Arizona republican., 1898-02-25
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

Washington, Feb. 24.-The governor of Oklahoma, Hon. c. M. Barnes, has the resources of his territory down fine, and can talk about them eloquent 1y. At the Normandie, last evening he said:
 "Oklahoma shipped out last year 25,000,0 bushels of wheat, 60.00O bales of cotton, and a tremendous number of hogs, cattle, horses, and sheep. That does pretty well for a new country, eh? This year the pros poets of an enormous yield of wheat are the best ever known. Splendid eins have fallen, and the ground
 ksld not be in better condition. The yacreage for this year is about four times as great as it was in '97, and if prices remain as good our people will be on the pinnacle of prosperity.
 "As to statehood, the sentiment in Oklahoma is just what it has been for a long time; we are confident of our right to ask admission as a state, for, as compared with several of re- cent creation, our claims are far su- perior, and yet we do not think it advisable to press the question until conditions favor the consolidation of both Oklahoma and the Indian Terri
  the arguments of reason, expediency, and good business sense favor the es- tablishment of single common wealth.
 It will be remembered that when Senator Cannon of Utah was making his Cuban speech he was interrupted in the midst of his remarks with an audible, That's a lie.' He turned around, and with evident indignation, protested against such denial oe one of his assertions. His protest was sd- dressed to Representatives Moody and Barrett, both of Massachusetts, xho were talking to each other while lean ing against the wall of the senate chamber The story of the conversa- tiOn has since become known.
 MT. Barrett, meeting MT. Moody. began with the remark that he had been engaged in looking after the af- fairs of Moody's constituents "They have kept me very busy said MT. Barrett.
 "Why aid they not come to mel" asked Moody.
 Because they said they could never find you in your seat in the house." replied Barrett
 "CIl. LudL 5 d lI6, lctOTI- ed Moody, in a tone so loud that Sen ator Cannon overheard him, and the sensational rebuke followed.
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 ~< Mrs Mari1la M Kicker of Dover, N. H., who is well known in Washing ton, where she studied law and was a1- mitted to pl actice in the supreme court of the district in 1882, announces her intention to run for congress in the First (Dover) district of New Hamp- shire. She claims the honor of being the first woman who ever tried to vote in the United States. That was twen- weight years ago. She is a woman VI 2fragist, as well as a practicing law yer and an unwavering republican. She is a>handsome woman and an elo- Quent speaker. She took the stump for Harrison, and was active in the campaign of 1896. She is a member of the Wimodaughsis club of Washing ton; the Portia club and Pentagon club of Boston, and the Daughters of the Revolution.
 T have always intended to run for congress" she says, land soon the fight will be on for the principle of woman representation. There is no constitutional or statute law prohibit ing a woman from being elected to congress. I assisted in rescuing the country from the democrats and popu- lists by political work and now I want to be appointed to that wider sphere Of usefulness mentioned by the re- publican platform. I am a tsxpaying, iaw-ablding woman. Women are hanged under the laws, why shouldn't