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OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA,* JUNE 11, 1913
No. 67
ARKANSAS
STATE OFFICE NOTES
Ida Cullery, Sec’y, Fort Smith, Ark
J. E. Weber is our nominee for gov-
ernor.
All together now—15,004 votes for
Weber in July!
Three new locals tvere organized
during May.
Wanted—Five hundred workers in
Arkansas during June and July. Write
state headquarters.
Don't imagine you know all about
Socialism. Head the papers, listen to
the speakers, work for the organiza-
fon and understand the nature, the
/.istory and the aim of our movement.
kept our books stamped up all the
Hatfield on the morning of the 22nd,
and a detailed interview followed, the
governor passing in review over his
official acts relating to the trouble in
the coal fields, beginning with his in
long disgraced West Virginia in the lacts in all their grewsome details
eyes of the nation.
it was under the administration of
Glasscock and not Hatfield that mar
tial law was declared; that the mill
auguratiou, March 4. 1913, and Debs tarv commission was created; tha
pointing out wherein he believed him {Mother Jones, John Brown, C. H. Bos-
to be wrong, especially in having sup-
pressed the Socialist papers and im
prisoned their editors and employes.
It should be noted that in the very
In Schenectady, N. Y., a Socialist
city, the laborers have no trouble
settling their strikes. The policeman’s
club is used to defend lalmr, instead
of crushing it.
Comrade Fowler of St. Joe writes
for a date with Comrade Merts.
Both Pine Bluff and Stuttgart are
arranging big meetings for Merts.
time. We elected what you might I beginning of the interview Debs
call an executive committee of five, frankly stated to the governor that
and after the local adjourned the com- he was there under protest; that in-
mittee held a meeting and elected a asmuch as the governor had declined
chairman and secretary. After going *o meet the entire committee Debs
over the situation, we decided to give! had declined to meet him, and that
a literary program at each meeting, 11 was only upon the express wish of
including music, and the committee his colleagues that he had consented
divided themselves under the follow- to the interview,
ing heads: One members, organizer; The governor disclaimed responsl-
another, literature; another, music, bllity for certain acts with which he
We are fortunate in having a musician had been unjustly charged. He had
in charge of this department. Me says not only not declared martial law,
that within a month he can have al but asserted that he was as much
glee club of twenty members, and 1 opposed to it as anyone could possibly
believe he will be able to make good. be. He had Inherited martial law
We are fortunate in having musical from Governor Glasscock, his prede-
talent among us. We have three cessor. and the reason he permitted
women to take charge of the liters- It to remain effective was because he
ture department, and as they are well was requested to do so by the union
qualified they will make good. We| miners themselves to prevent them
also decided that in order to keep an and their organizers from being as-
Interest it would be necessary foi saulted and beaten up by the Baldwin-
every member to do something, so we Feltz thugs in the employ of the mine
are going to adopt the following plan: owners. This statement of the gov-
Kach meeting the local secretary shall ernor was subsequently verified by
call the roll and say, “Comrade “H the officials and organizers of the
-when your name is called at United Mine Workers.
next meeting you are expected to re-| To show that he was endeavoring
well and numerous others were court
maritialed and convicted; and it was
also under the Glusscock administra-
tion that an armored train, in the
name of law and order, shot up the
cabins and tents of the miners, deal
ing out death and destruction under
cover of darkness, an outrage so in-
famous that it will remain forever as
a foul and indelible blot upon the
state in which it was perpetrated.
Governor Hatfield's administration
is not free from censure, but the ter-
rible conditions which prevailed when
he came into office should be taken
into account when his acts are consid-
ered. Beset upon every side with
hostile elements and in the center
of fiercely contending factions, it
would have been a miracle if he had
escaped without, bitter condemnation.
