The Weekly Chieftain. (Vinita, Okla.), Vol. 29, No. 27, Ed. 1 Friday, March 1, 1912 Page: 4 of 8
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Fr3y Maxh 1.
The g.-c-e.-: cue:xr: be.'.-r- the
Americf-a pwple at this time it: "Caa
Rcosfvf lt beat Wool row W;:ss.
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The Craig c-ounty d-ieglka hd
front seats it the slate convention and
there were tl.es her. it d.Cn't
exactly safe.
The Lewspapcrs of Ck'-ihraia cf tie
deaocratic j-r? ui-v.oa at at Ira.: in
a jx.:o-n support the ticket this
j t-ar. And tLU eg"? to car. some-
thing. O
Hi !r.3.otrai;c cto ration at Okla-
homa City gave th- ce sp&pers a fiir
stow at least. Kverj s on eilence
was
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There are neural Wood row V;laa i
newspapers la OV.'ahor:: i ro'v that
were cot Vaown a week the!
Chieftain Las been of that irs-jasion
from the beginning.
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Oklahoma democrats are tot the
tort to stand lie domination of the
hie! executive nor anj body else. When
Governor Cruee attempted to dictate
to the state convection .who should
be elected national committeeman it
was like stirring up a nett of hornets
acd the governor's candidate was
slaughtered.
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It wjU be a great day for Oklahoma
and 'the rest of the country when the
primary system of nominating candi-
dates all the way up to president of
the United States 5s in working order.
Wheal the eommon people have a
chance to vote on the nomination of
ail candidates for public office it will
be a good change.
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The democrat that threatens to bolt
the ticket and vote with the republi-
cans on account of high taxes or any
other cause is show ing mighty poor
judgment. Taxes are too high it is
true but no relief would come by put-
ling; the republicans in power. That
party! not nor never was the party
of retrenchment and ecouomy and no
relief would be likely to come by turn-
ing Oklahoma over to it. Vinita is
especially grieved at the way the ttate
board raised its taxes fifty per cent
when the local board had already gone
the limit and placed the assessment
as high and in many instances higher
tlnn it should have been but the re-
publican party would if it had the
chance make taxes even higher than
they are. Stay with the democratic
party and Insist on fair treatment is
the better policy.
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The democratic state convention at
Oklahoma City last week was not lack-
ing in sensational climaxes and excit-
ing situations but Governor Cruce was
unquestionably the star actor in the
real feature of the convention and
reached the zenith -wbeu he asked the
Convention as a personal favor to elect
Jobti imolin national oouiaiitteeman
The colloquy with Judge Williams of
iha minranio-miiH tl(f irrillinir bv Clem.
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'ber of the convention and In every
other point of contact with a conven-
tion plainly hostile to him the gover-
nor came off a decided winner but the
demand for Doolin sounded like tit;
loud crack of the party whip in the
hands of an angry governor aud then
pandemonium reigned. democrats
who have breathed Use o.one of Okla
homa ery long cannot stand coercion
and are ready to resent to the limit
any such suggestion.
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The proposition to discontinue tbe
local Indian agencies in eastern Okla-1
'ho ma is in the opinion of the Chieftain
premature ai d ill-advised. This view
may be at variance w ith the seUiuier.t
of those w ho are anxious to terminate
the rule of the interior department
over the Indians of Oklahoma but a
close study of the situation and a fa-
miliar knowledge of tbe condition of
the full-blood Indiaus of eastern Okla-
homa leads us' to believe these agen-
cies should remain for the present.
Our full-blood Indians are the most
helpless class of citizens la Oklahoma
and the most prone to waste their
substance and negiect their opportun-
ities. Major Cusey. the local agent at
Vinita is doing a good work among
the full-blood Indians of this section.
They trust him and their confidence
is not mispiaceu. ma aunce ana
supervision is saving them money and
patting many of them on the road to
self support. These people are not
able to take their place in the rough
and tumble struggle of the business
and industr'al world just yet and
would be an easy prey to the grafters
and land sharks.
A M. MARRS : -
The terra Cnitart democracy wis
slightly over-worked at Okiahoc City
at the democratic coaventioa. Militant
is a gi word t .t there 1$ something
to i- lciii fgbt.
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With svnrg ? pproaxihirg there o-ght
ij be f:n:tthig 5:t to reduce ater
r-cui. Ctei? water wi'l g a long
if toward the e:xur.tgrn:cit f b t-
ter 1wns acd tieer preia!e.
