The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-22
Outlines of Oklahoma.

/ One politician out in Woods county
calls another politician 'bottle-sucker. =
| What is Lincoln county going TO do at
the election? Il ought TO give Flynn Big
vote.
| The Democrats have polled Garfield
| county and claim the county for Ksatoa
/ by 80.
The Enid Wave thinks there is chance
OF Hankins polling bigger vote than
Flynn.
| Blaine county is going to make a big
showing this year. 1t Will give Flynn $50
majority.
4 Pawnee merchant offers TO give the
use Of his .hearse free 10 people VINO buy
| furniture of him.
Already thirty-four speeches have been
delivered by Dennis Flynn this cam
paign. He has yet twenty-five TO make.
The joint debate talk has subsided
again. The only joint debate Oklahoma
ever had was al MulhaH and Il was =
disappointment.
Keaton's only hope appears 10 be in
Pottawatomie. Cleveland and Greer coun-
ties. They have got TO come up strong
TO put him in the race at all
Both Flynn and Keaton in their speech
es make reference 10 statehood and the
| audiences show an interest they have
never shown in the subject before.
Leaving free homes out Of the question
and taking up just one item-Did Gala
han ever do one thing as valuable as
Flynn's protection OF school land lessees
Kay county is going TO have a good deal
10 do with the election of Flynn. II
ought to give Flynn 500 majority, and
Grant county. Noble and Garfield will
come up 10 that line in pretty good shape
Kingfsher county is considerable of a
quandary in the present situation. All
sides concede Il will give a majority TO
Flynn, but figures on the majority differ.
1t ought TO give Flynn 40 majority. and
Jake Admire VIII weep If it doesn't
Hankins is accused OF reading his
speech. The Alva Review mourns over
this. Hankins is all right IL he does read
| his speech. He probably does so to pre-
vent a charge that he couldn't read.
which was liable 10 have been sprung at
any moment.
Keaton in congress will be just as Kea-
ton is on the platform in Oklahoma. dig
nified. ponderous and cold Elected he
may make several fine speeches in con-
gress. and viii be respected there. No
one can, or need, deny this But as for
rustling-it is not in the nature OF the
man. And Oklahoma needs a rustler.
This is the order in which the names
will appear on the ballot; Flynn. Repub-
lican; Keaton. Democratic; keaton. Pop
ulist; HAWKINS Free Silver; Hawkins.
Popuist; Keaton Democratic and Peoples
Free Silver party. In other words. Flynn
is the only man who appears only once
on the ballot. 1t IS an unfair discrimina-
ton against him
Shawnee Bell: An honest thief broke
into the Oklahoma Tailoring company's
establishment and stole pair OF new
shoes belonging TO Ben Lewis After keep
ing them a few days his conscience smote
HIM so that he returned them. 10 the
surprise of Ben. who now swears by all
the saints of heaven that he has al last
discovered an honest thief"
Ponca City Courier: H c. Brodbon has
a commission from the city council 10
inspect the chimneys OF the town and he
has full authority TO order in new Chin
ney or a new stOve-pipe. The precaution
is a good one and everyone should obey
the orders promptly. Mr.. Brodboll will
not exact anything which is not right
and for the protection of themselves and
the town his orders for new chimneys or
nine should be attended to at once