The one act of his administration
which stands out as utterly without
warrant and subject to the severest
censure 1b the suppression of the two
Socialist papers, the Star and the
Argus, both outside the martial law-
zone. and the imprisonment of their
editors and attaches. For this arbi-
trary and despotic act there is no war
rant In justice or under the law, and
it becomes especially odious and
reprehensible when it is considered
Make all money orders to the state
office payable to Fort Smith. Address
all communications to Fort Smith,
general delivery, until further notice
port that you have secured a sub- lo 8*ve the miners a square deal thei that the office of the Star was domol
seriber to some Socialist publication;" governor pointed out that he had a
and "Comrade -„ you are ex-lmino. superintendent and two mine
Have you ordered that bundle of
Southern Workers?
Remember Socialism is not a
theory; neither is it a new creed. It
is a living, breathing issue, and it is
applicable as soon as enough of us
decide we wrant it.
Remember that if you have an hour
to spare, the organization needs that
Iiour.
Comrade Fairchild of Green Forest
will soon be able to take the field.
The comrades of local Rudd held a
picnic at the farm of Comrade Bunch
on May 10. Ixtcal Rudd is fast becom-
ing the social center of the neighbor-
hood. A candy pulling one month, a
picnic the next. Let’s watch for this
next month.
Comrade Patterson of Knobel is ar-
ranging for a big meeting with Merts.
The many comrades over the state
who know Comrade Stockton of Van
Buren will be glad to know that he is
recovering from the injuries he re-
ceived in a street car accident some
time since.
Little Rock, Jonesboro, Pine Bluff
and Armada have established county
papers. They will purchase their pa-
pers from the Iola Publishing com
pany.
Comrade B. F. Street writes for or-
ganization blanks, and says that a
number of comrades have already
signed up.
What are you doing to bring about
the social revolution? Nothing less
than your best is acceptable.
Comrade A. Cate will begin work
soon again, we are glad to know.
Comrade Adams of Stuttgart writes
that they will get their organization
into working order ere long.
Comrade Clara Ware, our state cor-
respondent, needs your encouragement
and help. White her at Brower.
---- , j V»U iw X. I A I • ... ......... —— — ' " VZ
pected to report with an application Boards in jail at that very hour and
for membership.” We believe that in that he hud refused to release them
giving each member something to do on hall offered by the operators. He
we will get better results than by de- also Pointed out that when two or-
pending on one or two to do ali the Sanlzprs wpre beaten up a few days
work. Enclosed you will find money Previously by the thugs of the mine
order for $6. Kindest regards. owners he promptly offered a reward
Fraternally, of *100 for their arrest, and he ent-
A. A. HOOK. phatically declared that, if apprehend
P. S. We intend to push the South- ed they wo,lld he given the full limit
era Worker. | of the law.
The day previous to this interview
How many dates can vou arrange! !he *ove.rnor had “"conditionally re-
for Webber’ Cot | leased all our comrades from prison,
fsailraUedhe Ume f°r makiDK lhC r°Ute <\V'Boswell, k"’ Thompson,
‘George 8. Parsons and a number of
.others. Mother Jones had been set
Let us make this a literature cam- free some time previously. Shortly
paign. There are thousands and thou- afterward Dan Shane, who had been
sands of copies of the state platform sentenced to the penitentiary by the
on hand that can be furnished to lo-j military commission, was given hi*
cals at cost price. How many do you liberty by the governor, so that not
want? One of these platforms should one of our comrades remained in cus-
be put into the hands of every voter tody.
of the state. | fn this connection the governor re
ferred to the’ fact that not in a single
Comrade Hook of Russellville re-1 instance had he affirmed a conviction
ports renewed activity In that local. of the military commission and that
Sixteen dollars has been received by | while his affirmation would have sent
this office for due stamps during May.| a number of our comrades to the
penitentiary, he had, on the contrary,
The comrades at Bluckburn havel fronted them their unconditional re
reorganized themselves into a rou.s !eafe'. * ? further claimed that he
ing, earnest local. had abundant evidence with which to
convict some of the leading strikers
1 t . Jln the civil courts, but that he had
m Fn« ti,i n iS be ra«VeT101 fe" disposed to press the cases
to hort Smith. All communications against them
should be addressed there, as well as
money orders written on that post-
office.
Picnic and encampment dates ar-
ranged :
Decatur, August 21, 22 and 23.
