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the f. f. your business lected with "That Tired Feeling: one go oradvertisin then MUSKOGEE TIMES DEMOCRAT DELEGRAPHIO REPORTS BY THE SEM IT IN THE VOLUME XV. MUSKOGEE TIMES- DEMOCRAT: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1908. NUMBER 2A.

TEEN SOME HOT GOVERNOR FIRED Convention Hall Packed From Pit to Dome to Hear Haskell Wind Up in a Veritable Cyclone of Oratory---Greatest Political Meeting in City's History In spite of the efforts minde by the entire force of the national ad. ministration from Roosevelt down to Mott to discredit him, Governor' N. Haskell demonstrated last night, at the greatest political meet. ing held in this city dun.ng the cumpaign just closed, that, the peoplo of Muskogee believe ip him and that he has gained many friends and lost none by the campaign of rituperation and abuse that has been heaped upon him. The appearance of the governor Ag he Wag about to begin hig address was the' signal for vociferous applause which lasted several min.

utes. The magnificent auditorium of the Convention hall building wag literally packed with humanity. the greater part of whom remained until almost midnight to hear every word of the governor's speech. From the moment that Joe LaHay referred to him, in an address preceding that of the governor, A8 the man whom the eyes. of civilized.

world have been focus. ed. A man who never shrank the performance of his duty," to the close of' his three. hours' speech, scarcely 'a "minute elapsed without the address being Interrupted with. cheers; Referring ernor.

of Oklahoma were entitled To pathy instead of: criticism. It is not their that the head of their ticket is the head of the coal trust and that their candidate for United States senator is the Frisco railroad atorney and a notorious tax-dodger. "It is the fault of the unscrupulous carpetbaggers who have the control of the machinery of the Republican organization in this state." declared the governor, amidst loud applause. Referring to the Roosevelt charges that he had been infuenced by the Standard Oil company when Tre caused the suit of Attorney General West to be withdrawn the gov. ernor said: "There is not a -Republican in the state of Oklahoma but knows the governor did the right thing when he protected one of the leading industries of the state.

"Do you think a common liar is fit to be United States senator?" WAS the way the governor began Oklahoma For Bryan By 30,000 Guthrie, Nov. -Bryan will carry Oklahoma today at the first election in which the voters of the new state will have an opportunity of declaring their choice for president. His plurality will be in the neighborhood of 000. This insures the election of a legislature that will return Thomas P. Gore to the United States sen.

ate, means that the Democrats will have an overwhelming majoritv in the next legislature and that Oklahoma will be represented in the next congress by four and possibly five Democratic congressmen. Advices received late this afternoon are to the effect that the vote in Oklahoma will be considerably lighter than anticipated. It is believed there are nearly 400,000 men who are entitled to vote in the new state but on account of the peculiar election laws and absolute imbecility of election officers the vote will fall off from 35 to 50 per cent. Reports received todav from Okla. homa City.

Guthrie, Tulsa, Muskogee and other cities are to the effect that the election officers are in a quandary and do not know what to do. This is particularly true in cities where registration is. necesIn some of these cities the voters have been either wrongfully or badly advised and in hundreds of cases men who were confident that they had 3 right to vote were denied that privilege when they went to the voting precinct todar. Advices received here this after. coon are 10 the effect that the white vote of the state is for Bryan and that the Democratic ticket is sure to.

win out. Reports received are to the effect that the proposition to sell the school "land will be defeated. you want information, the encyciopedia will supply if you want anything else try a TimesDemocrat Want tisement. ay of Than now on exhibit hing that TIMES-DEMOORAT. FIRST.

his arraignment of Dennis Flynn who he characterized 89 "The man who had been assigned to meet me sixteen times in debate and who Inet me but once and has been putting in his time ever gince running away from me." "la there a Creek Indian who ever lahoma?" the governor asked ag regretted that Haskell came to Okprelude to his excoriation of M. Mott. "'The man who hag been put. ting in time at the dictation of Roosevelt casting clouds upon the titio of he lands of the eastern? Aide of the state. The man who was county attorney in North Caro.

