The Searchlight (Guthrie, Okla.), No. 503, Ed. 1 Friday, December 13, 1907 Page: 3 of 16
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THE SEARCHLIGHT
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PRIMARY METH0D8.
No better evidence of the - advis-
ability of electing senators by the
primary method can be had than the
story of Oklahoma. With a state Just
admitted into the Union, and possess-
ed of many qualified residents for
senatorial honors?, the people of the
state have had to express no anxiety
o«rer whom the legislature will send
to the United States senate. At the
same primary election that selected
state officers, those for the counties,
etc., the Democrats of the state said
whom they would have for members
of the United States senate. Messrs
Owen and Gore received a plurality
of the votes cast for the two agreed
territories, and since that time their
selection has been but a matter of
form to comply with the laws of the
Federal government.
On the other hand the Republicans
left the choice of senators to the
legislature. With only twenty-there
members of the combined houses, yet
they engaged in a wrangle as to whom
.they would select for the honor of
giving the minority votes of the as-
sembly. Hard indeed aTe the accusa-
tions made by the contending fac-
tions of the Republican party over the
result of their caucus.
Why?
Because there will always be a
doubt which of the factions has the
following of the rank and file of the
party.
Good feeling prevails In the ranks
of the majority party. The senators
were chosen by the people. No mat-
ter whether we secured our choice
or not, we realize the voters of the
party spoke, and they are the mas-
ters of the party. Qach member of
the legislature was pledged to vote
for the men chosen at the primary
and r.o one ever would violate that
mandate.
The people are supreme. They
make and unmake public men. Giv-
en the opportunity, they arvoid the
clash of politicians and take from the
politics of the state all those bad
wrangles and attempts at conceal-
ment of designs.
Ann so Oklahoma enters statehood
with the greatest opportunity to the
average voter of any state with the
possible exception of Oregon. We
will often err, as man is and can not
he made infallible, but history teaches
where me great mass of a state or
nation err ihey remedy their failures
mare effectively and safely than
where Hie remedy is left to the few
—that few only too often ambitious
for selfish advancement.
Sending to Washington equipped
and honest men for services in the
highest legislative body of the nation,
we can add as a pogtcript that these
men are chosen of and by the peo-
ple in the fullest sense of the term,
and we commend that policy to the
older and more populous state® of
the sisterhood.
Direct primaries are a success in
Oklahoma, and, pardon the assertion,
there is no page in our history where
the people, given th© chance, have
elected poor men for high service.
decorated, and the little hill-crowned
capital never presented a brighter
appearance.
Judicial and state officials, state of-
ficials-elect, committees and promin-
ent citizens participated In the exer-
cises. The oath of office was admin-
istered by the Chief Justice of the
Kentucky Supreme Court on -a high
stand erected directly in front of the
state capitol. Governor Beckham and
his successor in office were both given
hearty ovations. The scene which
followed the appearance of the new
executive at the front of the stand,
in view of thousands, was one long
to be remembered. Standing with
his head bared, beneath the American
flag, with his right hand uplifted and
his left resting on the Bible, Judge
Wilson repeated the words which
made Him the chief executive of Ken-
tucky. '
San Francisco, Cal., Dec. 9.—David
F. Walker, president of the California
Safe Deposit and Trust company was
found speeding south on a Southern
Pacific train last night when he was
supposed to be at his San Mateo
home. He was placed under arrest
and taken from the train at Santa Bar-
bara on instructions from the district
attorney.
Shortly after the arrest of J. Dal-
zell Brown and Walker J. Hartnett,
officers of the bank, last evening de-
tectives were hurried to San Mateo to
keep President Walker under sur-
veillance, but finding he had already
left home trailed him dawn to Santa
Barbara. Though no warrant had
been sworn out for Walker it was
thought best to keep him in sight. A
depositors' committee had investigat-
ed the condition of the Fllmore
street branch of the Deposit and
Trust company. It brought to light a
startling series of reckless transac-
tions. According to a statement is-
sued by the committee officers of the
bank took practically all the money
deposited at Fllmore street branch
and loaned it to stockholders in large
sum to themselves and to mythical
companies. /
TELEGRAPHIC.
