
J. J. Adams, F. B. Massey and D. D.
Tllley.
On credentials—F. C. Swltzer, G.
W. Shaw, T. H. Lee, T. A. Lawrence,
W. T. McConnell, M. Portwood and
E. G. Walcott.
Following the appointment of these
committees an adjournment was ta-
ken until 2 p. m.
Upon reconvening the committee
on permanent organization and order
of business offered their report and
it was accepted without amendment.
A little later the committee on res-
olutions reported and their work Is
as follows: RESOLVED by the dem-
ocratic County Convention, in con-
vention assembled:
First. We endorse the time honor-
ed principles of the democracy, as e-
nunclated by Thomas Jefferson and
so ably advocated by all the great
Democratic leaders from Jefferson to
the present.
Second. We condemn the action
of the republican majority in con-
gress for refusing a full andthorough
investigation of the frauds in the
post office department.
Third. We condemn the foreign
policy of the republican party and
especially do we condemn the presi-
dent's policy with the Republic of
Columbia. /
Fourth. We condemn In unmeas-
ured terms the action of the Presto
dent of the United States in fining
Booker T. Washington, a negro, at
the White House.
Fifth. We heartily endorse the gal-
lant fight made in congress by the
Hons. A. P. Gorman and John S. Wil-
liams in their great efforts towards
honest government.
Sixth. We condemn In unmeasur-
ed termes the action of the republi-
can returning board of Oklahoma, In
counting out the Hon. Bill Cross, the
democratic candidate for delegate to
congress and for fraudulently Issuing
the certificate of election to B. S.
McGuire, his republican opponent,
In the last campaign.
A NEW DRAMA.
80 Far At Known, Not On The 8tage
Before.
Mangum play-goers are to have the
first production of a great play; One
In itself worthy the powers of Joseph
Jefferson, Henry Irving, and Maud
Adams. Several stars could feature
in this play. The saving grace, How-
ever, Is the fact that the paru are bo
strong themselves they will be goo I
although rendered by amateurs.
The High-School boys and girls,
while not claiming to be even ama-
teurs, are working up this play and
trust to the strength of the parts to
make it a success.
Scott's Lady of the Lake, a great
drama, strong tragedy, a noted poem
and at the same time the best love
story ever written, can not fall to
entertain you. You will get your
money's worth; and here it is desired
that the public know something of
the heavy expense account making it
necessary to charge admission.
No contribution -has been asked for
diplomas, commencement cards etc.
The invitations alone cost $26.90; the
machinery for the play a great deal,
to say nothing of costumes.
We are not sparing any pains, mon-
ey or time. The money we expect to
get back; the time we think well
spent. No study of Scott's veree
could give the juniors the conception
they will get by actually producing It
acting It out. To say that the student
of English Literature should have a
knowledge of Scott is inadequate.
The time spent in drilling Is really
a rhetoric, literature and elocution
class combined, besides other arts ac-
quired in the public rendering of the
play.
While a friendly/Interest on the
part of Mangum Is confidently expect-
ed and criticisms of a kindly nature
will doubtless be the only criticism
offered, It is a fact that more real,
genuine pleasure will be gotten by
those familiar with the book. Call
for It at the post offlec book store; It
is there for all who want to attend
the play.
Tickets will be on sale pext Monday
at the Post Office Book Store.
AN EXPLOSION.
RAILROAD SURVEYORS
Have Just Completed the Route for
Switch About One Mile Long
to the Brick Plant.
The Convention In Detail.
Chairman J. L. Carpenter called the
eonventlon to order at 11 o'clock a.
nt. Saturday, May 14th, and declared
that the selection of a temporary
chairman waa the first order of bus-
iness. Judge G. e. Hilling placed In
nomination J. W. Rider, of Granite,
and he was unanimously chosen.
lutlon was offered and adopted by the
convention.
RESOLVED: That we condemn the
action of the President In sending
back the nomination of Dr. Crum to
be collector of customs at the port
of Charleston, S. C. from time to time
when the senate has refused to con-
firm his nomination.
The committee on credentials sub-
mitted theti; report, and with some
amendments It was accepted. Two
hundred and nine delegates were seat
ed upon the report of this committee.
Nominations for representative
were then called for and Dr. Barnett,
of Rnssell, placed in nomination J.
H. Simpson; J. L. Nance, of O. M.,
nominated J. M. Wlleman; Judge
Hilling nominated T. M. Robinson,
and W. E. Banks, of Hess, presented
the name of Ned McDaniel.
