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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1910
Page
4
The Ada publication column compiles political commentary on Jim Crow, prohibition, and national party tactics. It cites speakers like Joe McNeal and Jim Harris, notes Oklahoma railroad ads and Frisco booklets, and mentions Chickasaw nation voting history in a partisan context.
Three years ago Joseph McNeal campaigned in western Oklahoma opposing the constitution and statehood. He spoke from a Lawton bandstand denouncing joining Indian Territory with Oklahoma Territory and calling its principal inhabitants outlaws and Indians in a fiery public address.
The Chickasha resolution excerpt accuses socialists of courting Black voters with promises of racial equality while questioning whether leaders truly believe in equality. It notes efforts to persuade colored residents to support the socialist ticket and aligns with Oklahoma socialist platforms.
A political notice warns that passing the whiskey law begins an endless chain. It outlines that farmers lose voting rights first, then saloon men import dozens of followers from other towns to continue the influence chain. The fragment implies organized political manipulation to secure the law’s passage.
A Democrat and a populist clash in a Texas debate over state finances. Figures cited by both sides vary wildly from 1.5 million to 10 million, feeding distrust of party graft. Haskell Greer accuses a grand jury bid to indict him for libel in Pontotoc County. Marlow’s boosters tout growth as a town to watch.
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