White county, July 4, 5 and 6; July
17 and 19; August 2.
King, July 4.
Decide about that picnic at once
and notify headquarters In order that
the best possible speakers mav be se-
cured.
The Forest City comrades are busy
organizing themselves into a local.
’’We have added two new members
to our local. It does my soul good to
see the determined spirit manifested
by every comrade down here. May
the comrades all over our land unite
with us to liberate the working class.
—Flossie Mayes, Dilee.
Comrade Suggs is making dates In
-and about Cabot
Have you done anything about or-
ganizing those fellows near you? If
not, send to headquarters at once for
organization blanks and supplies.
The Booneville comrades have paid
up dues until January 1, 1914.
Comrade T. R. Manley writes that
they are planning for a three days'
picnic In their county.
A new branch local, with Comrade
Gaiaes as secretary, has been organ-
ized in Little Rock.
Comrade Aydelott of Clarendon
writes thst they are getting their or-
ganization back in shape.
The King comrades will hold a
picnic on July 4. with Comrade Creel
or O'Hare as speaker.
A GOOD LETTER FROM COMRADE
HOOK.
(WEST VIRGINIA
Comrades—Pursuant to your in-
structions the undersigned committee,
appointed by your body, proceeded to
West/ Virginia to investigate the situ-
ation growing out of the strike in the
mining regions of that state. Germer
and Nebs arrived at Charleston, the
capital of the state, the local head-
quarters of the United Mine Workers,
and in close proximity to the strike
zone, on the evening of May 17, and
Berger on the evening of May 20.’ The
committee lost no time in getting In
touch with the local comrades, includ-
ing those in prison, and the striking
miners. Every available source of
reliable information was sought out
and diligently examined. Scores of
persons were interviewed and the
stories of scores of strikers were
heard.
From the hour of our arrival we
were “spotted" by the henchmen of
the mine owners. We could not leave
our hotel without being shadowed.
Friendly persons identified the de-
tective sand warned us against them
At the same time rumors of ail kinds
were in circulation, the most persist-
ent one being that we would soon be
arrested and sent to prison.
However, nothing came of this, and
we continued our investigation for
several days, deciding finally to seek
an interview with Governor Hatfield.
The second day after this request was
made through the governor’s private
Interrogated upon the several points
at issue in the coal strike, Governor
Hatfield pointed to the volume of
statutes on hts desk and said: “There
is my guide; that is the law and I
shall endeavor to Impartially execute
it.” The governor unhesitatingly de-
clared that workingmen had the right
to organize and that he would protect
them in that right to the extent of his
power; that Socialists have the same
rights that Republicans and Democrats
have; that they were entitled to the
right of free speech and free assem-
blage and to the full protection of the
law.
As to the Socialist papers that had
been suppressed, the governor seemed
to realize the gravity vf his injustice
when he said these papers could re-
sume publication any time they
wished to do so.
This, in brief, was the substance
of the first Interview, in the course
of which Debs asked the governor to
meet the entire committee, which he
readily agreed to do.
On the same afternoon the entire
committee met the governor in his
office by appointment. The ground
was again covered in detail and the
same statements by the governor
were repeated to the committee. The
governor informed us that we were
at liberty to go anywhere we pleased
in the pursuit of our mission, and as-
sured us that he was not opposed to
the impending senatorial investiga-
tion.
We have no desire to exculpate
Governor Hatfield for any act he is
justly responsible for, but it is un-
doubtedly true that he has been ac-
cused of wrongs which were commit-
ted under the administration of Gov-
ernor Glasscock, his predecessor, to
whose official spinelessness and sub-
serviency to the mine owners are
mainly due the outrages which so
ished, its forms, ready to go to press,
battered up and its property destroyed
and scattered In all directions, and
as if this tiad not been sufficiently
outrageous, the home of the editor,
Thompson, after he had been seized
and removed, entered, searched and
burglarized, to which an ill and terri-
fied wife was compelled to bear wit-
ness, after the hour of midnight and
under the protest of the sheriff and
local authorities. This dastardly
crime cannot be too severely con-
demned, and complete financial reim
bursement should be the very least
reparation that could possibly be
made.