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A txt&cert-rd moverier.t should be in-fcur-"t
5c Vinfta brfore ti.e adrect
of warm weather for kwcr wter
ratri. We haie an abuiance of f.re
wit-r ar.d tte rate ttoald be mi-ie
&o" Sow as to j-!zce it cse in tte reach
of erery n-sidest cf the city. Fne
iawrs. gardens trees rd shrubbery
cannot t-e had with the present high
water rates.
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Why d:J paidrsiotlun reiga when
GoTtmor Croce n.oiet:y aiked the
ttate cot. estion to elect John IoIia
was
tie most ru-ar.t act o: lie :aie
K'Lier.'.k'.: ana siarcpea n as a real i
aeiU'H.Ta":c ronveni;on. n soucueu
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ice psny w;p ata tit-j- iai.
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wur.i star.a .jr ir.e pany la. c.o-k-;
ernor Cruf cay cot have so intended
the e?t was the same. Gov-.
rnor Cmce made a mistake that took
a ay from his friend w Latever char.ce j
Le eer Lad of being tinted r.ationa!
cmm:tteeca:i.
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THE GREAT CAMPAIGN.
The big campaign got ucder way
when ceased the rush of Christmas (
siiopp.Dg. ana row ror many a weary
day the land will ring with idle yawp-
g. Weill make of political gods and
whoop for this and jeer at that one.
and really it will make no odds if we
elec t the lean or fat one. We'll w a?te
the golden summer days a-whoopir.g
round for Bob or Billy. Alas! we are
fcuch all fired jays! We are so fatu
ous ana feiisy: it naaKcs no ocas to
you and me who wins and wears the
White House laurel; let windy poli-
ticians be and plant your onions
beans and sorrel. Let statesmen rant
in frenzied tones about the way to
Rave this nation while we are salting
shinin? bones down in the loan associ-
ation. The more they save this weary
land the fiercer grows their wild en-
deavor the more salvation it will
stand and so that job goes on forever.
So let the jawsmiths spring their
spiels and keep the cheap tin welkin
humming while we are salting down
the wheels for rany days that sure
are coming. WALT MASON.
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THE DAWN OF A NEW ERA.
While Governor Woodrow Wilson of
New Jersey candidate for the demo
crauc nomination for president was
telling the people of Kansas that "the
movement back to the people in the
field of politics must precede the move-
ment away from monopoly back to free
opportunity" Thursday night the dem-
ocratic contention of Oklahoma was
proclaiming to the world that that
movement is an accomplished fact in
this state. It was a convention in which
politics was relegated to the back
ground. That long dreamed of millen-
nium day when the people shall rule
which has been dawning dimly in the
distance broke forth with the full
effulgence of the noonday sun when
the votes had been tallied and their
full significance realized.
The Oklahoma convention was
unique. It was a political revelation
to say nothing of a political resolu-
tion. Tho spectacle of a covernor
owing his election in part to the men
he confronted politely ' telling them
that the will of the people was greater
than their will; that he was the gov-
ernor of all the people set a new ex-
ample in governmental administra-
tions. The wisdom of his logic lodged
in the minds and hearts of all hJs hear
ers tnose aeiegaieu rt'pres-maut-s oi
the people of the commonwealth and
jt e Cruce's high principle received the
indorsement of tc majority assembled.
A large portiou of those delegates
cauie to the Oklahoma City conven-
jon without instructions
They held
!tu balance of jwwer. It was a siguin-
'caut fact that wheu the convention
1 was called to order not one man was
ju aposition to deliver the vote of any
delegation to nnv person or to any
i-lti;s Aim! as one proposition aftt-r
i!i tl'ir came rp for settlerwent and
disposition this same spirit of imliti-f-al
independence was manifested.
The politic! sgnifuance of this coti-
wntion hardly can be summed up in
words. It marked a new epoch in the
IHtliik ai economies of Oklahoma.
Only two Oklahoma officeholders w il!
b- on the delegation to the Baltimore
convention. The other eighteen come
from the rank and file. Senator Gore
led the fight in this slate for Wilson
and il would have been manifestly un-
fair had he been left off the delegation.
Congressman Scott Ferris of I-awton
also was plated on the delegation.
This was done without his knowledge
or solicitation and comes as a pretty
compliment to hi;n. ;
The writer has been present at mini-;
erous jxilitical "killings" in several i
states. In one has he ever seen so
daring and non-political a stand (in
the sense of playing the game accord-
icg to approved methods) as that taken
by Governor Cr jce. The consequences
will' be w orth watching and waiting for.
