The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-12-16
Republicans Mad
OVER APPOINTMENT OF
DICK MORGAN
g. A. r. Post at Woodward
Passed Fieiy Resolutions
Explaining Objections.

Special to Daily Leader.
.Wood~ ara, ctia., Dec 16.-a ne dis
satisfaction amare Republicans in this
county over the appointment Of Dick
T Morgan as register Of the land Of
flee over the heads Of local candidates
IS assuming considerable magnitude.
At it5 last meeting the local g. A r..
post passed the following resolutions:
headquarters Post No. IS. G. A. r..
department Ct Oklahoma
Woodward. Okla Dec. 10 1904.
This being regular meeting OF
above ios,. after the conclusion Of post
business. the folOwing preamble and
resolutions were PRESENTED, read and
Unanimously adopted as the opinion
and decision OF this post
Whereas: A sa,ancy existed in tho
office Of ~a1ster Of the United States
land Office at Woodward. Okla. caused
by ne death Of f : Healy register
and whereas
"A num,.er of ir ants for the 20.
sition. who made l,ation and were
properly erdorsed by our citizens were
sent forward aac amnag these appllca-
tions was one o: an old soldier, who
was perfectly competent to fill the .po-
sition AMI who has lived and rracticed
law In this laud district since the open
ing OF this country TO settlement. and.
Whereas The claims OF uur friend
and comratc Cor tho positicI have
teen deliberately Ignored by the gov.
ernor Of Oklahoma T. B. Ferguson.
who controls the puhlic patronage
gwen this territory, and an entire
stranger endutsed by him, for The
place 70 enable him to pay a political
promise. made two years ago. thus
colon zirg OH us. the people OF west
ern Oklahoma, a man who has no claim
20 the position. other, than that the
governor OF Oklahoma owed him a po-
iitical debt, wh!,h he pays hy giving
this position to us ere iuOr who. is an
entire stranger 10 all our neoT le. and
this. agains' the ,i'h and will cf every
citizen N this land district There
fore. be it
"Resolt ed That we dcprociate ana
condemn the actica of the COVE nor of
Oklalon n, in making merchandise Of
the public patronage and using il to
pay his private political debt, instead
of conserving he interests OF all by
making this patronage record for
faithful and n:eritorions service to par.
ty and country
"Resol"td THAT We have 10 faith
In the staleme:it Of Governor Fergu.
son. when he, ia his speeches oulorlzes
the old soldier. and tells them of his
love and reverence for them. aud then.
having the pcwer. Deliberately ciscrim
mates against them. and in every Ia
stance so far rs learned turns them /
down, aad sends 'hr,n To the rear, I'm |
order to advance his private interests. |
and the Interests of politicians lc whom |
ne is indeb cd ani we can only desig, |
nate his statements as untrue. mere
sound sigrifyins ncfhing. and Der-
foct specime,i 90 political hot air in
tended % secure IN future the support
Of The u,cn who Helped to save The
country when he aud his FRIENDS were
IN sNad.ERr ,lcthcs
Resolved: Tha' a copy of these
resolutions be forwarded to the coia-
mander in chief of the Grand army Of
The Repul nc of :his department or
oklahoma aad that he is hereby ur-
gently requested to furnish each pos
in this department with c,pies Of
these resomiuas ais. that he be ne.
quested to fcrwmd a cury To national
commander iu ctief General Black /
MAJ and 20 sond an additional copy
through G.. A r national headpuarters |
20 the president OF the United states 4
for hls information as 10 how his ap-
poinices lispenTo the public patronage
Of this great & yepmeat. aud three !
or four OF whom riaiic to be the Repub- |
iican organization Of Oklahoma. ana
who Cline up, a. The command OF The |
governor, 10 ignore the claims OF Old