In this connection it is but just to
say that the governor and his friends
disavow knowledge of these outrages
beyond the suppression of the papers
and the arrest of the editors, declar-
ing that the other wanton acts above
referred to were wholly unauthorized.
It should also be said that the gov-
ernor and his frlendB positively dis-
avow the threat alleged to have been
made by Governor Hatfield, and for
which he has been so bitterly de-
nounced. that he would deport from
the state r11 miners who refused to
accept the terms of settlement with
the operators and resume work in the
coal fields. It Is emphatically denied
that any such threat was ever made.
Beginning with the 24th inst., we
visited the Cabin Creek, Paint Creek
and New River districts, in the order
mentioned, attended in the first two
by Mr, Mloore. the governor’s assist-
ant private secretary, whose services
he tendered and which the committee
accepted. The governor on behalf of
the state also tendered the use of a
special train to the committee, which
was respectfully declined.
At the Cabin Creek and Paint Crsek
districts, accompanied over the entire
route by numerous miners familiar
with the situation, the committee
made a house to house and tent to
tent canvass, heariny the stories of
men. women and children and wit-
nessing scenes of horror and desola-
tion which beggar description.
The reports of the outrages per
petrated upon the defenseless miners
and their families during the Glass
cock administration have not in the
least been exaggerated. Houses and
tents were shot up indiscriminately
from the armored train in the dark-
uess of night; men were assaulted
and women insulted by the dastardly
mine thugs, and even little children
were not spared.
As ali these atrocious crimes
against the striking miners and their
families will be brought out fully in
the senatorial investigation now un
der way and placed before the coun-
try for its edification as to the
despotic misrule of the criminal mine
barons, we refrain from the attempt
to chronicle them In this report. In-
deed we could scarcely begin to do
justice to the subject without making
this report far too voluminous for the
limited space In our press and for
general circulation.
A distinct victory has been achieved
in forcing this investigation upon the
mine barons of West Virginia in spite
of their combined efforts to defeat it.
Henceforward there will be a decided
change In the situation. The investi-
gation will bring the facts to light,
and every effort should be made on
the part of the miners and thetr
friends to have the whole of these
brought out and placed upon record
By the act of the legislature recent
ly adjourned the mine guard system,
which was one of the prime causes
of the- trouble and a source of un-
ceasing brutality and terror to the
miners, was practically abolished, and
for the first time in the history of
industrial West Virginia the miners
and other workers can now organize
unions and hold labor meetings free
from the interference of the private
thugs and sluggers of the mine own-
ers, whom Governor Hatfield
pledged to do all in his official power
to entirely suppress.
The great trouble with West Vir-
ginia, as Governor Hatfield explained
is that hundreds of thousands of acre#
of coal lands are owned by great cor-
porations, aliens for the most part
such as Guggenheims. for instance,
who care nothing about the miners
and nothing about West Virginia be
yond (heir own heartless exploita-
tion. Vast areas. Including entire
mountains and valleys, are their own
private preserves, patrolled hy their
own private guards, and It Is In these
privately owned sections where the
power of the corporations is absolute
and where in fact the feudalism of
the middle ages still prevails, where
the most cruel conditions have ex-
isted and the most outrageous crimes
have been committed.
It is with both pride and pleasure
that we bear testimony to the uni-
formly brave spirit and high charac
ter of the comrades who have been
on the tiring line in the West Virginia
struggle. They have fought one of
the bravest and bloodiest fights in
the industrial history of this country
Against overwhelming odds and with
spies and sluggers dogging their foot-
steps they held their own to tho very
end.
At the dose of our labors we re
joieed to see the better understand-
ing that existed between the United
Mine Workers and the Socialist
party, which we sought in every way
to encourage and promote, and bar
ring a few who are bent upon array-
ing them against each other to their
mutual undoing, we left the comrades
in the best of spirits and with the
assurance upon every hand, freely
given, especially among the striking
miners, that our visit had resulted in
Immeasurable good and that they
would now take hold with renewed
vigor and enthusiasm and push the
work of organization, economic and
political, in ail the coal Helds and
throughout the state.