A an ofet to Kiikei"s cpa let-
ter Lftirg the hide. Senator Owes has
established a free wtg;r. yrd at Id-f-keee
for the bene ft of the farmers.
O
The Akia bill that proposes to eoos-
cxiae ty ttr.kir.g down 14 state
schools at one frll sweo? will meet
with defeat as sure as the e'.c-cties
comes en. The laSaence cf the gov-
ernor cannot save it.
O
Tte chasces for democratic siic-cess
have been ery materially enhanced
wJta the actioa cf the state convec-
tion ia the tarfmoniotis division cf the
delegation between tie Clark and Wil-
son forces. Tuere was perhaps co
danger of democratic defeat at any
time bat the actioa of the state con-
vention forestalled any possibility of
defeat next November.
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An incident of the recent democratic
state convention that shem'd not be
overlooked was that wherein Judge
Henry rurman. called upon for an ad-
dress walked to the front of the stage
and though weakened by illness and
arduous court labors told his hearers
that he was temporarily incapacitated
for public speaking because of months
of labor in behalf of popular rights
and for reform of judicial procedure.
But." he added "you soon will again
hear my voice in behalf of reform and
restitution of popular rights." By the
bye Carl Snyder in an article on
"Justice vs. Technicality" in the last
Collier's gives prominence to Justice
Furmans views and his reconstruc-
tive judicial acts.
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Governor Haskell had a -very pretty
scheme up to p CMFWYPp ARAAI
scheme framed up to put over on the
democrats of Oklahoma at the stale
convention. When the "old man" saw
the bad effect his sought for endorse-
ment by a half dozen county conven-
tions were having on his senatorial
boom he decided to have a resolution
introduced into the state convention
endorsing him for senator. When thi3
was dof.e the ex-governor planned to
rise and refuse to accept any enworse-
ment thinking in this way to get in
strong with the mass of the people
who so earnestly denounced his at-
tempts to secure county endorsements.
However this little scheme was nipped
in the bud by friends of Senator Owen.
Exchange.
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"ALL-AROUND" ROOSEVELT.
An exchange speaks of Roosevelt
as an "all-around" man. He is and
always has been an all-around man.
He can drink with the drinkers cuss
w ith the cussers and then go into
pulpits and preach with the preachers.
When he was president he was both
the executive and the legislative de-
partments and he tried hard to be
the judicial. While he was in power
his boots were licked by Catholic and
Protestant Jew and Gentile Republi-
an. Democrat Prohibitionist and
Socialist Protectionist and Free
Trader Harriman and Gompers Lover
of peace and Lover of War.
While he was police commissioner
he violently enforced the Sunday clos-
ing law and at the same time as vio-
dently advocated the repeal of the
very law he enforced.
Saved at San Juan Hill from de-
struction and even disgrace by the in-
trepid charge of a regiment of ne-
Kroes he repaid the debt "and Inci-
dentally made himself solid in certain
parts of the South by drumming out
oi the army in disgrace a whole bat-
talion of innocent blacks because he
couldn't get the names of half a dozen
men who were said to haw shot up
Brownsville.
He lauds the kind gentle and pa-
tient Lincoln; yet he had a telegraph
operator in the South discharged for
not honoring his telegraph frank which
he had left In Washington; he repeal-
ed half the civil service regulations in
order to fire a humble Kansan for driv-
ing a delivery wagon past the royal
equipage in Washington; he drove a
H ycarold girl home in hysterics fiom
a public park in the capita" city when
she was riding horseback because he
thought fhe was following him.
Roosevelt was a um;T reformer till
he became president: but during his
two terms of office he managed by
skillfully exploiting other issues to
avoid the tariff issue year after year.
When he saw that the tarifT must come
t a vote soon he declined a third
term and threw- Tail into the breach.
Now that the tariff flurry is over he
seeks to come back into power on the
recall f judges and of judicial deci-i
sions. He made a rajttcal. violent
revolutionary speech in Kansas a year
and a half ago and within two weeks
traded every "principle" he had enun-
ciated for the chairmanship of the
New York state convention.
Nobobdy ever pounded Bryan harder
than Roosevelt did. Yet Roosevelt has
stolen every political dud that Bryan
ever wore except those reduced to ab-
solute tatters by the march of events.
