The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-06-17
CHICAGO DOPE
FROM R|NGS|OE

Chicago, June 17.-(Special) ok
lahoma's delegation to the republican
national convention which meets at
Chicago, June 18th, will be decidedly
Oklahomaesque, in that it will be com
posed of men of ideas and action,
men typical of the most progressive
state of the most progressive period
of our NATION.
There will be twenty delegates,
eighteen of whom are pledged to work
day and night until the nomination of
their Man Of Destiny, Theodore Roose-
welt, is an accomplished fact.
1t was a foregone conclusion, early
in the game, that Roosevelt would be
the choice of the Oklahoma republi-
cans. Nothing else listened good"
to these men of the new state, already
brimful and overflowing with activity
and progressiveness. Nothing SLOW
here, hence the Taft administration
was long ago put in the discard.
Our broad prairies, picturesque
mountains and sunny cline have
brought together body of men who
have built magic cities, made just
laws and whose ideals are as lofty
and pure as our smiling skies. Such
men demand of their leaders the
brightest type of Goth century states
manship-hence their devotion to
Teddy" who may be impulsive at
times and shocking at others, but who
is always an American and never for
gets a friend
Heading the delegation to Chicago,
which goes by special train over a
thousand strong, will be the newly
elected republican national committee,
Geo. c. Priestly, of Bartlesville. Here,
indeed, is the Oklahoma type of citi-
zen, scholar, gentleman, man of great
affairs and great wealth-yet one who
has time to mix with the political
game and enjoy the fruits of political
conquest. Mr. Priestly is, strictly
speaking, engaged in the oil business
and Oklahoma oil has added much to
his already big holders in other states.
He is modest and retiring but never
loses sight of the main chance or the
opportunity to take hold Of it at the
proper time With the Roosevelt men
in the ascendency at Chicago, we look
to see Mr.. Priestly take front rank in
the coming fall campaign and to stand
high with the new Roosevelt admin
istration.
Tom Wall is another of the same
type, but cast in a different mould.
He has come up from the rough, is a
banker and a business man of mark
ed ability and counts his friends
among all classes. His education is
broad, but he is noted as "scrapper"
for what he thinks is right-and he
thinks first One of his foremost
thoughts is that Theodore Roosevelt
should be our next president, and he
is going after the thought like he
goes after a business proposition
about which he seldom makes a mis-
take. To fail to meet Tom Wall is
your misfortune.
Geo. R. Mckinley is one of the
leaders. He had the advantage of a
boyhood filled with hard knocks, from
which he learned valuable lessons in
stead of cultivating a Crouch He has
the sunny smile and the glad hand and
his friends are legion as his success
in busines has been phenomenal. A
strong character and solid citizen we
may look to see Mr.. Mckinley one of
the foremost of the new leaders in
Oklahoma from this time on.
Charlie Hunter will also be on the
train and in evidence Teddy may
have warm friends but none who will
fight harder or shout louder and long
er than Chas. e. Hunter, late u s.
clerk at Guthrie and who was asked
to resign because Of his pernicious ac-
tivity for his old Colonel;> but Charlie
would resign every morning if he
thought it would help his old leader
and he would<walk barefooted to Chi
cago to see him nominated if by