The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-02-26
INAUGURATION EVENT
DRAWS MANY VISITORS
While Not a Few Embrace the
Opportunity to Do Some
Personal Boosting

Washington Feb. &C., Washington "a
tull % oklahomana here seeking poll
ileul appointments, legislation, look
ing after private business, getting
really for the Inauguration, and some
on official business wlsh the depart
ments,
Gov, p. n Johnston of tho. Chick
asaw nation Is hera He was summon
Cd BY the secretary of the Interior
10 discuss number Of matters
among them the payment for improve
ments belonging 10 Indians On the Sci
gregated coal lands incidentally ne
is looking after legislation which
would cut on the salaries Of tribal
officials and members a. the council
With Gov Johnston is O. u. Million
of McAlester. who has some private
business aud Is also Interested IN The
disposition Of the coal lands,
Gregg ID cIose-Mouthed
j. IL Gregg, district attorney for
The Eastern district Of Oklahoma la
here. but refuses 10 discuss hle hun
lness further than % say that Il H
0fleIai tie has Haeil 1t fi1n depart
ment d Interior discussing The land
Huit eHAea. and also at the depart.
ment OF Justice. Al the latter place
he discussed The appointment Of an
assistant in Ills office at Muek0wee
but 30 far no agreement hts been
reached.
There Is vacancy III the office
and Alexanaef Richmond WaB slated
for the place. but Afr Grcgg refused
ID anaUrab him ut first and flnally
the appointment was hl0eKea mere
b. the Interference of q prominent
Oklahoma Republican There aFe a
number Of applicants who would like
20 have tho iob, bat they are not
pushing tha matter gefy hard because
the SALARY IS only $1,000 nar year
Judge Spencer Blackburn was can,
didata bat according 10 Congressman
Ii. p. Creteer, he has withdrawn 9th
era who are here Chas. Wilson, oi
Musk0geel } G. Denton, uf Nowala
D. Z. Sleeper Of Tulsa Il ". Hoyt
oi Mnakogee
un TO creanar end NoFrle
When the last vacancy occurred III
MT dreggs office the department
here, acting nnun the advice 81 The
President, forced the selection Of an
assistant from the elvil service. Il
is understood the Vapaneg nov win
ba llled By political appointment i
Is uli 10 Mr. eteager aud Joe Norris
i0 recommend i man. but they have
not done 30 yet, and Il le doubtful II
Ihe9 and AR. Gregg can e8pea On i
man 1'he assistant has got to set
hlh appointment 1T the request u
tho district attorney
Humphreys Haa 4 Mission
Judge james II HnmphFpsh. af
Muakogee. IL here trying 10 get ae
liun Oh ehree thousand uf The land sill
suits III Oklahoma. iIe representa- &
large number of clients Whn have
p00IeI their interests. He II before
tbe department uf Interior with
number 0g them til SEQ II thaY ear
net De disposed uf ri once Ana moi
have II wait fuF long and tedious
process Of goEng thf0ngh The funriA
In regular order
What McMurry Wants
j # MrMury. Of McAlesteF Fl
here He IS interested IN getting
Though legislation that will open tht
way for The government 10 prrcham
the roal landa of the chartaW end
caleknRaw nali0n He wanta tht
President 70 appoint d acmMlastof
Of ihren mna. mol members ii ean
gresa. who win be sent to Cltlahomg
make an exhaustive examination nl
The coal lands, timber lands and All
surplus unali0tted lanaa, and report
the iirat ii next December not nnIy
what The properties afe wnfth but
whether ltwllf be advisable FOR lht
gpY4rDmansllr purahHAe sheaE.
fHozher Federal Vacancy
There Is d vacancy III the efIlee Of
assistant to District Attarnes John
Embry. 81 The Western federal lis
tFici of Oklahoma This pIaea will
81 to men n lhp Second congress
I0naI district fse Win he appointed
linnn Recommendation of Joe Neffla
rlrk & MUFgan. and The district Ns
sufneY tnI 20 far they have moi de
cldea "a Who Il will be. shefMal
Smith. IT WOODWARD has bHell mau
TONED n connection With isle II
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