Ex-Gov Haskell challenged in Muskogee open letter dispute
Senator Owens replies to ex governor Haskell amid Muskogee exchange over the 1907 constitutional convention primary, initiative and referendum, and party organization. Owens accuses Haskell of machine politics, describes backing Bryan for platform inclusion, and defends the People’s Rule league against Haskell’s denials.
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Okla
Ismet
C.N. Haskell
BR. L. Owen
United States
Meskell
Haskell
Joint Legislative Committee
American Federation of Labor
Farmers’ Union
Railroad Brotherhoods
Samuel Gompers
George H. Sibley
People’s Rule League
Lincoln
Bryan
Denver
Owens
United States Senate
Muckogee County
Nime
Ame
Hone
Oklahoma
Democratic National Committee
Washington
Brady
Tulsa
Democratic
Charles Sir Peters
Hominy
William J. Bryan
Champ
Clark
Woodrow Wilson
Federation of
Me. Haskell
Tate Brady
Tom Taggert
Roger Sullivan
James M
Guffy
Oklahoma Democratic Platform 1912 Proclaims Progressive Reforms
Oklahoma Democrats affirm support for the national party and Denver 1908 platform, denounce Republicans, pledge to curb trusts and tariffs, favor federal state cooperation, and demand reforms including direct election of U.S. Senators, income tax, initiative and referendum, and federal education funding while opposing a national game preserve in eastern Oklahoma and urging solid support for state institutions and tribal land issues.
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Oklahoma Democracy
Ue Democracy
Oklahoma
Democratic Party
Jefferson
Bryan
Denver
Congress
Republican Party
Republic
Joe Connor
House of Representatives
Nicholas Biddle
Andrew Jackson
Morgan
Morton
Roosevelt
Wilbe
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Commerce Court
Aldrich
Party of Progress
United States
Dawg Aroun Campaign Song Sparks Midwest March
The Democratic convention adopts a camp song titled They Gotta Quit Kickin My Dawg Around a hit across the Middle West. The verse recounts Jimdawg and Lem Briggs with vivid local color as townsfolk react to the dog’s mischief and a brawl near Saft Jolgston’s store. The chorus repeats the refrain about kicking the dawg around and the ensuing reaction.
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Mie Soutl
Middle West
Oklahoma Democratic Resolution on Irrigation and Education
Be it resolved the Democratic party supports free text books for primary students and endorses a presidential preference primary law. It calls on Congress and the Interior Department to allocate Oklahoma its portion of the Reclamation Fund, to fund irrigation projects and benefit the state, urging senators and representatives to push government irrigation efforts.
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Democratic Party
Congress of the United States
Oklahoma
Congress
May Postpone the Democratic Convention
Washington reports Senator Bacon of Georgia urging the Democrats to delay their Baltimore convention set for June 26. He cites the Roosevelt bid and a likely clash with the Republican gathering in Chicago, suggesting postponement by two to three weeks to ensure proper platform consideration.
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Bacon
Georgia
Senate
Topiday
Baltimore
Chicago
Roosevelt
Democratic National Committee
Gold Roads Special Train Arranges Frisco Tour of Good Roads
Mr B F Yoakum of the Frisco system partners with the Office of Public Roads to deploy a government equipped good roads train. Four cars carry models of road construction from sandclay to bituminous types, miniature machinery, and live quarry operations with illustrated lectures at every stop. The tour covers about fifteen thousand miles, visits over three hundred towns, and promises to answer farmers questions on improving roads with expert demonstrations.
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B. F. Yoakum
Frisco
Office of Public Roads
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington
San Francisco
Old Longing for Rough Riders in Taft Roosevelt Plan
Washington, D. C., Feb 24 The newspaper notes a possible revival of the Rough Riders under Theodore Roosevelt to head a cavalry regiment for potential intervention in Mexico. Reported letters between Roosevelt and Taft describe Roosevelt selecting officers and names like Cecil A. Lyon and Jack Abernathy for a front line unit, with Taft replying in kind.
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Mexico
Taft
Washington, D.C
Wilking News
Col
Cecil A. Lyon
Texas
Jack Abernathy
Oklahoma
Sloan Simpson
Cording
Colon
Robbers Loot Keifer Bank of $32000 in Creek County
Sapulpa Oklahoma February 24 robbers cut wires to isolate Keifer Bank and robbed Guarsta State Bank at Keller four miles south of Sapulpa obtaining 3200 dollars. They bored two holes in the wall and used nitroglycerine to blow open the vault. A nearby resident alerted authorities but the robbers fled on horses. no identification yet. The bank was insured against burglary and the office building sustained heavy damage.
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Sapulpa
Okla
Wiof Creek
Guarsa State Bank
Keller
Ort
Tulsa
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Kansas
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Bill Brown
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A. M. Clinksecales
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