The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-02
KANSAS CITY FIAsco

Probably no greater political joke
was ever perpetrated than al Kansas
City. when Joseph Norris. an Indian
agenl travelling about trying TO locate
an Indian to be protected, Congress
man Mcclure, James Harris, Congress
man Morgan and one or two more me,
fesolufed, issued statement and re
turned TO their various duties.
These men met in the name Of the
Republican party organization Of this
state.
Inasmuch as Mr. Norris Is the duly
elected state chairman OF his party.
II can be properly stated he came
nearer representing II than the 9th
ers.
The confefees declared what the
Republican party is TO do, stand for.
and also attempt to accomplish.
The meeting wsS not advertised
There had been not even a call fof
The members of the state committee
to meet and talk over the political
situation. No private was invited.
Notwithstanding the Republican edit
ors not bound TO the state COMMITTEES
have been for months proclaimlng
whaf should be done. no one Of tina.
class was conscious the meeting w9n
10 be held until the authorized state
ment was ISSUED.
The. conferees very gladly stated
what had been decided for the best
ard were kind enough 10 print palt
Of their conclusion, that the rabple
might be able TO know which sheltei
20 take when public wrath passes BY
The Leader has often stated there
is really no Republican party IN thh
stale. That remnant OF the old ap
pointees has stolen the party livery
that its eoterie may be able 10 snar.
few appointments from Washington
but to pretend there is the least az
tempt 70 maintain a militant party
with certain fixed principles Of gov
ernment and state policies, would be
to reach 100 far from the habitat oi
iact to ever cause hope OF being ablt
20 return
Following the publication OF the
meeting and the conclusion the Tulsa
4 World, the most vigorously edited
publication OF Republican persuasion
\ in the north central portion Of the
state, says
According to a dispatch from
Kansas City Monday that town
has become the new headquarters
for Oklahoma Republicans. II Is
related that there was meeting
OF Oklahoma Republican leaders
In The Hotel Baltimore TO. the pur-
pose Of outlining party policy
Present at the meeting We're Con.
gressman Mcclure and Morgan;
Chairman Joseph Nor. is, and Dep
uty vice-Chairman James A. Har-
rls. A few other prominent lead.
ers OF the state were present
from pime to time during the con
ference.
II was agreed that the Repub'
licans Of Oklahoma are In favor
of the Taft administration and
the Payne.Aldrich tafiff hill that
the coming campaign viii be pre-
dicaed on that issue; that pf3s'
perity with a large "PN Is to be
the slogan and that the suite wal
be swept from one end to the 9th
er All newspapers and orators
are to receive orders 20 preach
iusf whal these leaders have
decided on so that no annoying
side issues may cieep in
Happy Republicans of Olsaho.
ma Lucky hundred and ten thou
sand Republican voters of The
state, No worrying about what
xeu should do. no annoying de
tails as TO policy or platform; no
unseemly and unladylike con
fest as to what the party preach
ments shall be. All OF this mas
been attended to-ai Kansas City
and by-your prominent lead
crs.
But we'll have TO pick oul a
gubernatorial candidate. com.
plains an exaciing voter. Not on
yon7 innocent iin-typel That too,
wiil be arranged for YOU. All
xoullhaye 10 do. fellow sufferer
Is to jump when the whip snaps
and march up TO The polls and
vote her straight while the grand
chorus OF leaders sing When
Il Comes 10 Herding Cattle We
are On the Spot The confer
ence agreed that the state com.
mittee would take no hand in the
gubernaforial contest at present.
The inference being that the
boys' would be permitted 70 play
al Running for Governor. until
'ff1Ne committee got ready 70 say
Tag: you're II to some one Of
Them ~
There are men and occasions
these days that in comparison
make those Traitors of Tooley
( street appear positively modest
I If that were not sufficient 10 e.
J plain the large doses OF harmony 10 b
EXPECTED. the MeAleste- News-CaI
+ ital another Republican newspape
{ saws.
} Despite the account Ia the Kan.
rife fauFnei al4ani the lead