The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-01-25


become supreme factors in republ-
can politics of oklahoma. The for
mo delegate Is not so oGtsr3ken in
favrr 7f an minstructed OKLAHOMA
delegation to Chicago rs is the Mus
kogee editor The reason is plain
His district IS solidly in ayor of Tart
and he dare not antagonize that SEN
tiIaent by fighting Taft in the open.
At best the Norris-Grimes combina-
tion Is one which might be well view
ed with suspicion. While they may
be Taft men on the surface they may
be arranging things Just the other
way aud at Nnicago vote the delega-
tlon for Taft on the urst ballot and
then change the pote OF the state FOR
some other fayorite son calculated
to be yinney in the end.
The glti-Bryan igbt continues to
be one that all absorbing topics OF
discussion at the National capital,
The fear IS expressed that Mr. Bryan
cannot carry any of the debatable
states of the East and that Indiana,
Illinois, Ohio and Iowa as well as
Nebraska wili also refuse TO give
their electoral votes to the commoner
For this reason John johnson OF Min
nesota is being urged upon the party
Mr. Johnson's friends claim wonder
fulthings for this man. They say he
can carry Minnesota and Wisconsin
as well as North Dakota in which
states the swedish vote is the de-
Gliding factor and that New York and
and New Jersey Indiana and Ohio
can be carried by the Minnesotan.
They say his strongest claim for sup
port is his record of Governor of
Minnesota The fact that Johnson s
mother was a washetw oman would
also appeal TO the voters IL is said.
The American people are Democratic
enough 10 appreciate humble birth.
IL is believed that Mr.. Johnson IS hum
BILE history is one OF his strongest as
sets President Garfield drove mules
along a toll path and President Lin
coin was born Ia q log cabin.
| Oklahoma is doubtless one OF the
greatest Bryan states in the country
but that is no reason why Oklahoma
can not also be q Johnson state Let
t4e ticket be Bryan and Johnson
Shawnee wants 10 be court town
so badly that the business men OF the
city have written 20 Congressmen
Scott Ferris To see what can be done
In the matter Shawnees close prox
unity to Guthrie which is also cOurl
town IS against Shawnee. For that
reason Shawnee would ike % b.
made q part OF the eastern iudicia
district over which judge Ralph r
| Campbell of South McAlesier pre-
sides IL this can be br0unht abou
Shawnee folk think they have "a goo,
chance OF gcing designated as g9ur
town. Chiclfasha another court t1Hi
Is however near By and must not Di
lett out Of the question whea new
court towns are belng made.
A special act of congress wlll be ne
lquired to mako tho change
no Senator Thomas r. Gore bf
longs the distinction Of passing th
first Oklahoma bin through either D
the two nOusesOf Congress- The bil
provides for an eNtentl9n oi time 70
the payment OF lDe iirst installuen
on thirty-iye hundred hgmeate9@
acquired in the KiOwa-C Commanch
couatfy recently The bil passed b
the senate would allow the home
sleaders IN question one year
which 70 make this payment A sin
liar measure Is pendine in the hous
and VIII doubtless pass that bod
within the next few days Represei
tative Mcclure q ta5ing care of Oh
bin ia the lower nouse
Congressman Davenport uf IA
MusHosee district is q candidate &
reelection and consequently S on ti
lookout for opposition during the pI
mafios Nothing loresn o. his uf
oiuun HAS made lisp|i mahiieai 9
the political horizon as Yet lndef