Volume 15 , Issue 13

One Hundred Years Ago - 1 April 1913

One hundred years ago today, April 1st, 1913, Tuesday, we found this front page article in the The Tulsa World, Tulsa, Oklahoma, "Election Today May Be April Fool Joke," because no one seemed to be taking much interest in the school balloting.

Tulsa World, Tulsa, OK, 1 April 1913 -- "Unless there is an undercurrent of interest which does not appear upon the surface, there will be a very light vote if any, in the school election called by the election board for today (1 April 1913)."

They also mentioned that the sentiment which appeared back then was to pass up the election entirely and to hold a primary election under the new ordinance. The primary the latter part of April and the election early in May. John D. Porter was secretary of the election board back then and was not in the city the night before, and no one else could be reached who could give any information as to what further action the election board would take.

Members of the school board stated 31 March 1913 that they did not propose to back up on their agreement to stand by the new ordinance and they claimed that every member of the city commission had promised to stand by the ordinance and call for a charter amendment which would absolutely legalize the primary and election provided for in the new ordinance. Friends of the schools had hoped to get a positive agreement between the parties to this effect, but no formal agreement was reached.

It was reported back in April, 1913 that the election in May would be at large and if the program was carried out the school tangle would be straightened out for all time.   |  View or Add Comments (0 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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