The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-10-10

]. n. Siehlcs. local oil man. To-
day yaye ont a copy OF letter
which ne addressed ID J. r. naifen'
burg. president Of the Alsa state
normal. as follows:
Have Just read your letter Of sep
tcmber seth. q copy OF which was
published by the chlckasha Daily
Express.
You WIN no doub, recall the time
you we're In om city making those
beautiful political sonsA In oar sev.
eral churches. happened 10 a.
tend the napllu Sunday school held
IN the sure iheai'e on yonr visit
and Just before you cainrcd you
spoke 10 someone aud stated IN
plain language that in the cvonl
yon were defeated ln the primary
election that Jach Walton would hc tho
next governor and that yuu would
be In chIckasha with u.s. Knowing
that this came direct from yon to
the writer. and from yonr present
profession. naturally lead one TO be.
lIeye that your proposed move would
be In connection with the college.
notice that you state you ara a
thlrty.sccond degree Mason OF the
India lodge and a Shriner Of Okla
homa Guy. all Of which ! am glad
to hear as ! am likewise a thirty.
second degree Mason. and also a
shriner with membership IN the
Omaha lodge. aud 80 far M know.
| am IN good standing. However, !
find that some few forget religion,
fratcrnItles and all clsc when II
comes TO carrying point ~ politics.
am no politician. Mr.. Battcnburg
nor am ! seckmr any office but am
merely an independent voter, and
also an independent oil operator Of
your state with no connection with
any biz companies whatsoever. nor
IL there stockholdor IN connection
with my company. nor a single dol
lar Invested IN my company ouisid
os my own money ! have worked
hs4d hege snd made a ssccels AM
lots of friends. A few friends haze
bought some acreage close to ms
well who later formed q little CON
pany. proceeds from which re
ceiyed the sum OF 5000.
am seeking no favors. have nc
criminal case pending. have neve!
been indicted by the grand jury. !
but am merely one OF the good citi-
zens of Oklahoma with the interest
Of the state and the welfare of the
people at heart and feel free to
make any expression. and which has
lead me to uphold John Fields.
am for the right and have alway
upheld the principles of the demo
cratic party as well as the republi.
can party. but on the other hand
cannot and will not arcept any so
cialist platform.
hardly feel that an apology Is
due you in connection with any
talk to an assembly in the Meth
odist church of this city. 1t Is pos
sible that | stated that have been
informed that You are Catholic
but not in the presence of Mr. Mart
Louthan, and therefore. am inclined
to believe that he has so been in
formed. Like the Honorable Judge
Taylor on one of his recent visits
to Chickasba advised that he had
been informed that the Standard
Oil company had subscribed one
hundred thousand dollars (s1O0,OO0l
to the John Fields campaign FUND.
He did not know, he had probably
been misinformed like | was mis-
informed about 3you being a catho-
lie. However, ! cannot see that 1t
is a disgrace to have been called
a Catholic as there are lot OF
good Catholic people In this world.
My object in bringing out the Cath
olic part of il was not from a pref
udiced standpoint on my part, but
I insisted upon the Methodist ladies'
10 look out for any politician who
would be narrow minded enough to
mix politics with religion.
II locks as though the common
people have no voice in the elec
tons any more in electing an exec
utive Of our state. Had those re-
marks been made in your favor. i
would have been well said and
done. Now 1t IS all wrong. AS
have stated before, | am private
citizen and under no obligations to
Jack Walton or John Fields or any
other politician in our state and do
not expect to ask for anything
which is not justly due me as
citizen of this state from either one
elected
II you do not like my style OF ex-
preston in regard to politics, have
at IL An opportunity open to any !
oil your politicians.
Yours very truly,
JBN-Mc John B. NICHLOS.