The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-01-23

CLASH At
C0ALGATE
LContinued from page Onel

II ttpt Roosevelt, VINO mas many StrOut
| personal friends in the ranks, incmd
ing numerous federal oftlceholders.
As a. last resort, the progressive
wing viii fight for an unistruoted del
es~tion if the attempt 10 stampede fol
+ Roosevelt fails
4 The -harse was openly made IN
+ Coalgate Monday night by Taft sup.
/ p0rtegs that there has been a new
/ political coalition with Jim Harris.
! state chairman; Bird 5. Mcclure. the
! First district congressman, j +. Me-
| Murray and Victor Al Locke. chief OF
! the ChoctaWs as the principals. the
/ purpose of Whicl is to secure the
! endorsement OF Harris Tor national
/ certain man name secretely guard
| certain man -name secretelv guard
ed from public gaze-as state chair
man. and certain other" things not
meati-ned This vas denied by all
/ -four men mentioned
Only two counties have contesting
delegates Haskell and Bryan. f o.
Butler prospective postmaster at
Duraat. but WlCse nomination has
not yer been confirmed is the head
Of oae If the two contesting delega-
ucns from Bryan county Butter has
made the charge, il is understood that
Perry has ''tarown him down on Tire
postmastershi For that reason il is
said that he and his crowd will be
agin anything in watch Dynamite
Perry appears % nave a hand.
Thomas Il. Wall OF Poteau was one
of'the early arrivals in Coalgate and
appears 70 be at the head of the
Roosevelt forces
Henry Robbins, editor OF the News
Capltil cf McAlester. attending the
Coalsatc convention is authority for
The statement that apparently there
are cne hundred delegates to the cor
Vehton instructed for Taft and that
tde remaining fifty either are nnin
struried or else are instructed for
Roosevelt
Il is wcll known fact that Perry
ana Dennis lslynn + Oklahoma cily
nave been working Tor weeks with
the one objeci In view az bringing
about The indorsement OF TAFT at me
1oal91te convention That ne should
now, on he eve 0f the convention. |
deny that he has any choice. is nc, |
copied here and in Coalgate as par !
tiai confirmation OF tie story carried |
hy the Associated Press under n Nc |
Alester date line Monday afternoon. |
thai Perry had planned ar the eley.
ehth hour 10 stampede the convention |
TO Roosevelt
The story was given to tne 4sso.
eiated Press BY Henry Robbins edi-
or cl the New-Cpaital OF McAlester
A number Of people in Caalgate
night dec ared that the, have
seen letters written to Perry from
a certain party high in the councus
i t1e age OF oyster Bay urging
lim TO start said stampede. The
lame OF the certain parr." Mr.. Rob
'ins declared ne did not know and
nat It mad been planned 10 keen
nat feature as surprise to tle cen.
according to his informant.
Mr., Robbins stated. however that
! his opinioa, publication nf the
tory has effectively blocked Perry's
lans, and that no effort will now be
iade BY the chairman to bring abont
re Roosevelt stampede
The story is untounded. untrue
ad without Justification" was the
distance OF Perrys denial OF the
lblshed story, made direct TO the j.
eader
] heye had no word from Roose
10 no word rom Hitchcock Tor six
onIns, and no word from any one VI
any way representative Of Roose. ia
II Oh Htchcock relative to an in ri
lr5ement Of Roosevelt by this con. a
Allon Perry declared iu conclud- th
. his interview in
Ny OBJECT in calling the Fourth tn
strict convention for This date was th
scc5p tae world declared Perry. nc
turned The trick four years ago ar
q picked TAFT and believe our
INVENTION this year can pick the win
r again. vi
! sent ont word several lays agu II
the entire district that we didn't 25
'hi any proxies st tAis convention.
e want tie convention O. make its
otce reely and properly ana etury OF
iegaie 70 be present in person" 81
James A Harris of Watonea can IN
late Tor national committeeman. 70
d 1t present stite chairman is al
'iy CD he scene OF tne impending
lhict D. oted and spurred for inn C,
ulalc action. lie VAS busy an Of
'hua} evening distributing ribbon
l%es ~ the incoming dereationg CD
"as sisnihcent that his own name
national committeeman appeared
the mead OF the badge ana vat I
i name for president appeared
ie1th it, 10,
nat an epen clash actween his. Ion,
t Chairman Perry and State bel
ifhan Harris is imminent was me ter
mon oi large number or leaders of
&c gate number of delegates .Iut
ehl re fact that narls has in wa
ed lhc convention feeling that he ord
80 business there. IN t1is con
J iioh Perry stited Monday night.
n Harms opposes me Shall nave
defend myself
heI asked for an explanation of
meaning he declined 10 20 into
'hef - siil- 81 is known in :.
iieate, however that Perry fee.
Harris Is oui OF place in the |
Fenuon and i IS belieyed taat he
npp. SO bitterly any effort 10 In
Sc y dAfris for national committee
faf iicaily al OF the one hundred r,
at delegates 20 the convention a. le
d} are on the grounds. although r
cOnYena, n does not open untu / Il
ok today More than one thous- E.
visitors including leading repub- a.
"a politicians OF the state, are
sent
rue 10 his reputation Dynamite 4
Perry mas provided one hundred | 4