The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-10-06
A Kansas Visitor
TALKED POLITICS HERE
YESTERDAY
Views on His Own State;
Thinks Oklahoma Should
Have Statehood.

homa ard Kansas and one of the most
popular Democrats IN Kansas. was in
tho clty yesterday ON legal business.
He returned homo yesterday evening.
Judge sIuitl, was the leading az
tornuy in the prosecution Of Jessie
Morrison. the woman who was
charged with, and sentenced 25 years
10 the penuentary. for the murde1
Of Mrs. Grin Castle. lie took an ac
tive part in the prosecution of the sec
ond and third trials Of the case. He
has been three times mayor OF the
city " lsloOredo ard It is said by his
friends in Guthrie who knew him at
the time he was IN Office that there
was never mere faithful officer than
Judgc smith He pever IAN for an Of
nee but that he was elected liis
natural aiilty for getting votes ana
mis- enviable tact for retaining friends
Of which he has thousands, are the
two elements that speak most for his
success IN life
Judge Smith spent the greater part
of Yesterday ia Guthrie, and he vas
greatly impressed with the growth
of tie city having been here often
before and. beng naturally close OF
server. he WAS able to make com
parisons that showed where Guthrie
stands today and where It stood sev.
eral years aeo. It is unnecessary to
mention how he stands on any OF the
On dinal political issues ynat confront
tho people Of Guthrie and Logan
comfy locally. Tor when It is known
that he is sn old soldier with a long
record of brilliant service behind him
one can readily surmise Ills attitude
especially toward negro onicialism.
In speaking Of the political arena
in Kansas Judge Smith summed It
az about liko any levei-neaded citizen
would Hho reasons and studies and
Vyho does rot peskily -sap at con
cIusions from mere suggestions
.h,dre Smith IS a man who does not
express an opinion until the proper
time comes aud when that comes one
eau rest assured that the "old Sol
dicr" is ahont right.
He says that between Hoch and
Dale in tho campaign for gubornatcr'
lal hcuors 'n the sunflower state tho
race viii be neck and neck, usiug
race horse vocabulary He is not
willing to overestimate Judge Dale's
strength. Judge Smith believes that
Dale Sill draw excellent support from
Atchlson, Leavenworth, Fort Scott.
Kansas City. rnd the border counties
At Wichita there is no question as to
his popularity. He viii ger an enor-
nous majority there. and the sur
rounding country will do equally as
well toward him
Judge Dale has an issue that VIII
win II there is anything on earth tha.
can win. II IL question Of whetha'
the people are 10 be kicked and cufcd
about by the railroads in tho way oi
extortionate freight rates on theh
various commodities or whether they
will demonstrate their sovereign pow
er. Judge Dale has stirred up the old
pos Of machine domination and VIII
make things boil from this time on
CattIemen. said Judge Smith, are al
most heh'ing mad about the rates on
i've stock and the fact tnat the rail-
roads show favors 10 certain towns
ana shipping points makes them
lmtre mdien9nt. Those men viii vote
ior the man who will do them the
most good Aid on various other rs
sues there is little doubt but that ts'
mass OF the people of The state Of
Kansas are ready TO stand by Dale
Judge smitl, loves 10 talk about the
Old anhower STATE. He has done
u so much good and Il has helpei
him to such an extent that the napo
Of Kansas has becone with him an
expression for all that Is great, goo
ard honorable, But man VINO ha'
fought foe his country in the north
against his confederate kmsman and
ihnn stands up aud says u believe
that Democracy is right, Is a man
worth praifing and euloeizing. JudGe
Smith says that he likes 20 come "a
Guthrie but when he arrives he has
longing IN his breast for Kansas
and. straightway be lets that longing
get the better OF his feelings
As 70 statehood. Judge Smith thinke
that there is nothing more shameful
than for a territory with the masnih-
cent advantages and natural resour
ces. wealth and intelligence that Ok
aroma has 70 be left out in the cold