The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-10-22
POLITICS AND pollrlclANs.

HRlE, OKLA TUESDAY, ocToBEI
POLITICS AND POLITICIANS.
CBy Associated Press.l
Governor M r. Patterson. of Ten
nossee. will be married late i'm No
yember to Miss Mary Russell Gardner
Of Union City. TeoA.
In the North Dakota senatorial
fight &c still appears to be Senator
Hansbrough against the field
Fusion has been arranged In the
New York city local contest between
the independence League and the Re
pubHcans IL Includes the nomination
of Max lhmseu. Hearsts political
manager. for sheriff
Walter c. Emerson, former Wash.
ington newspaper correspondent. has
announced his candidacy for the Re
publican congressional nomination I'm
the First district of Maine. Thomas b.
Reeds old district
James X Jones. of Arkansas, who
managed William j. Bryans first
campaign recently wrote the Nebras-
ka leader adv Ling him not to be
candidate again. and giving as his
opinion that If he IS a candidate he
cannot be elected
John Sharp Williams. Democratic
leader in the House. will not be a
candidate for reelection to- Congress
He intends to take a two-year vaca-
tion before he takes his seat as seua-
tor from Mississippi succeeding H. d.
Money IN the Interval he will devote
his time TO reading and to writing a
life of Thomas Jefferson
In the opinion of many politicians
the recent Tammany primaries I'm
New York county disclosed the slen-
der hold Charles F. Murphy has upon
his place as leader OF the orgaIiza-
tion. There We're sixteen contests,
an unprecedented number as compar-
ed with Richard Croker's days. Dur
ing the Crokr regime II there were
contests in two or three districts il
was considered remarkable
The Prohibition party has it's ma
tional headquarters in full operation
la Chicago, and already the head
quarters staff mas opened "a vigorous
campaign which is to be carried into
every state on a much more elaborate
scale than was ever before been at
tempted by the party organization.
The leaders, it is said, are desirous of
holding he national convention in
Chicago
There will be three men I'm the
coming Cor ress who will be contest.
ants for the honor of being proclatnh
ed the tallest member. They are Sml.
loway of New Hampshire. Barchfeld
OF PENNSYLVANIA and Anthony OF Kan.
sas. Sulloway and Barchfeld were ri4
walls in the last House. The formet
has height Of 6 feet inches. but
he is roupd shouldered and is topped
by Barchfeld who is 6 feet g. An
thony, the new member from Kansas.
Is feet 4 inches
Present indications are that Chica-
go stands the best chance of getting
both the Republican and Democratic
national conventions next year. Other
cities which have applied for the Re
publican convention are ST. Louis,
Kansas City Denver and Seattle. Be
sides Chicago. Cincinnati and Louis.
ville have applied for the Democratic
convention and st. Louis and Kansas
City may also invite this gathering
The meeting place OF the conventions
will be settled in December by the
NaiOHel Committee of each party.
Although Illinois has tayorite son
for the presidency I'm Speaker Cannon
IL is understood that the Taft forces
are inclined 20 favor Chicago as "a
meeting place for. the Republican con
ventioa and apparently do not thiut
the atmosphere there would be hos
tile 10 their candidate Not only the
Taft managers but nearly an the Re
| publican leaders appear to be favor
/ ably disposed toward Chicago. which
/ city on numerous occasions I'm the
! past has proved its ability To accOmo-
date the national conventions It's
! central location and easy access and
its abundant hotel facilities are also
urged in favor OF the Windy City.
NOrte.a Va. O,t p "A conference
Of business men and ialrosd presi
dents OF Virginia and other states oI
the south assembled here today tC
| discuss the formation of a Southern
| immigration association The chic
objects OF the proposed association
! viii be 10 secure the establishment
OF a passenger steamship service be
tween Norfolk and Europe and q
place the advantage of Southern 10
caliies before prospective immi
| grants
Salem. Ore. oct % The seYenti
annual meeting OF the Oregon Fedora
tion of Womens Clubs began here 10
day under conditions perhaps more