The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-29
HOT FIGHT
/. FOR ENBRY'
POSITION
~---- aAAa@s
FACTIONS AT WAR OVER
US. ATTORNEY APP
POINTMENT
INQUIRE AND MORGAN
HAVE RIVAL CANDIDATES
Neither viii Yield and An Ap-
polntment Is RopelessIy
In The Air

Washington. n. C. Jan. 29--The Nc.
Guire'Morgan feud over the appoint.
ment OF a district attorney for the
western district OF oklahoma grows
w In bitterness each day and as
neither viii yield In the matter OF
the endorsement of successor to
John Embry, the appointment is hope
lessly up In the MIR.
Mcclure still insists on the appoint,
ment OF Robert I4owrie OF saltwater.
while Morgan is equally as insistent
on Frank Gillette of III Reno.
IN an effort to assist In bringing
about the appointment, Cash Cadc. he.
publican national committeeman. from
oklahoma, called at the White House
Friday, but It is understood the at.
torneyship problem is no nearer a So
luton as result OF the conference.
McGuire and Creager are both op.
posed 10 the appointment OF Gillette
and they are said to have the back
lnE OF state Chairman Harris, whose
only opposition for state chairman
ship came from Morgan's district
Gillette's strongest supporters ara
Morgan Flynn and Cade. Embrys
resignation becomes effective Febru-
airy T. and while Attorney General
Wickersham Is anxious that the va
cancy be filled at that time, yet there
seems no hope that his successor win
De agreed upon that soon.
indian Flight Reopened.
The Tight 10 reopen the rolls IN
the Choclaw and Chlckasaw nations.
for The admission of $4,000 or 10000
freedmen children was again carried
70 congress today when Senator Dick
OF Ohio introduced bill TO reopen
the rolls.
This ii the case upon which Web.
ster Balllnger, O local attorney has
been working for five years. The Dick
bill Will meet with serious opposi-
lion, according to one Of the members
OF the Oklahoma congressional dele
gallon, who declared today, that a re-
opening of the Chickasaw-C Choctaw ron
would merely pave the way for hum
dieds OF negro women TO swear away
their virtue IN order 10 get the illegitl.
mate children OF indian fathers on the
rolls.
oisloyaliy Charged
Confirmation by the senale, of the
appointment Of Edmond Arnold. a
POSTMASTER at Iloldenyllle, Okla. has
been held up until certain charges
filed with the postoffice department
have been investigated.
/ An effort was made to rush Ar.
FnolPs confirmation through, but the
charges arrived before the committee
on posiofflces and postroads of the
senaie could make d favorable report.
y u Is chaiged that Arnold, while act
+ iaS as a deputy marshal under Unit
ed States Marshal Grant Victor. was
disloyal to the government, because
I he refused TO serve papers in the 30.-
OG0 land title suits brought by the
government Ia eastern Oklahoma.
Made PostmIstress
The president has sent TO the sen.
ate the nomination of Mrs. Patrick J.
Dorc, Of Westyille, Okla, as postmis-
tress at that place TO succeed her hus-
band, against whom charges OF per-
scnal nature were filed some time
ago. Mrs, Dore's appointment was
recommended by Congressman Creag-
ei
Wood Reserve Payments
Senator Owen has introduced a bin
In the senate 10 cancel all deferred
payments OF purchases in the wood
reserve Of the Kiowa-Comanche-
Apache Indians, adjacent to Fort sill,
Oklahoma.