The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-05-26
ATTACK ON Mr.. GRIMES
Fierce Arraignment of Of.
ficialS by Enid Paper.

editorial in which some Of tine Republi-
can state secrets are given away and
the responsibility for the appointment of
Ferguson fxed Heretofore Dennis
Flynn has posed as having been the
power behind the appointment of Fergu-
son. but The Events tells n new story.
II also tells how near Bin Crimes came
to having been thrown ont of the gov
ernor's office not long since The arti-
Gle is quite interesting and IS as tolows.
So far as this paper is concerned 81
heartily deplores the factional fight
which has been raised In the Republican
party of Oklahoma. in the attempt to
prevent the reappointment Of Governor
Ferguson. We heartily approve Of the
maxim Of Captain Admire that Factions
be blanked.' We believe it to be the duty
Of every partisan to support good men in
the party as long as those men do their
duty honestly and conscienuously. And
that has been the only reason which has
caused this paper to take a fan out Of
Messrs. Grimes. Flynn and their hench-
men. in the past. For the last three
years those gentlemen have been at
tempting to make the political life of
Delegate Mcclure unbearable, and this
ppaer has pointed out and exposed t9eir
work against 7dcGuire. not because Of
personal friendship. but because Nc
Guire was the elected representative of
the Republican party ana had been con-
ductirg the duties OF his office with
credit TO his party And now it appears
r1r
their little hatchets. and are knocking
knocking-upon Governor Ferguson. And
it is apparent that a fight is being rib
bed up" against Ferguson in order TO
protect Crimes it having been rumored
that q fight would be made to oust Mr..
Grimes. And the origin Of the fight
against Ferguson seems remarkable to
some people, because many thought that
Flynn was responsible for the appoint
ment Of Ferguson However the facts
are that Ferguson does not owe his APP
polntment to Flynn. When Jenkins was
ousted the president conferred with
Horace Speed, who was then in Wash
ington The president asked Speed If
there were any men ia Oklahoma oapa-
ble Of being governor. Speed answered
that he thought there We're, naming
Ferguson, Dick Morgan, and several 9TH
er Oklahomans. telling what positions
they held, etc. when Speed described
Ferguson as the chairman Of the Ter
ritorial Central committee, red headed
and with aggrossiveness, the president
became interested. He asked several
questions about him and then said:
"Wen. ] want TO see him. He may 40
Speed then conferred with Flynn, who
was then delegate, and Flynn sent Fer
guson n telegram asking him TO come
to Washington Ferguson went suited
the president, was appointed and then
received long lecture from the presi-
dent in which Roosevelt gave him his
instructions, telling him that me owed
his appointment to no man, and that he
wanted him to act free and untraumeled-
AS a consequence Ferguson has so acted,
He has not allowed either Flynn or
Grimes TO control him, much to their
chagrin; though early in the game
Grimes did attempt 10 control Ferguson
assuming dictatorial attitude Grimes
even thought he owned the governor g
office and was won't to stride In and take
possession. Upon one Of these occasions
it is stated, young Walter Ferguson
threatened to throw Grimes out of the
office il he did not cease bis obnoxious
conduct. Grimes also attempted TO con-
troll Ferguson raative TO the retention
Of Jim Houston and failed miserabiy I'M
that These are only q few instances,
but early in the game Grimes learned
that Ferguson and not he, was gover-
nor. OF course this condition of anairs
was NOS suitable TO the nature of AL
laln Em" and war was declared, though
rhe declaration was au aiong concealed
from Ferguson 10y the urbane couuten-
ance ana "jony slap" However, the
first opportunity that come along TO
eouee il into Ferguson was heartily take
en- Advantage of, ana eighteen months
ago J5hn J.. Renshaw personal enomF
sol Ferguson. was appointed clerk of he
mon district which appointment was "a
direct aap az Ferguson, wen known 90
De obnoxious TO him. Grimcs also re-
Gently took slap at the governor by
writing the Interior department relative
To Tho school land matter telling tnem
that they had been misiniormod, being
indeed "a sraightout knock on Ferguson.
So FAR as his paper is cohcerned it sup-
ports Ferguson aslinst his faetional
enemies for the same relson that il has
supported Mcclure in the past Fer
guson has made a good governor and has
discharged his obligation TO the party.
AMI we do not think chat Mr Flynn on