The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-07-16
cALLAnAN Aided noLrERs.
Crank Mule Eater Mixes In Democratic
Matters at Kansas city,


From El Reno Democrat.
The Hon. J. Y. Callahan was at the
Kansas City convention. He was there
in the interest of the boilers. He was
on the ground two days before the
convention convened, and remained
until the close. He was buttonholing
every member Of the committee that
he happened TO know during his brief
congressional career, and pleading
with them to give the boilers half
seat and half vote in the convention
in order to bring about harmony in
the ranks OF the party at home in Ok.
lahoma. 1t is publicly charged that
Callahan was induced 10 20 to Kansas
City TO work for the ooltsrs in consid-
Grafton of promise from such men as
Joe Wisby, Jim Johnson, Jasper Sipes,
K. J. Spillman and Dan Peery that IL
he succeeded in getting the boiling
delegates seated they would use their
influence in his behalf at the Demo
cratic convention which meets in Okla
homa City to name a candidate for
delegate to congress.
In other words, Callahan was sent to
Kansas City TO plug for the boilers in
cons deration of promise from them
that they will STAN pede from the Dem
ocratic congressional convention to a
Populist, and that his Rev. Nibs is TO
be that Populist. 1t is charged further
that the reverend gentleman agrees 0
put 900 into the campaign slush
fund.
The Democrat will take this oppor-
tunity to remind this boiling Populis-
tic outfit in the language of Tillman,
of South Carolina. that if they want to
hear hell breaks loose in Okla
homa, let them even attempt such a
thing. The Democracy Of Oklahoma
will not be disgraced and dishonored
in their choice of candidates by Popu
lists. We may cooperate with them,
but they cannot force their candidates
on us against our will. The scheme
to foist the electric mule eater of
Kingisher county on the Democracy
of Oklahoma, had its origin with such
limpiDg boiling, toad-eating, fusion
patriots as Joe Wisby, Jim Johnson.
Jasper Sipes, &. G.. Spillman, and Dan
Peery, all chronic Office hunters,
chronic kicKers, chronic boilers, chron-
ic fusionists and chronic pie-eaters,
who have lost cast, not only with
every probable or possible candidate
for congress. They originated this
scheme because they knew their mac,
Callahan, and knowing him, believe
they can control him, and whatever
patronage may fall to the lot Of
congressman in case, of Bryan's cleo
tion.
1t is the last expiring hope of Bolter
Nicl lr mi oil cd ~
convention and helped to organize the
rump convention.
To nominste Callahan at the expense
of Democrat, has been the chief am
bition of Carpetbagger Spillman ever
since he struck the territory with
commission in his pocket. Two years
ago he and Pat Nagle bolted the DEM
ocratic caucus nominee Keaton, for
congress, and voted for Joss Callahan,
his Populistic idol from first to last.
Therefore, it is not it all surprising
that he is found backing a Populistic
enterprise Of this kind.
To go to congress or send some one
whom he can control has been tn e irri-
descent dream of Boiling Jim Johnson
for years,
Jim is bolter by nature, an adept
by practice. In 1886 he bolted the
instructions of the Pike county, Illi-
nois, Democrats for VIM. R. Archer
for representative, and headed a rump
delegation and supported John w.
Moore, of Brown county. instead.
Four years ago he was a gold bug
and wanted to bolt the party, but he
could find no one in Oklahoma who
cared ito march through slaughter
house to an open grave with him"
This year he found on opportunity and
a few suppllant ools Of easy political
virtue like Sipes and Peery to go with
him and bolted the El Reno conven-
tion and succeeded in getting the fight
referIe ed back to the territory to fur
ther disrupt and disorganize the party
if possible. Jim, Of course, favors Cal
lahan for congress since it g worse
than folly for him to further favor
"Jim" for that exalted position. Jim
wants to send a man to congress whose
leg he can pull for patronage and he
believes he has found the right man
in the person of Brother Callahan.
AS to Peery and Sipes they are too
insignificant politically and otherwise
TO waste space in their discussion
They are boilers because they have no
better sense, and are fusionists for
pie.