Democrats Dispose to Let Well Enough Alone in Ada Votes
Weather and weak contest sparked a heavy Democratic turnout totaling 475 electors with an estimated 75 not voting. Republicans numbered about 150 and Socialists 50, for a 750 voting population. Incumbents won across the board, mayor Wood led four to one, city attorney King beat Holt by 68, and Third ward saw a tight contest. Peaceful proceedings leave Democratic strength intact for the April election.
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Ada
King and Holt
Judge Wood
J. P. Wood
J. W. Davis
B. . Ring É
T. P. Holt
Recorder J. I. Warren
D. W. Swatfar
Marshal Lem Mitchell
Political caucus vote shapes statehood bill fate
Washington report details insurrectos opposing the rule for statehood bill passage. With 125 voting for nonconcurrence and 43 against, the session also records 81 absentees among 249 Republicans, while Democrats stand firm.
McClellan's Presidential Boom Reported in New York
In New York political circles March 15 reports focus on Mayor McClellan's 1908 presidential ambitions. Alton B. Parker’s Mississippi Legislature speech revived talk of a Democratic slate with Cleveland and Parker backing McClellan. A South driven campaign supports McClellan as presidential timber.
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New York
McClellan
Alton B. Parker
Mississippi
South
Parker
Grover Cleveland
William F. Sheehan
Democratic Party
President Against Statehood Faces House Split
Washington report notes Speaker Cannon battles a statehood bill with White House backing and potential compromise options. The piece details a possible return of the bill to the territories committee and Senate talks on amendments to Arizona and New Mexico provisions. Also covers a land lawsuit verdict in Sulphur, a divorce decree for Reckard, and the grand jury’s first report with indictments.
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Washington
Senate
House
Hamilton
Committee On Territories
Burrows
Foraker
New Mexico
Arizona
Cannon
White House
Committee On
Territories
Shinners
S. Y. Leeds
Amos S. Reckard
Mary E. Reckard
Othe Grand Jury
Chickasha
Statehood stance shifts as readers rally against Roosevelt and Cannon
A statehood meeting signals a loud shift in tone from reverent pleas for statehood to scorn for Roosevelt and Cannon. The piece urges appeals to Congress and national voters, warning of political defeat for the Republican party if demands are ignored. It ends with a satirical note on the newspaper business and bachelor proprietors.
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Roosevelt
Cannon
United States
Republican Party
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M. D. Steiner
Indian Territory
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J. I. Warren
S. W. Hill
Lem Mitchell
Jim D. Gaar
M. D. Timberlake
Ben A. Mason
Second Ward
J. E. Bills
A. J. McFarland
Third Ward
W. H. Nettles
C. O. Barton
Fourth Ward
W. C. Lee
A. R. Sugg
Cannon Carnes Caucus
M’clellagh
Ada National Bank
Tom Hope
Frank Jones
MO. L. Barringer
Orville Swead
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M. L. Walsh
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T. R. Hill
Aldridge & Mkeown
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