The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-11-16
SOME MORE INVESTIGA-
TIONS LIKELY TO BE
MADE
LOWERY FOR SPEEDS JOB
Saltwater Man Hikes TO
Washington.

Since the successful passes" made
before the Presideet by Delegate Nc
CURE, the men who have ben prefer
ring charges against Oklahoma federal
OFFICIALS have taken renewed courage
and are preparing to so after the
judges and district clerks again. Ex-
aminer Harris has been sent back
from Washington and it is said that
Agent Harr, will soon arrive to look
into fresh charges. one of the places
10 be examined will be the district
clerks Office at Alva, it is said.
Lowery After Speeds place.
Capt Robert Lowery, of saltwater,
has gone to Washington. In the con
templated political changes in okla
homa. Mr.. Lowery may aspire to one
Of the lucrative appointments, some
thing like United States district at
torney 10 succeed Horace Speed Mr..
Lowery is a warm personal friend of
Delegate Mcclure and would have his
earnest support for anything Mr.
LOwery might desire. Payne county,
as one Of the older counties in the ter
ritory. has never been favored with
an official at the capital city, and Mr..
Lowery's friends would unite in Civ
ing him substantial endorsements for
any appointive office he might seek at
the hands Of President Roosevelt, Dele
gate Mcclure and Governor Frantz.
A Valuable Vacancy.
A Washington dispatch to the Chi
cago Tribune says: The appointment
of Captain Frank Frantz as governor
Of Oklahoma, in place of Governor
! Ferguson. creates vacancy in the
best Indian agency in the West. Cap
tain Frantz is now agent of the Usage
Indians. They are the richest Indians
In the world, no member Of the tribe
being worth less than many thousands
of dollars and running all the way up
In millions. in both land and money
In the last congress. Delegate Nc
lGuire of Oklahoma, introduced bill
providing for the distribution of the
vast wealth OF the Usage tribe upon a
per capita basis, but opposition devel
J oped, and the bill was not passed
Captain Frantz is understood to favol
the proposed distribution. and It Il
probable the same bill will be intro
o duced at the coming session. In case
! ! OF this distribution a heavy responsi
, bility will be placed upon the Osag'
agent. and the President will delay tn,
selection OF new agent until he hai
found man who is thoroughly compe
tent to protect the interests of thu
s Indians
Ret Millard, who holds a clerk
ship at the Usage agency. is said t
be favorabIy regarded by Captain
y Frantz. who win probably have mucl
y to do with naming his own successor.
Abernathy Denies It.
A Shawnee dispatch says: Johl
n Abernathy of Frederick, who guide
n President Roosevelt in his hunt las
{ spring at the big pasture. accompanie
by Attorney General jennings Of Okla
homa City, today held a conferenc
J. with Cash Cade, Republican nationa
committeeman AT it's close. Mr.. Abel
nathy denied that he had told Oklah,
ma city papers that he is candidat
for United States marshal Mr. Cad
stated chat John had received what h
{, came to Shawnee for, and both SCENE
u well pleased with the conference. al
's ernathy stated 10 friends here tina
Y 'It rs all right Judge II. NJ. Carr {
Pauls valley. candidate for Unite
States attorney in the southern di
e tr.ct visited Mr. Cade today and r
+ oelved his Endorsement for the pos
= ton, though Cade says It counts fc
y little, as he is keeping hands of II
.e Indian Territory
I Working Abernathy.
Among some politicians the belle
prevails that the Flynn element ha
p won over Abernathy and will tout
y him for marshal 10 succeed Fosset
TX Alternately is not especially dear
ID the Mcclure faction. and in case
can be handled aud landed, the Flynl
II Ferguson-speed crowd would own
Re formidable club
ir Frantz's "Joke."
The Kansas City Times says: Biz
.y McGaire Of Oklahoma. who was at II
~ Midland hotel with Captain Frantz, il
a troduced the newly appointed COVE
% nor TO a yiLitor with these Words
g, Rather fine looking man Tor og
" next governor. eh +"
Captain Frantz flushed. Before n