Voting began and progressed with
varied Indications until the twenty-
eighth ballot resulted In Robinson's
getting the requisite one hundred and
five. The nomination was then made
unanimous and thus came to end the
closest contested proposition to come
before the convention.
A motion by Carpenter to have the
chair appoint a committee of five to
name the delegates to the varjous
conventions was amended so as to
exclude the Council convention. The
amendment was bitterly fought but
finally prevailed upon a vote of 103
for to 100 against.
The motion was further amended
by providing for two committers In-
stead of one.
To the Congressional convention at
Oklahoma City, July 26th. the follow-
ing committee was appointed to name
delegates—K. C. Cox. A. M. 8tewart.
L. D. Perry, Jas. Bcarlwrough and
Jno. T. Wiley. They named the fol-
lowing delegates:
T. A. Lawronce, C. M. Thacker, A.
M. Stewart, R. C. Bchols. W. H. Ja-
cobs. J. W. Rider. K. C. Cox. D. A.
llellmore, Claude Miller. J. A. Chena-
worth. Ned McDaniel, J. P. Orr, T.
(Continued on Eighth Page.)
Dynamite Caueea an explosion at the
Electric Light Plant.
Last Saturday as Mr. A. R. Davis
was putting in his last coal for the
night there was from some unac-
countable manner an explosion—sup-
posed to have been from dynamite.
It is supposed that the explosion was
in the coal and in that manner was
thrown into the furnace without be-
ing noticed. The force was so strong
that it tore out the front and east
side of the furnace and it was only
a miracle that Engineer Davis did
not get killed. He had just left the
uoller room and stepped Into the en-
gine room when the explosion came.
Manager Poth has been hurrahing
the engineer. "That he would wake
him up", exclaiming, "the Japs have
come and bombarded the plant" how-
ever the engineer stayed at his post
and first stopped his engine, also was
there promptly Monday night to start
It. This the cause of no lights Sun-
day night.
Rock Island railroad surveyors
have been in Mangum this week
surveying a route for a switch to
the brick plant. The railroad here
has recognized the importance of
j the brick production at this place,
and realizing the large sales that
The following supplemental reso- J are bound to follow, they have de
cided that the importance of the
mattter justifies them in bnilding a
switch from the road to the plant,
nearly one mile distant.
The route has been surveyed and
the work will begin soon.
This is not all the interest the
Rock Island have manifested in our
brick plant. They have signified
their intention of lowering the
freight rates for brick out of Man-
gum, and thus give our people a
better opportunity of placing their
product in competition with other
brick.
OFFERS FIL80N PLACE.
National Bank Examiner Says Dil-
lon la to be McGuire's
Manager.
Chas. H. Filson would not say defi-
nitely last night whether he would
accept the appointment of national
bank examiner for Oklahoma and the
Indian Territory, should It be tender-
ed him by the comptroler of currency
as has been recommended by Dele-
gate B. S. McGuire. He stated, how-
ever, that he was seriously consider-
ing it. The position pays $3,000 a
year and expenses. The treasury de-
partment has decided to appoint an-
other bank examiner to the southwest
and Dlegate McGuire was asked to
name the man. He offered the place
to Mr. Filson, who will meet Comp-
troller of the currency Ridgeway in
St. Ix>uis May 26, when a definite de-
cision will be reached.
Mr. Filson Is exchange teller in the
Guthrie National Bank. He came to
Guthrie at the time of the opening,
and was secretary of the school land
department for four years under Gov.
Barnes. He has been spoken of as
chairman of the republican central
committee, but should he accept the
appointment his election would be
made Impossible. When asked who
would be the next chairman of the
central committee Mr. Filson said
last night: "There has been only one
man seriously mentioned for the
place, and that Is John Dillon of Gea-
ry. He is the man the central com-
mittee will select."
mitte will select." He has said
some time ago, however, that he
could not accept the position If ten-
dered.
Fish Stories.
This is the season of year when
fish stories best flourish grow and
expand until they outgrow the rec-
ollection of the original inventor.
Some of these have recently floated
in by wireless telegraphy from the
Haystack creek country north of
town. It is said they are catching
all sorts of cat-fish out there—ex-
cept little ones. Thirty and forty
pounders are common and one story
relates that a seventy-eight pound-
er was caught a few days since.
