The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-07-28

bles for the city Of Guthrie and coun.
{ " commissioners
The report was adopted and The
newly elected chairman was escorted A
to the platform and fred off the usual [
forid pyrotechnics.
Frank Mcguire was named for coun.
ty attorney by acclamation.
Charles seelcy renominated for
county treasurer by reclamation.
n. !. G.. Johnson was renominated
for county clerk over John Towers
CONVENTION slLHoUETTEs.
To be bossed. or not to be bossed.
that is the question.
Just one solitary ray OF light in the
Fifth ward delegation
Dom Jim Hepburn was heard to mur.
mur Il go, but I'll retma again"
Give us the offices. and we don't
give a d-n who pays the taxes, is the
motto of the gang
The convention today fixed the J
boundaries OF Logan county as "the .
Fifth ward and contiguous precincts" \
u there were many more Republi /
can conventions in this city The weeds
would take the cotton and corn crop
of Logan county.
Farmer Phenis seems to be out He
should move to Guthrie IL he wants
office. Republican conventions have
no use for farmers and outsiders.
John Mahoney is extracting some
comfort from the fact that ne Is young
and can wait. John says that Logan
county ex-sheriffs can't last always.
John Rinehart Of Lincoln county. is
in evidence at the convention. John
says he is interested IN seeing that
competent man is named for coroEer.
The biennial political game between
the gangsters and the gang-busters is
now On. The gangsters are favorite
in the betting at odds of 100000 to a
whisker.
"They may whip me" said proni-
nent candidate for register Of deeds.
I VINO was not "on the slate" as he swal-
5 lowed hard. but the ring will lack a
, good deal Of being round when l am
: whipped"
e There were a few delegates who
persisted in talking about chronic Of
fce seeking, but 1t was noticeable that
those who harpcd on this subject were
not candidates for deputy sheriff posi-
tions. and had no designs on probate
judge clerkships.
Probate Judge Goodrich wants is dis.
tinctly understood that his withdrawal
from the race for probate Judge was
not voluntary He claims that the
forcing MIN to be quiet is not m logi
cal harmony with the schemes Of Rine,
! hart, strang. ct al.
e The attempts OF few malcontents
o like Furrow and Brown Of the Third
I ward, aided and abetted by handful
Of lilly whites from the Second ward.
: TO secure recognition for their race in
the convention would be amusing IL it
}. were not so pathetic.
Veteran Mock, Persistent Hepburn,
! Retiring Goodrich, and other erstwhile
\ candidates for probate Judge, held a
e heart to heart conference with Uncle
l. Jerry strsng last night ana were com
d forted Uncle Jerry told them that he
hated to do it. nut he needed the
salary.
= AT the Fifth ward primaries there
IS was a row. and one OF the participants
y complains that he was cut IN the
a fracas with a razor. There Is no merit
Z in his contention, as the weapon used
i. comes strictly within the code prevail
d ing In this ward II his assailant had
B. used an ak, there might have been
It some grounds for complaint.
Z, Notwithstanding the ultimatum a
the boss OF the Filth ward that the
I, color line was to be tightly drawn
IS Walter Warren succeeded in gettInl
ON the delegation. II the Fifth wars