Vinita Daily Chieftain. (Vinita, Okla.), Vol. 14, No. 57, Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 2, 1912 Page: 4 of 4
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DEMOCRATIC PRESS BULLETIN
Among the last of the thirty can-
didates who filed for congress at large
were Leslie G. Niblack of Guthrie and
W. F. Gilmer of Oklahoma City.
It is silly in Col. Roosevelt to try
to form a second republican party
when there is within the ranks of the
G. O. P. an Insufficient mass of ma-
terial to constitute one decent party.
If the republican without shame and
without apology will steal twenty-five
per cent of their own delegates how
much will they steal from the demo-
crats? Republican administration lias in-
creased the per capita cost of govern-
ment from $5.90 under Cleveland to
$12.60 under Taft. The Chicago plat-
form offers no remedy.
We fail to remember who it was
that "stole the livery of heaven to
serve the devil in etc." but we will
wager that he was a member of the
republican national committee.
John R. Williams secretary of the
state school land department is away
on au overland trip through the Pan-
handle and into New Mexico. He ex-
pects to spend the Fourth at Las
Vegas.
It is reported that all the negroes
In the Creek nation are joining the
socialists. Why Shouldn't they? If
a platform of free farms and free
fornication won't win a Creek negro
what would?
Still we wonder which faction of
the republican party will support the
fair election law the fac tion that stole
the nomination at Chicago or the fac-
tion that had the nomination stolen
from them.
The Chicago platform declares that
the high cost of living Is in no "way at-
tributable to the tariff. The same day
that the platform was adopted the beef
trust advanced the price of beef one
dollar per hundred.
Horace Shepard of the Altus Times
announces that he will under no cir-
cumstances support President Taft.
Shepard has been a life-long republi-
can and was president of the Okla-
homa Press Association in 1911-11
Miss Kate Barnard commissioner of
charities and corrections is reported
as being seriously ill In Kirksvllle Mo.
Miss Barnard has been seeking her
health for several months in California
and Arizona but is now at Kirksvllle.
Among those from the capital who
attended the Baltimore convention
were Judge R. L. Williams of the su-
preme court Judge Doyle of the crim-
inal court of appeals Col. Jack Love
of the corporation commission and
State Fire Marshal C. C Hammonds.
The wool bill passed by a demo-
cratic congress and vetoed by a re-
publican president would have saved
the consumers $200000000 per annum
on their clothing. The one man who
denied the people this great relief is
the republican nominee for president.
We respectfully suggest that Dennis
T. Flynn he appointed to take chaw
BUY
A REFRIGERATOR
NOW
A few of the people you know
that we have sold the Aeto-
motic Refrigerator to
R. J. Wriffht
Emmet Skinner
Tom Ridgway
H. W. C. Shelton
Addtes Brown
Morris Knight
J. L. Bait tricar tner
Hugh McCjure
B. F. Cox
J G. Whittaker
Fred Dalby
Mrs. L. Moorohouse
Earl Dillon
L. P. Smartt
Re. C. C. Burger
Chas. Wheat
T. J. Wilson
H. C. Holderman
Mrs. S. E. Houselv
Dr. D. B. S tough
Sam Mot lev
L. D. DALQUEST
HARDWARE & PLUNBING
Phone 200
of the campaign in tevor of the repnb-
! Mean's "fair election law." Hig recent
experience on the republican national
committee ought to make him the log-
ical leader in the campaign for honest
elections.
Hon. W. J. Caudlll has withdrawn
from the race for congress from the
state at large and announces that he
will reratn In his present position as
state enforcement officer. He de-
clares that a great work can be ac-
complished for the state in the en-
forcing of prohibitum law than In serv-
ing in the national congress.
Colby University of Waterville
Maine has conferred the degree of
doctor of laws upon Dr. Stratton D.
Brooks of Oklahoma University. Dr.
Brooks is one of I he country's ablest
educators and his election as head of
the state university was a marked
event in the history of education in
this state.
