The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-12-15
HAVE COMBINATION ON
UNITED STATES
SENATORSHIP
HOW RAILROADS FIGURE
Feeling Against Railroad At.
tOrneyS Growing Bitter.

Ardmore, I. T., Dec. 15.--The political
sit1ation IN Indian Territory has been
n great strain on the politicians for the
past few weeks and while In one or
Two places the tension has been some
what relieved there Is much bitterness
in some localities as a result Of the
methods Of certain politicians and their
candidates IN an effort to score.
Every office here is held by appoint
meat from Washington, there being no
elective ofricers. and the work is done
under club system probably having
no parallel IN American politics.
community organizes into a republican
club and ths club Is enrolled With the 1
territorial organization. The clubs en-
dorse candidates for the various offices /
and certify copies to the executive COM
mittee OF the district In which the Of /
fee Is located, then 'he executive COM
mitteo for the district makes its en-
dorsemeut using tho club endorsement /
AS Il basis This endorsement is then
FORWARDED 10 the chairman Of the Ter"
ritorial comnittee and TO the national
committeeman for the territory and
thus the organization takes a hand ia.l
the affair This sometimes causes pc
culiur conditions to develope. For in
stance. Sn the southern district there
81 fight on over the appointment Of
"a United States marshal, and the pres
emit Incumbent, Ben Colbert, vs. a cam
d'dato with the backing Of the federal
! crowd better known in the territory as
the court house crowd. "a name which
IS AXE a red rag "a "a bulls face when
politics Is being discussed in Indian
TERRITORY The executive copmittee OF
ha en-
dorsement Of a candidate Cor United
states marshal is composed Of Marshal
Colbert (the candidate FOR re-appoint-
mont). n. NJ Cummings Ca deputy mar
shah. O. A. Wells (who is deputy clerk
Of the court and whose father-in-law
IN a jaiier az the United States jail and
whose protege was brought out from
Ohio and made deputy marshal last
springJ The fourth member IS b M
Payne, n United states commissioners,
and the fifth committeeman is John
r Hinll0, master in chancery OF the United
] States court. and 1t will readily be seen
by the above roster that the members
Of the marshaIs force constitute ma
jority OF the committee that passes
/. upon his candidacy. and are an federal
= office holders.
= soper, who, it IS claimed is In com.
bination with Dennis Flynn by which
1 they support cach other in their caadi
d dacles for the United states senate IL
IS the event Of statehood soijer ia th'
Indian Territory attorney ft. tho S'risc
* railroad. and Flynn rs the Oklahoma az
it torney for the same road. but the peop
81 of the two territories are likely 10 b
at fTt
when tho opportunity arises and the
inf won't do a thing 10 the railroads an
railroad attorneys when they get tina
an chance This would augur IN to bot
he s-,pcr ana Flynn. the feeling againl
The railroads has not been lessened an
q' by the appointment Of yourg Parker
" the vacant judgeship in the territor
"a lio IS son OF the general attorney
an The Frisco. and the idea seems to
ne that the Frisco has about as mar
he holds on the territory as II is enuu'
ns to have
ny The active aid that senator Loi
II gave sopcr il his fight for Parker IA
I caused considerable surprise la iho &c
II ritofy. where Soper has made no seer
bi- Of his intention 20 make q fight
DO Long and The Kansas fellows who
of not 90 THINGS tn suit Soper lie D
,ry lately written 20 his loutenants On I
1m territory to Keep down an ncwspaI
talk about his contemplated hsht
oss I.ung untii be could get some other mi
~, ters roned out. and soocr as weA
,,qn the rest OF the territorial politician
90, has wholesome respect for the X
,it,, sans when Il comes TO a fight
or,, In tho various districts matters hs
ooa been very much simplihod by the
ake poinuncnt OF the judges where
,his terms have expired, and the appol
mout OF Judges Clayton and Towns.
,ent meets with tho hcar,idst approval
eer- eyryhody without regard 20 party.
The hght on United States attori
tain Ia the central district has been pra'
49, caliy settled by the clubs OF tho (
rnor trict. and Tom Latham win undoubte
-srv mnd the Job. lie IS very popular IN
,cre district and win MAKE good office
ana The southern district seems 70
the furnishing an tho re.d excitement si
ma. the Raymond fight WAS aeitledl az AZ
kogse last week All the candida
,nts ara securing the Dostosks and bla
,nge Jacks looking for endorsements. and
\ n the time approaches for action. n
attention is riveted on the front eel
any OF tho stage.
was Tho attoueyship Is being pursued
no igently by four candidates. James
ter Alien Of Muskogee. a former Kar
hood man. j. 4, Humphrey the present
"a a slstant; H. a. Carr and E y. Mol
rea- AR. Allen Is said 20 have the enthi
nnes astic support OF Senator Long and
kansans In congress. lie was a ma
.tlon Der Of the Kansas state senate and
iald. a supporter OF Long when he was a ,
pro- dldate for the senatorial mother D
bin. bard Mr.. Humphrey has claimed
uth- would have the support OF the Kans
A by baslng his benef on the fact that
ided was a former member of the legislai
, f3r from Sedgwick county and WIS a col
lslon OF the state militia there that gave
a in a wide ncquain lance with the f8i
who DO things, and giving him a
degree OF prestige with the "old no
- folks M. Carr is Lawyer az p
-. Valley and is a man % more than
to Z binary ability Ia his profession. He
nr big practice and his appclntr
ss would be very satisfactory 70 the
y irict Morris D. az present q Ur
I. Bultcs c0mnslsaionnr az Ryan ani
said 10 have the endorsement 81 q
naistceman 6oper All the candid
II. 4 olsiln the ao>or cndorsement and