Ogden Evening Standard | 1912-01-23 | Page 6 | Oklahoma Rumors

OKLAHOMA RUMORS. Coalgate, Okla., Jan. 23. Delegates to tho Fourth Congressional Republican Repub-lican convention, which will bo hold here today, excitedly discussed a rumor ru-mor that the convention is to in- struct national convention delegates L for Theodoic Roosevelt as Republican H nominee. The rumor gained believers K by the refusal of District Chairman H Edward Perry to deny it. K It had been reported that Perry re- "4K reived letters from Col. Rooaevolt : and Postmaster General Hitchcock, K permitting use of the former prosi- H dent's name in the convention and. K whilo Perry emphatically denied this, H he declined to comment on the con- H ventlon's probable action. Hr Other reports declared that sup- W porters of President Taft have effect- ' ed a compromise over federal pat- H. ronage with Mr. Perry and Loren G. W Disney, a former foderal office holder, ! whorobv tho convention would endorse K? Mr Taft for re-nomination It Is ad- W mlttcd that Perry and Disney control H the situation. J fl oo ' Hit