The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-11-01

territorial capital he was surrounded
by an adnhfing host of politicians
From a paf,tan STANDPOINT these
mon belonged mostly to what Is
known as the McGulfe organization
and Included Delegate Mcclure Chas
r. Fnson. G. a. cade. Vernon Whit
ing. Amos Ewing and others who had
been aniliated with The Bsrnes admin
istratlon and opposed to the old Flynn
crowd. Flynn had crossed Frantz in
Washington while the latter's ap.
pointment waa pending and provoked
hostllties that probably win remain
permanent
Ex-Glvernor Ferguson could not
long rensain of the index exrurgato.
rius and when his name was written
it was in big black letters This day
Chailes ~ Inter, CLERK cf Jas o.Gt
I'm the Oklahoma City district ap-
pointed at the personal request Of
President Roosevelt because of HE
"Ro eh Rider service, and close
friend Of Governor Frantz, is Offering
t1 bet any part Of $1,000 that Fergu-
son win be defeated for congress and
has p1blicly qr0ted President Roose-
Welt as saying that "an honest Demo
crlt sholli be elected I'm preference
to a al. honest Republican. but with
no explanation that President Roose-
welt may have been making a general
statenrnc
The relations that existed between
Governor Frantz and the Mcclure
men IN the earlier days If his admin
isiration and their subsequent break
ing made one Of the remarkable chap
ters of Oklahoma political history.
The early solicltude Of the Mcclure
men for the succe OF the Frantz ad-
ministration was followed by days
when the echoing footsteps Of the
Mcguire men were heard ne longer
along the hallway of the capitol
The things that led to this change
are innunerable and probably never
will be known in detail Cash Cade
Withdrew to his retreat in Shawnee.
Mcclure and Frantz clashed, and
even Ftson suave and wary Of a
qrairel, fornd himself unable to enter
the governors Office without the
latent feeling that things were wrong,
some were angry becagse they did not
got what they wanted and others were
angry because they did not get all
they wanted
All through the late investigation OF
Franta there has been a suspicion that
reached TO the governors office that a
N mber Of his former friends were
either oonsphing for his downfall OF
making no efort to defeat the mach
inatiens Of avowed enemies who were
following him with drawn knives.
The futue of Frantz as governor OF
Oklahoma is a matter Of speculation
lie is believed to be ambitious to Dc
the states first governor. The stat,
1 probably win be Democratic. The
only hope cf Frantz to win is that he
can run as a Roosevelt candidate, enc
md ome special lsoue that win ap
peal with more than ordinary strength
20 tho people.
There have been whisperings I'm OK
Illhora for several weeks that a new
deal Is under way among Republican
lcaders OF All factions to establish tho
party upon what they consider q more
} conservative basis tl2n ha been IRE
scented and advocated by Presiden
Roosevelt The railroad interests ar,
s,id TO be the basis OF the new party
This arrangement wocld leave Gov
ornor Fpntz the 0lternatiye of de
serting the standard Of HI persona
chief or standing as his conspicuou
champion In the new state Son.
persons pr. fess to believe that III
could take the Rooseyelt side and b.
appealing TO the people win renown.