The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-05-25

aud the gallant official got glad
hand from the members present for
the truthful compliments paid the
large number of handsome. intelii-
gent ladies who had brayed the terri
BILE storm to grace the occasion with
their presence
Representative Fred Branson an
swered to a toast. "the free lance"
with his usual eloquence and got those
responses dear to the heart of one who
speaks from the heart to those whom
he knows and loves.
Senator Russell spoke as usual. In
fact the senator never made a speech
of three sentences he did not either
close or open with an appropriate
story. and. because this occasion was
special, he handed the stories about
as a spendthrift spends his inherit
auce, but the Russell stock OF stories
is never down 10 the bottom. and he
never repeats. That the little radical
for new Ideas was good number on
any occasion was known his sena-
torial trends, but he made that fact
known to all members of the legislative
club present. together with the hun
dred visitors who had been assembled.
Representative Norvell spoke of
Tusa being at the head OF navigation
on the Arkansas, and told Of the ships
that should pass in the night, stat
ling, however. that II any were to pass
Tulsa in the daytime and failed to
stop, the citizens of that city would
see that all stopped the next time the
fleet was on the river
Dr. Sands. for the house. in re-
4 spcnse TO a toast Of Legislative Pro
lphSsy." spoke of the senate and house
IN tne years TO come, getting his "a
forite newspaper report in the last
half of the century about Mr. Bryay
being the democratic nominee fol
/ president and all the little sideligh
, stories the Beaver county man coul,
! Iapplv 70 embeliish his remarks He
won the applause Of his audience an
applied his prophetic remarks abou
I and toward most Of his colleagues
! taking a senator "wnack or SO 70
! the couriesies Of the occasion deman
that body have some little notice,
said the doctor as he planked abou
. the mots for the occasion
4 Representative Hobby was on tn
) program much 10 the detriment of tn
J. evenings enjoyment by at least on
present and took time 10 speak of on
S topic he knew nothing about.
i, Stanford as q Poet.
n Senator II r.. p Stanford was dow
4 for poem on the Rillups booze bill
e and made an Introductory speec
, which mollified the poem and afte
S reading the poem. made a splendi
y address. stating that as a minorit
e member of the senate be would leav
J. that body with a feeling OF love fC
q an its members. al members of th
/ coordinate branch OF the legislatiy
family. and in fact All with whom
{ had come In contact Aside from pol
4 tics the senator said he could liv
q happy ever after with the statcsme
= I have met here in Guthrie,
e. The senate poem was read by llal
u Bee. explaining rAat the corpOratio
4 commission was still with us. althoug
& short on funds up until that day
e Ashby Reminiscent.
Il Colonel Ashby was In a renlinisceI
g mood and told OF the Perio9 when b
d had driven cattle across what is no
d Oklanoma when his central porto
<, had naught but the tent OF the Il
b, dams he spoke OF the trials and al
r. appointments be had ia land Ah
A. this. OF the early days when first u
e husbandman came and taught that Al
L virgin soil would yield harvest
B. abundnce. rewardipg man for labo
s He spoke OF ambitions, of the presen
L hope OF the future, but declared HI
s advancing years were making hi
d look Ia kindly way al all men. an
that his experience was teaching tia
there Is good IN an Of as. and that v
3 are an good citizens or at least seekin
/" to be. He told Of the cities, the pro