The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-09
BEDLA|M BROKE LOOSE
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sive delegates in the convention were
those from Shawnee. The Shawnee
people believe that they have a Chi
cago or Milwaukee or ST. Paul OF Okla
homa and rhey are feeling il. They
were for immediate statehood Among
their representatives were the well
known Kansas men: Mr.. Smith and
Cash Cade.
General Thomas OF Oklahoma City
was quite a mixer among the delegates
more from standpoint OF Socia bihty
than anything else. The general got in
a word here and there for Tom Reed.
He and the Maine statesman We're
schoolmates and he tells many interest
ing reminescences of him
Professor Boyd CT the Territorial uni
verSity came up TO attend the meeting
of the board of regents and took part IN
the pro-cOnvenIion medicine making.
For a professor he is remarkably
genial and judiciOus mixer and is quite
popular. II does not make any DIFF
ference what an Oklahoma mans pro-
fession or calling is he Will take an in
Iterest in public affairs Even the
ministers Of the churches participated
in the Medicine Making" and had ideas
on the statehood question of a prOnounc
ed order.
Captain Mackey headed the Pond
Creek delegates. The captain was one
of the very first settlers and business
men Of Round Pond and is an enIhusi-
astic OklahOman. He comes from a
great southern stock and is a man OF
great force and power in a popular
gathering.
Among the Perry delegates were two
formerly of Wichita men, ex-Police
Judge Nuseller and ex-City Clerk ]. V.
Ko01ua Roth o1.a dn.fpcr we'll and hqvR
a splendid standing among the men
who are making the state" of Okla.lO-
ma
Clark Hudson and Charlie Bickel OF
Alva led the Woods county delegation.
Both are young men and from the inter
est they took in Oklahoma affairs and
their intelligent knowledge of the needs
of the Territory there centainly is a fu-
ture before them.
Lewis HOIUbeck of the Minco Min
strel was a delegate from the Chiclla-
saw nation. Lewis, although repre-
Senting an Indian nation, is only q
warrior in intellect. He has some very
intelligent and conserv views
about statehood and Oklahoma affairs
in general.
Among the newspaper men Of the
convention Charlie Hunter of Enid was
probably the most active. He is a nus
tler among delegates and at the end
of a days canvaSslng he knows better
how many are for and ferDist his side
than probably any other man.
Captain Hunt, formerly of Wichita,
was prominent delegate in the con-
vention, as was also Captain Rine, for
merly of Conway Springs, who came
to represent Lincoln county.
Among the active delegates from
Perry. and every Perryite is active, is
Tom Doyle, the well known attorney
He was elected from Perry against a
kind of a. p. \. fight made on him
and he was well pleased with his vic
tory. He was a prominent member OF
the convention and had quite an influ-
enCe there.
DR.. Robert Southland. the wei! known
capitalist of Perry, took an active in
tsrest in the statehood issue He met
Jim NIirrel, formerly of Wichita and
they both talked about Bobby Burns
until they forgot nearly every thing
about statehood.
Among the other Perry delegates
who took prominent part in the con-
vention as we'll as the lobby was John
Enright, the deputy county attorney.
Captain Forrest of FL Reno was
against dOuble-statehOcd but he was
conservative in his opposition and did
Forrest was an officer of the county at
Lincoln, H., where a. w Denny was
also an officer of the same county.
SCENES ABOUT THE HOTELS.
The Grand Avenue hotel at Oklaho-
ma City today looked like the Cope
land at Topeka during a senatorial
fight. The three rooms on the first
floor of the hotel including the bar.
were crowded and the management of
the crowd was first-claSs. Mr.. Ben
nett, formerly of the Bennett house at
Anthony, and his two sons operate the
Grand Avenue. and, be il said 10 their
credit, that they did themselves proud
on this occasion, for they took care OF
the immense crowd in splendid shape.
OF course, as high as six and eight
slept in one room, but that was their
own choice, and being as they wanted
10 get close with their neighbOrs Mr..
Bennett made it as agreeable as pos
sible for them.
The most impressive thing about the
crowd in the corridors Of the hotel
was the general high average of intel
ligence that prevailed. Kansas peO-
pie think they have no equals in this
line, but they are either mistaken or
they do not send their best men to con-
ventions. The statehood convention
that met here today was more repre-
sentative Of an intelligent and pro-
gressive people than was the last Kan
SaS sena te. There IS no section Of
country in the Union where 50 many
people know one another as in Okla
homa. II IS probably because Of the
frequent cOnven tons that are held. X
seemed that every man in the Grand
Avenue Io-bhies knew everybody else.
and that they were old acquaintance
holding reunion Nearly every man
had an idea Of his own and yet there
was not a single contention OF discus
sion that was not Of a friendly nature.
II was the best huuOred crowd that
one could wish 20 see
There were at least six Indians IN
the lobby. and chey seemed 20 have
fully as great a faculty for caucusing.
CONFUSING and button-hoIing al their
WRITE brothers. OF course they were
not long haired. painted Indians. but
they were the genuine articles never
t1el-Ss. There are soma mighty bright
Indians among the Chickasa rs. and u
their nation Is included IN The new
state. tie white politicians q Oklaho-
ma VIII find men w0--i1y q Their steel
in rcd skin.
There vas one thing observable 20 a
Kansas man. ard shat Is the total and
entire absence q a r-presen-ativc II
the c1l0ref race - far - the Eagle
reporter could So there was not 4 col
ord man n The convention
a prominent figure in the h1-el Job
b.as was Powell Clayton = Arkansas
He happansi % be visiting Speal<ar
Barnes - The Oklahoma legislature on
he score % friendship. u = said. but
q few cl0Gglt n was prsssnt on SyTne
n ssi1a IsEzI involved rational IsPlltlcs-
BE seemed 90 - Wy much Interested
IN tha Oklahoma people, and inquired