The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-02
SPICY NIB TALKS
GUTHRIES BEARDLESS WARWICK
ON THE SITUATION.

| erals Desk and Saw Oklahoma Lltera-
ture Drop YEARLY into the Waste Bas-
kettle Tells how Pat Maggie Got to be
Marshal, and Praises Dennis Flynn-He
Found Statehood In a Pigeon Hole Gov
cred over With Dust-Othor Interesting
| Remarks and Comment OF oklahoma
Mr.. Leslie G. Niblack, Of the Guthrie
Daily Lea der, was at the Carey yes
terday, enroute home from Washington,
D. c. Mr.. Niblac went TO the national
capital as national Democratic commit
teeman from Oklahoma and in the nat
ional committee meeting he got all he
was after.
He presented the claims OF his terri
tory as regards representation in nation
al conventions and after an hours strug
gle with committeeman from eastern
| states he succeeded in getting through
a resolution, the oUly one passed during
the meeting-allowing Oklahoma six
| delegates, an increase of four. The
| resolution carried with il two amend
| mentS, which were accepted by Mr.
| Niblac, recommending that the Indian
| Territory and the District Of Columbia
be also allowed six delegates in the
| Chicago convention. The secretary Of
| the national committee was instructed
| to officially notify the different terri
torial committeeman of the action
| taken and to send six delegates each
to Chicago. During the baloting for
a convention city the Oklahoma COM
| miBteeman cast complimentary votes
| for New York, Cincinnati and Chicago.
and then Sruck 10 ST Louis.
IF sensible party management pre-
| walls" said Mr.. Niblac to the Eagle re-
| porter yesterday, there viii be no split
| on the money question at the Chicago
| convention. I feel confident conf
| promise will be effective that VIII prove
| agreeable to both the gold and silver
| advocates"
How is the Oklahoma marshal bust
ness regarded in Washington?
1T is not regarded in the proper light
| The alleged sins of commission and
| omission of one man are made. the
| ground work for a general eXcoriatiOn
Of the territory. Politics cuts no figure
/ in the matter and many officials roast
II on general principles, claiming it
causes them more expense, worry and
trouble than all the other states and
| territories combined. OF course this
IS an outrageous libel and is caused by
| the Elevations Of a lot of digruntled
| and ofiiceless politicians whose pockets
| are crammed with charges. There IS
| general regret over the Nix trouble and
| the feeling prevails that he should have
| been given a more deliberate hearing
| before being fred so summarily. l had
several interviews with Attorney Gen
| eral Harmon and the president regard
| ing the matter and suggested to the at
Al IL -
| ally examined by him, but the appeal
was Unavailing in the face Of the vol
luminous damaging reports received
| daily from his representative, M-
! Shiebley. presented the name of II.
| II. Hogan of Guthrie, as NiX's success
| sOr and his chances Were bright until
| the cabinet meeting on Friday last. Ten
| minutes after this meeting the name 0c
| Mr.. Maggie was sent 10 the senate. Mr..
| Maggie was a formidable candidate for
| the marshalship when Mr.. Nix was ap-
pointed, and I have it from a reliable
source that his name was in the hands
Of a White House messenger ready for
delivery to the senate judiciary COM
mittee when it was withdrawn in IA
vor of Mr.. Nix, after Mr.. Stone of
Kentucky had conversed with the presi-
dent. This incident l am inclined TO
think went far towards prompting the
president, at least, in favOring Mr.. Pat
Nagle"
"Wiu there be further investiga-
t!ons?"
mo; unless something new has been
sprung since 1 left Washington. Here
| tofore all charges filed against officials
have been regarded as balloon juice,
and OF the same consistency. While I
was in the attorney generals Office a
petition and a batch Of charges against
Judge Scott were presented TO Judge
Harmon. The charges were absurd
and ridiculous, and alleged that Judge
Scott wGs fighting for mixed schools
in Oklahoma City"
You are queer people down there,
Niblac, said the attorney general, as
he YEARLY chuclled the charges into
his waste baske.. II seems that every
time some federal Official in Oklahoma,
Kansas. Arkansa, Texas and Ohio do
something displeasiEg 20 their suppos-
Cd friends charges are Immediately
fired into the department. Most of the
trouble comes from the states named
What are the prospects for free
homes in Oklahoma"
81 think the free home bill will pass
this congress. Il IL does not. X VIII be
no fault of Delegate Flynn. he has
weeks and has been struggling with the
public lands committee Last week
Flynn. by working a little by-play With
Reed succeeded IN having the free home
oil placed on the committee calendar.
with the result that il can now be call
cd up in the house by the COMMITTEES
chairman at any time The chairman
IS friendly TO Mr.. Flynn and if the
measure g called up. not even the S25.-
100000 talk of the economists can stop
II. Senator Platt, who VIII aid Nj.
Flynn in the senate, observed the other
day: When Oklahoma gets free homes
and free lunches I trust she VIII be con-
tented, at least until the Schombe-Ck
line is located 1 want 10 say that
Dennis Flynn Is not appreciated by the
oklahoma Republicans. Although Mr..
Flynn is q bitter partisan and a spoils-
man. I Will give him credit for being
faithful and honest in the discharge OF
his duties. He IS the hardest worker
on the for Of the house, and although
he has no vote there IS not a more po0p
lar man IN congress. He has a knacL
Of mixing and making aces out OF Two
spots. Mr.. Flynn j. honored IN Wash
fDgtOn and cursed in Oklahoma. With
three exceptions he Is being knitted BY
every Republican politician in Ozlaho-
ma. who. under the gulse OF loyalty
and personal and political friendship.
are already laying wires u make 2
comic valentine OF him this year. NJ.
Flynn has a whole lot Of political goods
70 deliver this year and the biggest
package must contain Red Coo--oo
berries. The Oklahoma Republican
delegates % st. Louis must go !nsr-1c--
ed for Reed or Flynn's name Is Dennis
politically as we'll SIS personally. Colonel
Barnes and Abram Seay a7e cracking
the Mckinley whip and since Flynn