lina before he came to this state and while hoiding that office was indicted for gambling and pleaded guilty to the indictment. The' man who has disgraced this state because he is A notorious liar and a clopo fiend." He said that Mott was being used to delay settlement of tho a fairs of the Indians in order to keep a horde of omelals In office. Referring to the president's charge that Haskell wag delaying the trials of the Mott suits the governor said it was an infamous that (very delay had been brought about by Mott. "When I call. the president A liar the Republican baggers cry.

'Shame, how rude you but when the president calls me a liar they approve what he says." He declared that he had made the American people ashamed they VOTES COME. REAL CHEAP Chairman D. C. Morrison of the Republican committee, is quoted in this morning's Phoenix as saying that dreager will carry the county' ay eight hundred dollars. We were aware they.

expected to buy votes but we did not suppose the sum necessary 80 8 boodle campaign. ever elected Roosevelt president. The meting was presided over by Benjamin Mailin. who intro daced Joe M. Inlay as the frat speaker nnd who entertained the audience with a -characteristic nd dress.

It wAS the consensus of opinion that the meeting stirred up the Democrats Muskogee 10 a point of line that will mean many more Bryan and the entire ticket than would have been I cast if the governor had not spoken here. AMERICAN VOTERS CHOOSING NEW PRESIDENT Favorable Weather Reports Over the Country and Heavy Vote Being Polled in All Doubtful States---The Race is On LIGHT VOTE IN MUSKOGEE CO. If the Republicans carry Muskogee county today it will be due pri. marily to the fact the Republican member of the board of elections and the Republican committee has ween fit to appoint as judges and clerks in strong Democratic precincts, men who were incapable of performing their duties and af 8 result of their dilatory tactics and ignorance of election laws Democrate have been deprived of the right to vote. At An early hour this morning it was discovered that in the strong Democratic precincts, aged Republicang had been named as Republican judges and men, some of whom were unable to write.

had been appointed 88 Republican clerks. In this way voting was delayed for hours this morning and hundreds of Democrats left the polls in disgust. In precinct 1 of the Second where the Democrats are strongly 1- the majoritv. it was almost im. possible to vote this morning and from the time that, the polls opened until late this afternoon there was plways dozens or more voters at polls waiting to cast their balIota.

The board of electiong was appealed to for relief and when an investigation was made it was 89- certained that the Republicans had named an infirm man a8 presiding j-dee and he was phvsicallv incaracitated from performing the duties imposed upon him. The mat. ter was brought to the attention of the board of elections and Mr. Wyand and Mr. Anderson made an investigation.

The Democratic committee. headed by S. V. O'Hare. a hand in the matter and while some slight improvement was thig aftenoon it 14 expected that no: less than" 50 Democratic votes will be lost in this precinct alone.

A light vote is sure to be polled in Muskogee' county today. It is estimated that there are less than 7.000 voters in th's countv. Pt poon today the showed that -less than 3 500 heen cast and from present indications not imo- than 5.000 votes will be nolled The negroes who are ullmiliar with the election laws are having some trouble in vo'ing tor cannot understand why four ballots should he handed to them. Thor krow absolutely nothing about voting ch the bond. constitutional (amendment and other and in trving to get information the are delaying voting and inter.

with the white voters who HOW DECISIONS ABOUT TAFT AN are familiar with the election laws. In some of the Fourth ward pre cincts white voters were indignant today claiming that they had been prevented from voting by negroes who took possession of the polls early this morning and who -beld the line for themselves and friends all during the day. There are 18 precincts in Muskogee and while there are not less than 5,000 voters in the city it 18 not believed that more than 4.000 votes will be polled. The Democratic committee was claiming this afternoon that if was able to get the Democratic vote polled Muskogee county would be carried by both Bryan and the state and district tickets. Muskogee county will be close and the indications are that the Democrats will carry It from 100 to 300.

