The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-21
Outlines of Oklahoma.


Jack Monroe, a prisoner in the Enid
| jail. is zealously studying the Bible.
Ransom Payne went TO the Usage nation
this week and is now chief OF police
there.
Callahan in his speeches still abuses
Flynn. Flynn still says Callahan did ali
Callahan could possibly do
There is a big howl among the fusion
lists because Judge Burford refused 10
manGamus Governor Barnes.
Cassius Barnes was the only governor
who got onto the reviewing stand at Chi
cago. It all helps advertise Oklahoma
FL Reno Star: The Indians in Oklaho-
ma never expect 70 do any more scalp
ing. but they frequently hunt the hare.
Keaton's name appears twice or the Ok
lehoma ballot. Flynn's only once. 1t
was political hoggishness for Keaton 10
try TO get his name there four times
Has Dora Cox lost her cunning at last
She hasn't broke jail for a week. The
Oklahoma Legislature should pass an act
presenting her to the Sultan Of Turkey
The hand-printer likes to run TO doub-
let's Here is sample from the Enid
Wave: Dennis Donovan has been ap-
pointed 'reffereeee'' OF the Fifth judicial
district"
AS Keaton is on the official ballot three
times. It should be arranged so that
Flynn will appear as the Republican can
d.date. the Mckinley candidate and the
Free Homes candidate.
Hankins is on the official ballot as the
Free Silver party's candidate. Ths nation
Will Tow get q chance 10 see how much
Oklahoma is for free silver With ali party
politics, but that one issue, excluded
The Woodward Bulletin speaks Of the
farmer tickling the earth's back with
shovel and making II laugh turnips. po-
tatoes, watermelons, wheat. corn and
fish-~orms and grin with cucumbers."
No matter who wins the Republicans
beaten or triumphant will be conscious
OF The fact that they avoided a campaign
OF SANDER. something the bitter enemies
OF Flynn have not done. in fact never
do avoid.
Keaton Will appear three times on the
baliOt. as Democratic candidate. Populist
candidate and Democrat and Peoples
Free Silver party. He has an unfair ad-
vantage. Twice was enough for any man
and three times is wolhsh.
a peculiar part OF Flynn's campaign
is that his ability to get things for Ok
lahoma in Washington is never attacked.
If there were no politics in the thing
the people barring possibly a few people
prejudiced personally.
Robbing the situation OF Its political en-
tanglements. the fact stands out clearly
that keaton Is a Democrat and moth
ing but Democrat. BY training. by ma
ture. by disposition and prejudice he -
opposed 10 the Populist party. All he has
in common with the Populist party is an
tagonism to the Republican party.
The ballot in Oklahoma this year is the
most important thing in politics. Keaton
gets on as the Democrat, the Populist
and the Democrat and Peoples Free Sill
yer party. Flynn gets on as the Repub-
lican. Hankins gets on as the Free Sill
yer party and the Anti-Fusion Pcpulist
party candidate. The voter should reg
ister and then take day on to untangle
himself.
Oklahoma City Tmes-Journal: BY the
last of this week the Frisco extension
will be completed to this city, having
reached the Choctaw crossing today. 1t
is now only four miles from the station
at the foot OF Harvey street and will be
completed by Saturday night. Prepare
tons should be made for grand jolli-
f1cation, as the completion of this line
into this city marks a very important
epoch in the history and progress of he
city. II Is the most direct line TO St
Louis and other eastern points and short
ems the distance between that city and
this by several hundred miles and several
hours in time. II will also greatly re-
duce freight rates by bringing into COM
petition a third road