The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-09-21
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Guiding a Handsomely furnished par
lor OF reception room which was de.
signed for a place Of entertainment
FOR the honest yeomanry OF the party,
the republican state committee has
failed to attract the notice OF the
rank and fls OF Oklahoma republi-
canism So far the only visitors to
republican STATE headquarters, aside
from TIE employees and hsngers-on.
have been the remnants Of the old
carpet-bag army Of federal office hold
ers who drift in with a weary air and
a hungry look to find out whether
there has not been some secret ad-
vice received from the national fat
flyers forecastin5 the subscription by
the trusts and corporations OF an
other six million dollar campaign
fund to purchase the election Of a
Republican president
SO marked has been the absence
around headquarters OF any OF the
reputable farmers and business men
of the state that Chairman Norris
and his coterie Of hhalings have be-
come alarmed and set on foot in
quiry into the cause The result of
the inquiry clearly indicates that the
honest republicans OF the state who
are not hankering after federal pie,
are very bitter against the high
handed methods employed by the old
federal Office holder gang In taking
all OF the nominations and assuming
general charge Of the party
After the election for the ratifca-
ton oS the constitution. when the
present democratic state Rdministra-
tlon was chosen by an overwhelming
majority. a move was started among
the better element OF the republican
party TO redeem the organization
from the double clutch of the "old
guard, ana rough rderism." This
effort has resulted only in the un.
horsihg OF one faction for the eleva-
ton OF the other. and the honest yeo-
manry OF the republican party are
completely disgusted and taking no
interest in the campaign There's no
hope for the republican party in Ok
llahoms." said a prominent republican
business maa today. 80 long as the
old gang OF carpetbaggers retain
control OF the organization. Look at
the candidates Of our party today
Judge Dickerson, candidate Tor asso.
cIate justice Of the supreme court
never saw oklahoma until he came
here with a commission as federal
Judge for the southern district Of IN
dian Territory in his pocket. Until
his job was terminated by the estaf,
fishing Of state government Dicker-
soa never earned dollar or did a
days work in Oklahoma except at the
federal pie counter.
s.-ssan there's Bird Mcclure. con-
greasman from the hrst district and
candidate for reelection. Bird was
assistant United States attorney for
the district of Oklahoma when nomin,
ated for congress the frst time. He
lis carpet-bagger pure and simple,
having no interest in Oklahoma ex-
eept his salary.
"Dica T. Morgan, candidate for con.
Eress in the second district, resigned
as the receiver for the land office at
woodward to take the nomination. He
has never had a lswful ayocation in
oklahoma except that Of federal Of
ace holder.
&C. p Creagor, who was nominated
by the Raymond-negro-carpet-bsg
combine IL the third district, was
federal oil inspector at Tulsa before
his nomination, and the general uu.
dersthnding now is that his position
/ Is being held open for him in the
probable event Of his defeat for con.
sress.
In the organization OF the state
committee itself the rank and iile Of
the party Jared no better. Charles
E. Hunter. rough rider and federal
Office holder, Was displaced as state
chairman by Joe Norris, carpet-bag-
lger. Joe Norris has never held any
position or any profession except
that oi q fedora; Office holder. For
years he was the chief clerk in the
school land department. under the ok.
iiahonaa territorial administration, and
at the time the state government
wsat into eject be was clerk Of the
I federal eolsrt at Guthrie.
~. G. House secretary Of the
] lecmMittee. is pie-biter OF the small
Afry, aE@ was only squeezed away
frcn the federal crib when state
\ Acod put an end to his job as deputy
ssark on toe federal court
80 long as tAat class o. men are
/ ileft 80 ck2ggs OF The repa5licaa PAR
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