No politician and officeholder " was
ever more mistreated by another poli-
tician and officeholder than La Fol-
lette was by Roosevelt in the days of
his power. Yet Roosevelt has now
swallowed La Follette all 1-a Fol-l-tte's
"isms" and all be could get of
ji Follette's followers.
W. Roosevelt is an all-around man.
Kansas City Journal.
Now Taft has gone CoL Roosevelt
cue better and has the indorsement of
nine gover&ors as against eight for
the cokvneL But governors do net al-
ways control.
O
The brightest prospects tz-r the dem-
ocratic nomination for president at
the present moment undoubtedly be
longs to Woodrow Wilson but it is a
long time until the conventions meet.
O
Ccm makes whisky whisky makes
Democrats and Democrats make a big
coise bD they get into a convention
and "won't go Lome till morning."
Several were arraigned on Friday
morning before the police court ma-
liciously remarks the Oklahoma City
Times.
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TOOTHACHE.
Ah toothache is a fell disease that
makes the victim's Marrow freeze the
while bis wailings on the breeze dis-
turb his neighbors: while toothache
rends his swollen jaws he has no use
for moral laws the uplift or the peo-
ple's cause or useful labors. He
doesn't care a red ding-dong about she
shining peaks of song he doesn't wish
to right a wrong his brave lance
breaking; though public wrath he
growing warm he doesn't heed the
growing storm; he only howls for
cholorform to stap that aching. The
ship of state might go to hang against
the rocks where sirens sang he sim-
ply wouldn't care a dang he'd let it
founder; what though the cation's bul-
warks break? He doesn't care a tin-
ker's shake while down his jawbones
rolls an ache a red hot grounder.
E'en as I write there haunts my teeth
a smoking pain above beneath that
fairly jolts my laurel wreath my
withers wringing; and nothing else
stems worth my while but using lang
uage out of style; I do not dance. Ldo
not -smile I am
Mason.
lot singing. ialt
-OKLAHOMA THE LAN 3 OF OP-
PORTUNITY." Oklahoma is wonderfully blest by
tbe providence of God. First of all
it has a splendid climate temperate
and mild as a whole yet with suffi-
cient changes to prevent monotony.
Tbe spring and the fall seasons are
especially beautiful in Oklahoma. The
winter is fine and the summer com-
pares favorably with other parts of
the great Mississippi Valley with the
additional advantage of a steady Gulf
breeze which prevents the summer
from being too oppressive. "
The health conditions of the state
are excellent. It has abundant rain-
fall as a rule great rivers numerous
fine streams to give sufficient water
for every human need.
The state is wonderfully well fitted
for raising fruits and flowers and all
grains and agricultural products. It
is splendidly adapted to vegetables
and produces a great variety of ber-
ries the strawberry the raspberry
the blackberry and many other spe-
cies. No finer apples grow anywhere
than in Oklahoma and its' peaches and
plums are famous.
The great cotton crop of Oklahoma
is worth between sixty and eighty mil-
lion dollars annually.
Wonderfully rich in building ma-
terial is Oklahoma with mountains of
splendid merchantable granite huge
deposits of marble Bedford limestone
and the finest sandstone. There is en-
ought glass sand in Oklahoma to pave
the universe with crystal. There is a
huge ledge of it nearly a hundred
miles long and almost chemically
pun. The deposits of gypsum are the
largest of any state in the Union. The
material for making hydraulic cement
is unlimited and the splendid cement
made at Dewey and Ada show s the
high quality of this material. It has
vast deposits of fuel and coking coal.
;nd great forests of hardwood and
pine.
Above all. however in a material
way perhaps is the gigantic oil and
K-xs fields which have been developed
in Oklahoma and wfckh are still grow-
ing on a large scale. Oklahoma pro-
duces more oil this year than the en-
tire United States did at the preced-
ing census of 19i"t. Abundant gas
furnishes cheap heat light and iower
for nearly all Oklahoma.
Great are all these things but
gi eater far are the intelligent indus-
trious. God-worshipmg. man-loving
sons as.d daughteis of Oklahoma who
give welcome and offer every oppor-
tunity to all worthy newcomers. Ok-
lahoma is indeed "the land of oppor-
tunity" blest with every condition to
make human life peaceful contented
and happy By Senator Robert L.
Owen in Oklahoma Magazine.
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PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES.
Oklahoma always in the vanguard
of of progress is ready for the presi-
dential primaryr While the demo-
cratic state convention which conven-
ed in this city last week was perhaps
as responsive to the will of the people
who selected the delegates thereto as
the average convention of like char-
acter it nevertheless served to empha-
size the necessity for an improved sys-
tem for ascertaining the popular will
in a number of ways.
