The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-11
LATEST ID LINZ Up
With a Mid-Road Ticket Is
Oklahoma County.
ELECTIONS BOARD NAMED
Dennis Flynn Holds a Rous-
ing Meeting at Yukon.
ELECTIONS BOARD NAMED

Guthrie. o. T.. Oct. 1o.-(Special.)-Okla-
homa county is the latest to fall in line
with a straight middie-of-the-raod Popu-
list ticket. complete county and legis-
lative ticket being nominated. So far
as heard from this makes fourteen coun-
ties in the territory where on active fight
Will be made by the anti-fusionists.
The territorial board Of education did a
commendable act in refusing TO permit
the assembly hall at the normal school 10
be used for political rally and speaking.
Had a similar request by the Populsts
or Democrats met with a refusal what a
howl would have gone forth that the
board WAS prejudiced by political psrti-
sanship II so happens, however, that the
request was made for Dennis Hymns
meeting today. but the wisdom of the
board in refusing TO allow the normal
school to be used for political purposes is
commendable just the same.
The territorial board OF elections, whose
duty it is to pass upon the certificates of
nomination of legislative candidates and
candidates for delegate TO congress. has
been appointed by the governor. The ap-
polntments were made in accordance with
the recommendations Of the chairmen of
the different political parties VINO under
the law are permitted to nominate the
members of the board, the governor act
ing as the presiding officer by virtue of
his office. The board will be composed
OF J. W. McNeal, Republican; A G. c.
Bierer, Democrat; W. H. French. Populst,
and Rev. w. H. Buchanan, Free Silver.
the latter appointment constituting a rec
ognition of the mid-road Populist as the
legal representatives of the Free Silver
party instead of Virgil Hobbs crowd,
who had nominated DR.. F. e. Peck Of Ed
mond for member of the board.
The governor has revoked the warrant
issued for the arrest of John Youst of
saltwater, upon the requisition of the
governor of Kansas. Youst, who IS a we'll
known hotel man of Saltwater, sold a
horse to a Kansas man, taking his note,
secured by a chattel mortgage, in pay
ment. When the note fell due payment
was refused and the Kansas man also
declined to give up the horse, whereupon
Youst went to Kansas, under the advice
of his attorneys, and took forci5le posses
sion of the animal. For this the Kansas
man mad Youst indicted for horse steal
ing and the requisltion OF the governor of
Kansas being In due form it was bonored
by Governor Barnes. Before Youst was
from the territory a true state
ment of the case. signed by the leading
citizens of Saltwater, was presented to
the governor, who ordered a revocation
Of the warrant for Yousts arrest, with
the following endorsement on the paper:
1T appearing that the effort to extra
dite Youst is for the purpose of aiding
the settlement of dispute arising from
civil contract: and further that Youst Is |
citizen OF high character and good finan- |
cial standing from whom collection can |
readily be made of any judgment that 1
may be obtained In the courts, and that |
the courts of Oklahoma are open to the |
parties prosecuting this case. deem it |
but justice to one of our good citizens to |
revoke the warrant heretofore issued for |
MS extraditlon-"