The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-06-23
ATTORNEY FOR OKLAHOMA.

Under the above heading the Wash
ington correspondent Of the Kansas City
Journal furnishes that paper with the
| following information concerning a
question that is at once important and
| full of interest to every body in the Ter
ritory:
l.. 2. Ross and the "sawbuck" leaders are
very happy over the fact that the other
fellows are likely to get in trouble over
the matter of getting United States
| attorney for Oklahoma. 1t now appears
| that johnson, of Oklahoma City, and Joe
! Wisby, Of Guthrie, are after the place, and
| they are recognized as strong "antls. "
| Wisby spent some time today at the de-
partment of justice, looking after the mat
ter of trying to find out when the present
attorney general would be asked to re-
| sign. He was informed that Attorney
General Speed was very successful IN his
business, and it was thought by the de-
partment that they could not we'll afford
TO sacrifice "A good man i'll Oklahoma III
| that position by way of giving Democrat
| a job. This was a very cold answer but 1T
is the announcement made at the depart
ment whenever the matter is brought up
by the aspirantS
This leaves the present attorney general
nearly one year to serve. The fellows after
the place, however, expect TO get the an
nouncement changed in some degree and
it is this hope that causes the activity.
Wisely looks upon the statement made TO
him at the department as q cold bluff and
he will continue the fight III the
face of very chilly statement
from Oney. This may take nerve
but it is true that Johnson who has
not yet arrived, expects to get the place
soon, as he was left the Travers indorse-
InfE -l.I,
some weeks ago. TraverS was prominent
ly referred to as candidate and when he
left he surrendered this Endorsement to
his partner, johnson, and will aid him all
he can to get the place. johnson at one
time was Il member OF the Illinois state
senate and has a strong friend IN Palmer,
who brought about the Dale appointment
as Judge.
This is the johnson hope, while Wisely,
coming from Missouri and having many
friends there, is supposed to have u back
ing in the two senator's from that state.
He will rely on :hem to some degree and
in the meantime Will aim to show that
Palmer should not be allowed to dictate
all the appointments i'll Oklahoma.
This fight is made especially vicious
because of the fact that Wisely and
Dale are bitter enemies and Wisely
is allied against Palmer and his
friends in the territory. Dale and Wisby
lead opposing factions in Guthrie and
Wisby Is certain that he can get the Mis-
souri, senators to give Dale trouble when
his name is sent in for confirmation by the
senate.
In this way he has hold on Johnson
and Dale and he proposes TO work it for
all that it is worth. Judge A. q. G.
Blerer of Guthrie arrived today for the
purpose OF returning home in due time
with the commission of chief justice of
Oklahoma, taking the place OF Judge
Green. 1t is understood that he has the
''sawbucl" Endorsement and that be has
been informed that it would benefit his
chances to come ut this time. He lived
for sometime at Garden City and is well
posted on tactics of changing front and
getting in line with the fellows who run
the universe and his effort to get that APP
pointmenU has enlivened the fight.