In the judgment of The Oklahoma
the Wilson sentiment was dominant
in this state at the time the delegates
lo th state convention were selected.
Leastwise the poll taken by The Okla-
hemar. as well as the polls taken by
ha'.f a dozen or more other newspapers
uniformly disclosed as much.
Notwitstandicg this facL however
we are not disposed to criticize the
work of the convention: for the com-'
promise ejected virtually means aj
Wilson delegation to the national con- j
vention and harmonious accord at :
home.
But the injustice of the convention
system as well as its obsoleteness is
better illustrated by the manipulations
therein which frequently thwart pop-
ular will. Contesting delegations in
nine cases out of ten are seated w ith-
out regard to the validity of their right
to represent anything or anybody.
Take the case of the eontesting del-
egations to the late state coonvention
frooai Woods county as an instance
of the travesties upon justice which
are frequently committed in this way.
Here the duly elected delegation
chosen at a county convention which
was regular in every detail composed
of fifty-two delegates oat of a total of
sixty-five provided for in thecall was
almost kicked out of the convention
i:i order to make room for a delega-
tion which was chosen by six men w ho
got their heads together in a private
office. The regular de'egation was in-
structed for Clark by the county con-
vention which elected it; the contest-
ing delegation came to the conven-
tion also a Clark delegation but when
its members learned that no possibil-
ity existed of being seated as a Clark
delegation they suddenly saw a great
light sw itched to Wilson and the- cre-
dentials committee on which the Wil-
son followers had a majority seated
it. giving each member of both delega-
tions half a vote each.
It is crimes of this character com-
mitted in the name of candidates
which has made the convention sys-
tem a hiss and a byword among de-
cent citizens. We need a better sys-
tem a system which will prevent the
will of the people from being so easily
thwarted "ihe primary plan is rot
always ideal in its operations but it
will be accepted by the people as a
step forward and an easy escape from
the crooked work of crooked politi-
cians. Oklahoman.
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.son
IS III IHE LEAD
Opponents Are Now Seeking Way to
Stop the New Jersey Governor
Senators Out For Him.
Philadelphia Pa. Feb. 27. The
Washington correspondent of the Phil-
adelphia Record sends the following
to his paper:
As the result of conferences held
here by southern leaders in congress
these conclusions regarding the demo-
cratic political situation so far as
presidential candidates are concerned
have been reached:
1. Unless Governor Wilson is to be
conceded the democratic presidential
nomination his opposition must give
united organized support to another
man.
2. Owing to the bitter ait-iY j of
William J. Bryan and his follower s i.n
Governor Harmon as the favored
choice of the unpopular Wall street in-
terests Ohio's presidential candidate
can neither be nominated nor elected.
". Speaker Clark ia the only candi-
date in the field having more than lo-
cal supiHJrt with whom Wilson can' be
beaten for the nomination and with
whom the party can succeed at the
polls. .
These conclusions have been reach-
ed by Senators Watson and Chilton of
Uest Virginia: Martin and Swanson
of Virginia; Simmons of North Caro-
lina: Taylor of Tennessee; Fletcher
and Bryan of Florida; Thornton of
Mississippi; Bailey of Texas and
Clarke of Arkansas. It developed dur-
ing their meetings that the name of
Senator Martin of Virginia had been
brought into the presidential race for
the sole purpose of preventing an in-
structed delegation from his state for
Governor Wilson.
Here is the presidential situation
from a senatorial standpoint: In
North Carolina Overman is aiding
Wilson in Tennessee Luke Lea is sup-
porting Wilson in Texas while Sen-
ator Culberson is outspoken in his
support of Wilson his colleague
Dailey is lor any man but the New-
Jersey governor. The senators from
Arkansas are at odds over the same
question. The Louisiana senators are
classed in the Wilson column while
those of Florida are conceded to the
candidacy of Oscar Underwood of
Alabama It is believed however that
the Florida delegation will go to thej
convention uninstructed and feeling i
kindly toward the nomination of.
