The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-09
BARNES FELL DOWN
NEW GOVERNOR HAS TROUBLE WITH
The OTHER PLUMs.

His Faithful Follower, Lincoln Mckinley
Of Newkiri, 10 Stepped ON by the M
tIoaal Ad ministration, While Jake Ad
mire, Another One of his Staunch Sup
porters, 10 Notified That He Csnno
Have What He Wants-This fs the Firs
Taste Of sugar Flynn Men Have had In
Long Time-Oklahoma News
Guthrie, o. T, May s.-Interest IN Ok
Iahoma this week has centered about tn;
result Of the postoffice fight at Newkirk
And on account Of the peculiar way in
which it terminated, the Flynn men art
beginning to laugh at the Barnes men
as it has been some time since they have
had that privilege.
The Newkirk fight was particularly in.
teTest:ng because Of Editor Lincoln Nc.
Kinlay's failure to win out. In addition
to his name. SO similar to the presidents
Mckiniay had the reputation Of run.
ming the leading original Mckinley pa.
per in the territory, and, what was more
the Newkirk Republican was the mos
s.aiwart Barnes organ in the territory
In fact McKinlay with the Newkirk Re.
publican and Admire with the Kingfish-
e. Free Press were the only two leading
Republican papers in the territory active
~ for Barnes. Whenthe fight for the
Newkirk postoffice came up ali eyes were
turned there TO see what Barnes could
do for the faithful McKinlay. Three
candidates for the postoffice shot in =
the field. One of these was the faithful
McKinlay, the other Ben Hobbies, a faith
full Flynn man, and the other Marshall
Lambert, a tiD-top citizen who is q
brother to Ike Lambert, of Kansas, who
Is to be United States district attorney.
The county central committee endorsed
Hobbs for the place, but the fight wen:
right on. Barnes in Washington moved
heaven and earth 10 get Mckinley made
postmaster, while the Flynn crowd was
pushing Hobbs rather briskly. Finally
Hobbs snielt a mouse and got off the
track for Lambert and LAMBERT wen:
in easily. Just what Lambert's pull was
in Washington no one here will tell, but
it was probably a private plum fixed up
between Leland and Bristow of Kan
saS.
WHAT ABOUT ADMIRE?
McKlnley's rundown has set the 9TH
er editors in Oklahoma TO smiling. Most
of them were for Flynn and somewhere
wrapped up in their warmth for Flynn
was the hope of the local postoffice.
When Barnes won the governorShip,
hope died in their breasts. Now it takes
fire again when they begn to see that
Mr.. Barnes rather exhausted his influ-
ence with the administration when he
got to be governor. These Flynn edit
ors now note that not only mas McKin-
icy, the faithful. been turned down, but
that Jake Admire, who persuaded Gov
ernor Seay to withdraw in Barnes IA
sor, las been knocked lob-sided by the
presidents refusal to appoint his sec
rotary Of the Territory. This place is to
go to Jenkins. The president assured
Jenkins of this himself. Barnes tried to
ge; il for Admire but couldn't. Barnes
does not like Jenkins and his breast IS
troubled as to what to do with McKin-
lay and Admire
Denn;s Flynn is back here TO live. He
will not hold Office for some time to
come. He could have been United
States marshal. chief justice or men,
Der Of the Dawes commission, but he
refused each, because his acceptance Of
any of the places proffered meant a
quasi-desertion, or apparent treachery
to his friends. AS a result of this self
sacrifice Flynn is nearer the bulk Of pol
iticians in Oklahoma than ever before,
to say nothing Of the people.
IS A BRIGHT BOY.
Guthrie. o. T. May Sired Rhodes.
the I2-year-old son of H. L. Rhodes. has
been missing from home for four days
Young Rhodes is a precocious youngster
and has kept his parents in a constant
state or worry through his pranks. A
few days since, the boy having commit
ted an unusually mischievous act, his
mother locked him in a bedroom, after
divesting him of all clothing and fitting
him in a night gown All wearing ap-
parel had been removed from the prison.
room, as the good mother thought, but
the boy is cunning. No sooner had the
key been turned in the lock, when young
Rhodes dug out OF a closet an old over
coat and a pair Of slippers. At night
fall he slipped the coat on over the night
shirt. donned the slippers. pried open
the door ard creeping TO the back yard,
took rooster from hen coop. Throt-
Ting the bird young Rhodes repaired to
the Spuriock home. across the way. and
speedily negotiated a deal, whereby
young Wilt Spurlock acquired posses
son of the rooster for a pair OF knee
oreeches, which young Rhodes hastily
slipped On. He has not been seen since.
His parents are alarmed-but neighbors
think they have no occasion 70 be. A
Kid Ike that Will make his way.
ATTACKS A CRIPPLE.
Guthrie, o. T. May S.-The Saltwater
Gazette says: Bert Downing. of Eden
ownship, was arrested Tuesday BY Dep
lily Sheriff Hues,on, upon a warrant
worn cut by Sam Conner charging him
With brutal assault. From the story OF
ne case as told by both parties 1t ap-
,ears that Conner, who IS a cripple was
iding up the road directly north of town
NTH he cane TO the Treadway crossing
where Downing, together with several
theirs of the neighborhood. were re-
airing ;he road. The bridge was on; and
,omer could no; pass. so he inquired OF
1e fellows which way he should go il
rider - &c: across. In the course OF !
sei- conversation some words ot rather |
n uncollplinnentary nature were passed |
etveen them. when Downing caught |
onier. dragged him of his horse and |
eat aid Kicked him in mos; vicious |
manner. Conner being a cripple could !
%; defend himself from Downing's al /
ack. Dat after getting a most vicious 4
rrihhi-g ne iracra-i himself % his in-Sa