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Newspaper
The Weekly Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1910
Page
4
The Weekly Chieftain lists subscription rates showing one year by mail and six months by mail. D B Marrs Publishing Company is credited as publisher with D M Marrs as editor.
A Vinita Oklahoma crowd hears Kate Barnard point to Republican flaws at an auditorium gathering. The piece notes support for Sooners football, city politics, and debates over Taft era trusts, education spending, and oil capital. Mentions Creager votes on silk duties and protests Oklahoma prohibition law and enforcement concerns.
The piece discusses opposition within Roosevelt's party to centralizing power under the New Nationalism while Republicans and Democrats weigh the need for a stronger Washington establishment against state autonomy. It argues for home rule and local self government as foundational, citing the Constitution's terms and the benefits of local governance.
Oklahoma faces a surge of democratic support in November as insurgent Republican forces fracture under patronage struggles. The piece critiques centralization, praises state-led conservation, mocks a loud editorial figure, and notes national implications for Taft era party cohesion. It cites Tulsa World on distribution of school taxes, defends grandfather clause law, and comments on social unrest in Chicago strikes.
In Oklahoma City Daniel Lima ex slave Guthrie seeks a federal injunction against precinct inspector Finch to restrain enforcing the grandfather clause amendment that disenfranchises uneducated black voters. Judge Sanborn, Cotteral and Campbell hear arguments as West and Devereaux present the case. The issue centers on if the Fifteenth amendment restricts state voting laws and whether an injunction can reach all state election officers before November 8.
Uncle Joe McNeal announces a whirl wind campaign, stating it has been a wind campaign from the start he considered.
The state Democratic Committee misfired delaying Senator Robert L. Owen’s venue notice in Vinita. He found no audience as town officials and supporters learned of the visit too late. Owen spoke at Democratic headquarters and later returned to Magoe, commenting Democrats would likely sweep in statewide elections.
Sedalia reports some boilermakers and blacksmiths who walked out with Missouri Pacific chinists on October 21 refuse to return to work. Officials say conditions now are better than any time since the strike began.
Public sale announced by Seymour Riddle as administrator of the Sam Zeno estate. The sale, subject to county court confirmation, occurs November 21, 1910 at 1 p m at Pryor Creek courthouse front door. Includes diverse parcels in Mayes and Rogers counties plus Spavinaw and Vinita lots with detailed lot and section descriptions. Proceeds to be paid in cash for conveyed interests upon death.
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