The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-28

| known whom Vflc ftepuUIicdllS VIII ndSS
for an opponent in the congressional
fight, for the Pops are the second party
in Oklahoma today, the Democrats be-
! ing relegated along at the tail of the lis;
with the ProhJbi tionists and woman sui
| fragists.
The fight in the territory will be made
almost wholly on local issues, for, the
| people having no voice in the election
of president and their delegate in con-
| gress no vote on any question. the
| whole matter resolves itself into the
question of who will be able TO secure
the most for the territory from the next
| congress. Delegate Flynn has done
much in the past, having secured the
| passage Of many more acts of local
benefit than the delegate from any ter
ritory for many years, and getting Sec
tons of local benefit and interest into
many general bills. Then will come the
all important question of free homes "a
matter Of the saving of SIS, 000 900 for the
settlers of oklahoma, with which the
name of Dennis Flynn is synonymous,
and this will in almost every county
of the territory be the one great oueS-
ton overshadowing everything else.
Speaking of "a possible Democratic
candidate brings to mind that there are
very few aspirants for the empty honor
of Democratic nomination this year.
Temple Houston Of Woodward, was be-
ing pushed to the front by the admins
tration crowd. but since his escapade
at the Midland in Kansas City, while en-
route TO the national convention he has
been laid away on top shelf and his
six-schooter locked in a drawer Hor-
ace H. Hagan, late Of st. Mary's, Kan,
who aspireS to be the Mollie Lease of
Oklahoma, is looking longingly at the
place with with hope of getting a bet
ter boost to the United States marshall
ship next thine, and NJ. L. Bixier, Of
Norman, although in doubt about his
own county, thinks he could shurely
carry the other Democratic county of
the territory, Roger O. Mills county,
which boasts OF thirteen Republicans
and eleven church members. Hon. L.
p. Ross of Oklahoma City, leader of the
Arkansas sawbuck contingent who ped
died out the postof1ices so profitably a
few years ago. IS also ready to be coax
ed by his friends.
When 1T comes to the Pop ranks, how
ever, it is found the Office is chasing a
large number of patriots vigorously
AT the head OF the runners, exerting ev-
cry muscle 10 escape, is Judge Ruggles
present probate judge of Pottowattomie
county, while close behind come Sena-
tor john Allen of Norman, statesman,
lawyer editor; Delos Walker, Oklahoma
City, doctor farmer and religious re-
former; Bennett of Ell Reno. farmer and
street corner politician; Callahan, Me-
thodist preacher and would-be states
man of Kingfsher county; Lawyer
Cromwell, of Enid; Police Judge Clark,
of Perry; and Senator William, Baptist
preacher, farmer and calamity bowler
Of this county. On the right flank is
George w. Gardenhire, president of the
first Oklahoma Legislative council, and
\. y. Daniels, speaker of the house
at the same time; while on the left is
Leo Vincent, editor and agitatOr.
Speaking of rapid changes, there is no
lightning change artist in the land who
can hold candle to the administration
crowd in Oklahoma. A month ago
every man of them was a pronounced
gold standard advocate, and Governor
Renfrow, as late as the second day of
the Chicago convention, put in his best
ticks for Hill for chairman, but he re-
turned home shouting for Bryan and
declaring that free silver was the only
salvation for the land and every federal
official here is with him, except Marshal
Maggie, and he does not train with the
crowd at any time. In fact, so little
use has he for the rest of the official
family that he is trying to move his Of
fee to Oklahoma City to get out of as
sociating with them. There is one 9TH
err bolter, too-Captain Hassler, receiver
Of the Enid land office-who is trying
to keep up the anomalous combination
of old soldier and Democratic officehoi-
der. He declares the Chicago platform
a scheme of the Southern brigadiers to
ruin the country, and calls for a new
convention and a new ticket.
The one thing that is worrying the
Democrats and Populists greatly in all
parts of the territory az this time now is
how to get at the pie coupnter in the
various counties and in the coming leg
iSlature. The rigid anti-fusion law
passed by the last legislature prevents
them putting up fusion candidates un-
der either the head of Populist or DEM
ocratfc ticket, or from putting the same
names on two separate tickets, and they
are at a loss just how to proceed TO in
a successful pie raid.
After laboring ten days the commit
tees of the two parties in Garfield coun-
ty decided to divide thu Offices, each
party alone nominating for certrain Of
hces, but the division did not suit the
candidates and the scheme
fell through. The two committees of
Logan county were in joint session in
this city all day yesterday and nearly
all last night, but were unable TO ar
rive at any solution OF the problem,
One scheme that is being generally in
dorsed is 10 cali silver convention OF
Democrats, Populists and kicking Re-
io.ar, nd
while in the legislative fight It Is pro-
posed that in the Pop districts the Pops
alone will nominate. and in the Demo-
cratic districts the Democrats viii NOM
mate, thus insuring joint control OF
the legislature. the Offices TO be divided
between the parties in proportion TO the
vote cast by each at the Il sf election