The Republicans appear to be splendidly organized and are waking an especially aggressive fight, but there is a large element, the old time leaders of the party. who are either openly supporting Daven. port or secretly doing all they can for Former party leaders like Harrison, the U'. S. court Clerk.

Pliny Soner. Bennett. Mayor Mar: in Col. Douglas, Clarence Turner. George Barnes, Walter Downing.

Tom Sanson, Jim Huckle-jer, berry. U. S. Court Clerk L. G.

Disney. U. S. Marshal Grant Victor and a list too long to mention are throwing their influence in behalf of the Democratic congressional nominee. while not a single Democrat of prominence in the county but is enthusiastic for Davenport, the Democratie nominee.

TAFT DIDN'T VOTE EARLY Cincinnati, Nov. accompanied by his wife. arrived here this morning from his election tour. Important office matters required his attention upon his arrival, and he said he would cast his ballot late thig afternoon. He declared he felt in every way as good as the day he began his campaign.

THE. WEATHER. Tonight and Wednesday, fair. T-D EXTRAS TONICHT; The Times- as usual. will furnish the best and most complote election return received in the state this year.

Muskogee people want the best and deserve it and the Remocrat has simply bought all the returns offered, This paper has enaged the Associated Press reports for to. night to supplement our day service; we have bought the service offered by offered the Western Union Telegraph company, special vertice by the Postal Telegraph company, and the service of the Pioneer Telegraph and Telephone In addition company. to this we have sent a special man to the Democratic state headquarters, at Shawnee and a man to cover and report by wire the returns as received by the Republi cane state committee. We have also arranged get reports from each county in this congressional district. the We returns will print AN Extra about 9 p.

n. thin evening giving up to that time, and will probably issue another at 11. o'clock. We will print the returns without color or bias and if want the very best and latest returns giving FACTS ONLY -you buy' the Democrat extras. ALL ELECTION NEWS: FIRST RETURNS FROM BAY STATE Boston, Nov.

in this state, has the honor of being the first precinct in the United States to return a complete vote. 'The vote stood, Bryan, 40; Taft 164. In 1904 the vote was: Park46; Roosevelt. 151. Five Precincta for Taft.

Boston, Nov. from five towns, comprising the first five voting precincts in Massachusetts to be heard from today, showed the following results: President--Bryan 221, Taft 740, Hisgen 50. 1904 the same precinots gave Parker 257, Roosevelt 773. TWO KILLED AT ARDMORE Ardmore, Nov. B.

Cood, constable from Mulkey, and 'A'. Simes, a farmer, were shot and killed by John Braziel at Ardinore last night. TOWN WIPED OUT. Syracuse, N. Nov.

3. --The village of Savannah. twenty mites west of here was almost wiped out by a fire early this morning. In-'A ty-two buildings in the business section were consumed. The loss is $150,000.

New York, Nov. the frat gray shadows the dawn, United the American voters nought today choose a president of approaching The early weather reports were heavy vote la being polled in every state whore there has favorable and semblance of a content between the two been the opened leading parties. The polta throughout Now York state at 0 o'clock, closing at the 01 this Ave. There WAR a rush of voters at practically in city this morning AR soon 18 the boxes every polling place, Erie county, in which Buffalo, declared were opened. the national result, will be one of the first countien to wanally, to be; the index ranit.

