The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-11-10
WASHINGTON CORES.
PONDENT GIVES DE
TAILED STORY
TAKES A RAP At FLYNN
Does MeGHire in Discussing
Conditions With Teddy.

Washington. Nov. io.-The Oklahoma
delegation reached washington early
Tuesday morning and al II O'Clock was
at ma white house. 1t consisted Of
Delegate Mcclure. c. NJ. Cade the ter
ritorim national committeeman C. Il.
rilson. chairman Of the territorial re-
puia.can commatee. and o. c. Frantz Of
Enid, brother Of Captain Fantz. Nc
Guire rad teleeraphed President Roose-
Welt that the delegation was headed for
Washington and therefore ST was expect,
ed al the white house. The members
OF the delegation Informed the presi-
dnt that they represented ia regular re-
publican organization IN Oklahomi.
which had sent them 80 Washington to
urge the appointment OF Captain FrantE
The presidents reply was characteristic
There IS nothing I would not be glad
10 do for Captain Frantz," said he,
warmly. Il know all about him. sure
enough would have been glad to APP
point him on personal grounds. and am
very much pleased that the Oklahoma r
publican organisation has indorsed him
aaI0sa NllNAi w kiHN w NIR'AAt nam
Mcclure and the other members OF the
delegation were jubilant as tney left
the white house. Mcclure made this
statement.
.'rhe appointment Of Captain Frintz
viii be indorsed by great majority Of
the people Of Oklahoma. as it Is realized
In the territory that a change should be
made ne did not NY charges
agah.st Governor Ferguson, nor did We
have one word to say durhg our talk
with the president that reflected in any
way upon the governor or his admins
tration. In fact. l think all the members
OF our delegation have a friendly feeling
for Ferguson. Fraatz has the indorse-
ment Of the republican organization in
Oklahoma and when the president
learned this he Immediately acquiesced
Ia our request that he be ramed. The
PRESIDENT knows E'rantz well, and he also
knows that he wal make "a good an ex-
ecutive as Oklahoma has ever had. He
has proved that he has executive abil-
ity In his management of the affairs Of
the Osage Indians as he has made a
splendid record as the Usage agent
I'VE also presented TO Mr.. Roosevelt.
a letter from Jo,n II. Cotteral, asking
that Frantx, be named Cotteral was
chairman Of the Ohio delegation 70
Chicago convention. This shows that all
most everybody who amounts 10 anything
IN Oklahoma republican politics favored
Fmntz OF course Dennis Flynn. Hor'
ace Speed, Grimes and a few other Of
fceholders wanted Ferguson re-appoin.-
ed but their support Of the governor
did not amount 10 much so far as the
president was concerned. The selection
Of Frantz shows that Ferguson and hi7
friends have been confident all alo9g
that ne would be re-appolnted and there
viii be a lot Of looking up and taking
lfotlce in Oklahoma political circles when
hey hear the news. AS 70 what changes
among the officeholders OF the territory
win be made by Captain Frantz. OF
course nothing has been decided and viii
nor be for some time. Captain Frantz
undoubtedly win consult N erepublican
leaders ais 20 his appointments"
A somewhat interesting fact IN con-
nection with tho selection of Frantz
came oct this morning. II was that
President Roosevelt did not consult Sec
letary Hitchcock about the change in
the Oklahoma executive Office Mcclure
ana the other members Of the delegation
did not 20 TO the interior departmen.
before they went 10 the white house and
Mr.. Hitcncocls did not know that a new
governor would be appointed un-f few
hours after the president announced that
he would name Frantz. The secretary
Of tho interior has direct supervision over
the Affairs Of the territories and usually
he Is consulted ia regard oteeritorial
appointments.
Il was stated that Mr. Hitchcock fa-
vored the retention OF Ferguson and that
he had 80 expressed himself TO some OF
Ferguson supporters II Is known that
the governor regarded the secretary a.
his friend and that he believed Mr.
Hltchoooks support strong enough 10
tnwart the efforts Of his political enc
miles 70 get him ou; Of the governorship,
The Mcclure faction, encouraged by
the successful outcome Of their hght on
Ferguson, win so after the political
scalps OF William Grimes territorial Sec
retary. W. ID. Fassett United States
marshal, and Horace Speed, United
States district attorney Grimes term
VIII not expire until next March, AN
Fasseit win hold office for some time,
so nothing wnl be done as this end ~
the line before congress meets next
month Charges against Speed have
been on Me al the department Of Justice
for some time and they viii be- made the
basis OF a fight upon him.
Mcclure said last night that he and
his friends had not dlscussea with Presi-
dent Roosevelt al their interview with
him the appointment Of anyone exc pt
Frantz and that no other appointment IN
Okahoina would be brought 70 the pres
idents attention during their stay az
Washington The understanding here IS
that Ferguson was 80 confident of his
ppontment that neither ne nor his
friends made any efforts 10 discount the
efforts OF Mcclure and ais delegation. al
though it has ben generally known
among Oklahoma politicians thai they
were coming 70 Washington 10 urge the
appointment of Frantz n was said to-
day thar nothing had been heard az the
white house from Ferguson recently rel
aiiFc 20 his re-appointment
This Is taken TO mean that he had no