They are supposed to have cotr.e up
from the lower Red river during the
late high water, which may be true,
but the Star submits that these are
mighty big fish stories for such a
small creek,
II GREAT BUTTLE
IS EMINENT BETWEEN THE FORCES
OF RUSSIA AND JAPAN
NEAR MUKDEN.
FEATURE OF NEW8 OF DAY.
Japs Have a Busy Day in Various
Quarters—Chinese Population
Is Excited.
London, May 17.—The landing of
a heavy force of Japanese near Nieu-
chwang, the appearance of a Japan-
ese force o the northeast of Mukden
the reported retirement of the bulk
of Kuropatkln's army from Llao Tang,
sharp fighting about Hal Cheng and
the renewal of the bombardment of
Port Arthur were the features of to-
day's news from Manchuria.
The correspondent of the Mail at
Nleuchwang, *thUs tells of the land-
ing near there:
For twelve hours yesterday heavy
continuous firing was heard In the di-
rection of Kal Chau. Russian scouts
were sent to investigate and returned
this afternoon. They reported that
the Japanese had landed troops at
Kai Chau under the cover of guns
from four warships.
The guns from the gunboat Siv-
outch have been sent toTashlhao.
The advance of the Japanese Is
not expected at present because the
rain has converted the country into
a quagmire.
Kai Chau Is the seaport of Kal
Plng\
A correspondent of the Post says
Viceroy Alexleff has notified the Tar-
tar General at Mukden that a great
battle is expected there and all Chin-
ese must leave the town.
Much interest Is felt by experts as
to the Japanese force reported to be
north of Mukden as It may mean that
Kuropatkln will be caught in a trap
and forced to fight whether he wants
to or not.
WORLD'S FAIR GUESSING CONTEST.
C. H. Eagln, of Mangum, Wins 110 Four
Persons Guessed Correctly and $10,-
000 Will be Divided Between Them.
Our townsman, Judge C. H. Hag-
in, informed a Star representative
yesterday that he had been active-
ly engaged in the guessing business
recently, but iusteadof winning the
grand first prize of $10,000 he will
have to be satisfied with a measley
little old $10.00.
It appears that the St. Louis Star
had offered premiums aggregating
$25,000 to those guesssing nearest
the number of paid admission to the
World's Pair on opening day, the
first prize offered was $10,000.
There were 178,433 visitors and
the strange thing is that four of the
guessers guessed that number, nine
others guessed in one of it and Mr.
Ksgin smised it 61, which puts
hitn a third class guesser, worth
$10.00 a guess. But then, $10.00
a guess is not so bad during the
GRANDMA PARKEY DIED AT 100.
Singular Inoidenee of the Burial of the
Aged and Young.
Last Friday the Russell cemetery
received two bodies which came as
near representing the first and the
last—the two extremities of lif
as possibly ever occurred in one
cemetery before.
Grandma Parkey, the mother of
J. L. and Rob't. Parkey, died the
day before at, as near as could be
determined, the ripe old age of one
hundred years. Immediately fol-
lowing the burial of the centenarian
there was entered a babe only a few
hours old. Thus the extremes of
life meeting upon the common level
of the grave was demonstrated in
a manner rarely ever noted.
The hoary frosts of adversity of
a hundred winters had cut deep fur-
rows in the brow of one, and the
balmy zephirs of a hundred spring
times had brought the gladsome
smiles of hope. To the other life
had just begun. Old time had
brought no joys or sorrows. Pains
and pleasures were known not.
The great and immutable leveler of
all thing—Old Father Time-
brought to the common end these
vast extremes and thereby spake
in strongest words of "the uncer-
tainty of this life."
CAN PROVIDE.
Doings at the Hospital.
Crawford Bridges, of the Delhi
community, was brought here late
yesterday evening and operated on
last night for locked bowels. He
was in an extremely critical condi-
drouth prevailing at the time the I tion but seems to be doing well
J guess was made. | since the operation.
Government Will Not Care For Mia-
sissippl Choctaws.
Muskogee. I. T., May 14.—Upon the
recommendation of chairman B&py
of the Dawes commission, the United
States Interior department has de-
cided that the Mississippi Chocaw
Indians can provide for themselves,
and consequently has Instructed the
officers here to stop furnishing them
with provisions. The order will take
effect In about two weeks.
There are about 3,500 Mississippi
Choctaws. They were brought to the
Indian Territory In August, 1903, as
the result of a bill providing that
they receive allotments of land, and
appropriating $20,000.00 for their
maintenance. Since that time the
government has fed and clothed them
but now, Mr. Bixby says, they know
how to till the soil, and are comfort-
ably established In reasonably good
homes.
