The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-12
Outlines Of Oklahoma

OkIoAama will soon be a state. That
is settled.
Keaton chose his own managers. And
he made fearful mistake
Flynn himself. nor no one Else. expect
ed the land slide which came 10 him
Oklahoma has now its last territorial
governor. The next one will be elected by
Oklahoma.
The house and the senate are Repuoli-
can. Keaton would have been lost in
Washington.
The men who are abusing Alonzo Byers
should include about 1890 fusion people
who are with him
By doing the popular thing now the
Republicans Of Oklahoma can keep Okla
homa Republican forever.
II must be conceded. with due hurnil-
ity, that no Rough Rider would have
made the race Flynn DID
What a big jig Bob Lovery. with the
troops in Kentucky. must have danced
when he heard from Oklahoma
Every Kansas congressman elecred
with the possible exception OF Ridgeley,
Populist. viii be for free homes.
Bob Nen. probate judge. and Sheriff
Pierce OF Kay county both got back into
Office, after a severe fright and fight
Dennis Flynn never abused the Popu-
lists. He abused the leaders OF the Pop
ulists. and the plain Populist follower
Endorsed him.
The Enid Wave is taking F1ynn's cleo
ton in a terrible way. 1t now calls on
the Legislature to change the name OF
Garfield TO Flynn county.
been as bitter against Flynn as the
Kansas City Star, but not as injurious,
says that Flynn has more personal
friends in Oklahoma than any other
man.
Every man who voted for Flynn and
every man who voted against him should
write to the congressmen-elect all over
the United States and ask their support
for free homes.
The talk about Dennis Flynn for the
senate is out Of place now. He is to go
TO congress and he will so acquit himself
there that he will get the senatorship for
the asking.
In many places in Kansas the people
gave, and in Oklahoma the people. almost
as if by design, gave the Popuiists the
county offices and the Republicans the
congressional and legislative places.
TWO years ago Flynn started in with
u 000 against him He has now 5000 in
his favor. No man in political history in
such small voting population ever
changed q, 600 votes in TWO years before.
Flynn is a wonder.
Flynn got JOG majority from Payne
county, which decides forever who got
the best of the joint debate at Perkins
Rough Rider Palmer of Kay county,
who was running for county superintend-
ent on the Republican ticket, was de-
feated.
Guthrie Leader: Word has come from
New Orleans of the death OF John A
Blackburn, of yellow fever Mr.. Black
burn was at one time noted man in con-
nection with Oklahoma He was with
Payne and Couch and was probably the
ablest man connected with the agita hon
for the opening of Oklahoma He used
to live in Wichita, but when the Okla
homa boomers center of operations was
transferred to the border he lived at
Caldwell until he went in with Couch,
Crocker, Hicock, and the other boomers
when Oklahoma was opened TO settlement
in 1889. He was the first city recorder
of Oklahoma City. and was also chairman
of the famous committee of fourteen"
His son, Joe. became city clerk Of Perry
when that town was established. His
son, ]. w. Blackburn, Is now living at
Arkansas iCty. Mr.. Blackburn was born
at Salem. Ohio. fifty-six years ago. He
was a man of great brain force ana
ability