The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-08
Sure D Be FLYNN
Let What May Happen TO
Lesser Candidates.
SITUATION FIGURED CLOSE
Dennis Closes His Campaign
in His Home City.

Guthrie, o. T., Nov. Z-(SpeciaL)-Al-
though the candidates for delegate are
billed for speeches up 20 the very eve Of
the election, the campaign in Oklahoma
virtually Closed Saturday night and the
mighty vox popuI, trained 10 a wire
edge to use prizerlng phrase. are rest
lessly awaiting The opening OF the polls
tomorrow morning to commence the battle
of ballots. Never before in the history Of
territorial politics has such a peculiar
campaign been waged as this year, and
never before were the politicians so COM
pleteIy at sea as to the result on dee
gate. OF course no sane person doubts
for moment that the legislature viii be
discouragingly fusion. Two years ago the
fusionists elected Callahan By nearly 200
majority. Again there is a so-called fusion
of the three minority parties this year,
but even the most enthusiastic followers
of Keaton will not pretend that there is
the enthusiasm and organization that pre-
vailed two years ago, when Democrats,
.Populists and not a few Republicans hug
ged the hope OF Billy Bryan and cheap
money to their breasts. The verdict of
the election blasted this hope, but It had
caused Flynn TO lose three Of the Strip
counties and in the seven counties in the
Strip his majority was but 2S3. This year
II is generally conceded that he will carry
every county in the Strip, with the pos
sibre exception of Woodward, by a total
majority that is estimated all the way
from 1000 to $500 Keaton himself admits
the possibility of an adverse majority OF
800 in the Strip. but claims himself 1000
majority in Greer county, 500 each in
Cleveland and Pottawatomie and 500 in
Oklahoma counties, which figures the Re
publicans do not by any means concede.
In Cleveland county, where the Popu.ists
are notably strong. there has never been
any pretense that they would vote for
Keaton, they declaring. on the contrary,
that they viii vote outright for Flynn.
This feeling is also probably exaggerated,
but the Republican committee VIII not
concede Keaton more than 200 majority.
Two years ago Callahan carried the coun-
~ by go. Pottawatomie county gave CAL
lahan 200 majority and this will be re-
duced to 400. according to Republican
claims. because Of Senator Doom,s defec-
ty though that Keaton expects to get a
majority that viii paralyze the opposition
Two years ago, in a total vote of 1.122
Callahan carried the county by 104. The
estimated vote this year is $500, and since
the immigration has mostly been from
Texas, Keaton may perhaps be pardoned
for claiming a majority of 1000 in the
county. The Republicans do not deny that
the voting strength has been largely in
creased. but they insist that the newcom-
ers will be largely Influenced by old set
tiers who secured free homes through
Flynn's efforts, and who voted for him
two years ago in grateful appreciation.
a majority Of 80 is all that the Republic
ans will concede tc Keaton in Greer coun-
". 1t is not thought that the vote for
Hanklns the straight Populist candidate
for delegate, viii cut much of figure in
the result; probably offset what the Re-
publicans viii 'ose in the negro vote be-
cause of the complicated ballot. Another
unknown quantity is the increased vote
over two years ago. generally estimated
a. from six 10 eight thousand votes. Ow-
ing to the total unreliability of the ante
election poll of both committees. 10 salts
factory estiamte of this vote can be made.
but the fact that the immigration is large
" in the southwest counties and from
Texas. would lead 10 the inference that
keaton would have no advantage. But
Notwithstanding this apparent discourage
rent. the surface indications are that
Flynn will be elected. Throughout the
campaign the Republicans have maintain
ed a compact harmonious organization.
with not a notable detection in its ranks.
The Keaton aggregation. on the contrary,
has furnished most pitiful spectacle OF
dscord and contention ever since Kea-
tons nomination. Every day nearly wit
messed the detection of some hitherto
prominent Democrat or Populist leader,
and it is claimed that with the fusion rank
and file the tendency TO vote for Flynn
amounts to complete landslide Tomor-
row viii tell the story, however.
Following has usual custom. Dennis