Frankford, Ky„ Dec. 10.—The inau-
guration today of Governor Augustus
E. Wilson was made a gala occassion
for Kentucky Republicans. By an
interesting coincidence it happened
to be the twelfth anniversary of the
inauguaration of William O. Bradley,
the first Republican Governor of the
Commonwealth.
It was the wish of the new execu-
tive that his induction into office
should not be made the occasion for
any unnecessary display. But while
'the inauguration ceremony itself was
of a simple character, the enthusiasm
of the Republicans was not to be sup-
pressed.
Hundreds o£ visitors was in the
city, including many political clubs.
The entire city, state buildings, busi-
ness and residences wer§ profusely
London, Dec. 9.—Mrs. Taft joined
tier husband on board the steamer
Presidnet Grant this morning ai Bou-
logne. On the trip out in the harbor
the tender partly had an exceedingly
narrow escape from wreck and dis-
aster. The party was taken to the
steamer on the small tender Holland.
| The Holland got caught in the heavy
; seas, a giant wave breaking her rud-
der and the tender drifted helplessly
i in the drkness. She tossed about on
the waves like a corkand rolled al-
most on her beam ends and there was
danger of capsizing or of being dashed
upon the rocks The passengers^ were
thrown about, in every direction!
Mrs. Taft and Mrs. George Post
Wheeler, wife- of the second ecretary
of the American embassy at Tokio,
were crouching in the captain's cabin
when some pictures above them came
down with a crash. They were not
injured. Near the lighting house the
Holland managed to get a grip with
an anchor and this improved the situ-
ation while repairs were hurriedly
made.
Washington, Dec. 7.—Congressman
! Scott Feris, of the Fifth Oklahoma dis-
I trict, today introduced a bill in the
i house of representatives increasing
; the number of congressmen from Ok-
i lahoma from five to seven. He claims
1 as a basis for this increase the fed-
eral census taken shortly before the
constitutional election.
Under the terms of the bill the two
additional congressmen would be
elected at large until the next con*
gressional apportionment is made. It
proposes to call a special election
and seat the tw° congressmen as soon
; as posible.
When the apportionment for Okla-
homa congressmen wae made the com-
mittee used the federal census of
11900 as a basis. Since that time thet
; population of the sate has increased
i until the federal census take nlast
summer gives Oklahoma a population
equal to the requirements for seven
members of the lower house.
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Kingfisher Cashier Adjudged Insane.
Guy Conditt, former cashier ot' the
1 First National bank, of Kingfisher.
! who ouit his throat Nov. fith, at the
| commencement of the recent money
1 stringency, hag been adjudged Insane
! and taken to the state asylum at Nor-
! ma. His accounts with the bank were
i found to be correct upon Investlga-
i tlon.
Making Historical Collection.
W. B. Campbell, secretary of the
| Oklahoma Historical society, is mak-
! ing an effort to secure the chair oc-
cupied by each of Oklahoma's gover-
nors as a relic. He secured the chair
used by Governor Frantz last week.
He now has most of the chairs of
Oklahoma's seven territorial gover-
nor?.
Edward Pay sen Weston, whose feat
of walking from Portland, Maine, to
Chicago ,111., at the age of sixty-nine
makes him a national hero. Mr. Wes-
ton made the same trip forty years
ago, but this time i nspite of iljness
•which overtook him during the last
week of his trip, broke his former
record. He says that walking is the
most healthful of exercises and will
cure all ills.
Arrested for Desertion.
Chief of Police Mitchell last even-
! ing placed under arrest one March
! who is wanted for deserting from the
! United States navy at Norfolk, Va. He
; way a member of the Franklin ship
| crew. Chief Mitchell has notified the
! navy officials of his catch. There is
a $50 reward for March. Young
March says that he had no intention
of deserting but broke the shore leave
rule this summer and was afraid to
go back.
TROUBLE AT ALVA.
