The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-01-08
CAPTAIN MEETS OUyILLE
Frantz Brothers in Consult
alton ut Kansas City Me-
Cutie and FiIson Praised

Kansas city NO., Jan. s-captain
Frantz appointed to be governor or
Okiahcma. commencing january 49, and
his brother Orvlls @. Frantz. who viii
be private secretary to tha governor
met here yesterday for the first time in
three months. Orvire @. Franz came
in during the morning and and spent
the day calling on friends about the
city Lace In the afternoon he met his
brother and they spent several hours
together talking over matters bearing
upon the conduct OF the Affairs OF the
executive Office in Oklahoma. Orviae
FIantz has just come from Cambridge,
Mas. Vshcrs he has been attending
fiar,1rd university Tor several years.
and biz brother came from Oklahoma.
The Two will remain IN Kansas city to-
day looking after private Affairs.
Il cannot discuss political matters 20
any groat extent SAID Captain Frintz.
Il am highly gratihcd Of course at tho
appointment, Of Charles II. Filson TO be
territorial secretary The other appoint
ments were also pleasing The naming Of
AIR Mirord to be my successor as agent
Tor the Usage Indians was as would
have had f. had possessed the power
20 IhitAt tHIt appointment. nltlf tilAii
this Captain Frantz said he could not
discuss. lie did not know what the
status might be as regards other polit-
lcai appointments spon 20 cCTne in the
territory
Delegate Mcclure deserves great
credit for tie valiant work he is doing
IA the lntcresis of statehood Mcguire
certainly should be praised He is max
a..
has ever offered IN behalf Of statehood
l except no one. and believe the people
geneiniiy should understand this battle
De is wagIng
yes / believe that single statehood
Is going to he given us this session OF
congress. l don't heilevc there Is any
question about that. Surely members Of
congress viii appreciate that We deserve
statchood. or course when that comes
we shah make such progressive strides
as scarcely any country has made. 1t
win mean big thing for us"
Captain Frantz SAID that the inaugu-
raj ceremonies would take place IN Guth-
tie IN the afternoon of January rs.
Il understand that the people OF Ok
lahoma are preparing for an elaborate
| ceremony at that time, he said. Cap
tain Frantz spoke Of this feature MS
though he were deeply grateful for such
a mark OF respect, but that ne pre-
ferred personally an unostentatlous cele-
bintloh OF the event. u suppose he
said "thc people there think am go-
Ing 10 be the '1st territorial governor
ana they ar, preparing for the event
in accordanca with the desire 10 make
the time notable one"
Captain Frantz appears TO be in rug
ged health and eager to grappie with
thc problems coming to him as chief
cN acutive Of Oklahoma
Orvllle G. Frantz. tbs brother, Is
known widely as a student and ath-
| leie. lie is a rather different type from
his brother physically being rather
spare. He had the afpearance how
ever OF a man OF great physical en-
durance. IS a Westerner with soma
New England manners, quick iniellec-
tually. ana is cler-cnt In his conversa-
ton.
II am n western mani l love the
West " said he '.Thc family came out
here from Illinois, YOU know, years ago
| lived in Enid tor some time and
found the people Of oklahoma, / think
the greatest people l have ever known
have been working as hard as coulo
for weeks to get my work. back al Cam
bridge. in such shape that / could quit
and come out mere 10 take my duties as
private seoretary TO my brother. IL has
been rather a difficult matter for me tC
wait until could get out IN this eoun-
try ] feel thtt / surely win he pleased
with The situation here