The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-06-03
Humphrey Already in Chicago /
TO G. 0. P. Convention;
Going to Moose Meeting;
Boosters Go
KAYSER SAYS HUGH
W.DWYER PICKS Il
S!ar Editor Selects Hughes as Party BIZ
TEDDY, with Whoop' is 0ppcA
Prediction Progressive han
Gives Views

Warriors bold, from the Che Aa
camps OF the Republicans ana rro-
gressive, leave today and tomorrow
for Chicago where they win 5oin tae
ranks of the assembled cohorts Of nae
different presidential candidates. N.Y.
ron Humphrey, one OF the Okaahona
delegates to the c. o. P. conVentions
Is already on the ground.
]. W. Kayser. editor OF the Click.
asha Star. and one OF the Republican
leaders Of Grady county. left for Chi
cago this morning, going via the Fris-
GO. Mr.. Kayser goes as Hughes
booster and says that the man with
the flowing whiskers viii probably
walk away from the shambles with tho
carcasses Of Roosevelt and all the ball
anee Of them hung upon the hooks,
slaughtered drawn and ,uuartered.
When asked to express himself pos
itiyely as TO his belief or upon whom
the mantle of Republican leadership
y ould fall Mr.. Kayser said that in his
opinion Hughes was the only Logical
candidate; that he thought he wouli
DC the Moses to lead the Republicans
rom the wilderness into the mazes
Of which the cohorts Of Democracy,
aited and abetted BY the redoubtabie
Roosevelt. had thrown them. "Hughes
IS the man the Logical man, sa.i
Mr. Kayser "the man upon whom all
loyal Republicans shonld pin their
fniih, the man whom all who wish to
sec Republican victory this fall, shoad
suppJrt
When asked what he thought the
chances we're OF TEDDY the Bold"
walking into the standpat Republican
camp. Mr.. Kayser said that he would
rather not express himself.
do you decline to be interviewed
upon this pointg" asked the reporter.
Well, no; but Id rather not ex-
press myself. However, II does seem
to ME that the contest really Lies be-
tween Hughes and Roosevelt. No
will not say that Roosevelt sold his
party in 1914. He made a serious
blunder, though. but blunder which
the majority OF the rank and file Of
the Republican party win be found
willing and anxious to forgive"
Mr.. Kavser has beea so fortunate as
to secure seat in the press section
at the convention hall. He leaves
Chickasha today in order that he may
arrive in chicagc Monday morning in
time to have his seat assigned be-
fore all the choice ones may be taken
William Dwser, e standpat Repub-
lican. but Roosevelt booster. also
left this morning for Chicago. going
on the same train with Mr.. Kayser.
When seen by an Express reporter. Mr..
Dwyer said that there was not the
scintilla OF a doubt in his mind that
Roosevelt would be the choice Of the
ssandpatters. I'VE will nonsnato
Roosevelt" said Mr.. Dwyer. We will
nominate Roosevelt with a rush"
Mr. Dwyer said that he did not think
any candidate would have the shad-
ON Of a chance against Roosevelt in
the Republican, convention He said
that the Republicans. nationally. made
mistake when they eliminated. or
sought to eliminate Roosevelt at the
last national convention; that Roose-
yelt was then the man who could
have won: that Roosevelt demonstrat-
ed he was the strongest man political.
" in the United States when he went
out Of the Republican party Wiz : s5l-
lowing sufficient to encompass the
defeat OF the party which had refused
to honor him. the one to whom honor
was due.
I'm be right on the ground when
the big thing happens said Mr.. pwy-
er land III be the first man TO tho
telegraph wires to send the glad tld-
ings abroad that the wanderer has le-
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