The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-30
is GREAl ATTRACTION
Position of Adjutant General Sought
by Many.


by Many.
Guthrie, Q. T., June 29.-The position Of
adjutant general with a salary attached
OF 500 per annum is attracting quite an
array OF aspirants in case the present
incumbent. Bert c. Orner does not hold
over under the new administration. Il
is generally understood that General Or
ner is willing TO continue in the position
should 1t so please the governor. His
commission, as confirmed by the last leg
islature, does not expire until 1893. but
like other appoiRtees Of Governor Barnes
he has placed the matter Of hts resigna-
tions at the han0s OF the new executive.
Mr.. Orners two terms experience as ad-
utant general and his general knowledge
Of military anairs throughout the terri
tory are generally admitted 10 be IN his
favor.
An active aspirant for the position is
ROLAND Turner, whose endorsements are
many and strong. In addition to great
many from Oklahoma ne has also filed
endorsements from the brigadier general
of the Kansas National Guard, from var
ious officers of the Twentieth and Twen-
ty-third Kansas regiments and from num-
has recently returned from the Sunhower
state, q trip taken TO secure endorse
ments. He has several years military
training 10 his credit.
E. P. Burlingame, adjutant Of Hart
ranft Post, G. A r.. OF Guthrie, and Cap
tain Billings of Enid are also aspirants
FOR the position. Both have strong G. A.
r backing and it is understood that a
plea VIII be made TO recognize the old
soldier by giving Sne oftheir number this
position
Captain c. c. Rambo OF Company E.
Oklahoma National Guard. Of Pawnee,
represents eastern Oklahoma in his can
didacy for the adjutant generalship. He
has been connected with the territorial
militia for q number of years and is thor
oughly competent
The last Of the aspirants. although not
the least in consideration, is Captain
Ralph n Ramer of Company NJ. of Ok
lahoma City, inc youngest company in
point of service in the national guard.
Captain Ramer has strong backing from
Oklahoma City and county in both mill
tary and political circles.
1t is generally conceded that Harry f.
Ardery VIII T. Little and Alderman v.
G. Houston Will succeed 10 position in
the school land department after Com
missioner J. J. Houston takes his place
on July L
On that date Chas- H. F.lson will retire
from the hea dof the school land depart
ment and vii almost directly embark in
the banking business at Anadarko, in the
new country. 1t has been Mr.. Fnson 3
desire upon retirement to engage in bank
ing, and with his chief clerk, Joseph Nor
ris, he considered for some time the es-
tablishment Of another bank in Guthrie.
Tie coming Of the Lafayette bank peo-
pie with Governor Barnes at the head Of
the Logan county Dank interfered with
the Fnson- Norris plans. In the new
country Mr.. Filson viii tecome. no
doubt, a power politically.
1t has been the ambition Of John Holt,
bookkeeper in the school land office de-
partment, TO have a land office position
as clerk under the civil service and il IS
generally believed that he viii return
from Washington with such a cOU,mis-
sion in his pocket from Binger Hermann
This win put another school land man in
the new country.
For a time, at least, should Mr.. Norris
retire from the school lanI department.
he Will remain on his fine farm OF two
hundred and forty acres, ust north -
Guthrie. He was recently offered Sl50l
for the place, but holds it for $4,000 II
is quite likely that he viii be interested
with Mr. Filson at AnadsrkO.
The newspaper report that Dr. NJ Van
dervoort of this place is q candidate for
territorial treasurer IS without fOunda-
ton He asked for the position of oil in
spector but did not get the appointment.
| He said today:
The statement that ! am a candidate
for treasurer is untrue and unwarrant-
ed wish 40 position whatever"
Joseph w McNesl is the only person
.,r1~,1 ,f For .r.~. efrrer