The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-10-07


Insurgency and standpatism have
, not yet taken on concrete form in
this state. and the lines of division
have not been drawn. If Roosevelt
is nominated for president in 1912
and believe he will be, he will carry
Oklahoma. 1t would mean a complete
change in republican party leaders
and management in the state and the
retirement of all the present republi.
can members of congress"
Thus L. G. Disney of Muskogee,
clerk of the United States court of the
Ieastern district, expressed himself re-
garding the republican situation as a
result of the Roosevelt victory in New
York, Disney is a progressive and
would be leader of his district were
it not for the untoward conditions that
chairman Jim Harris has brought
Iabout.
by his victory in New York state
Theodore Roosevelt has performed
his highest service to the republican
party of the nation" said Judge Mil
ton C. CARRIER, progressive leader in
the First congressional district. His
Victory is one in which an average
man feels that he is a direct benefi-
ciary and in which patriotic citizens
everywhere should rejoice"
One of two things is proven by the
Roosevelt victory, the progressives in
Oklahoma, while rejoicing secretly,
have no inclination to discuss the
matter for the reason that by their
very inactivity and silence they do
not become parties to the predicted
political assination of Jim Harris, thus
saving the guilt and the shame from
any man by permitting a metamor-
phoses that makes assassination sui
eide; or they are completely bowed
by the stubborn czarism of Harris,
by the knowledge of
manipulation possessed by Jake Ha-
mon of Lawton, legal adviser of the
state committee, and Bird S. Nc
Guire, the erstwhile average citizen
but the dude congressman of the First
district
The former view is preferable, for
it is based upon the statement of a
Pawnee insurgent to the effect that
Jim Harris is making such consum-
mate ass of himself he needs no ad-
verse prodding to drive him to the
fatal goal. This Pawnee man declar-
ed that Roosevelt himself wants no
demonstration from the progressives
of Oklahoma at this time; he merely
wants insurgent votes cast against
standpat nominees for congress. 1t
is Roosevelt's desire that the old
guard meet defeat in November in as
many as possible of these states where
won the nominations, so
that within the next two years the dis |
loyal to the doctrines of the new ma
tionalism may be picked out by the |
work they did in this campaign and |
the progressives placed in the seats of |
the mighty.
The Pawnee man was a rough rider, |
a comrade of the former president, |
and the rough riders of his calibre |
usually know whereof they speak, |
Point out to me-" said he, "any |
rought riders in Oklahoma who are |
aiding Harris in this campaign Point |
out any prominent rough riders who |
have been honored by Harris. The
followers of Roosevelt on San Juan
Hill are politically wise in their gen
Grafton and their wisdom's best COM
panion in security Wherever you find
one of them in office or filling an ap-
pointment he is assured that Presi-
dent Taft doesn't care to remove him
for lack of cause, nor would Jim Har-
ris or Jake Hamon attempt it. | am
exposing secrets I know, but the
of Harris and Mcclure
sometimes compels the most reticent
of men to speak in behalf of their
tights
The theory therefore that the pro-
gressiyes in Oklahoma understand
Zach other in their reticent attitude
md will vote for the defeat of the
'tandpat congressional candidates and
he recent convert to standpattism.
Ioe McNeal of Guthrie, is well found
ID. H. A. White of Ardmore knows
ghat's coming and now. Bert Chand-
er of Vinita, Harry levy of Musko- s
zee, c. G. Jones of Oklahoma City.
rank f. Gillette of Ell Reno, Judge
L. c. CARRIER of Enid, John Golobis of 1
Judge j. T. Dickinson of Ed |
lond, L. G. Disney of Muskogee, Cash $
ade of Shawnee-they all know
hats coming. And Omar Benedict,
ditor of the Oklahoma City Times,
ishes he knew.
Chairman Jim Harris has sent word