The New River district, which has
heretofore been impregnably fortified
against unionism, is now open, and
Comrade Rogers, who was the in-
ti cpid leader there during the most
critical period, came down lo inform
us before leaving that the movement
was now spreading rapidly and that
in the near future that entire region
would be solidly organized.
Of course a few were disappointed
because our mission was not a failure
and because everything we demanded
was conceded. These few, backed
by the papers of the mine owners,
did everything possible to discredit
us, but without avail. Deliberate
falsehood was resorted to when all
e.se failed, and the report was sent
out that we had endorsed Governor
Hatfield; that we had exonerated his
administration; that we had approved
his attitude and his acts; that we
had been led into a trap by him, etc.,
the wish in each instance being
father to the thought.
The truth is that we did our duty
and acted openly and honestly with
everyone, Governor Hatfield hot ex-
cepted. We freely admit having
given the governor the credit he is
justly entitled to for what he lias
done to protect the miners and pun
ish their assailants, and while hold
ing him responsible for every act of
his administration, we insist that he
shall not be held accountable for the
crimes committed under tho admin-
istration of his servile predecessor.
Insidous influences have been and
still are at work to create open rap
ture between the miners' union and
the Socialist party, and to prevent
such a calamity, especially at such
a critical hour, we bent our united
energies, and to this fact is due the
false and misleading charges that
have been put in circulation by the
papers controlled by the mine owners
and their allies In the labor move-
ment. Great would have been the re-
joicing among the coal barons and
their henchmen if instead of seeking
to heal the breach and creating har
mony we had encouraged dissension
and factional disruption instead of
cooperation and good will had fol-
lowed.
There are still di.. cult lea to be
met, but for die first time the way
is now open for organization, and we
repeat the hope go earnestly express-
(Continued on Second Page.)
OKLAHOMA
STATE OFFICE NOTES
The lutlative Petitions for a Fair Election Law are now being circular
ted, and I wish to make but one more statement, und that Is, for you to get
busy getting signatures and send them in at ouce, as they must be In
my office and filed on June 15th, or else we do not get in the August
election with It.
COUNTY CONVENTIONS.
A County Convention of all the Socialists in each county will be held
at the following places and each convention will be addressed by a good
speaker, name appearing after the date:
G. A. LAFAYETTE
County
Plaoe
Date
Le Flore -.
. ..Poteau ...
Sequoyah
Adair .
. Stillwell
Cherokee .
Wagoner .
Mayes .
Craig -----
. -Vlnita .....
Ottawa .
Miami ...
Delaware .
_______June 25th, 3 p. m.
DORA MERTS
Nowata___
Rogers ____
Tulsa .
. .Tulsa_______
Washington
Bartlesville
Thursday ..
Osage .....
Pawnee
Payne .....
Lincoln ____
Logan _____
.. Guthrie____
ROY BLACK
Blaine .....
Major .....
Alfalfa _____
Woods.....
Grant .....
Kay ___ . .
AMER1NGER RECALLED
Davis, Brown and Armstrong Reinstated
EDNA HELM
McCurtain----Valliant ...........Saturday .........June 7th, 3 p. m„
Choctaw----..Hugo —..........Monday __________June 9th, 3 p. m.
Bryan--------Durant ...........Tuesday..........June 10th, 3 p. m.
Carter........Ardmore..........Thursday.........June 12th, 3 p. m.
l-<ovp .........Marietta----------Saturday.........June 14th, 3 p. m.
Garvin .......Paula Valley........Tuesday ..........June 17th, 3 p. m.
McClain ......Purcell----------.Wednesday_______June 18th, 3 p. m.
Cleveland.....Norman ..........Thursday ........June 19th, 3 p. m.
T. CUMBIE
Jelferson----.Waurlka..........Saturday.........June 7th, 3 p. m.
Stevens ------Duncan ..........Monday ..........June 9th, 3 p. a.
