The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-23
TALKS FOR FLYNN
TELL WALTON THINKS HE'LL BE
ELECTED BEYOND DOUBT.

He Does Not Think the People of Oklaho-
ma VIII Postpone the Passage of the
Free Homes Bill Until All the Settlers
Will Have Paid for Their Lsnd-They
Want = Business Agent Who Is Tried
and Found Not Wantin. 10 Represen,
Them, and Not Politician Who is In
experienced.
Mr. and Mrs. Tell w. Walton Of
Round Pond, Oklahoma, were in the
city yesterday on a visit They have
not been here for some time and they
naturally expressed astonishment at the
signs OF life and business activity man.
ifest on every side. Tell mingled with
some old friends while Mrs. Walton,
who is a bright and charming lady,
patronized the dry goods and millinery
stores quite literally MIR. Walton al
though a young man, has spent great
many years in Kansas. He was here
when the grass was much shorter than
il is now and was always a valuable
citizen to Kansas in its growth and de-
velopment. He used TO be one Of the
greater Kansas enthusiasts and Il is
said that he carried great deal of his
enthusiasm to the new country. He
spent many years in Caldwell where he
was editor OF the Journal, one OF the
best papers ever published on the bord-
er. While he was a good editor he was
also a first-class surveyor and there is
h. zr-rI1x 81 Ill
did not survey. He was very much in
terested in the letters of the staff cor
respondent of the Eagle written during
the past three or four weeks from the
southwestern fringe of civilization and
he read every line of them. He survey
ed all the country traversed and dis
cribed by the correspondent and hence
could appreciate the daily letters.
About fifteen years ago he made a COM
TSete colored map of the Cherokee strip
by trails and ranches, and it is hereby
suggested that if any OF them is now IN
existence 1t should be placed in the
archives OF the territorial historical SO
ciety. 1t will be a very valuable refer
ence some day. Mr.. Walton. in Okla
hOma, devotes the most of his time TO
business, but he never neglects the in
terests OF the Republican party of
which he has always been an active and
valuable member both as an organizer
and counsellor.
In speaking of affairs political yes
terday ne said that the money question
figured in everything from road over
seer UP. II is discussed by everybody in
Oklahoma. even though they cannot
vote directly or remotely on
the subject He thought that Den
mis- Flynn would be elected beyond a
doubt although conceding a pretty stiff
majority against HIM. He thought,
however, that superior reason and not
superior numbers would control Okla
homa politics this year as it has always
heretofore done. He refuse to believe
that the people of Oklahoma Will turn
down such a knightly champion of their
national interests as Flynn, for a man
like Callahan who has neither the tact
nor experience to take up the great
work inaugurated by Dennis Flynn and
push 1t on to success. I'VE want" said
Mr.. Walton, "a good business agent in
Washington to represent us and not
politician" NJ r. Walton grows en-
thusiastic when talking about the
great champion of free homes-the
bright, beardless little statesman who
horse and commanded the respect of
every man in congress from such great
opposing leaders as Reed and Crisp
down to the fgImblest pages on the
floor. He says that the people of his
section of the country are very serious
about the election of Mr.. Flynn because
of his absolute certainty of getting
them free homes. Even conceding that
Callahan may become a serious advo-
cate of free homes If elected he abso-
lutely could 90 nothing in one session
of congressman even get acquainted
and by the next session or the next
congress the five years term allowed the
settlers would have expired in all the
lands in Oklahoma and then a free
homes bill If passed. would do them no
good. If, then, the people of Oklahoma
want free homes for themselves they
win elect Dennis Flynn; If they don't
want free homes for themselves but
want them for settlers out in Arizona
they can vote for Mr.. Callahan who,
doubtless, II elected and reelected two
or three times may be able TO become
well enough acquainted IN Washington
to get a bin passed if ne attends 10
business and refrains altogether from
talking politics and mixing himself up
in national legislation which repreSen-
tatives and not delegates are elected 10
enact. The people of Oklahoma may
he more interested in twenty dollars
extra per capita IN silver than $500 or
$500 per capita extra in good land and,
IL such is the case. they may possibly
elect a man who viii have no vote in
giving them the one in prefer
ence TO the man who has the ability and
the energy and the disposition OF secJI-
ing the other for them by his peerless
and tact. Mr.. Walton does
not believe that Dennis Flyn can be
beaten any more than re believes that
q minority, only, OF the people OF Okla
homa ara sane. He believes that the
coming election IL more important 70
Oklahoma than TO any other section.
OF similar size. in the United States
and that It's results win have a historic
bearing on the progress, development
and prosperity of Oklahoma Tell
s.