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A History of the State of Oklahoma by Luther B. Hill, A. B.
vol. II, The Lewis Publishing Company, 1908
Arthur W. Maxwell. The present receiver of the U. S. land office at Lawton is Arthur W. Maxwell, who received appointment to that office from President Roosevelt on December 24, 1905, and who has since been a resident of Lawton. Besides being known as a capable public offical, Mr. Maxwell is recognized as one of the ablest newspaper men of the state. He is president of the company that publishes the Semi-Weekly Star at Lawton.
It was in the newspaper business that Mr. Maxwell got his start and first displayed that ability in the organization and management of men and affairs that has made his career - he is only thirty-seven years of age - one of remarkable progress and accomplishment. Shortly before coming to Oklahoma he had taken a practical part in politics that gave him national prominence during the campaign of 1904.
Born and reared in Jefferson county, Iowa, he had finished his education in the high school at Fairfield, that county, and had then laid the foundation for his newspaper career by learning the printer's trade in his home town. Some time later he founded, and for thirteen years was editor and publisher of the Seymour (Iowa) Leader. The Leader was a Democratic journal, and the ability with which it was conducted soon brought it into prominence not only locally but as one of the influential Democratic papers of the state. From observing and influencing politics as an editor, he was soon transferred to the practical work of political management. As a political organizer and campaign manager he proved as efficient as he had been in the editor's chair , and the result was that, although a young man, he was rapidly promoted from the ranks until, in the presidential campaign of 1904, he was made chairman of the Iowa State Democratic executive committee, and was also elected alternate delegate at large to the National Democratic convention of that year in St. Louis. During the preceding five years Mr. Maxwell had been a member of the state executive committee. When the lines were being drawn in the contest between the various candidates for the presidential nomination by the Democratic convention, he championed the cause of William R. Hearst in opposition to Judge Parker, in the sincere belief that the corporate influences supporting Parker and antagonistic to Hearst, made the latter's candidacy more consistent with Democratic principles and more likely to achieve sucess at the polls. As chairman of the state central committee he effected a thorough organization in everycounty in Iowa to support Hearst. He and his associates went out into all the districts according to a systematic plan and by personal solicitation enlisted the support of representative citizens in each county. As a result, notwithstanding bitter aopposition on the part of a number of politicians in the party, Iowa sent a Hearst delegation to St. Louis. This is rightly credited to Mr. Maxwell as a somewhat remarkable achievement, when one takes into consideration the well known conservatism of the average Iowan. The St. Louis conventionplaced the Democratic party on such a basis, that Mr. Maxwell, who was a thorough admirer of the character and principles of Theodore Roosevelt, decided to become an independent Republican, and accordingly on the 17th of July resigned the chairmanship of the state central committee. During the rest of the campaign he was an active worker on the Republican side in Missouri, making twenty-five speeches for Roosevelt in that state, and no doubt was one of the effective influences that caused that rock-dibbed Democratic commonwealth to give a majority to Roosevelt. During the campaign he established, at Moberly, Missouri, a Republican paper named the Tribune.
Mr. Maxwell knows the newspaper business from the very fundamentals, and aside from his political activity that has been his chief occupation. He was married in Iowa to Miss Clara M. Peterson, and they have four children - Harry C., Clarence M., Raymond L., and Robert C.
Lawton (OK) News, Jan 25, 1906
Mr. Maxwell Wants Harmony
He Gives Oklahomans a Little Advice without Butting in to Affairs
Hon. A. W. Maxwell, of Moberly, Missouri, whom President Roosevelt appointed receiver of the United States land office at Lawton, as a reward for Maxwell's services for the party during the memorable campaign of 1904, says that when he arrives in Oklahoma he will not "but in" to factional affairs. In last week's issue of the Moberly (Mo.) Tribune, of which Mr. Maxwell is editor, he says:
"Ex-Gov. Tom Ferguson, of Oklahoma, will be a candidate for Delegate to Congress to succeed Delegate McGuire in the even that the territory is not admitted as a state. Ferguson's friends feel that the Ex-Governor has not been fairly treated by the McGuire faction and are of the opinion that the most effective way to punish the Oklahoma Delegate is to send Ferguson to Congress as McGuire's successor.
"It is very evident to the Tribune man that he is landing in Oklahoma in time to see a very pretty fight between the factions of the state. That reminds me that we received a letter from Oklahoma some days ago in which it was suggested that if we (the editor) had power enough to harmonize the two factions in Oklahoma we would be the `biggest' man in the teritory. Another case of where `if' is painfully in the way. It would be nice to be the `biggest' man in the territory and show Gov. Frantz, Delegate McGuire, Dennis Flynn and other big ones where to `head in,' but as President Roosevelt has tried in vain to harmonize the factions, we are of the opinion that the Tribune editor will find plenty to do by attending strictly to his duties as Receiver of the Land Office at Lawton. We have seen the time that we were determined to have harmony even if we had to fight for it, but that was when we were more combative than now. Seriously speaking, however, from this distance it would seem that the interests of the party would demand that the leaders of the factions get together, bury theor differences and resolve to work together in a spirit of harmony, with a view to rolling up a good safe republican majority when the territories are admitted as one state. Beyond giving this little bit of good advice we shall not attempt to "butt in".