Creek county must have another
county seat election according to a
recent decision of the supreme court.
It was declared in the decision of the
court that some of the methods used
by Sapulpa in the former election In-
validated the contest and that the mat-
ter must be resubmitted to the voters
of the county.
The negroes of Wagoner county
have put out an entire negro republi-
can county ticket. The white repub-
licans put out a ticket of white re-
publicans. The republican party never
cared for the negro sa(e for his suff-
rage. When the Grandfather clause
was adopted the republican party be-
gan to have different views concerning
the rights of the negro. The Wagoner
county situation is the result of the
change.
It. P. Bowles of Durant and Harry
K. Allen of Ardmore have filed for
corporation commissioner against Col.
Jack Love who is a candidate for re-
nomination. Mr. Allen had been a
candidate for congress at large but
withdrew from the contest and filed
for corporation commissioner. Hon.
Geo. W. Cornell who had entered the
race for congress from the state at
large withdrew on the last day and
filed as a candidate from the Second
district.
"President Taft has the lone distinc-
tion of being the only president who
ever vetoed bills cheapening; clothing
to the people lumber to the homeless
meat and bread to the hungry and im-
plements to the toiUng farmer. The
bills he vetoed would have saved more
than $:i'.0000000 annually to the con-
sumers of the country."
The democrats of Oklahoma will
have no difficulty In naming three
worthy men as their nominees for con-gressmeu-at-large.
There are thirty
candidates for the three positions any
one of whom would make a good con-
gressman. Some of the candidates are
counted among the brainiest men in
Oklahoma. The voters are certain to
nominate a ticket that will be an honor
to the party and the state.
Tile Roosevelt followers have se-
lected the bandana handkerchief as
their emblem. They should enscribe
upon those handkerchiefs the fact that
the tariff on handkerchiefs is 4 cents
per yard and ten per cent advolorem.
The tariff board has reported that the
labor cost of American handkerchiefs
is less than that of the European pro-
duct. Neither Koosevelt nor Taft pro-
poses t lower the tariff on the emblem
of the Koosevelt party.
The several millions of republicans
who have hoped against hope that the
Chicago eoavvention would make some
definite promise of ultimate relief from
existing governmental abuses will look
in vain for any word of promise in "the
Chicago platform. There is compla-
cent satisfaction with existing condi-
tion I and much praise of past per-
formance but concerning ilie attitude
of the party on the great question now
agitating the public mind the platform
maintains the silence of the damned.
No promise of tariff revision. No men-
tion of special privilege. No promise
of progressive legislation. The hypo-
critical promise of revision downward
which polluted the platform of 1908
does not reappear In the platform of
1912. The present pronouncement
means nothing and it frankly says so
by promising nothing.
In every community In Oklahoma
there Is a socialist who has made a
complete failure of everything that he
ever attempted yet who is perfectly
sure that he Is capable of correcting
all the mistakes of Thomas Jefferson
Moses of Midian. and Jesus of Galilee.
Honorable Jas. K. Vardaman of Mis-
sissippi ex-governor and senator elect
will address the Young Men's Demo-
cratic League of Oklahoma at Okla-
homa City July 12. It is planned to
have this meeting one of the leading
political events of the year. Vardaman
is one of the sout.h's greatest orators
and la a former vim to Oklahoma City
made a greet impression on bis hearers.
The state supreme court in a ruling
banded down by Justice Dunn Tuesday
held that under the provisions of the
; statutes the county court is authorized
to appoint a guardian of the estate
'alone of a person who is mentally in-
j competent to manage his estate al-
though such a person may be able to
! care for his person whenever it ap-
' pears that by reason of his mental in
competency he would likely to be de-
ceived or imposed upon by artful or
designing persons.
We refuse to criticise the action of
the six republicans of Hughes county
who met at Holdenville and selected a
county ticket for their followers.
