The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-06-21
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rhree hicago June lT.-(special1--Ok-
oma's delegation to che republican
D. Aional convention, which meets at
-cago, June 18th, will be decidedly
lahomaesque, in that it viii be com
Sod Of men Of ideas and action,
=n typical OF the most progressive
White OF the most progressive period
--our nation
o Orhere will be twenty delegates,
Q hteen of whom are pledged to work
o s and night until the nomination of
o ir Man of Destiny Theodore Roose-
o Ct, is an accomplished fact
Q was a foregone conclusion, early
Q 1.-THE game, that Roosevelt would be
Q choice of the Oklahoma republi-
Q his. Nothing else listened good
Q these men of the new state, already
o mful and overlooking with activity
o ] progressiveness, Nothing SLOW"
o Ore, hence the Taft administration
5 long ago put in the discard.
W)ur broad prairies, picturesque
Viniuntains and sunny cline have
nentught together a body of men who
Ne built magic cities, made just
Tls and whose ideals are as lofty
booa pure as our smiling skies Such
the demand of their leaders the
ghtest type of goth century states
Clnship their devotion to
cageddy7 who may be iupulsiye at
yhiees and shocking at others but who
always an American and never for
Chs friend
Chideading the delegation to Chicago,
fina'lch goes by special train over a
,usand strong, will be the newly
Wcted republican national committee
cluso. G. Priestly, of Bartlesyille. Here
chaIeed is the Oklahoma type of cit
himh, scholar, gentleman, man of great
airs and great wealth--yet one who
Tb time to mix with the political
havme and enjoy the fruits Of political
papaquest Mr. Priestly is, strictly
thesaking, engaged in the oil business
Oklahoma oil has added much to
HI already big holders in other states
New is modest and retiring, but never
parties sight of the main chance or the
cal Dortunity to take hold of il at the
1per time With the Roosevelt men
1.-the ascendency at Chicago, we look
Mlalsee Mr.. Priestly take front rank in
Tune coming fall campaign and to stand
shy with the new Roosevelt admin
counation.
ON Wall is another of the same
nc, but cast in different mould
SAls has come up from the rough, is a
sfne1lkef and a business man of mark
fs0A ability aud counts his friends
haTso all classes. His education is
lad, but he is noted as a ''serapper"
8 what he thinks is rightand he
honbaks FIRST One of his foremost
besI Iughts is that Theodore Roosevelt
theauld be our next president, and he
eve going after the thought like he
shines after a business proposition
out which he seldom makes a mis-
Tse. TO fail to meet Tom Wall is
thear misfortune
mosieo. r. Mckinley is one of the
atteders. He had the advantage of
vnyhood filled with hard knocks, from
reddeh he learned valuable lessons in
rad OF cultivating a Crouch He has
q sunny smile and the glad hand and
the friends are legion as his success
viii ausines has been phenomenal. A
191ong character and solid citizen we
ers look to see MIR. Mckinley one of
relis foremost of the new leaders in
thisiahoma from this time on.
harlie Hunter will also be on the
Tn and in evidence Teddy may
Lease warm friends but none who viii
IS slt harder or shout louder and long
non, than Chas E, Hunter, late {, S.
tensrk at Guthrie and who was asked
cd resign because Of his pernieious ae-
wid.ty fo. his old Colonel: but Charlie
Suld resign every morning il he
1s,lght it would help his old leader
wiz he would walk barefooted to Chi
tionsa to see nm nominated Oy
hnafnce he missed the train. Hunter
hitt,a bunch Of energy and loyalty to
nan friends; he has been q newspaper
andn. real estate boomer, a Spanish
grom veteran and a Roosevelt worship
early and late You win see him
nd hear him) If you are in Chicago.
hnil,apt William Higgins, BIZ Hig-
lands is the old war horse Of the dele
thation. He Is ali strenuosity aud re-
7onsllcanism and has been ever since
,ion shouldered a musket at fourteen in
-, He is one of the republicans who
caa5eyes Oklahoma will elect the re-
,lican ticket this fan, and is Ger.
tr.Is. a