The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-19

Foraker and is an Ohioan HimseIf-He
Says That Foraker is Loyal to Mckinley
Beyond a Doubt-According to Him
There are No Pie Counter Politicians
in the Oklahoma Delegation-Four of
Them VIII be for the Champion of Pro-
lection.
John A. Buckles, one OF the Oklahoma
delegates to the national Republican
convention at ST Louis, was in the city
yesterday returning home from a trip
TO Kansas.
He was in Ohio recently and having
IA opportunity to size UP the situation
from Mckinley standpoint he came
home with a wise, cute, foXey look on
his face.
He thinks Joe Foraker is one of the
greatest men in America and he is con-
fdent that he is dead straight in the in
terest Of Mckinley. He has heard
many things to the contrary. Next to
Foraker Mr.. Buckles is great admirer
Of Cy Leland. Foraker is for McKin-
ley and Cy Leland is for Mckinley and
it is limited that John Buckles is fully
as enthusiastic for Mckinley. The fact
IS he is an Ohio man and used to attend
the state conventions there when he
first began 10 blossom out as a young
politician. If John Buckles is not Nc
Kinley man there will not be one in the
ST. Louis convention. But John will
not say whether he is or not a McKin-
ley man. When reporter for the Eagle
asked him he looked wise and said moth
ing. When the reporter asked him
whether he was for Reed he looked up
knowingly and said: 'Ts Reed running
for anything this year?" This plainly
indicated that he is not for Reed and
being as he never lived in Iowa IL was
not necessary to ask him whether he
was for Allison.
I'VE have no choice so far as know"
said Mr.. Buckles. ct is netting I
have not thought much about. There is
yet lots Of time. The fact IS when the
Oklahoma people want to declare them
selves they will do so at the headquar-
tiers Of The candidates and not to you
Kansas fellows. We are not going into
anybody's camp by the Kansas or Ar
kansas route" The emphses were
heavy on the word Arkansas which in
Dictated 10 the reporter that JohnBuckles
thought a great deal more Of Cy Leland
than he did Of Powell Clayton.
you can't get me 10 tell you any
thing about how We wall stand at ST.
Louis" said Mr.. Buckles, '-but if you
want something to fill space, you can
say that the biggest old soldiers en-
campment will be at Enid next month
that was ever dreamed of for the terri
tory. We are building an amphetheatre
down there now that viii seat $500 peo-
pie. We propose to have with us some
of the grea test orators in the United
Statesmen Of national and interna-
ttonal fame. We want the Eagle to be
represented there, for we want the
world to know that the people Of Enid
know how TO appreciate their guests
the men who stood by the flag and saw
ed the country when it was in danger.
We want every old soldier in Oklahoma
and every man and woman and child
who love the old soldiers 70 be with us.
We want to prove TO them that we have
one of the best cities in Oklahoma and
that we have all the resources TO make
it a leader. Enid is a Cracker Jack.
Now print something about our old
soldiers encampment and let up on
trying to get me to say anything about
what we are going TO do in St Louis
The only thing 1 want to say about our
delegation is that there are no pie coun-
ter politicians on it.
ct was admitted by the party that
there were four Mckinley men on the
delegation-that is. four men whose
personal choice is the champion of pro-
lection. and as the delegation is unin-
structed they will, in all likelihood. vote
that way. The probability is that the
whole delega ton will vote for Mckinley
for Re will be nominated by the time
Oklahoma is called"
One Of the party quietly winked the
reporter aside and said: You need not
ask John how he stands. I know him
from the ground up and he is as red hot
a Mckinley man as there Will be in the
convention. So far as ] am concerned
] would sooner trust him 10 vote for
Mckinley than any man in the Kansas
delegation and they are instructed. I
know what l am talking about when 1
say that John Buckles is a Mckinley
nan. and Mckinley knows it,"
Mr.. Buckles went to Enid with Mr..
Conklin on the o'clock train.
HARRY SUTTON NOT so BRAVE