Speaker Clark. I
Senator Culberson long floor leadeirj
of the senate democrats and who has!
many times been mentioned as excel-
lent presidential timber today came
out witii a vigorous statement urging
ti e nomination of Cowmor Wilson a
the ablest and B'ost available man the
party could sel'tt as its presidential
candidate. A
The senator i"gan with expre-ssiou
of fear that the Texas democrats are
not bo be allowed y the state commit-
tee an opportunity' to express their
presidential preferences at a primary
as he has advocated and continued:
"While all may not agree with him
a3 to some details Governor Wilson
f j by birth education and conviction a
democrat and a democrat of the very
best type. In the present emergency
he would apply the fundamental prin-
ciples of democracy to existing deplor-
able conditions in such manner as to
restore to the people their govern-
ment divorce the government from a
privileged class and seek the prosper-
ity of the whole country rather than a
favored few.
"He would limit tariff taxes to gov-
ernmental purposes he would regulate
justly but effectively railway and
other corporations engaged in Inter-
state commerce.
"We must not underrate the strength
and resources of the republican party
and should not delude ourselves with
the belief that any man we nominate
can be elected.
"We must draw from the dissatisfied
republicans and the independents to
win and in my judgment the surest
way to do this is to nominate Gover-
nor Wilson."
The - Washington correspondent of
the Philadelphia Public Ledger sends
the following:
Senator Bryan of Florida who was
enumerated as one of 11 southern sen-
ators favoring Mr. Clark is not in
favor of the nomination of Champ
Clark for the presidency. He an-
nounced today that he is in favor of
the nominatio cof Woodrow Wilson
and believes that the New Jersey ex-
ecutive will be nominated at the Balti-
more convention and elected next No-
vember. Senator Bacon of Georgia was ac-
credited as being an Underwood sup-
porter but he said today that thi3
statement was incorrect Senator Ba-
con has not indicated whom he will
support. Senator Fletcher of "Florida
who was put down as a supporter of
Champ Clark made the statement to-
day that he looks favorably upon the
candidacy of Governor Wilson though
he has not made up his mind whoui he
w ill support.
New York Feb. 21. A telegram
from Washington to the New York
Sun says:
United States Senator Hoke Smith
of Georgia climbed aboard the Wood
row Wilson band wagon today. He
served with Judson Harmon in the
Cleveland cabinet.
"I favor Governor Wilson for no
personal reason" said Senator Smith
"but because 1 believe his nomination
and election w ill best serve the peopie
of the entire country.
"As the nominee of the party he caa
be relied on both by speech and pen
to teach democratic truths with a
clearness which will carry conviction.
He is a master of the tariff problems.
He has captured an immense following
throughout the entire country.'
Oklahoma Common Schools.
Oklahoma City. Feb. I 27. During
the past year 372j common school
diplomas were issued by the state
superintendent to as many boys and
girls who had completed the required
course of study and were ready for
high school work. The counties re-
porting more than one hundred name:
are: Lincoln 203; Comanche 167;
Kay 130; Custer 119; Blaine. 117;
Alfalfa and Pittsburg" 113 each and
Caddo 110. Ah county-superintendents
report that "there wfll be an in-
creased number this yeirv31
There are employed : In 'the state
10350 teachers. Of this number. 2479
hold first grade certificates with aver-
age salaries of $73.76 per month for
males and ?a7.S4 per month for fe-
males; 4.226 hold second grade cer-
tificates with average salaries of
$58.32 per month for males and $51.05
per month for females; 2393 hold
third grade certificates with average
salaries of $50.79 for males and $46.30
for females.
According to replies received from
500 letters sent the presidents of col-
leges and universities 452 students
from Oklahoma are attending school
out of the state. Of this number 125
are reported from Illinois 54 from Mis-
souri 36 from Arkansas 34 from Kan-
sas and 26 from Texas. The colleges
and universities having the greatest
number of Oklahoma students are:
Chicago university. 92; Missouri uni-
versity 36; Arkansas university 21;
Ann Arbor IS; Baker university. 16;
Illinois university. 11; Yale and the
Wisconsin university 6 each.
Institutions in thirty states reported
students from Oklahoma which indi-
cates the influence of home ties in
matters educational.
For Sale Cheap.
Good fence posts or will trade for
hogs or cattle. R. J. Wright at Sanders-
Wright store. 3d-2w
Enroll for the spring and summer
terms at Northeastern State Normal.
Tahlequah Okla. Spring term opens
March 4. Illustrated bulletin sent on
application.
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Marrs, D. M. The Weekly Chieftain. (Vinita, Okla.), Vol. 29, No. 27, Ed. 1 Friday, March 1, 1912, newspaper, March 1, 1912; Vinita, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc772772/m1/4/: accessed April 17, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.