The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-17
"JIM' HARRIS SAID TO
Be SLATED FOR PLACE
Successor to Secretary Herbert
House May Also Be
Selected

At 3 O'Clock this afternoon J, A.
Harris of Wagner was chosen as
chairman OF the Republican state
committee by a unanimous vote, liv-
erett Purcell of Enid placing him In
nomination.
The Republican state committee
meeting Is in progress this afternoon
in the assembly room at the Hotel
lone Every county in the state Is
said to be represented either by the
committeeman or by proxy There
are delegations here from several
counties and prominent party work
eis from over ithe state are In at.
tendance The hotel corridors are
crowded with the visitors There
was the usual milling last night and
this morning when district caucuses
were held. 1t is said that Acting
Chairman "Iim" Harris Of Wagoner,
who claims to be a cousin TO Nation
al Committeeman Frank Hitchcock
will be elected chairman of the state
committee without opposition to sue
ceed Joe II. Norris OF this city, who
Is 10 remove to California.
The matter of whether n secretary
should be elected TO succeed Herbert
House, now Indian agent at Anilere,
is still up In the air. II Is stated that
House will continue MS secretary. for
the present at least, II agreeable TO
The committeeman and may later re.
sign his government position. House
had intended to turn In his resgna.
tion as secretary Of the committee,
but since his arrival has changed his
mind Among the prominent pollti'
clans attending the committee meet.
ing are National Committeeman
Cash Cade Of Shawnee. Indian In
spector Joe Norris, former chairman
of the state committee: Vim. Blsby
of McAlester Col. d. l.. Sleeper OF
Tulsa, o. A. Wells OF Ardmore. Con
Allard Of Shawnee, H. B. Gilstrap
of Chandler Editors Everett Purcell
and Pete Drummond OF Enid, Post
master Charles Watson OF Perry
John Dillon Of Geary Ex-Governor 7,
Is Ferguson of Watonga, ~ n. Sis
son of Anadarko. Senator II. u. p.
Stanford Of Okmulgee, n g. Turk
Of Checotah, ID. A.. Grafton of Shaw
nee. Or. Hugh Scott OF Waukoins.
Committeeman Present
Among the commftteemen present
are w T Barrett Carmen; p j.
Dore, Westvllle. w w Bassett-
Atoka; ] r.. Quinn, Beaver; + j,
Bellew, Geasy; John Huber. Durani :
w. l. Lacy. Anadarko: VIM Maur7r,
III Reno; James r. Burns. Ardmore;
d. L. Lash, Norman; Fred A Par
kinson. Lawton: S Y Wollen, VI
nita; II. NJ. Carr Pauls Valley; G.
NJ. Feckhelmer, Chickasha, Philo r.
Smith, Wakita; Henry Cooper, Stlg
Ter; Ed Arnold. Hodenwlle. j. II,
Eccles, Waurka. George II Lang
KlngfisheE; ] +. Macarthur. Wilbur
Ton; w. II. Harrison, poteau; I'm
ory Foster Chandler; Joe H. Nor
ris. Guthrie; DR.. Martin Marietta
j. w Hooker, Purcell; n. G turk
Chscoiah; II. B.. Webster. Sulphur
A. v. Jones, Auskogee; George A
Masters, Perry: r. B. Long Nova
ia. George H. Dod son, Oklahomi
City; n. II. p. Sanford, Oltmulgen
Fred w Farrar. Pawhuska. j. NJ
Sterling, Pawnee: j +. McMurray
McAlester; w. G.. Vim, Ada; Dan
Grafton, Shawnee: Clark Wasson
Antlers; A. A.. Dennlson, Claremorc
Walter Ferguson. Wewoka; G.. o
Fly Sallisaw: Il. B. Quinn, Guymon
j. A. Harris. Wagner; NJ. +. Still
well, Bartlesyille: VIM. Tidball. Sen
tinel; w j. French, Alva; J II
HOPKINS, Woodward; w. O. Allison
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