The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-11-10
ANTI INQUIRE CROWD
TO GO ON THE
wARPATH
FERGUSON TO GO EAST
win Cali on President and
Secretary for Reasons"

spcakine OF the Franz appointment
= republican said today:
''The truth Of the matter is that Gov
crnor Ferguson has followed implicitly
the instructions Of President Roosevelt
that ne should avoid the entanglements
OF facsonai politics and that his admnis-
tration should BE- clean and honest ~
pursuing an Independent course and in
refusing 10 distribute his patronage for
the beneht Of factions. It was inevitable
thar Governor Ferguson should make en-
eniies. And this is what has happened
an JamOnR his enemies are men who for
merry were his friends. men greedy for
the spoils Of office that their personal
and political ambitions might be- ad-
vanced
Reasonable confirmation OF the fact
that Delegate B S. McGGire Is agains,
Ferguson's appointment and friendly 10
Eraniz can be found 81 almost any county
in the territory Mcclure has shown
cievc4ntss IN conceallng his manlpula-
tions. hoping thereby 70 avoid an open
break with the man who made possible
his first nomination TO congress. and who
wa fA'AittAAttN'
last few weeks man Of known veracity
asse Mcclure what Ell meant BY encour
aging the fight TO defeat Ferguson's re-
appointment calling attention TO the
open attacks OF McGuires closest polit-
icai friends as evidenae that Mcclure
was Ia sympathy Nath them. Mcclure
Is quoted as replying that he would in-
dorse Ferguson but believed that Fraatz
rfst. Az.
old game e indorsing candidate IN
0ilSahoma and defeating him Ia Wash
ington
'Feeling that Mcclure was hostile to
him. Fergusons friends have been SEEK
ing for evidence that Captain Fmntz.
regardless Of his repeated denials. was
g candidate for governor They be-
Iieye that they found 1t out several weeks
aeo. Al Afulhall a forme trough rider
Edward Norris is a candidate for post
master opposed 10 him Is A. y. Woods
a newspaper man. who has the support
OF the MsSGuire faction. Norris was nn-
able TO get McGulre's Endorsement and
made an emergency trip to washington
whre he claims 10 have been assured
that his appointment would made a
personal matter. This disconnected the
hCcGuire men. who feared that Woods
was Ia danger Of defeat
'-Thedr next move revealed satisfac-
toriIy 70 the anti Mcclure republicans
that i9raniz actually was candidate
for governor and that there was am
agreement of some kind between Frantz
aud Mcclure one OF the men to whom
Mcclure has awarded The distinction Of
tho patronage Of Logan county in which
sIulir,l IS located. Is Joseph Norris. an
cmploye Ia the school land office under
Governor Barnes. and now clerk OF the
court Of the First judicial district under
Judge John n Burford The statement
IS uride that Norris went to Norris. the
rough rider. and sought to pcrsuade him
10 retire FROM the race for postmaster
al Muihan by assuring him that II he
would 80 30 Captain Frantz az PawhusiSa
with letters and ten Frntz that he
came from Mcclure. he would b. given
clerical position under FranH IN his
oslse Indian reservation. aud that when
Fr,ntz became governor which certainly
would happen. Norris would be trans
ferrad 10 a better position in the school
land Office Ia Guthrie. Edward Norris
declined The offer relying upoa his
Washington pun 10 be made postmaster
st NAlhau
.Fsssusons friends naturally PRESENT
the statement that his defeat ana the
appointment Of Frantz would b Nc
Cure vicory IN washington They de-
clare that such a change would be
purely a personal not D political. act OF
President Roosevelt. and that It would
have 20 bearing upon the distribution Of
his followers are trying 10 control"
Briefly the situation in republican poll
tiles 10 oklahoma IS that the Mcclure
faction aili De destroyed should IL fal
30 receive the federal patronage. and
the anti -MeGuire crowd would be badly
wrecked n the arbitecs IN Washington
should place Ia ~ hands Of the Mcclure
faction the nfiSdrlM nqoessuy 20 -
build a powerful Mcclure machine The
riiance ia Washington heretofore upon
Governor Ferguson's Endorsement OF can
,,idatcs to be appointed IN Oklahoma, a, q
his failure 10 act ALWAYS in compliance
with the wishes OF the Mcclure men
aiarmed the latter many months ago
anl they decided that the only way &
an open field was 10 dispiaee Governor
Ferguson with a man who would b
more incliued 20 their interests.
Captain Franiz eontends tha. he ha
never been a faotionist In oklahoma pol
itics. n appointed governor he win b
competed % espouse the Mcclure calls
~ place himself in the same predicamen
that led 20 tho present assault upon Gov
eruof Ferguson, who, though a faction
ist al heart, was not factional IA hi
appOntmeuts McGuire Is not aithou
encouragement when be says thaf d.