The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-01-15
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Klnghaaer Okla. Jan l6-As the
home Of prominent citizens" makers
o. history, politicians. chiefs among
the builders and law makers OF rold'
Oklahoma ami The new state. the
town Of Kingnsher has list TO which
she points Nlih pride anl challeng
ca other cities 10 comparison.
Probably no otner town IN the en-
tire state has been the home Ol SO
many men who have attained prom
inence In Oklahoma's public affairs.
For many years Kingflsher was al
most as much Of pltical Mecca AZ
Guthrie ITSELF
Coming from an sections ef the
country, unknown 70 each otner and
sometimes obscure even nthelr home
communities. these men came quickly
to tae frCnt M the fierce political bat
lies Of the early days Most OIL
them camc the day Of the "npenIng
Ia 1889 OF soon thereafter Now they
are scattrfsd about over the country
and some, OF course. are dead
An cold timer grown reminiscent.
recently recounted the long list or
Oklahoma notables who have lived.
here, their principal achievements
and what has since become OF them
The list IS little short OF remarkable 4
In the very beginning there was
Cant Jacob v. Admire, who came here
from Kansas. where be hal long been
active as a Republican. He assisted
in the organization az the Republican
party IN the territory and received the
endorsement OF that party for tne'
goyerncrshlp However. the fellows
who were running thlngr at Washing
ton Ignored the wishes of the Okla
iona Republicans aud Congressman
leo w steele Of lniiana. was ap-
loiniel as FIRST governor of the new
territory. Cant Admire. previous to
be ''openine,' had -eeeived an ap-
nointment as receiver Of the Kingtish-
ar land Office aud heli that position
when The Office was closed some two
Or three years ago For many years.
here, as In Kansas. he was power
as a newspaper writer and his ncli.
Heal utterances were copied IN many
napers over the territory TIE Il now
living ia retirement al Enid
J. G. Caldwell, known al 1ver old
Oklahoma as "tinrley' and as one
Of TIE Cd though sterling characters
Of the new country, was q Nebraska
contribution 70 the men Of affairs or
tails section lie was also receiver OF.
The land oillce for time and was for
many eats one If the most eulhuslass
DC workers in the territory. he died
recently ai Weatherlord
u G. Roberts. another Nchfaakan.
esme here after i periol OF consider
able activity Us a Republican IN the
rCornhuaker' state lie was regis
Ter 81 the lanl office ANA laier att0r-
ley general. whiel position he resign
ed lie IS al pfeaont ufaetlcing law
at Enid.
"A young Nifginlan. Geo u Bowman,
vas law partner Of Jake Raheris
iof several years- he, too, has a.
lalned prominence being one of tne
acw aiaies H-st presidential electors
on The Democratic ticket
J G Post early DAY banker and one
Of The lendlns members Of The First
Territorial legislature. Is now a com
mefcal traveller aud llvea AZ Guthrie.
A. J, seay, second gaverHat OF the
territory. Is another Of the big men
q Oklahoma who have ,alle6 Klng
fisher taelf home A native OF Nils.
souri,. he enlisted in the Union army
at the outbreak OF the Civil war anl
saw no small amount ot hard fight.
Ing. Entering a. q private he came'
out colonel of the Thirtysecond MIS-.
sDurl volunteers Later he entered
the pstcllce Of law was elected cls.
cult judge Gnd made one or two races
for congress against Silver Dick
Bland. In The early days OF the Ter.
rliCry he Was sent hers as district
Judge ani served With 9lgor and ablli.
Is. 80 much so that he nGs become
the central figure Of a number Of sto.
lies q those DAYS which bid fair to
crystallze Into local tradition. His
administration as governor wAs con
sldered successful and there has been
little OF no attack upon his political
record
Isme years ago he met with an sc.
0ident which rendered him an invalid
but IN spite Of this and the weight 81
hts seventyiIve eventinl years. he
silll devotes hts personal attention to
matters OF buslness. He Is president
0l three banks, one Of which IA loca.
ted at Rella. Mo- ANA Is reputel "a
be one Of the new states weailhlesf
men. He stun makes klngnshar his
home.
No less than three Ifnitel States
marshals have been appointed from
tails place.
OF these "pas Nagle alone stIll
/ lives here II The Democratic mi
marles last year he was candidate FOR
the nomination fof United States sen.
aiof but was defeated by Senator 4.
r Gore For years a democrat Of lhe
ultlaconservallfe type h has lately
announced his conversion 20 fae So.
/ clnllslle theories and Is preparing io
| take II active part m future political
! campaigns.
| "BilIe CRIMES anotner Unlled stetea
/ marshal. laleF became secretary 0g
state and duz'ns the closing YEAR, i
/ the territory Ms dne O tile Ie#.Iets
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