Grady........Chickasaha-------Wednesday ________June 11th, 3 p. m.
Caddo........Anadarko.........Saturday _________June 14th, 3 p.m.
Comanche----l.awton ..........Monday ..........June 16th, 3 p. ra.
Cotton........Walter ...........Wednesday_______June 18th, 3 p. m.
1ERDLAW JOHNSON
Rogers Mills.. Cheyenne.........Saturday _________June 7th, 3 p. m.
Dewey .......Taloga ...........Saturday _________June 14th, 3 p. m.
Woodward ....Woodward........Saturday .........June 21st, 3 p. m.
®lis ......—Gage.............Tuesday..........June 24th, 3 p. m.
Harper.......Buffalo........... Saturday .........June 28th, 3 p. m.
Beaver -------Beaver City...... -’rlday............July 4th, 3 p. m.
Texas ........Guymon..........To be filled later. .To be filled later
Cimarron.....To be filled later.. .To be filled later. To be filled later
STANLEY J. CLARK
Seminole.....Wewoka ----- .. J'riday...........JJune 6th, 3 p. m.
Johnston......Tishorninlgo.....Sunday __________June 8th, 3 p. m.
Pontotoc ------Ada.............Monday ..........June 9th, 3 p. m.
Coal..........Coalgate ........Tuesday..........June 10th, 3 p. m.
Pittsburg ----McAllister........Thursday ........June 12th, 3 p. m.
Hughes-------Holdenvtlle------Saturday _________June 14th, 3 p. m.
Pottawatomie .Shawnee .........Sunday ..........June 15th, 3 p. m.
Noble ........Perry ........... donday ...........June 16th, 3 p. m.
Garfield ......Enid ... ..........Wednesday......June 18th, 3 p. m.
Kingfisher----Kingfisher........Thursday...... June 19th, 3 p. m.
Canadian.....El Reno..........Friday ..........June 20th, 3 p. m.
Oklahoma ..,,Okla City.,..,. Saturday .........June 21st, 3 p. m.
McLaster’8 dates—
Comrade McLaster will speak kt the following places:
Wetumka—June 14th, on street, 1 p. m.
Briggs, June 14th, 8:30 p. m.
Cross Roads, June 16th, 8:30 p a.
Gum Springs, June 17th, 8:30 p. m.
Francis, June 18th, 8:30 p. in.
Debate with W. F. Lyon at Vamoosa, June 19th.
Following are the results of state
referendum No. 5:
Encampment at Sulphur, July 22, 23,
24 and 25.
Kate Richards O’Hare, Dick Maples,
Tom Mickey, Judge Hurt, Fred Holt
and other good speakers will be pres-
ent. For stand privileges and con-
cessions. write to VV. L. Turner, Sul-
phur, Ok la.
Encampment at Fort Cobb.
Fort Cobb will have a three days’
encampment at the River Grove on
July 22. 23 and 24. Comrade J. V
Kolachny is manager.
Comrade J. G. White, Moore, route
1, is an enthusiastic Socialist who Is
making great efforts to organize the
forces of Oklahoma county He was
Comrades J. O. Welday. J. Luther: W*r7*
Langston and E A Kruse, all mem a JJ . 7,* '"‘‘‘"bors, with
bers of Oklahoma City local, were the Sr* n“>re at the
committee that counted the ballots. : next meptlnK- . He w,n come and help
Payment of Stanley J.
Clark claim, amount
Yes
No
$110.................
Turn Clark claim over fo
557
282
Kelly.............
Payment Geo. E. Owen
658
119
claim, amount $1040.84.
Recall Ameringer as na-
173
641
ttonal committeeman . . .
Mass convention at Shaw-
558
244
nee, July 24, 25 and 26..
Placing of occupation on
362
169
ballots....... .......
Reinstating Armstrong. Da-
740
37
via and Brown........