Knowing the republicans of Hughes
as we do we are prepared to say that
only six of the aggregation are qualified
to particulate In matters of govern-
mento. The Grandfather clause made
such an improvement in the organiza-
tion that the elect decided to extend
its provisions and eliminate all white
illiterates.
When the Koosevelt and Taft heirs
divide the republican estate in Okla-
homa we wonder which will receive as
a legacy the pock-marked record of
territorial days.
There will be only one more political
bolt during this remarkable year and
that will be when the Bull Moose party
fails to nominate Roosevelt. Then the
Big Noise of Oyster Bay will undoubt-
edly bolt the bolters.
After listening for three hours to
Gen. Gill's attack on the state admin-
istration the Oklahoma City tax dod-
gers refused to listen to Swamp Camp-
bell's defense of the administration
excusing their refusal on the ground
that his speech Was "partisan." The
dodgers Just can't forget that it was
a democratic administration that at-
tempted to force the dodgers o pay
their part of taxes juts like the plain
people of the state.
The Chicago platform asserts that
the tariff should not be reduced with-
out intelligent knowledge of the facts.
But the republican party increased the
tariff without information. Admitting
that there is no Information is it more
reprehensible to reduce a burden than
to increase it? Do the republican co-
horts admit that all the tariff juggling
that they have practiced for the last
half century was done in ignorance
and without proper information? Ig-
norance Is sufficient to pension the in-
terests hut exhaustive information is
required to legislate for the common
people.
HOW SHARK IS HARNESSED
Trlok by Which Sailor Paya Debt to
Merciless Member of the
Finny Tribe.
The shark's jaws are pried open to
the fullest extent; a stout eight-foot
spar of tough timber four inches by
four In cross-measurement is fixed
transversely far back In the angle of
the jaw the ends projecting on either
side. A strong rope leading from the
ends of the spar Is drawn close and
tightened with a clove-hitch round
tho fish's tall behind the wide tall-
flukes. It is thus the sailor harnesses
his enemy.
The clamp of the cruel jaws drives
the two-Inch long teeth deep into the
tough spar. The tight line holds It In
place and struggle as he may the
shark falls to move the spar an inch
from Its position. As a finishing
touch the imllor drew his knife-blade
across the shark's eyeballs and let
him go.
Bitted and bridled blinded with
Jaws wide-gaping he swam through a
limitless sea In never-ending fatuous
circles. The queer furnishings he
bore scared away others 'of his kind
Lonely and silent he passed like Cain
among the fishes till starvation anu
sheer misery ended his existence.
Cruel? Of course it was. But sure-
ly like the venomous snake the shark
has long put himself beyond the pale
of human meicy. Soft-hearted as he
usually Is the sailor-man has a long
memory. The shark has followed for
weeks in the shadow of his ship and
has watched each man of the crew
with greedy malevolent eye. There
is a heavy debt against all the shark
tribe for many a lost mariner and
when the chance comes to settle old
scores the sailor pays It to the full.
Besides the thing has the sanction oi
immemorial custom. It was some old
Phoenician trading out of Tyre to the
far Cassltorldes who probably first
put the trick In practice. Wide World
Magazine.
Oranges Once a Prohibited Fruit.
Oranges were for some years a pro
htblted fruit in Holland. When the
Batavlan republic was established the
badge and color of the stadtholder's
family became so hateful to the popu-
lar party that not satisfied with ex-
pelling their prince they passed a law
forbidding the sale oforanges and car-
rots and ordering all persons who
grew lilies or marigolds In their gar-
dens to pluck up the plants nnd de-
stroy them. This prohibition remained
In fore until 1806. when Napoleon
made his brother Iouis king of Holland.
DANDYISM SERVED HIM WELL
Unwilling to Go to the Guillotine With-
out His Boots Condemned Man
Cheated Death.
