Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-24
Appointed Lieutenant Col
onel by state EN-
ccutiVc.
1T IS A RECOGNITION
Appreciates Efficient Ser
vices of Tulsa County
Politician.

Tulsa man appointed on governors
personal staff
S. r. Lewis given signal honor by
Oklahoma's new executive.
Governor II l.. Williams has APP
pointed :. r. (BucO Lewis of Tulsa
on his personal military STAFF with the
rank Of lieutenant colonel Mr.. LOWS
is a wcll known politician, lawyer and
ranchman and this appointment,
which is purely honorary one, came
TO him unsought, but in recognition
by Governor Williams Of the loyal
friendship of 3 years.
Mr.. Lewis is a native Of the state
of Texas, but has been resident of
what is now Tulsa county for period
of 20 years. having seen Tulsa grow
from small trading point of 40 peo-
pie TO the present magnificent city of
40, 900 inhabitants.
Mr.. Lewis took to politics like a
duck to water in his early youth and
at the age of Is was an active leader
in Cherokee politics and later, as the
possibility of statehood became appar-
cnt, he helped to organize the Demo
cratic party in Indian Territory and
as early as 1900 was a delegate to the
Democratic territorial convention at
Ardmore, at which time he formed
the acquaintance and friendship OF
the present governor of oklahoma and
has ever since been firm believer in
his integrity and one of his most loyal
supporters. Bob Williams having been
his personal choice, as he was the
choice of many leading Democrats
for the first governor of oklahoma,
and when II became apparent that the
present governor would be a Candi-
date months before he announced his
candidacy, Mr.. Lewis became one Of
his earliest and most active supporters
and he together with Joe w. Kenton
and w. o. Dickenson, both of Tulsa,
bore the brunt of the Williams pri-
mary campaign in this part of the
state.
Mr. Lewis has been in every political
battle for years in Tulsa county and
unlike many men who take an active
part in politics. he was never known
to be up on the fence, but II was al
ways very easy TO find out where
Buck Lewis was on any political
proposition and he never asked for
quarter, but when the smoke of battle
cleared away If defeated, which he
seldom was, he never sulked, but was
to be found on the firing line fighting
| for his party and asking faVors never
! from a successful political antagonist.
| lG NliltI mas hHONu Nllt SubJtNl VI
| this sketch for many years and has
| himself been engaged actively in poll
tics for 10 years and during all his
experience in the political game never
met a falrCr, cleaner fighter and a
more loyal man to his friends than
Buck Lewis. He took an active In
terest in the campaign of Senator
Owen against Governor Haskell IN
having charge of the owen campaign
in this county, and the owen majority
of 1000 in Tulsa is indicative Of his
| political aCumen lie has over three
hundred relatives in the Cherokee ma
! tion, all DE ocrats. Mr.. Lewis wife
is a Cherokee, the niece OF the well
known Cherokee politician, the late
! Col. G. v Rogers, for whom the ad-
| joining. county of Rogers was named.
! lie is 32nd degree Mason, a life
Shriner and member Of the CONNER
| Cial club.