The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-06-21
METEORIC CAREER
Of Dennis Flynn as Told DI
Staff Correspondent OF
Chicago Tribune.

Eighty strong.lunged men arrived
from Oklahoma this afternoon headed
by Dennis Flynn, former delegate in
congress from Oklahoma, Iand known
throughout the southwest as the
"King of Oklahoma, title which the
bearer said when he first heard it,
"NNell. if l were to be king of any
thing I'd rather be king of Oklahoma
than any other state in the world"
The representatives of Oklahoma
partly organized today, when Harry
c, Thompson was selected to head the
delegation. A poll showed that they
will support Dollivsr for vicepresi-
dent.-if Roosevelt does not allow his
name to be presented.
WThe story of the life of Dennis Flynn
reads like a romance. He was news
boy in Buffalo less than thirty years
ago. learned the printers trade and
went west to grow with the country.
He bought a newspaper and with
partner, alternated as editor, compost
tor, pressman, bookkeeper, janitor
and carrier.
Il paid cash for that paper, and my
partner paid for his share with notes,
said Mr.. Flynn in later years, II sold
out my share for notes. Since then
have learned that exactly the oppo-
site methods bring success. l have
the notes yet.
The few dollars 1 had where soon
spent, One morning | walked to the
ranch of one of the biggest cattlemen
in the west, and asked for JOB. He
said, We need cook. Can you cookP
II told him l had a reputation all
over the east as a cook, and he hired
me. He fred me after the first meal.
1 asked him if he thought l would
make good dishwasher No, if you
don't know any more about dishes
than you do about cooking he said.
He gave me work running errands
and 1 worked there long enough to
save $50. Then l borrowed $50 more
from the man who employed me, and
l took up some government land and
bought cattle. l made money out of
these cattle and l have made a good
deal of money out of cattle since, but
l never have felt so delighted over all
l ever made as did over tile first dol
lar l made selling papers"
Mr.. Flynn has made several millions
since then. He lost $4,000, ,0O0 that he
had and several hundred thousand Co
lars that he did not have were owed to
various banks few years ago, when
everything went wrong. He began
again without cent, paid all his
debts, and dowl in Oklahoma il be-
lieved to be worth at least as much
now as ever.
Mr.. Flynn and Congressman Grosve-
nor were in conference for long time
in the afternoon. Flynn is an original
Mckinley man, and has been Roose-
velt man since the latter assumed his
duties as police commissioner in New
York,
A piece of poetry is going the rounds
dedicated to Flynn. 1t runs: I'm
the king Of Oklahoma; yes, l am.
can make and lose a million like a
damn"
AS the king Of Oklahoma I'm the fit,
can make and lose a million like a
damn;
I'm the circus, I'm the sdeshow, !
am cit"
I'm the great heirogootus, yes l am
There are Barnes and Asp and Hop
kins and Frank Greer,
My former chum, Tom Seward
and Harper Cunningham
They all look at me and tremb BILE; they
think of ms with fear,
I'm the king of oklahoma, yes am
I'm the organizer, I'm the party, I'm
king;
Bill Grimes is but my puppet and
must follow my DEGREES,
l control the press and people, I'm
about the only thing
That is worth continental, if you
please.
When go ahead the papers speak o
me,
They recount my great achieve
ments DER and DER;
They tell you l am the great anC
mighty He"
Whom the very gods must worship
and adore.
When the anti annexationists die
abide,
Aud did rapidly the president at
tack
caused the storm and tulmit to sub
side,
By announcing was heart and SOU
for Mack.