In the French Revolution a feuil-
letonist named Schlaberndorf who
possessed considerable ability au a
writer by heartily espousing the cause
of the Girondists in all that emanated
from bis pen rendered himself obnox-
ious to Robespierre and at the dicta-
tion of that fierce leader was Incarcer-
ated. When the death cart one morn
ing came to the prison for its load of
those that were that day to be butch-
I ered Schlaberndorf's name was on the
list of the condemned. The Jailer in-
formed him that such was the case
and the writer dressed himself for his
last ride very nonchalantly and he
was extremely fastidious as to his per-
sonal appearance with great care.
His boots however he could not find.
Here there everywhere assisted by
his jailer he looked for them to no
avail.
"I am quite willing to be executed"
said he to the Jailer after their fruit-
less search "but really I should be
ashamed to go to the guillotine with-
out my boots. 1 Nor do I wish to de-
tain this execution party" he added
smiling grimly. "Will it make any
difference if my execution is deferred
until tomorrow? By that time I shall
probably succeed in finding my boots."
"I don't know that it will matter
particularly when you are guillotined"
responded the functionary between
whom and Schlaberndorf there had ex-
isted a sort of friendship. "Suppose
we call it tomorrow then?"
"All right" and the Jailer allowed
Schlaberndorf to remain not unwil-
lingly as owing to his universal good
humor he was especially liked by all
the jail attendants.
The following morning when the
cart drew up before the prifon door
for its batch of victims Schlaberndorf
dressed in his best including the boots
that had been found stood waiting
the summons of the jailer to take bis
place therein. Meantime however a
new jailer bad taken the place of the
old one the latter himself having sud-
denly been displaced by reason of sus-
pected disloyalty to the revolutionists
nd Schlaberndorf's name was not
called that morning Nor was It called
the next morning nor the morning
after tbat; nor Indeed ever again. It
was believed by all outside of his
friends In the Jail that he bad perished
on the morning originally set for him.
He remained in prison until the sway
of Robespierre had ended. Then he
regained his liberty as did the rest of
those prisoners whose heads had not
fallen beneath the blood-stained ax.
Hidden Women of Persia.
Should the women of Persia ever
ret a vote they will doubtless see
to It that the lot of their sex Is con-
ilderably improved for at the pres-
snt time they are regarded as non-
entities. A husband In Persia never
ipeaks of his wife to his acquaint'
inces and if obliged to mention her
It Is by some other term than wife
is "mother of my son" of "my house."
She must not exist for anyone but
aer husband and from all others she
must be hidden non-existing. For
:his reason when the harems of gov-
ernors or very high personages pass
through the streets of Persia the men
whom they meet either turn their
backs or slip down a by-street or
Into some convenient doorway.
On passing a European if sure that
none of her co-rellglonists see her a
woman particularly If she be young
and good looking will often raise her
reil from under which a pair of dark
fyes follow the stranger with a cu ri-
ms gaze.
Maidens wishing to get married vIb-
It the tomb of some sacred woman
rhere are many such tombs. Mar-
riages are contracted very early.
Sometimes owing to family reasons
ine hears of a youth of 15 or 16
Married to a girl much older. The
marriage for a girl is fixed at 9.
! Brooklyn Eagle.
Honest Election.
Much of the grim humor one hears
among practical politicians has to do
with these incorruptlbles who owe
their positions to corruption. A case
In point is that of a member of the
jupreme court of a western state who
began his career by running for con-
gress. The story was told to me by
an of the workers who secured his
election.
"One day the candidate met me"
aid my Informant to whom I had
been introduced by a practical poli-
tician as ho took me Into his confi-
dence and began to talk as one briber
might to another "and asked me how
things were going in a certain dis-
trict. " 'Fine.' I replied. 'You will have a
food majority there.'
" i am not surprised' he said en-
thusiastically. 'When I was speaking
there I made the best speech that I
made In the whole campaign.' "
The worker nudged me as be said:
"It cost us Just $7000 to win tbat par-
ticular district for him and he
thought his speech did it." The
Forum.
True.
"Now Johnny" said the teacher aft-
er she had explained the meaning of
the word "I wish you would write a
sentence containing defeat."
