The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-11-20

TURN DOWN
ERE CASH CADE'S
CHARGES THE PRI-
MARY CAUSE?
MORE CHANGES PREDICTED
Trafficking in Political Pat.
rOnage is InSinuated.
Special to d ily Leader.

] special 70 u ily Leader
Oklahoma City, Nov 2O.-what .he
leading republicans here think OF the
appointment OF Captain Frank Frantz.
and the retirement Of Governor Fergu-
son at the end OF his .erm Of office. IS
wen guarded, only q conservative. mild
expression being obtainable. and which
comes rs generally speaking when
Cash Cade said the other day at shaw
nee IN an interview FOR one OF ths local
papers that with a lit.le more house
cleaning the republican party viii be-
come stronger in Oklahoma he meant
more C]an the casual observer might
draw from the bare announcement
From what Your correspondent can
learn II means that with few exceptions
those who have held office in Oklahoma
for the past eight years Will at the end
Of their time ind themselves looking for
a new job or VIII probably be content
to live off the interest Of their fortunes
Few Of them win, however quit the
public crib poor.
Just how far Governor Ferguson can
be held responsible for the failure to
purge the republican party ia ihs tc--
ritory of it's connection or RESPONSE
bility as 70 alleged corruption in the
ritorial funds in the failure OF the Cap
itol National bank can not Of course
be given. The governor denominated
the charges made by Mr.. Cade as false
and absurd. Mr.. Cade considered well
what he was saying Both men are well
known. Both usually weigh their words
before allowing them 10 go into print
It seems that the failure to make good
IN the work Of cleaning up" was the
primary cause Of the retirement Of the
terriiory's chief executive. story that
Is being repeated to some extent is that
a leading republican from FL Reno. an
old-time friend OF the president. called
on him in Washington about the time OF
the post Office difficulty in FL Reno and
asked II IL were true as reported that
certain republicans In the territory had
enriched themselves by trafficking in
political patronage. II Is said that the
names OF Dennis Flynn and United
states Marshal Fossett We're mentioned
The president then asked II IL were
true. as reported that Governor Fergu-
son was affiliated in any way with these
leading republicans who were reported
as becoming rich from such dealing.
The Fl Reno man admitted that such
stories We're reported but that he could
not personally vouch for the truthfulness
OF them.
Governor Ferguson IS held in high
personal regard here. and II can be
truthfully said that many people Will
regret to see him retire as governor Of
Oklahoma, and that does not reflect
upon the future administration Of Cap
tain Frantz, for he has host Of friends
here Tho WIN be interested in the fu-
ture and who hope that he win fare
better than his predecessor. 1t Is be-
lieved by many here that Governor
Ferguson win now be a candidate for
congress, or anything to defeat Nc
Guire in whatever ofice he may aspire
70. Some months ago IL was stated by
some OF the MCGUIRE fellows that he
would have nothing 70 do with the ap-
pointment Of governor because Of the
personal friendship that had existed for
so long between Governor Ferguson and
himself, and II Is apparently an unfor-
tunate thing that McGure's name was
mentioned as being Of the party that
visited the president when Governor
Fergusons's successor was named
II was understood that the Nc
Guire fellows were after the gov
ernor's scalp. but they alone were
TO be responsible for the decapitatlon.
But now the delegate to congress is in
for IL as much as any OF the rest and
win have 70 enter the fight with them