The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-22
TALK WITH OLLIE
SOMETHING ABOUT THE POLITICAL
CONTEST IN OKLAHOMA.

There Is Going to be Struggle to Get on
the Delegation to st. Louis at the Terri
torIaI Convention-Only Two Delegates
Allowed But Six VIII be EIected-Four
VIII be at the Mercy of Convention
and Hence the OkIahomsns Cannot Az
ford to Tear Their Shirts for Any Can
dIdate Yet.
John I. Ollie Esq, of Ell Reno was at
Hotel Carey last night enroute TO his
home after an absence of several days
in the east side of the territory.
Mr.. Ollie is a very silent man and gett-
ing an interview out of him is tedious
job. It is triumph to get anything
from him and an utter impossibility to
make him gle up hot stuff
After hearing the substance Of the
Eagles special dispatches from Okla
homa he ventured the assertion that
there is to be quite q struggle at the
territorial convention for place on the
delegation to st. Louis. He says the
territory is allowed only two delegates
and so far as he could recollect there
are nine candidates. On the west side
there are four and on the east side I'VE
with several, doubtless, to hear from
later on. He said that the nationa
committee had recommended four ex-
ira delegates, making in all six, bit
that the recommendation is subject 20
the action of the convention when 1t
meets in st. Louis. This fact, in the
opinion Of Mr.. Ollie, is the main rea-
son for the neutral stand Oklahoma is
taking with reference to a choice OF
candidates The territory will eect
six delegates and will trust to the fair
ness of the convention TO have item
admitted to its membership. If the
convention would be for Reed ana the
Oklahoma delegates strongly Mckinley
II is easy to see that Oklahoma may get
only two seats. For this and ssveral
other reasons that Oklahoma politi-
clans are backward about tearing their
shirts off for any candidate. NJ. Ollie
thinks that a strong delegation Will be
sent to represent the territory.
Epeaking about territorial politics
he said that Flynn will be nominated
by reclamation and elected luminous
". He does not know who will run
against him, but thinks there will be a
fusion of Democrats and PopuIsts. This,
however, will make no difference, as
Dennis can beat a candidate backed by
the combine by an Overwhelming ma
jority. Like nearly everybody else in
the territory Mr.. Ollie has very high
estimate Of Flynn as a hard earnest,
patriotic worker for Oklahoma, in con-
gress. He says that the Democratic
party, especially, Is in very bad shape
in the territory not only by reason OF
the uneniable record the national ad-
ADMINISTRATION has made, nut by reason
also Of the local quarrels Of the party
at home. The party troIble at Guthrie
has, in his opinion, made a breach that
cripples it not only as political force
by itself, but as a political alliance with
the Populists. Dennis Flynn will be in
the territory in a few days and will be at
Kingfisher to receive the nomination for
the third term.
Speaking about county politics he said
that Canadian county is now safely Re
publican; that it is n the ranks of the
grand old party to stay. It will give a
bigger Republican majority this fall
than ever before.
When asked about divorces, Mr.. Ollie
made a statement that is real news. 1t
has always been thought that he has
handled the big divorce cases of the ter
ritory, and that MCGOWAN of New Jer-
sey was one of his clients. The fact Is,
that Mr.. Ollie has not handled divorce
case since he has been in the territory