The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-01


the Month of March-He Also Makes
some sighting Remarks in Regard to
the Charges of the Hotel Men of Okla
homa City.
Guthrie, o. T, Feb. 29.-(SpeciaD-
While the Mckinley and Reed fight is
bristling all over Okla homa, the Repub-
icanS are in a disposition to do SONS
hair-pulling on other matters
There is a distinct howl over the
early dates selected for the conventions.
The fellows who fixed the dates are sa /
fsfied but the fellows who had no hand
in it ara disguised and when an Okla
homa man is disguised he talks. Dip
lomatic repression is not known in Okla
hon1a.
Jake Admire is one who thinks mis-
take was made. He says:
Last Thursday the territorial Re-
publican committee met a FL Reno.
After is was called TO order, the priv
ilege Of speaking upon questions that
came before il graciously extended 10
Outsiders is, visiting Republi-
cans, Of whom there were a goodly
number, who had attended The meeting
upon general and special invitation OF
the committee, but who were not men,
bars Of 1t. This privilege, which some
members Of the committee seemed TO
consider extraordinary condsScension.
was embraced by quite a number OF
persons, and their remarks were i'm
patiently listed to. Indeed. at one
time, it was seriously proposed to get
I'D of these intruders by an executive
session. This suggestion would no
doubt have been carried out, only for
the fact that Chairman Grimes mega
tive vote, on call of the roll, called con-
EpFcuous attention to its unprecedented
improperly. It soon became apparent,
however, that something akin to an OK
ccutiVe session had been held before the
committee had been called to order, and
a program agreed upon. This program,
10 Which the outside Republicans were
unanimously opposed, was substantial
" carried out. Two conventions were
pretentiousIy provided for. One at
oklahoma City, Saturday March g. at
10 O'Clock a. m, and the oLher a King
fisher, Monday. March 80.
These are very unusual days for
state conventions, provision generally
being made so that deleg5te are not
road or away from home. The Okla
hOma- City convention will elect dele
gates to st. Louis. The contests for
these positions will he lievly, interest
ing and probably protracted. Ample
time should have been given for mature.
deliberate and reasonable action. The
rounty delegates and visitors. especial
iy from the west side, will be obliged
10 get there Friday afternoon. and, as
the west-bOund Choctaw passenger
leaves there at 5:o9 o'clock p. m, and
the Rock Island Sunday trains have
been abolished, these people should be
provided with extra shirts and collars
- as TO be able to attend church at
Oklahoma City on Sunday in a present
able manner, as il is hardly probable
that the work of the convention will he
concluded in time for their return home
Saturday. And, AS the Oklahoma City
hotels never make any cut rates for
meetings Of this sort, delegates who do
rot feel able to spend $40 or SO for the
glorious privilege of voting some one
else into Office, should also provide
themselves with blankets and lunch.
The Kingfisher convention is called
for the purpose OF nominating Mir.
Flynn for reelection to congress.
That this bungling arrangement viii
Republicans Of this territory $ beyond
question. There is no necessity and no
justiica ton for the unsesmly hasts
which has been manifested in calling
these conventions. The people had
every reason to believe that no such
steps would be taken. Few state con-
Nentions have yet been held. and
very few congressional conventions
have been provided for. Oklahoma
should not be put before the country in
The attitude of tearing her shirt.
A few weeks ago at the Oklahoma
City statehood convention, Chairman
Grimes for the purpose Of getting the
views OF leading Republicans Of the
territory. invited them to a special
conference at which these matters We're
fully and frankly discussed. That meet
irg was largely attended. every part of
the territory was represented, many
members Of the committee were pres
CnL and il was unanimously agreed
that the convention 10 elect delegates
- St Louis should not be held earlier
than the middle Of April. and the con-
creSSiOnal convention not until the ma
tonal convention had met, nominated
candidates for president and vice pres-
dent and adopted a platform of prInci-
pies upon which TO go before the coun-
published in all the newspapers Of the
territory, and save universal satisfac-
ton No Que outside Of the COMMITTEES
expected any change in the plan. Some
Of Mn Flynn's managing friends had
suggested oua convention for both puT-
poses As there had been no opposition
- Mr. Flynn'S denomination, II was de-
,ided that his popularity should not he
endangered by entangling him with the
national convention. which, in case of
one territorial convention would have
been unavoidable. The idea was 10
separate the conventions 80 far that the
work Of one could not be used 20 in
fiuence the other. This arrangement
was in Mr.. Flynn's interest and should
have been carried out. Ii would have
insured his nomination with as much
certainty as the present plan. and
there would not have been proVocauon
for tbs widespread dissatisfaction ;hdt
has been created.
II would haze been much better II
haVe-had but one convention. than the
present inc0nveaient and bungSling ar
Management. The primaries and the
county conventions must be held on
TIE same days. There viii inevitably DC
more or less confusion. trading ana
c!cherinE. and, in word. the Wnolc
Purpose Of separating the conventions
has been eftectually thwsrted and Ii Is
poor compliment 10 the intelligence OF
the committee 70 pretend that this was
al The result of accident
While there may be n small percent
2ge Of the party who would not shed
tears over Ar. Flynn's political grave
tie rank and ME arr gene rally well sat
i>fiei with his course. they believe IN
lis honesty. his sincerity and his indus
try. and they are not going 10 trade