After a struggle which lasted for
about twenty minutes Johnny an-
nounced that he was ready to be
heard.
"Please read your composition" the
teacher directed.
"When you git shoes dat's too tite"
Johnny read "it's hard on de feet"
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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The Chieftain is authorized to an-
nounce Frank Lee as a candidate for
Constable for Vinita Township subject
to the Republican primary August 6th.
If nominated and elected there will be
no discrimination on account of poli-
tics race religion or personal feeling.
FRANK LEE.
The Chieftain is authorized to an-
nounce John Kimbrough as a candidate
for Constable of Vinita Township sub-
ject to the Democratic primary
August 6.
The Chieftain is authorized to an-
nounce J. L. Morris as a candidate for
constable for Vinita Township sub-
ject to the Democratic primary
August 6th.
The Chieftain is authorized to an-
lounce the candidacy of Claud S.
Shelton for the nomination for the
office of County Assessor of Craig
Jounty subject to the Democratic
rimary In August.
FOR COUNTY ASSESSOR.
I desire to announce myself as a can-
'idate for the office of County Assessor
or Craig County subject to the action
f the Democratic Primary in August.
W. HOUK.
The Chieftain is authorized to an-
nounce the candidacy of W. C. Woodall
or County Commissioner for the third
istrict of Craig County subject to the
democratic primary in August.
I hereby announce myself as a can-
lidate for the office of Superintendent
f Schools of Craig County subject to
he action of the Democratic Primary
August 1912.
JAMES F. MeCULLOTJGH.
COUNTY JUDGE.
I am a candidate for re-election to
the office of County Judge of Craig
County subject to tbte action of the
Democratic primary to Jte held in
August. 1 stand on my old platform
that of low taxes and law enforcement.
I ask the support of all voters who
view these matters as I do.
S. F. PARKS.
FOR COUNTY TREASURER.
I desire to announce myself as a
candidate fjor the office of County
Treasurer Craig County Oklahoma
subject to the action of the Democratic
Primary to be held in August 1912.
J. V. ROBERTS.
The Chieftain is authorized to an-
nounce E. J. McBride of Big Cabin as
a candidate for the office of County
Clerk of Craig County subject to the
ctlon of the Democratic primary.
The Chieftain Is authorized to an-
nounce the name of Geo. II. Ogden as a
candidate for County Treasurer of
Craig County subject to the action of
he Democratic primary in August
1912. GEO. H. OGDEN.
County Judge
I announce as a candidate for the
Domination on the Democratic ticket"
for County Judge of Craig County sub-
ject to the action o fthe primary elect-
ion In August 1912.
If nominated and elected I pledge
that the office will be administered
without partiality fear favor or bias
and that in sofar as the court Is con-
cerned no favorites will be recognized
and thatjthe law as it stands will be
governing on the court over which 1
may be chosen to preside and there
will be no discrimination on account
of politics race religion or personal
feelings.
THEO. D. B. FKEAR.
The Chieftain is authorized to in
nounce Dan Tittle as a candidate for
Constable of Vinita Township subject
to the Democratic Primary August 6.
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER.
The Chieftain is authorized to an-
nounce J. Wes Harris a candidate for
County Commissioner for the Third
District of Craig County subject to
the Democratic primary.
I hereby announce my candidacy for
nomination for Congress from the
Third district subject to the Republi
can primaries.
JAMES DENNIS FLYNN.
Sapulpa Okla.
FOR SUPREME JUDGE.
The Chieftain is authorizedto an-
nounce N. B. Maxey of Muskogee for
the office of Judge of the Supreme
Court from district number one sub-
ject to the Democratic primary August
6th.
The Chieftain Is authorized to an-
lounco George W. Taylor as a candi
date for County Commissioner for the
Second District of Craig County sub-
ect to the primary in August.
FOR COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT.
