The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-07-25
An End Of Rough
Rider Regime

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While some remains OF the Rough
Rider regime, which formerly had
practical control of political affairs
in Oklahoma. are still to be found
the list of office holders VINO owed
their advance to following Colonei
Roosevelt through the war, is a
very short one, while formerly they
could have been numbered by the
scores, ranging in Importance from the
governor of Oklahoma down TO ponce
men and court bailiffs.
There are now Cniy four Rough
Riders holding political positions III
this c.tv Charles f. Hunter Is clak
of the United States district court
CHRIS Madsen and David Hadden are
deputy United States marshals and w.
Fl Mitchell is chief Of police of the
CITY of Guthrie The TWO of these,
however, who have the best jobs VIII
continue to hold them regardless OF
the vasares Of politics. Hunter holds
his i.b at the pleasure Of Judge John
II. Cottera! who presides Owe the
United States courts for thiS district
and as Cotterals is a life job 1t is
probable that his clerk Will hold on
for 4 number of years. Madsen was
recently placed on the civil service
list. which frsures the Dermanency OF
hi- lob. He has abundant Qualifica-
ticns for his Job outside Of his Rough
Rider exrctience having Won rePu-
ration in the early days as a fearless
pursuer Of bad men, and in more re-
cent years as an especially canable
office man.
The only othf- Rough Rider now
holding a position of real Importance
in Oklahoma is Lieutenant Ernest
Stcci7er. Indian agent for the Kiowa
and Comanche tribes, with headquart-
as at AnadOrko. He was recently
under fire, but seems to nave come
out IN top E. S. Adams of Atoka IS
said to be slated for the job of inter
nal revenue collector when Oklahoma
is made a separate district, but hasn't
gotten the job as yet. A, W. Renner
is United States commissioner at
Okeere. and there are a few other
members of the regiment holding
post offices and minor political Jobs.
Probably the best known of the
Rough Rides who have been cOnspic-
uous in Oklahoma politics in EX-GoV-
ernoy Frank Frantz. who was sue
cessiveiy postmaster at Enid Usage
Indian agent and governor Of Okla
h0ma. He was the republican noml-
nee for governor at the first state
election. but was defeated by an over
whelming majority. Then he narrow
ly escaped becoming governor of
Porto Rico Charges of very serl-
Gus character had been filed against
the incumbent of that office. and Pres
ident Roosevelt had decided upon
F'rantz as his successor. But when
the Porto Rican governor reached
Washington he was able to explain
matters to the entire satisfaction of
his chief and the proposed change
was never made. FrantZ is now de-
voting his time to a big Texas land
deal and claims to be making money
Ben Colbert the ChicKasaW indian
Rough Rider who was at one time
United States marshal for the South
ern district of Indian Territory ana
resigned under fire, has quit poNtics
and deyotes himself to raising ana
shipping blooded hogs. S. A. McGlh-
mis- formerly q law clerk in the Dawes
commission, has returned to the prac-
tice of law. Ira Hill who was a FED
eral court clerk in territorial days,
has gone into the banking business.
William Bailey of Wynnewood for
mer DEPUTY marshal: Lon MuxloW OF
Guthrie former court crier and dep
utv shdtf; Bill Sims of Vlnlta, an
othe, court crier: Theodore Stidham
of Muskogee, Indian policeman, ana
Joe Randolph. postmaster at Wauko-
mis-. have all returned to private life.
Lieutenant Palmer, prominent mem
Der cf the Oklahoma contingent IS
now wi:h the Seventh cavalry. Z.
: Captain Robert Huston Of Guth-
re was another oklahoma Rough
Rile,. who entered the regular army
after the war and was killed in the
PHILIPPINES. as has Robert Howell Of
Pauls Valley. who accidentally shot
himself with a revolver and died from
the wound two weeks later. Paul
Stewart was killed four years ago at
Pawnee.
Tom Mix divides his time between
nunch;1g cattle and travelling with
Wild West show. He has won the
reputation OF fetlS the leliuSOiiAN0N
cowpuncher in Oklahoma, and made
such a hit with Eleanor Glyn, the
English novelist, when she inst him In
the East recently. that she decided to
make him the hero of hrt> next novel.
w. n. Amarene has also been dong
fancy shooting stunts with Wild
West show. but has decided to quit
il and go into the restaurant business.
Charles Z. JonstOH. formerly SUI
pe.intendent of the Wichita forest re-
serve. and close friend of Colonel
Roosevelt. is a rural mail CARRIE at
Snyder. He was the presidents or
DERBY through the Cuban campaign
and did many p":sonal services for
him afterward. He took an active
part in the famous wolf hunt in South
western Oklahoma which made John
Alternately United States marshal, but
asked no reward for himself. George
Norris. who has just finished post
ora dl-ate course at Harvard, Will re-