The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-06-25
TITANIC STRUGGLE


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BirG Mcclure. suddenly climbed upon
the fence OF neutrality from where he
cautiously suggested that perhaps in
the future interests and welfare OF the
organization is might perhaps he
better to nominate some one whose
candidacy would not impair the ef-
fciency Of the machine.
Candidates Were Confident.
Z Despite these disquieting rumors the
anti-organization candidates maintain
ed an air Of confidence. assumed or
otherwise.
Mcclure, whose headquarters are at
the Hubbard house, was besieged with
callers. and mis- jaunty air of confidence
caused feeling Of uneasiness among
the 'fioaters who desire to be in the
band wagon on the final and decisive
ballot To ali inquriers Mcclure gave
the confident assurance mat he had
! enough votes to be nominated on the
/, first nallot if he desired 20 bring the
/. nomination to a sudden issue.
\ McNeal was no less conhdent than
Y Mcclure. but It was noticeable that
many who at one time we're inclined
to put some faith in the Lfuthrie mans
chances. shook their heads doubtfully
when his nape was mentioned. and
cited his thrc' down Of Charley Fill
son nthe Logan county convention as
the banker ultimate road to Water
loo.
It is eve nopenly stated that Nc
Meals own county delegation CLogan)
or big majority, at least, is for Nc
! Guire and will vote for him IL at any
time their strength will give the Paw
: nee county man the nomination.
The Unknown Quantity.
Yesterday afternoon and last night
the unknown quantity in the political
situation was Jake Roberts. who has
5 all along been contemptuously refer.
( red to as "Flynn's stalking horse" in
a the congressional campaign. It was
{ conceded that Roberts sole strength
. as a candidate lay in the belief that he
was the organization candidate In the
event of Flynn's inability to stampede
; the convention.
+ Dick Morgan, Canadian county's
G favorffo con mora O ohoa,,ft,I Dir M hfoh
e struggled anon through his trailing
: whiskers. Morgan's missionary eff
o forts were mainly confined to hugginl
$ the secret hope that the other candi
s dates would become involved in q
+ hopeless deadlock and that in the enc
his name would be conjured to cut the
Gordon knot
Goodrich. the Pottawatomie county
; candidate, did not seem TO be cutting
1 much ice last night. owing to the pre-
' vailing impression that his instructed
> delegation was simply a tool for trad
> ing purposes.
The same talk was made concerning
the Lincoln county delegation which
: while instructed for Embry. was be
J lleved to have been constructed in this
interests OF Flynn and would vote al
Grimes directed.
> Can Flynn Cause stampedS7 20
The chief topic of ante-conventior
. talk was tn ealleged purpose of Flynr
and Grimes TO stampede the conven
b tion and their ability to do so. Tha
there was some such sinister purpose
I'm view was made EVIDENT to SUSPECT
Gus delegates by the inpouring o
Flynn's favorite Iieutenants and theil
sudden activity among the uninstruct
ed Delegations. after first privatel,
comforting with Grimes
There we're many delegates. how
ever. who while admitting Flynn
purpose, doubted Grimes ability 4
. carry the scheme through to success
full fruition. And some of thes'
doubtless were politicians who in tn
past had worn. with no apparent sigI
OF shame or disgrace, the Flynn yok'
OF servitude These men aver that an!
attempt at stampede would be frus
trated by the combination of the othe
i candidates against 1t and the sohem
~ would result I'm a ridiculous iasco