The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-05-04
VERNON W.
WHITNEY
ENDORSED
Lawyers Want Him to GET
Land Office Place.
is A NEBRASKA MAN
And, of Course, a First Class
Republican,

Enid. o. T, May AT a meeting Of the
Garfield County Bar association held at
Enid May ?. Vernon W. knitting was
strongly endorsed for the position Of reg
lister Of the United States land Office in
the Kiowa and Comanche reservation.
The following resolution was carried
unanimously:
Resolved, That we, the members Of
the Garfield County Bar association, rec
ognize in our brother member Of this as
soelation, Vernon w. Whiting man Of
sterling integrity and high moral worth,
a lawyer Of more than ordinary ability,
with a training Of more than ten years in
land Office work which peculiarly fits him
TO fiji any position in that service;
Therefore, we DO most heartily recon-
mend him to the appointment OF register
of the U. S. land Office for the KIowa and
Comauche country, Oklahoma, and We do
hereby pledge our support TO him in that
behalf in every honorable way TO secure
for him said appointment
Vernon w Whiting is a young man Of
family, 81 years OF age, originally from
Lincoln, Neb., where he graduated from
the Lincoln Business College, afterward
read law and was admitted to the SUI
preme court Of that state IN January,
1891. Immediately thereafter he removed
to Kingfsher. O. T., where he, with j. D.
Ferguson Of that place, began the prac-
tiee Of law, but soon thereafter being Of
Sered the position of law clerk in the
King6sher land Office by Register J. c.
Roberts and Receiver J. V. Admire, he
accepted the same and shortly thereafter
was appointed chief clerk of the Office,
which position he neld until September
1e 1888 On that date he made the run
into the Cherokee Outlet and located at
Enid. where he has since resided Dur
ing the first four years Of this period he
was associated with George II. LANG in
the practice Of his profession. In July,
1898, he took the civil service examination
required to secure a position in the gen
eraI lana Office, passed with a high grade
and was appointed to a clerkship in the
Enid land once.
AIr. Whiting has always been a strong
Flynn supporter, is a hard working, ener-
getic Republican; always contributing his
time and means to the support of said
party: always loyal to the nominees; was
the nominee Of the Republican party for
representative in the Nineteenth district
in 1896. when it was recognized that an
election was impossible He has many
strong friends in the counties of Garfield,
Grant and Woods. where he is best
known. He is unanimously endorsed by
the county officers of the above counties.
the Garfield county central committee.
the attorneys, United States commission
ers, postmasters. etc, of the Enid land
district a portion of the territorial com
mittee and number of the Republican
leaders OF the territory and nation.
His qualifications for this position are
unqueshoned; ne is recognized as Of the
best authority upon all matters pertain
ing to the land law. Of which he has
made 8 speciality.
His candidacy is being actively pushed
by his friends. who recognize his special
qualifications and political strength.