These Indians are all full breeds
and their manner of living when
brought to the territory was more prl
meval than that of any of the natlveB.
in Mississippi they live In wigwams
and wore blankets, but now they have
discarded both. There they never
worked, but existed on the approprl
at Ions of congress, and by fishing and
hunting.
The Mississippi ChoctawB were
conducted to the territory by Van
Smith and at their village In Mis
sissippl he found that each member
of the tribe owned from one to. five
dogs, and that they would not move
until he agreed to let them bring
their canines along with them. As
a result the dogs and their masters
were placed on a train together, but
many of the former failed to live
through the trip. Every time a door
was opened the frightened anlmalB
would rush for the platform and sub-
sequently be sent whirling through
the air to sudden death.
It Is said that Smith and his asso-
ciates took occasion to have the doors
opened often.
Plucky Little Japs Seem to Have Russians
Outclassed at Every Turn—Rus-
sisn 'Forces May be
Annihilated.
London, May 17.—Gen. Kuropat-
kln's position must be one of great
danger, Is the inference drawn from
the news that a Japanese force has
appeared thirty miles to the north-
east of Mukden.
Mukden is considered the strate-
gic center of Southern Manchuria,
since upon It all the roads converge.
The Japanese, by gaining a position
well on the Russian flank and rear
threaten the' Russian force at Llao
Ya:m ?th euvciopir. mi: aid tholr
appearance at this point. In the view
of the Dally Mall's expert, must com-
pel Instant retreat from Llao Yang
unless Gen. Kuropatkln is prepared
to meet the fate that overtook Mar-
shall MacMahon at Sedan, and to
be shut in by a converging movement
of the Japanese from the southeast
and northeast.
Everything from the Russian point
of view depends upon whether he
knew of this movment and has alrea-
dy taken steps to remove all his bagi
gage and the bulk of his forces fronj
Llao Yang.
There is some difference of oplnic
among the military writers here
to the constitution of the Japanese
forces, which is reported near Muk-
den. The military correspondent of
the Dally Telegraph believes this
force consists of the fifth and the
sixtb. divisions of Gen. Kuroki's army,
which after pursuelng the Russians
to Feng Wang Chepg, appear to have
turned up northward and to have oc-
cupied a pass which gives compara-
tively easy access down the steepes
of the mountains either to Mukden or
to Liao Yang.
There have been vague but con-
secutive reports of these two divis-
ions from a very early period, and
though the Japanese have been care-
fully silent about them, that makes
it ail the more likely that the move-
ment Is important and considerable
In point of strength.
While stating that there Is no in-
formation as to the force of the Japan
ese near Mukden or where they came
from, the Daily Mall says:
"It muBt not be forgoten that the
three divisions which landed In Ko-
rea early In the war have since disap-
peared completely from view. These
were the first, landed at Chinnampo
In March; the fourth, which was gar-
risoning at Seoul on March 10, and
the sixth, reported by the Russians
to have landed at Wang Ju In March
These divisions, which are quite sixty
thousand men strong, may have push-
ed up north from the Yalu and dlrect-
thelr movement on Mukden, or again,
this mysterious army may be a part
of Gen. Kuroki's force.
"Gen. Kuroki's army, which Is com-
posed of the Imperial Guards, which
were the second and twelfth divisions
appeared to be to the north of Feng
Wang Cheng, while the fifth, tenth
and eleventh divisions will have prob-
ably landed at Pltsewo and Takushan
and are marching against the Ruslan
front and right at Nao Yang. In that
case nine divisions of from 180,000
to 200,000 men strong are converging
upon Gen. Kuropatkln, who Is under-
stood to have about 100,000 men In the
field."
Russian Prisoners of War.
Toklo, May 15.—11 a. m—Four
hundred and fifty prisoners, sixteen
of them officers, arrived a tMatsuy-
aiua this morning on the steamer Col-
ombo. Nine officers and 286 men
were wounded. All the prisoners ex-
pressed great satisfaction at their
kind treatment.
California has instructed for W.
R. Hearst for president.
Wa Will Baa It.
Mukden, May 14.—Orand Duke Bo-
ris has left here and rejoined Oen.
Kuropatkln's staff at Llao Yang. The
grand duke Is anxious to see soiua
fighting
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