The Chieftain Is authorized to an-
nounce Thomas W. Smith or Centralia
as a candidate for Superintendent of
SCnooig CI .raJ6 cvnuiy supject to
the Democratic primary in August
I hereby announce myself for re
election to the office of County Clerk
of Craig County subject to the actic
1912. R F. NIX.
I am a candidate for re-election on
the Democratic ticket to the office of
County Attorney of Craig County Ok-
lahoma subject to the action of the
Democratic voters at the primary to
be held in August 1912. -
C. CALDWELL
The Chieftain is 'authorized to an-
nounce Charles Teenor as a candidal.;
for County commissioner oi me 'laird
District of Craig County Okla. subject
to the Democratic primary in August
1912. CHAH. TEENOR.
FOR DISTRICT CLERK.
I hereby announce myself a candi
date for re-election to the office of
District Clerk of Craig County subje-t
to the Democratic primary.
LEE R. MITCHELL.
FOR CONSTABLE.
The Chieftain is authorized to 'an
nounce jaKe amun a canaiaate lor
Constable for Vinita Township subject
to the Democratic primary August 6.
I am a candidate for the nomination
or County Assessor of Craig County
ubject to the action of ihe Democratic
voters in the primary to be held August
. 1912. VIRGIL A. K1NNISON.
The Chieftain Is authorized to an-
nounce the name of R. L. Jackson foji
the Democratic nomination for She. :fi
district of Craig County Ohla. subject
to the Democratic primary In August
I am a candidate for County Com.
missioner of the Third Commissioners'
District Craig County subject to the
i emocratic primary to be held in
ugust 1912.
SAMUEL CHATTERTON
Big Cabin Okla.
For Constable.
The Chieftain is authorized to an-
nounce Joe Walker a candidate for
constable for Vinita TownsWp. Sub
ject to the democratic primary.
The Chieftain is authorized to an-
nounce G. L. White of Centralia as a
candidate for County Commissioner
for the First District of Oaie Pnnntv
August 6 1912.
FOR COUNTY ATTORNEY.
I hereby announce myself a candi-
date for the office of County Attorney
for Craig County subject to the Dem-
ocratic primary in August.
WILLARD H. VOYLES.
The Chieftain Is authorized to an-
lounce L. P. Smart as a candidate for
he office of Sheriff of Craig County
klahoma subject to the Democratic
primary August 1912.
FOR REGISTER OF DEEDS.
I desire to announce myself as a
candidate for tho office of Register of
Deeds of Craig County Okla. subject
to the action of the Democratic pri-
mary to be held in August 1912.
W. L. TROTT.
FOR SHERIFF.
The Chieftain is authorized to an-
nounce Billy Friend a candidate for
the Democratic nomination for Sheriff
of Craig County subject to August
primary.
I-UK UUUINIY SUPERINTENDED
The Chieftain is authorized to an-
nounce Mrs. H. W. C. Shelton a can-
didate for the office of County Super-
intendent of Schools of Craig County
subject to the Democratic primary In
August.
The Chieftain Is authorized to an-
nounce Robt. L. Chamberlin as a can
didate for the office of Sheriff of Craig
County subject to the action of the
Democratic primary.
The Chieftain is authorized to an-
ounce the candidacy of E. N. Wllliatn-
on to the office of Register of Deeds
of Craig County Oklahoma subject
to the action of tho Democratic
Primary of August 1912.
B. N. WILLIAMSON.
The Chieitain Is authorized to an-
nounce the candidacy of H. E. Riden
hour for re-election to the office of
Sheriff of Craig County Oklahoma.
subject to the action of the Democratic
Primary of August 1912.
H. E. RIDENHOUR
FOR COUNTY REPRESENTATIVE
The Chieftain is authorized to an-
nounce Pete Coyne as a candidate for
Representative in the State Legisla-
ture from Craig County subject to the
Democratic Primary August 6th.
1912. CHAS. TEENOR
The Chieftain Is authorized to an-
nounce D. T. Witt a candidate for
Countv Commissioner for the Third
District Craig county subject to t
Democratic primary.
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