671
144
you get organized if you will pay his
expenses and give him a collection.
other states.
secretary word came that the gover
nor was willing to meet Debs, but |
not the rest of the committee. Debs
at once refused to meet the governor | The state referendum which closed
unless he was willing to receive the! June 7 resulted in the recall of Oscar
entire committee. Berger and Ger- Ameringer, national committeeman
mer, however, expressed themselves from this state, by a vote of 558 yes
in favor of Debs calling on the gov- j to 244 no.
ernor as a possible means of opening] Ameringer is a national figure In
the way for a general hearing, it be-1 the Socialist party and his writings j > ears ago. were reinstated by a vote
ing understood that any action to be [are read bv thousands, but he went! of «7t Ve* tn H4 no Following the
Dear Comrade—laical Russellville; binding must first have the approval! a little too far when he tried »n hold -M„lt of the deferond-im Local
has been aroused from its Rip Van > of the committee. ] office in Oklahoma and live in another r'k!ahonm City their meeting Run
Winkle sleep, and we are taking on, Accompanied by Thomas Haggerty, state. The membership of ok's* —a -*»%- ni’ht June g resinstv i t)
new life again. We had a good tneet-j leading official in charge of the United! are able to fill all the pa,*v orflees -omrad<•= V the nttrtv -(nd "on'ormed
ing Sunday, taking in eight new mem-; Mine Workers In West Virginia, Debs j with local men and do not fe,! the to the w<U of the membership
bers. There have been eight of us| proceeded to the office of Governor! need of impomur h!nod«vt stock tram1 t» , c--I.- -s t,. 1
vere allowed by good majorities
committee that counted the ballots.
Initiative Petitions.
All comrades holding or having] Write him, Moore'route 1
circulated the Initiative petitions Tor Tom Hickey Comina.
a fair election law and to take the Comrade Tom Hickey the fighting
jokers out of the referendum law are] editor ot the Rebel of’Hailettsvilte
requested to send them to me at once Texas, wiJ, h,gin a tour of Oklilhomjk
so they will be here by Sunday night, juiy j. nts terms are 100 40-week
-,unP LV, , you ,Jo nf" h!"'* ,hp |,f' 8ut' curds at $25; throe days for 250
tition filled up send in what you have sub cards, or if you do not want him
anyway. j on the sub card basis he will come
New Locals for the Week : for *10 per day. he paying all ex-
New laical Fairvlew, In McPIain ppnses.
county; 9 members; T. G. Lewis,! a c Biackuy*n
Maysvllle, secretary j Comrade A E Blackwell is now
New Iax-al Bitter Creek. In Harmon available for dates anywhere in Okla-
county, 10 members; A E, McFarland, homa. He starts on a tour of Western
Hollis, route 3. secretary Oklahoma about June 30. Terms
New laical Red Oak. in Pontotoc either a literature proposition which
Marvin Brown. editor of the] The Owen, daTm for"back"saiary Steedman. ^retlrv. °‘ * Cowherd*i ,h* w,n » requested or $5 cask.
Pap Davis of Central Point,! while editor of the Pioneer was de- New Local Hugo, in Choctaw
11. Armpstrong. editor} feated by 639 to 175. ] county; 15 members; F, M
The motion for a mass convention Hugo, secretary.
New Local Bruno. *r. Atoka i
6 members: C. L. Adams
reiary.
New D«ai Heaven, r.
Menat
Oregon, and C
of the Social Democrat, who were ex
pelled by Oklahoma Citv local throe
rod bv
24, 25 and 26,
of 362 to 169.
n settles all the
i \ ,• been wagin
Allee, I
oka county,,
Bruno, sec-:
Let
iree years, i
sed vill of ]
the future {
He;
Ne-
J
J M
locals to get collections Address
him at Oklahoma City, Box 276.
Hamilton to Dodd.
Elder John Dodd evidently got
enough lo last him ior a while in bta
debate- with Hamilton at Hulen in
March. After having agreed to a
series of twenty debates with Hamil-
ton on his return from the south, hn
now declines on the plea that be did
in Carter not “sign up." With men of honor
ook. Lone and honesty, a verbal agreement Is
as good as a bond, but the bypoertti-
LeFIom
Austin,;
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