The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-10-15
OKLA DEMOCRATS
. TO FORCE FIGHTING
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pockets. What few speeches are be
ling made by republican candidates fol
congress are entirely on state issues
mo republican nominee has yet dared
to speak out his mind on national af
fairs and some of the candidates for
congress who feel that they must say
something to the voters are taking up
their time to abuse democratic govern
ment in Oklahoma, just as if state leg
islation is to be enacted at Washing
ton by the national congress
The Bull Moose organization is a
little more active. Chairman McDon.
aid is expected to return from Chicago
almost any day and according to a ru-
NOR ailoat he will bring back from the
western headquarters of the Bull
Moose party the tidy little sum OF $780,
900 to corrupt the state of Oklahoma.
Wagon loads of literature are piled
about the third term headquarters at
the Skirvin Hotel and a big force of
clerks is at work getting the dope out
to the voters There is every evil
dence of abundance Of money and the
greatest prosperity about the third
term headquarters.
Plans have also been made for an
aggressive speaking campaign in the
next three weeks in behalf of the
third ter mcanddate. 1t is noticeable,
however, that practically all of the
speaking talent is being imported.
Thus far Nels Darling is the only Ok
|lahoman to take the stump for the
third termer. But many speakers will
be sent in from the outside to make a
thorough canvass of the state. 1t is
not yet clear as to what is to be the
line of campaign to be followed by
these outside campaigners. One oues-
ton which is agitating many stand
pat republicans as we'll as many Third
Term advocates who happened to be
regular republican nominees for local
offices IS whether these outside speak
ers will follow the lead of Nels Darling
and toss these local ofiice-seeking pa
triots overheard. The Bull Moosers
who want state and county jobs will
not be greatly interested in a cam
paign purely for the electors which
the Bull Moose organization claims for
Roosevelt. 1t will be recalled that
Nels Darling in his speech in Okla
homa City Tuesday night declared that
the Bull Moose organization leaves its
followers entirely free to vote their
own choice in congressional and local
races. That it is utterly indifferent
as to what becomes of any other can
didates save the men on the republi-
can electoral ticket who will vote for
Roosevelt if elected. Many Bull Moose
local candidates fear that this sort of
a campaign will destroy what chances
some Of them have for election to
county offices and It is not improbable
that the more aggressive the fight by
the Bull Moose organization the more
trouble there is likely to be between
the different republican factions.
There is likely also to be much agi-
tation during the next three weeks as
to just where these electoral candi-
dates stand. Chairman Mcdonald of
the Bull Moose party included in his
original lot of nine who. according to
his statement, stand for Roosevelt, the
name Of George NJ. Flick, of Oklahoma
City. who Is one of the most out.
spoken and aggressive Taft men in the
state In fact Mr.. Flick is the only
man on the republican electoral ticket
who has publicly declared his position
in the contest as between Roosevelt
and Taft. He wears a Taft button and
| is quite as rabid a Taft man as Den
mis- Flynn. The Taft men of the Flynn
type claim that at least three of the
men on the electoral ticket will vote
for Taft if they have the chance, but
thus far the identity of the two other
than Flick has not been disclosed. 1t
is known, however, that many Bull
AIoosers have several of these electors
under suspicion 1t is likely, there.
fore, that there will be much demand
upon these candidates for definite
statement of their position. Joseph G.
Rails. OF Atoka, is one of them con-
cerning whom many Bull Moosers are
doubtful. Mr.. Rails was until recent
ly known as an ultra conservative re-
publican He is railroad attorney,
and has been identified with the re-
dictionary faction of the party. He has
also been one of the most violent op-
ponents of the progressive constitution
of Oklahoma His present position as
Bull Moose elector is regarded by
many as entirely too sudden a flop and
there are already reports in circulation
to the effect that he may be one Of the
three men claimed by the Dnnis Flynn
crowd George +. Nickel, of Alya, is