A comparison of the figures of two and give an idea of the drift in the state and nation. four years ago 8t. Mild Weather in Missouri. Fair he opened at '6 o'clock this morning. erally fair throughout Louis, Nov.

polls Jackson, Nov. 3. 16 Because of the confusing ballot the though cloudy weather voting 18 proceeding slowly. The In several portions. The weather is mild and pleasant.

will probably be larger 1904: Unusual Interest, St. Joseph, Nov. Apathy in: 1 day is cloudy but: pleasant. An. un- Nashville, usually heavy vote is being polled.

weather here is cool -1 Greater Interest 18 indicated than at Rain in the mountain any previous presidential election. There terest Democratic Gains in Kansas, vota will: Topeka, Nov. The normal Republican majoritiz: say are few conservative straight tickets politicians. and There a heavy vote. Big Des Foggy at Wichita.

weather Wichita, Nov. dense parter or damp fog, rare In Kansas, prevailed in the southern portion of the state: unusaally Candidates predicted rain later in the day and urged an voto. Minneapolis, weather to Big Vote in Michigan. heavy early vote Detroit, Nov. 3.4 The polls the ballots will opened eight o'clock with volers in line at the booths.

The weather conditions are perfect. A heavy Birmingham. Ala. vote is indicated. many.

parts of opened cloudy, Scratching in Chicago. the night made Chicago, Nov, a bright Though: votids. sky, the polls opened at six heavy vote is o'clock this morning with prospects of a heavy vote. In many precincts, Wisconsin's twenty-five per cent of the vote was Milwaukee, cast by seven o'clock. Scratching is vote was cast here: hour reported in every section, largely on "polis.

opened o'clock the state ticket. The polls here will Weather is clear. Poll be OPEN close at four o'clock. until eight o'clock Warm in South Dakota. Returns Sioux Falls, S.

Nov. Is I Omaha, Not 8 typical Indian summer day, bright weather gives: and clear. Everything indicates vote in heavy vote. will enable the to nounced Interest in Illinois. Peorla, Nov.

heavy fog Lincoln for prevailed this, morning but long Lincoln, Hundreds lines of voters were waiting of voters were waiting when the the polls opened, indicating. a record polls opened this morning: The 1 breaking vote. boring men were out In full tore and declared a heavy vote would: ba Fair in Oregon. polled for Bryan. Portland, Nov.

weather in Oregon and Washington, Clear in Colorado. with the exception of Puget Sound, Denver, Nor. 19 Ideal. It's storming around the weather prevails here and throughsound. Indications are for rain this out the state.

Indications pointed afternoon in northeastern to a heavy. vote. The' polls will be: and western Oregon. open from seven to seven. Heavy Vote in Idaho.

St." Paul Boise, Idaho, Nov. St. Paul, Nov. sunny weather prevails throughout weather. is clear.

The early vote the state. Early voting here was WAS heavy. Some precincts heavy. in line walting when the poll: opened. Nevada's Fair Day.

Reno, Nevada, Nov. fair, Farmers Voting In North pleasant weather throughout Neva Fargo N. da. weather is bringing out large vote in the country. Union' Men On Hand.

Guthrie, Nov. was Kentucky in Gloom, a full early vote In Oklahoma. Union Louisville, Now, Early men generally following the instrue: balloting was done under the slow tions to go to the polls in the morn- of many lights owing to dense of state did not dampen the in- night almost. Long lines of voters lEg hours. A.

cold rain in portions fog, making the morning dark terest. full vote. Washington, Washington D. Deserted. Teddy Voted Early.

Nov. Oyster Nov. -President fearing no vote of ber own, yet pe- Roosevelt reached the polling place culiarly Interested in the result of at 9:23 o'clock. He cast his ballot the election. Washington today oc- umber one hundred and forty one.

cupled a similar position to that of Theodore Roosevelt, deposited a family, whose sops go to war on his ballot, number one hundred and sides. The city 18 quite forty-two. Alter voting the printdeserted by its men of prominence dent and his son drove to Sesamaro Hill. Heavy Vote in Frisco. San Francisco.

Nov. Showers in Georgia. weather prevailed throughout near- Atlanta, Nov. ly all California especially in this cay began with showers in Geordi city vote. where there was a beavy early An early movement to the polls dicates a heavy vote.

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