The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-09-17
JESSE DUNN AND
BOB WILLIAMS
(By Horace Greeley. Jr., in Oklahoma
City Times.)

Dunn, come forward and tell us all
about it. The news is going round
that both of you have aspirations, and
that these same aspirations are cen
tered upon vacancy that will be
created when Governor Lee Cruce re-
tires from office. Both of you are
gentlemen not unknown to many an
honest man dreaming of his country's
welfare, both of you have waved the
banner of reform on many CORY field
between Red river and the Kansas
line, your oratory has stirred many an
echo in Oklahoma, and, honest Injun,
there's no use longer for the two of
you TO conceal your ambitions. Speak,
gentlemen, speak!
Rumors come thick and fast, but
rumors are unsubstantial things. 1t
is easy to get line on the statesman
from Durant The lobbies of local
hotels are filled with patriots hump
DdCheu VIII lliS SOiCmL SCSiVb thh0
Williams is thinking about making the
race In fact, he is more than think
ing about it. If rumors may be be-
lieved, he has actually told some of
the boys that he is in the running
unless he changes his mind at late
hour. For be it remembered that Will
lams changes his mind in political
matters. For instance, the outlook
was as strong as wild onions in the
Cherokee hills that he would be cam
ddate for the nomination for United
States senator against Robert l.. Owen
and C. n Haskell Williams was quite
confident that he would shuttle the
deck into three piles and that his
would hold the four aces and all the
ten spots But as the hour of trial
drew near, he grew suspicious of the
deck and refused to take hand.
Another strange thing happened
about that time Previously, Williams
had been girdling Haskell's trees all
over Oklahoma and the smoke from his
brush fires was actually sitting the
IIaskellites Then, gradually the
sound of the axmen at work was still
led. The meeting at Phillippi was post
poned, and the sun of Austerlitz went
behind a cloud. Nobody knows just
what happened or how it happened.
But Williams dashed no more tobasco
sauce upon Haskell's steak, and the
friend, companion and counsellor of
the great common people" was no
longer disturbed by the activities of
the Williams camp. There is said to
have been a conference.
Whether Williams became less an
enemy of Haskell or a greater friend to
himself as the result of this alleged
conference may never be known. But
the Owens men who had heard in those
far off days when Williams was sharp
ening his snickersnee for all things
Haskell, that whatever happened Has
kell should never reach the United
States senate, | repeat, the Owens
men grew pale and wobbly when they
beheld the inocuous desuetude Of VIII
liams. Where the fire that once flash
ed from glittering eyes? Where the
wrath that once consumed like flame
in stubble? Alas, that men change
when times do not change with them.
Yet there was some consolation for the
owen men on that sultry August day
when the corpse of the corsair lay
with solded hands Now, it is cate
gorieally denied that Williams even
once feshed his sword in bringing
about this Owen victory
Nevertheless, affidavits may be OBJ
tanned reciting the fact that Williams
is running for governor of Oklahoma.
No man may deny that this is worthy
ambition The only bug in Williams
scuffle is said to be Dunn. 1t is re-
ported that Williams would give a
farm to know for dead certain" if
Dunn is gnawed by the same ambition,
| If he passes the same sleepless nights
tossing and slapping his pillow in Wis
ionary maneuyers of giving the ak and
the broadsword and the grape and can
mister to the enemy.
Unless there be false rumor, Will
liams could learn a whole lat about
the situation by holding conference
with his associates, Justices Hayes,
Kane and Turner 1t is believed that
they have the turkey" facts about
whether or not Dunn will make the
race. As for Dunn himself, well, there
| is not wrinkle on his marble brow,
and constantly is he saying TO Will
liams, Go to itf my boy. You'd make
governor that Oklahoma would never
forget, and I'm wishin luck to you and
| ,,our, XXrharaunon WiIliame roaphpe