The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-09-30

insurgency ana standpaLlSm nave
not yet taken on concrete form in
this state and the lines of division
have not been drawn. If Roosevelt
lis nominated Tor president ia 1917 81 :
and ! believe he will be, he will carry
Oklahoma. It would mean c 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
eastern 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
about.
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 G. CARRIER, progressive leader in
the First congressional district "His
victory is one in which an average
man feels that he is direct benef-
ciary and in which patriotic citizens
everywhere should rejoice"
i 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
mot become parties to the predicted
political assination of Jim Harris, thus
saving the guilt and the shame from
any man by permitting metamor-
phoses that makes assassination sui
eide; or they are completely bowed
Iby the stubborn czarism Of Harris,
superinduced by the knowledge Of
manipulation possessed by Jake Ha-
lmon of Lawton, legal adviser Of the
state committee, and Bird S. Me-
Guire, the erstwhile average citizen
but the dude congressman of the First
: district.
The former view is preferable foI
) it is based upon, the statement Of Q
, Pawnee insurgent to the effect that
! Jim Harris is making such a consum
mate ass of himself he needs no ad
llverse prodding to drive him to the
) fatal goal. This Pawnee man declar
+ led that Roosevelt himself wants ne
; demonstration from the progressives
: of Oklahoma at this time: he merely
+ wants insurgent votes cast agains
!. lstandpat nominees for congress. !
!. lis Roosevelt's desire that the olt
guard meet defeat In November in al
: many as possible of these states wher'
standpatters won the nominations, 81
that within the next two years the dis
loyal to the doctrines Of the new ma
tionalism may be picked out by tn
work they did in this campaign ant
: the progressives placed in the seats q
1 the mighty
The Pawnee man was rough rider
a comrade of the former presiden'
!. and the rough riders of his calibr
!, usually know whereof they speaH
n 4@Point out to me" said he, AN
!. rought riders in Oklahoma who ar
) aiding Harris in this campaign Poin
s out any prominent rough riders VIII
!. have been honored by Harris. Th
i followers Of Roosevelt on San Ida
n Hill are politically wise in their ger
"a GRAFTON. and their wisdom's best con
3 panion in security. Wherever you fin
e one of them in Office or filing an al
Ie pointment he is assured that Pres
4 dent Taft doesn't care to remove hir
. for lack of cause, nor would Jim Hai
s ris or Jake Hamon attempt it I al
q exposing secrets know, but tn
d brazenness Of Harris and McGuir
n sometimes compels the most reticer
a. Of men to speak in behalf of thel
n rights"
The theory therefore that the pr
gressives in Oklahoma understan
n each other in their reticent attitud
n and viii vote for the defeat Of th
h standpat congressional candidates an
The recent convert to standpattisn
Joe McNeal OF Guthrie, is well foun'
ed. H. A. White Of Ardmore know
what's coming and now. Bert Cham
Ter of Vinita, Harry levy Of Musk
gee, G. G. Jones of Oklahoma Cit
Frank E. Gillette Of Ell Reno, Jude
IN. C. CARRIER of Enid, John Golobis
Guthrie, Judge J. r Dickinson Of 2
mond, L. G. Disney Of Muskogee, Cas-
Cade of shawnee-they all kno
what's coming. And Omar Benedie
editor Of the Oklahoma City Time
wishes he knew.
Chairman Jim Harris has sent VOL
& IN fhe efaudnaf republican papers N