The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-10-31
REPUBLICAN LEADERS
FIGATING AMONG SELVES
Thousands Of DlSgTuNiIed Rank
and File Declare for Demo-
cratic Ticket
(staH Speclal)

Ohidhtllfd Olllt Ohiuf ONl. 81
Omar r. Benedict, editor of the Ok
lahoma Times, Of which Dennis r.
Flynn Is controlling factor, has
practically withdrawn his support
from the state Republican ticket, ex-
cept to use occasionally some stereo-
typed editorial that is inspired by
the Harris press bureau at Guthrie.
Recently Flynn agreed TO take tae
stump in behalf of the state ticket
He made his first appearance at Pom
ca City where only q slim reception
was rendered him. Next he went to
Enid where former Governor Fergu-
son ale he spoke from the same
platform. Because Of Ferguson be-
ing a machine man and the fact that
ne was the choice of the Harris ma
chine for governor, the Enid Eagle
and the Enid Events devoted the
larger share of their space TO Fergu-
sons speech and placed Flynn bin
the "me-too' catagory.
These facts, added to the attitude
OF the Oklahoma City. Flynn OF IN,
fully established the statement Of
Benedict several weeks ago that
there is not good feeling between
Harris and Flynn. and they tend 10
forward The movement already under
way to return Flynn to power In Ok
lahoma after Harris has concluded
this campaign. which, from all ae-
counts Is certain TO be disastrous to
his political hopes
On the subject Of lIaskellism
alone have Flynn, cade, Jones and
Fields and others made speeches in
this campaign The personality and
the ability a dceal have been ST.
lent issues that only McNeal him
self has discussed. II is a significant
fact In this fight that McNeal gets
support of his own ability, his own
merits, exclusively from himself The
Harris press bureau has had little
commendatory to say OF him, and q
paid advertisement in the. Guthrie
Capital contains about all the good
that paper mas said about him.
Standpatism Perplexed
The ascendency of Flynn and the
strong probability Of his becoming
the leader OF his part al an early
date have perpleXed the most voci-
ferrous of campaign speakers and
there is revolution in the party
pending that will scarcely wait until
after November s.. to break out IL
has deadened the political nerves OF
the most aggressive of Harris men.
II has taken the ginger and spice and
refreshing eleverness from the cam
paign editorial that men like Bene-
dict have been writing and mas estab-
lished canned editorial system hl.
ed with strings OF figures that won't
stand the test of the records. The
campaign has resolved itself into a
two-men affair-fIarrls dosing out the
Haskellism propaganda from head.
quarters through the newspapers
and McNeal rallying his forces from
the stump with fragments of this
propaganda
Benedict went wrong when he sud
denly and without consultation with
the leaders declared himself for Jim
Harris for secretary OF the interior,
and Flynn was called IN to quiet the
unsophIsticated boy from Hobart,
Flynn's influence was so strong in
the editorial room of the Oklahoma
City Times that even Benedict did not
rare to mention the candidacy OF
Cash Cade, Fiynn's good friend, for
Ballinger's place.
The Evans incident
When Benedict had the name Of
John p. Evans, Republican nominee
for state superintendent OF public in
lstruction, taken from his announce
nent column, Harris made = killing
By securing the Reinstatement OF the
nsme, but now 1t appears tnat this
was done without Benedict's knowl
edge, for a day or two later the name
was again Withdrawn and this editor
ial appeared:
"The Times attoatioa has beef
called TO tie fact thar Evans name
is now regularly appearing In IN,
column containing the list of stat,
candidates IL was inserted uninten
1 tionally while making correction
We have taken II out. The Iimei
( does not care to run his name as /;
4 leandidate, because we have persona
knowledge that he Is not the fit maj
for the place. If he has a single
\ liacatton tat I'LL il stiss tAe peo
ple il voting for him. we have neye
heard Of II ard we know Of a thous
and why he shouldn't be elected
II is rumoFed that in an early con
I vnrzation betHxcn IIin Harris an
\ Honest Election Jake Hamon III