Alva, Okla., Dec. 4.—The contro-
versy between Police Judge Carrico
and the Renfrtw Ne'ws has become
of general interest. In the last issue
of the News printed a paragraph that
is rather out of the ordinary. It
reads:
"Judge Carrico's decision has satis-
fied a good many people that when he
takes a case under advisement he ad-
vises with the wrong crowd."
There is an entire column devoted
to the gambling case that brought
about tht criticism.
Henry Sollers had been arrested
and charged with keeping a gaming
house. The town turned out to the
trial, and Judge Carrico took the case
under advisement, dismissing "for
lack of evidence to convict" the fol
lowing day.
3,00 Quail Confiscated by State.
Three thousand quail, shipped from
Curtis, Okla., and consigned to Bar-
rett Bros., of Chicago, were confiscat-
ed yesterday by D. W. Tarvls, state
game warden of Kansas, -at a small
railroad station in that state. Appli-
cation has' been made to game war-
den, Jude Askew, of Oklahoma for a
proper disposition of the game under
the Oklahoma law. The application
was brought here by Eugene Watrous,
of Kingfisher, game warden of King-
fisher county.
Where to Find State Officers.
PANAMA BOND ALLOTMENTS
TO OKLAHOMA BNKS.
Washington, Dec. t.—The following
allotments of Panama bonds have
been made to Oklahoma National
banks: American National of Mc-
Alester, $1,000 at 1.04, $1,000 103.10,
$1,000 at 103.90, $1,000 at 103.60, $1,000
at 103.55, $8,000 at 1.03; First National
at Edmond, $5,000 at 1.03; Farmers'
National of Temple, $10,000 at 1.03;
First National at Muskogee, $50,000
at 102.25; Security National at Okla-
homa City, $50,000 at 102.25: Farmers'
National, Marietta, $20,000 at 103.5625,
First National, Dewey, $16,760, at 103;
Bartlesville National, $15,000 at 103;
First National, Dustin, $15,000 at 103;
First National; Waurika, $18,760 at
103; Lehigh National, $6,000 at 103.
The new quarters ot| the sitate
officers iind their location is as fol-
lows :
In the court house: First floor,
auditor, treasurer, agricultural de-
partment, governor, |scretary of
state, private office of L. D. Marr,
secretary of the schhool landi leasing
board and his attorney, Ed O. Cassidy.
Basement: State superintendent,
school land department.
Second floor: Statt examiner, at-
torney general, clerk of the supreme
court, senate chambers, private office
of lieutentant governor, and commit-
tee roonis of sienate.
Third floor: Commissioner of
charities and corrections, labor corn-
fissioner, insurance commissioner
and gallery of the senate room.
In Filtsch building: Offices- of
corporatoi'i commission, chicf mine
inspector, and judegs of the supreme
court, state library.
Oklahoma building: SiSate hank
commissioner.
Supreme court rooms in Federal
building.
Adjutant general's office: Schlitz
building, list west of city hall bulld-
; Ing.
AI the next convention of the
; Trades and Labor Congress of Cana-
j da the question of having all perman-
j ent Government employees brought
j under the Civil Service Act will he
! considered.
Petition in Bankruptcy.
Arthur R. Anderson, an Enid dealer
in groceries and meats, today filed a
voluntary petition in bankruptcy in
the Federal court here. His liabilities
are $1,234.39, and his assets $1,155.
Sues llnsurance Company.
Louise J. Noble, through her at-
torneys, J. A. Remy and G. A. Erixon,
has filed tuit in the district court
against the Bankers Lille Association
of Des Moines, Iowa, to recover $2,000
on a policy held by her husband who
dieu suddenly last January.
Attorney S P. Freeling of Shawnee,
| this morning filed a writ of habeas
| corpus in the supreme court for H. J.
I Wiggins, of Shawnee, who is in jail
! charged with selling a bottle of
! Rochester beer. Wiggins refused to
give bail and was thrown in jail. II-
i alleges that the beer does not con
tain as much as two eei' cent of
alcohol.
The court set December 18th, to
hear oral argument in the case. This
is the first case of the kind that has
been appealed to the supreme court
and liquor men are taking a great
deal of interest lu the outcome.
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