The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-06-14
THINGS ARE MIXED
POLITICS ARE T0PSY-TURVY IN
OKLAHOMA.

Nothing Sure There But Flynn's Election
Democrats Can Find No Victim to Put
Up Against Him - Temple Houston is
| Too Modest and Too Sensible - Roy
Hoffman Thinks That Barnes VIII be
Strictly In 1t With President Mckinley
| and Powell CI.yton-He Also Thinks
the Delegates Know q Band Wagon
A reporter for the Eagle went to the
/ Santa Fe train last night to meet and
interview the Oklahoma delegation 20
| the st. Louis convention. He met some
| Oklahoma gentlemen but they are not
of the kind who will get their political
Judge McAtee of the supreme court
was on the train but he was in the
sleeper sleeping as soundly as if there
! were no such individuals as Joe Post,
John Admire or Bob Collins in all the
world.
But there IS one man in Oklahoma
who never sleeps, and that one is AS
sistant United States District Attorney
Roy Hoffman.
"T want to tell you" said Roy, chat
there are no Republican delegates to ST.
Louis on this train. They are in st.
Louis already If you think Oklaho-
mans are going to wait until the last
days you are mistaken"
Eyes, understand, you want to know
how they will vote at the convention.
I am not authorized to speak for the
Republicans of Oklahoma or the Dem
ocrats either. A federal office holder is
mighty lucky to be authorized to
speak for himself now, much less speak
ing for anybody else. But I am out of
my Jurisdiction in your beautiful city
and if you will promise not TO quote me
1 will tell you what the Oklahoma del
egation will do in st. Louis; they viii
vote for Mckinley. If you think they
Will not be shouting for Mckinley hard
er than anybody you are off your
equilibrium. When the O's are called
Mckinley will be nominated already
and you'll find Oklahoma voting for him
with a big aye. 1 want 70 tell you that
Oklahoma knows a band wagon when
il sees one"
do you know who Will be in IL in
Oklahoma if Mckinley is elected?"
Yes, every man; Democrat, Republi-
can, Populist, Prohibitionist, white,
black and yellow-and red"
81 mean do you know who will be in
it politically"
81 want TO tell you that Casius NJ.
Barnes will be the man. Did you OBJ
serve that he was appointed assistant
sergea nt-at-arms of the st. Louis con-
vention with power to appoint the Ok
lahoma deputies? Well, he has"
"Who has he appointed deputies?"
Frank Jenesse of the East Side and
W. G. Mcdonald of the West Side. They
are all right. Frank was a western
Kansas county seat warrior and he will
be strictly on to his job at st. Louis"
So you think Barnes will be the big
man in Oklahoma if Mckinley is elect
el?"
"Sure thing. He was the originator
of the fight for Mckinley in Oklahoma
and / want to tell you that he put up a
pretty stiff scrap, If he did get knocked
out. The question is, was he knocked
out? Wait till you see how the Okla
homa delegates vote in the St. Louis
convention. Barnes sent for Powell
Clayton of Arkansas and both of them
Travelled over the territory together in
the interest of Mckinley. Powell Clay
ton will be in McKinleys cabinet If he
is elected-probably secretary of the in
terror and If Barnes does not have
the pull am mistaken"
How about Democratic politics IN |
the territory?''
well, We are managing to keep cool, |
I thank you. There is no use in getting |
excited until We find out our bearings. |
We are going to keep quiet and enjoy |
life until after the Chicago convention |
1 don't know whether my father is |
prophet of not, in some things he is, |
but know am no prophet. 1 will pre- |
diet, however. that there will be a |
mighty agitated shaking up in politics |
this year and it need not surprise any |
body if the Democrats do not make # !
quite lively for somebody.
VIII Temple Houston be a candidate |
for delegate to congress from Oklaho-
MAJ"
II am afraid not He is too con-
founded modest and L hardly think we
can get him to make the race. He is
our most available candidate
IF he does not run, who will be your |
candidate?''
ASK me something easy. II you can
think OF a man let US know 1 don't |
know OF a single man that wants II,
or a married man either. Democrats /
seem to have lost all desire 20 run for
office. But then the good people, es-
pecially the High school graduates,
tell US that God raises up a man to fit
every occasion Of great Importance, and
We will doubtless have a candidate at
the proper time. If Temple Houston
runs he will sweep the territory ike a
prairie fire. You laugh. well wait and
see. Good bye, I've got to CO."