The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-03
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Secretary Jenkins of Okla
homa and His Ambitions.
WANTS ITO BE GOVERNOR
Said TO Have Both Barnes and
Flynn Thinking.

Guthrie. o. r, Aug. Pit is freely pre-
dicted here that in the Republican party
in Oklahma a new alignment will soon be
in progress. Barnes and Flynn, after q
preliminary harmony conference on the
matter OF supervisor, it was thought.
would drift into the old truculent mutual
ity OF opposition to each other. And it Is
a fact that the only time they ever agreed
was on supervisor, and there have been
no conferences since. But they both now
have common enemy and it Is pro-
phecy that circumstances will bring
them closer together.
That common enemy is Secretary Of
Territory jenkins. Within two weeks
Jenkins has plunged into a controlling
place in Oklahoma politics. His effort to
defeat the appointment Of Outcelt for
supervisor, Barnes and Flynn having
agreed on Outcelt, is looked upon as an
assumption on the part Of jenkins Of
leadership In the Republican party in Ok
lahoma. Back Of him are Henry Thomp-
son. United States marshal; P. ]. Conklin
Of Garfield county, o. A Mitscher Of Ok
lahoma county. +. E. Mckinley Of Guth-
RE, Jerre Johnson and Lincoln Mckinley
- OF Kay county. with a scattering Of sup
porters all over the territory.
It is said to be Jenkins plan to super
sede both Flynn and Barnes. and become
the undisputed head of the Republican
party in Oklahoma His first attempt
was the successful selection Of Judge
a. I1z
cured this appointment despite Flynn and
Barnes in the interest Of harmony in Ok
lahOma. Immediately upon Mr.. Scott re-
ceiving his appointment he attacked Flynn
in a famous red-hot interview. 1t was
thought at the time that Secretary Jen-
kins was greatly mortified at this "break"
Of Scott's. The general run OF politicians
do not think so now, for when Barnes
and Flynn got together in the interest OF
harmony on a supervisor, 1t was Jenkins
who rushed down to washington and at
tackled the man they selected.
VIII Jenkins succeed both Flynn and
Barnes? jenkins close personal friends
say that that result is inevitable. Flynn
and Barnes men laugh when ths question
is asked.
Jenkins came from Cowley county Kan
sas In 1883 ne was delegate from Kansas
in the national Republican convention
at Chicago He began to vote for Major
Mckinley all by himself, and although
Major Mckinley asked him 10 desist, he
continued to do so. In 1895 when McKin-
ley was nominated, Jenkins had moved
to Kay County, Oklahoma. He was not
known in territorial politics, but immed-
lately Mckinley was elected, jenkins be-
gan to lay his wires for governor He
made a trip to Washington after the in
auguration and reminded the president of
1883. but 1t cid not take him long to see
that the governorship wasn't to be his.He
accepted the place Of secretary Of the ter
ritory. It IS thought, with a quasi-promise
that IL he did things well, the governor
ship could be talked about later
Governor BARNES was not friendly to
for that reason jenkins did not like Bar
mes. They have never got along pleas
antly, and last winter when the iegisla-
ture was making efforts to investigate
Governor Barnes. the governor thought
Jenkins was helping the legislature out
and the legislature found certain damag-
ing things against Jenkins. but at his re-
quest and with an explanation from him,
these things were cut out Of the report
and never published, and that, further
more. Governor Barnes has the unexpur-
gated and original report locked up in his
office and that It may some day in the
future play an important part in Oklaho-
ma politics.
Flynn and Jenkins have long been sup
posed TO be in cahoots. but the Scott in
terview showed that the supposition was
groundless.
Both Barnes and Flynn. during their
troubles have regarded Jenkins as a side
Issue. When Jenkins secured the ap-
pointment Of Judge Scott to the Perry
land office. both Flynn and Barnes open
ed their eyes. But stin they both thought
that Jenkins accidentally accomplished