Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-07-07
OKLAHOMA POLITICS.
DELEGATES AND REELERs HARD At
WORK ALL DAY.
scHemINa FOR ADVANTAGE.
MANY WANT THE CREDIT FOR
CHAMPiONIN0 FREE HOMES.
Th- rium Finally Fails 60 Temple
Iiouston, by Agreement, Although
Mort Bisirr Was Made Mems
her ~ the Committee
ON Resolutions.

chicago. July 6-tspecialD There Is more
| politics around tho Oklahoma headquarters
than In all the rest Of town. The delega-
ton and the contingent have been In ses-
sion Nil day. They appear to take 1t turn
about, and. OF course. there Is the usual
amount Of trouble. II Is the Oklahoma idea
that the man named at the Forthcoming
convention is going to have something TO
say about the manipulation of the pic
counter IN oklahoma. This makes the sit
uatiou very grave. II makes II very Inn
portant that all shall get very near the
! great man-to.hc. and ms It happens that
all want tho very best that there Is to give
out, there is trouble.
n daylight meeting. of the contingent OF
which Governor Rcnfrow is chairman:
81 to take on dreadfully about 1t. The plan
that the gang here are Tho original free
homes people. and hence the deleca,e TO he
n nnr md \ ny to the ssc prmG Grae so Inssr i i, IS IS nc not 'a sS
he admitted that any work along this line
has ever been done In cSonsress, and It Is
the present ot1ceholdcrs and oiicescckers.
At the frs, mecting of the contingent.
there was much confusion, because In ths
contingent there are many gentlemen who
want 10 he elected delegate to congress
and hope to gain distinction by, securing
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homes plank TO be injected into the plat
form. Accordingly. Mr.. Wharton. of Perry.
Insisted upon the free homes effort he pre-
scented last evening, a copy OF which Up
pearcd in the Journal this morning. Mr..
Hoffman took the stand that the word.
the purpose of the contingent TO pounce
upon the way the past administration had
run the Indian business in the reservations
in and around Oklahoma. 1t was shg-
gested by MIR. Cameron that the best thing
ina, could be done would be to simply in,
about a terrible uproar. for 1t at once ap.
pearcd to the great politicians In caucus
assembled o thu, this would Sn,l be Ser INVITING n ths
old school Of indiana politicians. ex-
claimed in a heat that the Cameron idea
homa but the whole country. The COVER.
nor himself frightened up end insisted that
into the platform indorsing the Flynn bill.
He observed: II guess that Mr.; Flynn
would IKE to have that done, pMt rS W.
settled the Cameron idea.
Mr.. Denton offered a few suggestions
iden. for he had been informed that. space
In the national platform is very valuable;
for free homes in oklahoma and not apply
to the whole country. The word "Wi'a,
RHms' OF /" v 'ns p''Ti1SS s pe S . Of "e oRla %n;,s
would feel honored to see the name OF
the territory in SO So, , ETsas a an d9' ,nrriadri AZ
pride would seize upon a grateful people
and whoever should he nominated for del
egatc, after getting this start at the ma.
tional convention. would simply run off
with the earth.
ed to suspend operations for a time until
the Oklahoma delegation could meet and
Enifan t hroS SerS sra io b SnGis \ cn nhs d and
after much wire-pulling and scheming, DR..
Beal was made chairman. Nor, niNler ran
off with the committee on resolutions, and
Temple Houston and +. +. Mitchell did
not like it. for It had been proposed that
committee.
Mr.. Denton was made member Of com;
was selected for rules, and the order of
At this time In the proceedings, it was
concluded TO take up the very grave oues-
tion of national Committeeman for Oklaho-
aomm IL II Is ' u 7 2EcII , To ba 1ne m nn9i9" al
say about the campaign ard the distribu-
ton OF pic, 1T at once appears that the
eyes of the delegation and also OF the con-
t%ingsnt. While the delegation was in ses-
outside OF the room. Very often someone
would send in Tor a delesate, and then
much hard work on this matter. the caucus
adjourned without having selected the COM
Very soon after the delegation had ad-
1ourned the contingent went into session.
with his idea OF a plank. 1t read as fol-
lows: We declare the legislation requiring
payment for Their. lands undemocratic and
opposed to the policy Of the free Siomestead
law, and demand tina, all public lands sub
honest settlers"
1t was argued that this would show plain
o%crntlc party had. always. been the free
homes party; the father OF the homestead
law. and had caused all the great West 10
be given over to the settlers. Then the
great merit of using the word Oklahoma
was referred to In a feeling manner. There
was no disposition to accept the expression.
again adjourned. BY this time the dele
gates had rested. and it became apparent
that there would be another delegate eau
Gus. Mr.. Mitchell had gathered his second
wind, and he had made an Arrangement
for Temple Houston and have him identi-
fled with free homes.
w The nr dnisgstes we're Tsm rGHn Men,s, up ana ahduld u
he placed on the notification, committee
and, IN ADDITION shGnld be given es.ta-
her q the committee on resolutions and
nominated for delegate to congress, he
dill not care to have anyone take charge
W Was ."r nothins to do as a member Of f" the
committee but this. as far as Oklahoma
politics are CONCERNED; Then to place TIL.
be casting discredit on his own ability TO
handle this very important question, He
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was decided that Mr., Houston should be
made commanding general In the free
homes battle, and consequently he has
made way with the great honor. MIR.
Bixler Is left to look after statehood and
to round up n few words about home
rule. Mr.. Houston is the man thus desig-
mated to get all the honor from the free
homes effort. and he is the man 10 make
the race for delegate 10 congress. proc
yided he can get the nomination.
This ended another session OF tho dele
gates. Then the contingent proceeded To
call a meeting TO make another effort. The
meeting lasted for some time, but no ioiin-
lite conclusion was reached. Many MEM
beers Of the. contingent doubted the advisa-
bility Of placing the matter in the hands
of Houston. II was suggested that the
contingent appoint a committee TO apDaar
before the general commi,tee on resoll-
delegation to give too much honor 10 Hons.
ton. This will be discussed by the cSn-
tingent tomorrow. The delegation went
into caucus again Tonight to decide what
to do about member OF national committee
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