The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-03-18
rAev SALUTE KING CHARLEY.

THEY SALUTE KING CHARLEY.
The arrival Of Jake Hamon OF Law
ton. ia the capital city yesterday was
~ unusual event. ard yet it marked
thetbeeinning OF new era ia the re-
pu!jllcan politics OF this state. II
marked the end of the FIRST day when
the great Indian fighter and rough
cider champion Of the strenuous life
was complete master Of the generals,
the postmasters. and those who wish
10 be postmastcrs, Of the so-called re-
publican party.
Mr.. Hamon did not submit grace.
fully. He went to Washington and
calle4 on the powers that are alleged
to be before he went to the dust in
adoratioE Of the great man who was
s1Nee Of ahori and allowed courage
as a substitute for statute.
And Il does seem funny to see the
circus
Not many days agoue the Bon. Bird
McGuire and the Hon ,Bennis Flynn
we're as ose and that one was the
enemy 81 the aforesaid Charley Hun
f-i
When the followers of Taft met at
Kansas City II was announced tnat
CBfley Hunter was4o resign the great
office of which he had been for some
little time assiezed, fand he was TO go
forth dishonored, to hunt eolace in'the
wilds where CS'rus Reed does even
unto this good hour chase fcas. cold
and Ariic blasts in the land Of the
Big Moose and the Sweet Caribou.
Why. as we recall, even the negro
soldiers ia the republican party we're
almost too busy to stop Mr. Hnnterl
Ii WIS reported without contradic,-
ton that Mr.. Grimes. of Oregon, and
Mr. Flynn, Of Ft. Smith, Arkansas.
were to he The great leaders, and the
BON eGri tmil' Jones was TO charge
the republican national convention be
hind the forces which were fighting
tc his supposed death the one time
soldier the present chairman of the
republican state committee. and, Incl
dentally. q member of the court With
splendid salary attached thereto.
The iilustrious Mr. Taft sent cour
ief an the way from Ohio 60 inform
Mr Hunter that his command OF the
republican party in this state injured
tie chance Of the fat man Of Ciucn
natl
And al this time the cuckoo brigade
were making noise like Mr. Hunter
himself saw the handwriting on the
wall
We democrats were even told the
hour ana the occasion when Mr.. Hun.
ter would hand IN his resignation. and
how sorry those who were decapitat-
ing him would be 10 see him eliminat
ted from the politics OF this great
state
There was only one thing left out
hy this committee on the elimination
of Hunter-and that was consideration
% the fact that Hsnter is a fighter.
HIS Judgment Is far from good, and
many thinlz be would be a better com.
mander II he were more gentle; out
thar he will fight. and be game, Is
beyond the doubt OF any man.
so Mr. Hunter, IN the COMMON yer
nacplar. went and fought a little. an
by himseh There was no consulta
ton With imaginary leaders There
Watfno cancus. Hgnter was the com
nwndeE the soldier and also chair
man Of the committee on arrange.
His enemies had stolen his thunder
as the personal friend OF the President
IS making 1t appear they were the
oriainal Taft men,
lis ther enemies were opposed TO
Taft, but would support the devil Of
BY So doing they would eliminate
Hunter
SO Hunter supported no man.
iie sent word 10 the President that
fr. ia mould -. itt for4,.