The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-09-26
OUT Of THE RUNNING
How and Why the Old Terri.
tofial Machine is 4 Dis
NAL Wreck
lIly John w. Flnnnnr1


Washington, D. Ct, Sept 26 Grad.
uaiiy fhe old-time Republican pub
tlshers are leaving Oklahoma
~ the good Old territorial daps.
when the distribution Of federal raj.
fonage was the only thing thar kapt
/ me Republican politicians ,alive.
Dennis Flynn, on the West side ana
fllny L. Soper, ot Ninita, on LAr~ Tast
slde Of the present Limits Of the
present state, WeEe~names that had to
PC feekoned~w1th in matters political.
/ Wlth ~Lfn coming Of statehood. Soper.
1-hD had for years been Republican
I national committeeman for indian
territory was forced out by new blood
land with waning of his political gen.
Iefalship, retired To innocuous desti-
tade in a little village ii Kansas.
lFlynn and Soper worked hand in
| hand In Oklahoma these two we're
the most sagaeious leaders that ever
lstacked q convention or hurled no
litieal bomb into the camp Of the en-.
emy.
The latest Republicas politician,
who was once power in affairs of
state in Oklahoma, to announce his.
intentions Of quitting the state Is f0f
lmer Republican State Chairman Joe
IL. Norris, OF Guthrie, now connected
with the Indian service, who has de-
Icided to make his permanet home in
Los Asgeles. California.
Judge G. w Raymond. Of Musko-
gee, who was and still is, in fact
thorn in the flesh of more than one
ambitious Republican politician, not
Ionly IN oklahoma bHt in Illinois as
Well, hats chain Of farms hat has
occupied his attention for the past
year or two, but there is always dan
ger of the Judge coming back jus
a the very momest that the Renuh
llean political pirate Is getting ready
t9 scutt9 the ship.
or The old-tlmers, who once sway
eI the Republican masses iii Oklado
me and indian territories there ara
but few remaining who today iu
The shaping Of the destinies of the G. |
o. P., IN the state Judge Tom San
son hit the trail for California a
year or two ago: Jim Huckleberry /
gave up politics for tho more pleasant +
occupation of money making "Grst +
mill" Jones, of Oklahoma City, has I
pt ssed TO the gnelt beyond, Pliny So I
per is practicing law in the wilds of (
Kansas City. former National Com
Bill Grimes has been +
a fortune in the Northwest /
where large lumber and coal interests
keep him busy. Dennis Flynn has 4
heard the call of insurgent Oregon
Joe Norris has been wooed and won
by the b1lmy breezes of the Pacific
slope, Bill Johnson, OF Bartiesvlle,
has been forced TO retire from the
political game on account of ill-
health, Frank Frantz is now pursu-
np the more peaceful pastime OF sell
Sc real estate: Charlie ReDfrOw, OF
gtethrie. has sold his business and 4,
yoae hack to the farm; Judge RAY 4,
uDnd IS kept busy docking after his l
alst aires i'm Texas and ILLINOIS +
4arper Cunningham has passei 4
way: G. W. SangO, the former negro
eader, has torned Democrat; Oscar Il
ellis had all the politics he wanted 1
vixen he accepted federal job in =
,aska; Col Clarence Douglas, now :
evotes his time 90 the up buildisg of +
hc city of Muskogee. Col Bih Bus l
81. of McAlester has fOrsaken the y
olitical ED for the higher work OF !,
lasonry: Charlie Hunter spends nls
me in waiting TO DE separated from e
is lob. Jake Hamon. of LawtOn, is n
usy playing Che role Of railroad Y
resident: former Governor Cash
ernes has hied himself 10 New Mex n
%. Joe McNeal. OF Guthrie, has said c
aever again 10 the game Ben Rice, y
t Tulsa. is too busy attending to an :,
,tensire law practice to devote much y
me to politics. Bert Chandler or
inHa, has the oil fever 100 bad 20 4
assue the political Goddess, H. *
stanford, of OkmuIgee. got ai :,
ickered oat in TWO compassionate
ices Eaitor George Halt OF Henry n.
Ia, IS too intent in wo0ins the -
use To write Republican editorials IN
cnry Asn ne spHger cares To minsle ib.
the game: T. G. Disney viii be -
eislated out or job as circuit *
a0fscierSs on sJanusfyti, Dynamite n
Perry. ossGoalgatef spends mucRA
BE time in fan8da Rnd other for 4.
tsa uarts an<i# no ~lef&ssH- blows oili
& id I'd Butler. OF burant, has
,ver been cOurmed as postmaster at
arant and is. therefore somewhat
the modern idea Of politics, Tom
lhnette. OF Arim0re. no longer pos
sses the "nepr that he DISPLAYED m
.on that memorable occasion IN Ok y
BONA City. when be read Uncle N
,ms BiNby" our of the Republican Z
siy. Jack Abernathy sees more ia -
q moving picture game than he =
er saw In posinE as q politicians -
ltiouai Committeeman Cash Cade h,