{Obituary from the Ledger, Fairfield, IA, Oct. 3, 1929, p. 1, col. 4}
Maxwell Rites Here Tomorrow
Body of Former Fairfield Resident Arrived here Today from Home in Dixon, Ill.
Funeral services for Arthur W. Maxwell, former Fairfield resident who died Tuesday in Dixon, Ill., will be held tomorrow afternoon at the home of his brother, Ray Maxwell, 107 West Adams Street, the hour being 3 o'cock. Dr. U. S. Smith will be in charge and interment will be in Evergreen cemetery.
The body arrived here today accompanied by the widow and the oldest son, Harry, who had come from his home in Dallas, Texas, a week ago to be with his father.
Mr. Maxwell's death was due to paralysis.
He was born in Fairfield, March 20 , 1871, and was educated in the public schools, and learned the printing trade in the Tribune office. At the age of 20 he went to Seymour and started a newspaper, the Leader, and was active in politics, being sent by the Republican national committee to stump for[President Teddy] Roosevelt in the campaign in which Missouri first went into the republican ranks. The victory gave him political prestige and [President Teddy] Roosevelt made him receiver of public monies at the land office at Lawton, Oklahoma. He became financially interested in the Guthrie Times[newspaper] and engaged in the capital location fight in which Guthrie lost to Oklahoma City.
In 1917 he came back north and established the Pioneer Service company, a collection agency, in Dixon[Illinois] with which he was connected to the time of his death.
He married Miss Matilda Peterson here, December 24, 1890 and to them were born six children, Harry, whose house is in Dallas, Raymond, Clarence, James, Robert, Julian and Marjorie, who all live in Oklahoma City. He was married again in 1919, his bride being Miss Elizabeth Timme of Storm Lake[Iowa].
ARTHUR WALTER MAXWELL WAS BURIED AT EVERGREEN CEM. IN JEFFERSON COUNTY, IOWA.
A History of the State of Oklahoma by Luther B. Hill, A. B.
vol. II, The Lewis Publishing Company, 1908
Arthur W. Maxwell. The present receiver of the U. S. land office at Lawton is Arthur W. Maxwell, who received appointment to that office from President Roosevelt on December 24, 1905, and who has since been a resident of Lawton. Besides being known as a capable public offical, Mr. Maxwell is recognized as one of the ablest newspaper men of the state. He is president of the company that publishes the Semi-Weekly Star at Lawton.
It was in the newspaper business that Mr. Maxwell got his start and first displayed that ability in the organization and management of men and affairs that has made his career - he is only thirty-seven years of age - one of remarkable progress and accomplishment. Shortly before coming to Oklahoma he had taken a practical part in politics that gave him national prominence during the campaign of 1904.
Born and reared in Jefferson county, Iowa, he had finished his education in the high school at Fairfield, that county, and had then laid the foundation for his newspaper career by learning the printer's trade in his home town. Some time later he founded, and for thirteen years was editor and publisher of the Seymour (Iowa) Leader. The Leader was a Democratic journal, and the ability with which it was conducted soon brought it into prominence not only locally but as one of the influential Democratic papers of the state. From observing and influencing politics as an editor, he was soon transferred to the practical work of political management. As a political organizer and campaign manager he proved as efficient as he had been in the editor's chair , and the result was that, although a young man, he was rapidly promoted from the ranks until, in the presidential campaign of 1904, he was made chairman of the Iowa State Democratic executive committee, and was also elected alternate delegate at large to the National Democratic convention of that year in St. Louis. During the preceding five years Mr. Maxwell had been a member of the state executive committee. When the lines were being drawn in the contest between the various candidates for the presidential nomination by the Democratic convention, he championed the cause of William R. Hearst in opposition to Judge Parker, in the sincere belief that the corporate influences supporting Parker and antagonistic to Hearst, made the latter's candidacy more consistent with Democratic principles and more likely to achieve sucess at the polls. As chairman of the state central committee he effected a thorough organization in everycounty in Iowa to support Hearst. He and his associates went out into all the districts according to a systematic plan and by personal solicitation enlisted the support of representative citizens in each county. As a result, notwithstanding bitter aopposition on the part of a number of politicians in the party, Iowa sent a Hearst delegation to St. Louis. This is rightly credited to Mr. Maxwell as a somewhat remarkable achievement, when one takes into consideration the well known conservatism of the average Iowan. The St. Louis conventionplaced the Democratic party on such a basis, that Mr. Maxwell, who was a thorough admirer of the character and principles of Theodore Roosevelt, decided to become an independent Republican, and accordingly on the 17th of July resigned the chairmanship of the state central committee. During the rest of the campaign he was an active worker on the Republican side in Missouri, making twenty-five speeches for Roosevelt in that state, and no doubt was one of the effective influences that caused that rock-dibbed Democratic commonwealth to give a majority to Roosevelt. During the campaign he established, at Moberly, Missouri, a Republican paper named the Tribune.
