The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-01-03
is
GOING TO RUN
PRESENT GOVERNOR TO BIZ CANDID
ATE FOR GOVERNOR OF
NEW STATE
CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEE
to Be rendered to Jake coltineham
viii Probably Accept

Guthrie, o. T., Jan. 2. 2.-Colouel
Jacob Hamon, elected chairman Of
the Amalgamated Republican COM
mittee AT McAIester, will rot be- a
candidate for chairman of the state
committee which will manage the
first republican battIe for the elec-
ton Of state and congressional Of
6cers. James Cottingham, of Guth-
rie will be rendered the chairman
ship and will probably accept it.
These facts we're learned from
reliable source today.
cottingham is considered the
logical choice for the new state
craftsmanship He belongs to no
faction and has the friendship Of
Mcclure, Governor Frantz, Denn:s
Flynn, Jake Hamon. Charles Fill
. son and other prominent Rcpubli-
+ cans who have been envolved either
by choice or force of circumstances
! In past factional differences in the
party MI Cottingham has been
a member Of the executive comm
: Iitlee for the last twelve years aud
r has passed thsAat fofsil the ~
. campaigns Of the Republicans passy
J. in Jklahoma. He has been univer~
:. sally successful as political advis-
4 er and manager of the financial
[. feature Of the past campaigns and
!, has served in the campaigns Of
$, both Mcclure and Flynn with
!, equal success.
j, It was also learned from relia-
bic source today that Governor
Frantz will be a candidate for the
FIRST governor Of the new state. His
\ recent exoneration from charges
IL hat were preferred against him
and pushed BY Secretary Hitch
+ cock has made him stronger and
the success Of the railroad iuvestt-
cations prosecuted by Governor
y Frantz with the assistance OF At.
ae torney Cromwell has made him
x more popular with the people.
x Governor Frantz mas the enmity OF
% Secretary Hitchcock which makes
~ the people Of Indian Territory
re think all the more OF him.
re Whether he had anything to do
with it or not Governor Frantz is
f, being credited with having a hand
It. in the removal of Secretary Hitch
at cock from the cabinet. During the
investigation Governor Frantz sent
a telegram to President Roosevelt
stating that be, the governor. Of
J. Secretary Hitchcock must resign.
n. Governor Franiz was sxonerated
aud Secretary Hitchcock is to step
out.
Il. The appointment Of Jake Hamon
ir as chairman Of the Amalgamaled
TO committee is distasteful to some
$. Republicans. but in general was =
s. Iioug step toward harmony. There
Y was no opposition to Hamon as he
:, will serve only until the opening Of
delthe FIRST state campaign Il is
de stated that Hamon has buried the
Is hatchet which be was brandishine
i'd at the head Of Governor Frantz a
tew months ago aud the governor
did DOT oppose his appointment to
1.-THE Craftsmanship. The FIynn-so.
~ per faction also seems to dissatisfied
"A and # this eIemen. pits up a fight
81 for supremacy il will Be later ii
81 the game when : bigger plum Is Al
n stake.
y Grant Victor, although he se
secured only a vice chaifmanshir
ae lin tue new organization. j. satisfied
and il is said that be viii have ths
3 support Of the Republican organic.
'he ation for marshal ot the Easter
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