The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-07-13
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Special Correspondence Daily Leader.
I Denver. Colo. July 11.-"Oklahoma
Is certainly in the limelight,' said Ma
ltional Committeeman Norman Mack,
of New York. "The older states which
are SUPPOSED TO do things" he con
tined. were forced 20 take a back seat
and give ear to the edicts from the
newest commonwealth in the Union,
have never visited Oklahoma, but If
1 the state is made up of the same ma
terial as that sent here, she Is certain
i ,y a wonder.
our town of Tulsa has Just ex-
pended $4,000 in cold cash TO adyer-
tise Tulsa and the state to the Union,
put ia tate Grady. 81; Is money We'll
spent b-e the Denver adyertis.hg Is
worth one million dollars, and 1t
didn't cost $4,000.
"You are right there, my boy broke
lin National Chairman Tom Taggart.
l''I was under the impression that Okla
lhoma sent only few men to conven-
i tions because, il was not desirable to
turn out baLd of Indians. | have
lbeen marvelously surprised. Ohaho-
\ ma citizenship is far superior to that
OF more than three-fourths of the other
Estates. The delegation sent here con
slsting of nearly 900 men and women
was the cleanest, incest and best set
up bunch | ever saw. And politicians,
my my"
That's the racket" spoke up Try
| Woodson. of Kentucky. Henri Wat
terson a few months ago made the re-
mark that Oklahoma had the best and
most adroit bunch of political generals
of any state in the West. ! didn't be-
love him then. | do now. And J want
to go further and not confine the COM
parison to the West, but TO the Whole
country
AT a dinner given Friday night to the
retiring national committee, George
Fred Williams, of Massachusetts,, and
\ j. Ham Lewis, OF Chicago, paid com
pliments TO Oklahoma. Williams spoke
] glowlngly Of the new states constitn-
ltion and the practical working cut or
BRYAN ideas He complimented GOV.
! Haskell and the men who made up the
personnel of the constitutional con
4 ventions. zone thing about Oklaho-
Ina" said Williams, is the fact that
| Oklahoma Is fully up TO her advance
notices Ii is a throe-story state, po-
sessing minerals, crops and air. The
resources Of Oklahoma are boundless.
And facts about Oklahoma are not con
cealed by her people. The several
hundred people who came here 70 at
tend the convention did not talk poll
tics exclusively Every 0klahoman l
have met has spoken Of the new states
wealth. growth, population, diversified
crops. educational facilities and what
lnot. That kind OF boosting counts.
Yes: hats off to the forty-sixth state.
lit is indeed a wonder"
The metropolitan papers Of the coun-
try have been prcfuse in playing up
| Oklahoma The Denver papers de-
voted many columns TO exploiting the
state and her representatives here.
Governor c. n. Haskell made the
chief hit OF the convention. As chair
man of the platform committee a posi-
ton which hitherto has gone to fav-
I critic war horess, be was constantly IN
Il tie Hmelight, sought after day and
1 might and la steady conference with
7 leaders IN democratic councils. Has
\ keIl maintained his position well.
When he appeared on the platform.
which he did three times, he was the
I recipient OF warm Ovations. The gov
\ ernor Of the newest state, who had
\ tried cut a twentieth century consutu-
\ tion and who was in the confidence OF
i Bryan. was highly regarded Dy the
democratic hosts.
4 All the prominent democrats Of Ok
/ lahoma were constantly I'M the spot
Hight here. Gore. owen Murray and
H williams were repeatedly called on for
! speeches at different committee meet
ings,
10 Speaker VIM II Murray Is due
the credit fcr the authorship Of the
planks in the democratic national
i platform, namely. the planks relating
10 agriculture ana TO Hawaii.
No man in the Oklahoma delegation
did more zealous and earnest work
than obert Iozies state superintendent
OF disDensaries. Mr. Lozjer was al
stat headquarters from early morn,
ing till bedtime greeting callers and
looking after necessary details Ioz-
fer Is tireless worker and scores OF
Oklehomans have him 20 thank for
working them into tie convention
han.
National Committeeman Tate Brady
cf Tulsa Is unquestionably the right
man ia the right place Brady Is new
on the JOB. but the way be catches
pn and dees things Is good Tor indi
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