The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-08-01
Political Adyertisement)
COMMISSIONERS WANT
GEO. A. HENsHAw.

II the voters Of Oklahoma follow the
advice Of Chairman Jack Love in nom.
mating candidate to succeed Col J..
,. McAlester as nearly unanimously as
they did in voting upon the recent
Garter amendment to the state consti-
tuition, there is little doubt a. TO the
nomination OF George A. Henshaw for
corporation commissioner on the dem
ocratlc ticket at the primary next
Tuesday.
Chairman Love and his associates on
the commission are making no secret
Of their hope that Mr. Henshaw will
receive the nomination. When the
chairman was taken to task in good
natured way because Of the rather EN-,
phatic attitude Of himself and Messrs.
McAlester and Watson in fayoring Mr..
Henshaws candidacy for commissioner
Colonel Loves broad smile turned TO
one of seriousness, and he said:
q am for George Henshaw for com.
missioner simply because feel that
the corporation commission, and the
people OF the state, cannot afford to
do without the best qualified man in
sthe state for the position he seeks, and
this commission needs right now the
man who best knows and understands
the duties of a commissioner and the
work that has been started but not fin
ished This man is Henshaw for the
reason that he has had three years Of
hard training and has grasped the
proposition"
do you think 1t fair for an officer
in your position to take such decided
stand in a primary" he was asked.
YES" said the chairman, "at least
In this case. / wish it distinctly un-
derstood that this is no personal mat
ter with me, and | am sure II is not
with any member Of the commission.
have nothing personal or OF any other
character against any OF Mr.. Hen
shaw's opponents. have no word
but praise for any Of them; it is sim /
ply case OF loving Rome more
consider Henshaw, by virtue of his
being counsel for the commission since
itsorganization, preeminentIy quail |
fed to take up the duties OF commits
sioner and 30 readily and intelIigeEily !
aloag with the work with US. II will |
not be taking up new work for him
but will be retaining to the commits
sion all his present usefulness and adj (
ding thereto. A new man, however
intelligent and however anxious to do
his utmost, could not reasonably be ex
pected TO grasp the duties OF this ~ |
fee under present conditions for
months, and could not equal Hensl.avf
in value TO the commission and to q
people within even longer measure
Of time.1
I'm other words, you do not wish TO
lose time in drilling raw recruit
That's ii exactly, declared re
chairman, and what Is the use or wis
dom In doing it when you have
trained soldier at hand ready to 60 on
with the fight he is already carrying
on? We cannot afford it al this stage
Of the game. justify my action in com-
mending Mr.. Henshaw 70 the people
of the state because feel that In do
ing so | am doing the state and the
people service. He is young clean,
honest and able. He stands III the
front rank among the bar Of the state.
He knows every duty and every techni-
cal detail connected with the work.
He is as good democrat as you can
find in the state. do not wish to ap-
pear to desire to detract from any 9TH
er candidate in the race. That is not
my object. ! believe they are good
men, but would like for the democ-
racy Of the state to know, before the
vote for candidates for corporation
commissioner is cast next Tuesday
that I and the other members Of the
commission feel assured that George
Henshaw as corporation commissioner
would be the right man in the right
place, and it looks as though we ought
to be in position to Judge Of the facts
in this proposition as well as Or better
than any other three citizens Of Okla
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