Mr. Maxwell knows the newspaper business from the very fundamentals, and aside from his political activity that has been his chief occupation. He was married in Iowa to Miss Clara M. Peterson, and they have four children - Harry C., Clarence M., Raymond L., and Robert C.
Lawton (OK) News, Jan 25, 1906
Mr. Maxwell Wants Harmony
He Gives Oklahomans a Little Advice without Butting in to Affairs
Hon. A. W. Maxwell, of Moberly, Missouri, whom President Roosevelt appointed receiver of the United States land office at Lawton, as a reward for Maxwell's services for the party during the memorable campaign of 1904, says that when he arrives in Oklahoma he will not "but in" to factional affairs. In last week's issue of the Moberly (Mo.) Tribune, of which Mr. Maxwell is editor, he says:
"Ex-Gov. Tom Ferguson, of Oklahoma, will be a candidate for Delegate to Congress to succeed Delegate McGuire in the even that the territory is not admitted as a state. Ferguson's friends feel that the Ex-Governor has not been fairly treated by the McGuire faction and are of the opinion that the most effective way to punish the Oklahoma Delegate is to send Ferguson to Congress as McGuire's successor.
"It is very evident to the Tribune man that he is landing in Oklahoma in time to see a very pretty fight between the factions of the state. That reminds me that we received a letter from Oklahoma some days ago in which it was suggested that if we (the editor) had power enough to harmonize the two factions in Oklahoma we would be the `biggest' man in the teritory. Another case of where `if' is painfully in the way. It would be nice to be the `biggest' man in the territory and show Gov. Frantz, Delegate McGuire, Dennis Flynn and other big ones where to `head in,' but as President Roosevelt has tried in vain to harmonize the factions, we are of the opinion that the Tribune editor will find plenty to do by attending strictly to his duties as Receiver of the Land Office at Lawton. We have seen the time that we were determined to have harmony even if we had to fight for it, but that was when we were more combative than now. Seriously speaking, however, from this distance it would seem that the interests of the party would demand that the leaders of the factions get together, bury theor differences and resolve to work together in a spirit of harmony, with a view to rolling up a good safe republican majority when the territories are admitted as one state. Beyond giving this little bit of good advice we shall not attempt to "butt in".
{Obituary from the Ledger, Fairfield, IA, Oct. 3, 1929, p. 1, col. 4}
Maxwell Rites Here Tomorrow
Body of Former Fairfield Resident Arrived here Today from Home in Dixon, Ill.
Funeral services for Arthur W. Maxwell, former Fairfield resident who died Tuesday in Dixon, Ill., will be held tomorrow afternoon at the home of his brother, Ray Maxwell, 107 West Adams Street, the hour being 3 o'cock. Dr. U. S. Smith will be in charge and interment will be in Evergreen cemetery.
The body arrived here today accompanied by the widow and the oldest son, Harry, who had come from his home in Dallas, Texas, a week ago to be with his father.
Mr. Maxwell's death was due to paralysis.
He was born in Fairfield, March 20 , 1871, and was educated in the public schools, and learned the printing trade in the Tribune office. At the age of 20 he went to Seymour and started a newspaper, the Leader, and was active in politics, being sent by the Republican national committee to stump for[President Teddy] Roosevelt in the campaign in which Missouri first went into the republican ranks. The victory gave him political prestige and [President Teddy] Roosevelt made him receiver of public monies at the land office at Lawton, Oklahoma. He became financially interested in the Guthrie Times[newspaper] and engaged in the capital location fight in which Guthrie lost to Oklahoma City.
In 1917 he came back north and established the Pioneer Service company, a collection agency, in Dixon[Illinois] with which he was connected to the time of his death.
He married Miss Matilda Peterson here, December 24, 1890 and to them were born six children, Harry, whose house is in Dallas, Raymond, Clarence, James, Robert, Julian and Marjorie, who all live in Oklahoma City. He was married again in 1919, his bride being Miss Elizabeth Timme of Storm Lake[Iowa].
ARTHUR WALTER MAXWELL WAS BURIED AT EVERGREEN CEM. IN JEFFERSON COUNTY, IOWA.
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