The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-06-17

chance he missed the train. Hunter
is a bunch of energy and loyalty to
his friends; he has been a newspaper
man, real estate boomer, a Spanish
war veteran and a Roosevelt Worship
per early and late You will see him
(and hear him) if you are in Chicago.
Capt. William Higgins, Bill Hig-
gins" is the old war horse of the dele
cation. He is all strenuosity and re-
publicanism and has been ever since
he shouldered a musket at fourteen in
'61. He is one of the republicans who
believes Oklahoma will elect the re-
publican ticket this fall, and is GER
tain of it if the Colonel is nominated.
Bill Higgins is bluff and hearty, has
an eye like an eagle and hand grasp
of iron. No wonder the spirit of con-
quest runs riot in the veins of a state
when made up of men like "Uncle
Bill"
Capt Frank Frantz will be there
with the rest of the boys to see that
his old Colonel gets square deal.
Frantz was experimenting gold mine
in Arizona in 1898, when Teddy called
for volunteers; along with his chum,
Buckle" O'Neal, Frantz enlisted and
was soon promoted to lieutenant. On
the firing line ONeal was killed,
Frantz recovered his body and carried
him from the field in a storm of bull
let's. He was made Captain and when
the war closed, came to Oklahoma to
get start. When Teddy was made
president, FrantZ could have had any
thing, but was asked to take an In
dian agency where a clean man and
hustler was needed. He arose from
this place to governor of Oklahoma
Territory where he also made good.
There is no more brighter, cleaner or
forceful man in the state.
Among those present will be VIII
c. Cochron, one of the college type of
Oklahoma's many sided citizenship.
He is clean cut, alert and progressive,
a graduate of Ann Arbor, a lawyer of
force and a club man who counts his
friends among the workers of all sta
tions. Young Cochron is destined to
become one of the prominent charac-
ters of the state
One of Cochron's friends, yet as un-
like him as a silletoo is machete, is
L. G. Disney, the Oklahoma bear cat"
of the delegation. Disney is a dia-
mond in the rough but is one of the
best posted politicians and one of the
most capable organizers among the
forces of the state
In the same class is w. L. Tull a
business man of Muskogee whose soul
is wrapped in Teddy and whose pray
ers (and if Tull ever pdays it will be
for Teddy will be given without
stint.
Clarence L. Thomas, lawyer and old
time Iowa standpatter will be among
the heavy" workers.
L. S. Shelton of Okmulgee will be in
evidence as an indefatigable worker,
as we'll as Al NJ. Donald, of Ell Reno,
Ed. Herring, of Apache, Geo. Brett,
of Kay county, w. E. Mexican, of
Logan and Tom Dryers, of Chickasha.
Ever White, of Pottawatomie coun-
ty, one of the day farmers and reform
ers who has made fortune out of po-
tatoes and a name for fighting be-
cause he opposed the old machine is
still of a different type, slow, method
ical and patient, he is one of the best
posted men in the country and may
be Oklahoma's next governor 1t viii
pay to meet Ewers White.
Then there are such men as Mat
Disney, of Enid, Ed Perry, of Coalgate,
Dan Norton, of Chandler, j. e. Echols,
of Waureka and W. E. Tucker, of
Lawton, boosters all and live bunch.
Nothing can stop them; volcanoes
would not disturb them, nor earth
quakes frighten them.
Whatever happens, the Oklahoma
bunch will be found on the job day
and night and whichever way he cards
fall, you will find them still in the
game-if the deal has been square
and if it isn't square, the other fell
lows better get their guns, for sure
lenough "Hell will be poppin."
CHICAGO-GAL TWO ..........