Oklahoma Answer

07/01/2024

C. In 1907, when Oklahoma became a state, the capital city was Guthrie. But a few years later it was proposed to move the capital to the larger city of Oklahoma City, much to the chagrin of Guthrie residents. A statewide vote was held and the move was approved, after which the Secretary of State, Leo Meyer, who was Jewish, stealthily moved the official state seal from Guthrie to Oklahoma City. The residents of Guthrie were outraged, and the Guthrie Daily Leader later ran an article with the headline “Shylocks of Oklahoma City Have State by the Throat”. Basically, the belief was that the Jewish merchants in Oklahoma City had conspired to have the capital moved for their financial benefit.

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