The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-03-30


ical rival 1t viii De remembered q
was this seilsame Charley that pulled
loft some big coups in Washington last
November when he put through a
rongh rider slate IN the w2g " f9aegnl
appointments leaFine Mcclure. Cash
Cade and that crowd out IN the cold
That they have not yet recovered from
the chills occasioned by that Waterloo
Is emphasized by the failure OF the
lantiTaft movement in Oklahoma But
y must De admitted that 10 was not
such disastrous failure after an. be-
cause Mcclure managed 20 preserv 3
his political hide 20 the extent of beiL.
selected as a delegate at large to chi
cago. where he viii have the SO IN
pleasure OF voting for Yr Taft as the
Republican candidate foe the rcpubli.
can nomination for the prf sidenry.
Cash Cade was made national conn lf-
teem0n at the convention but also
with the understanding that he rec
lcgnize Charley Hunter as the big bow
WOW of the republican party of Olla-
homa and Cade gladly acceded TO the
wish. Those republicans viii DO mo i
anything to get info p0Ser. so Nc
Gnire et al have al least acknf "a deed
Hunter and IL YOU will notice YOU
DO not hear so much anti-Hunter talk
einanating from this and kindred
sources as usual But all OF this does
not mean that they love each other.
Enough has been seen and heard in
Washington Of late to put an end 10
such idle gossip. Hunter has been I'm
the city over a week and recently ex.
pressed surprise at the existence Il
one Representative Bird Mcclure Of
Pawnee Mcclure, on the other hand.
disciaims any knowledge of the eN.
istence of the Hunter parsonage.
Pushing Wright for Postoffice.
Il is a successful politician who can
keep things under cover and operaie
without making a noise when noise ~
calculated as a deterrent to his aims.
That IS Why Hunter probably refused
10 tell the writer that he w3 lin the
CITY pushing the claims of Frank
Wright, Of Lawion. 70, the postmaster
Job at lawtOn to succeed Joseph
White. Now Lawton Is regarded as a
firstclass posioIfice town and pays
about $4,000 a year to its postmaster
That Is quite q plum when times are
hard and money scarce. MI Wright
doubtless appreciates this as much as
the present incumbent
But whether 0r not the prcsident
viii appoint Wright remains to be
seen. Hitchcock he Of Taft boom
fame, Il IS true has already looked
Wright over because Hunter had the
foresight OF bringing about such "a
meeting, knowing lull well that no
man Is appointed to office nowadays
who does not COME up TO the standard
required by the TAFT candidacy.
Mr.. Hitchcock and Mr. Hunter also
discussed other things beside Mr..
Wright There was a little item OF two
delegates to Chicago to be disposed
'of. The Big Fifth congressional ais.
|trict, It wips be remembered and In
which Lawton is situated, recently re.
yolted to the extent OF sending a con-
tested delegation of two men 10 the
Chicago convention According to
Hunters story this so-called bolt was
the work OF four men, and four men
only and that the so-call6d mmp con
yention was participated in by only
four men. At any rate these four
men selected two uninstructed dele.
gates to Chicago IN the hope OF being
seated in the event the anti-Taftites
get control Of the big convention
Hunter in his confidential way in.
formed Air Hitchcock that he need
have no fears as TO the result Of the
contest in the Fifth district. because
he personally would see TO il that the
two delegates would not be seated.
They have no rights said he, "and
have clear case against them.
Leave il 10 me. This, of course. so
pleased Frank Hitchcock that the talk
reverted to the Wright candidacy for
the isawton pOstOffice. Wright is
stalwart, said Hunter, "and we know
where he stands. He belongs in de
Fifth, and win be a good man to have
around looking after our interests IN
that part OF the woods Wright. who
had been called in the meantime, In.
timated that Hunter was right.
Hitchcock is now asking himself
lSe question If Hunter is right, why
shouidn't Wright be all right?
Hunter also just arrived in Wash
ington IN time TO lie informed that
Grant Victor. Of Alton, win be con
iirmed marshal of the Eaaten district
OF Oklahoma but not yet awhile.