The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-22
N REPLY D FLYNN
Editorial From an Adherent
TO the Administration.
WHEREIN 1T is ALLEGED
That the Barnes Speech
Prompted the Conference.
WHEREIN IT is ALLEGED

Guthrie, o. r, Aug Alan editorial IN
the Guthrie Capital dealing with Delegate
Flynn's speech at Jefferson, reveals some
important political points. The editorial
announces the fact that Secretary jenkins
visited Chairman Grimes at Kinghsher
last week and proposed to him that he
desert Flynn, because Flynn was friend
Iy to Barnes, and ally himself with the
Jenkins following. 1t is said here that
Jenkins did make such an advance to
Grimes. and Grimes repealed it. The Cap
itafs editorial is as follows:
The speech of Delegate Flynn at Jeffer-
son, Friday, was a much milder utterance
than was to be expected from the ad-
vance bills. Dennis is a pretty good rip
per when he Is at himself, but on this
occasion he seemed TO understand that
ne was treading on delicate gAound; that
he was before the G. A. R., part of
whose constitution declares no politics
shall be INDUCED IN by the participants
in its meetings; and that he was saying
words which would make history and ef-
feet the veal of himself and the reDubli-
can party. His speech, touching up Scott.
is a peace document compared to the in
terview in which Scott touched up Flynn.
He said nothing OF Governor Barnes, ex-
cept that he would like to see him GUST
ed-and there was nothing new in this for
this has been understood to be Flynn's
feeling all along. He said nothing extra
ordinary about Secretary Jenkins, except
that the leg sclatlve investigation commit
tee had found he had taken $500 more fees
than under the Law. he was entitled to.
Mr.. Flynn should have gone on and told
that the same committee. on a re-exam-
ination. found II was in error, and on mo-
ton of the chairman of the committee the
clause wGs expunged from the record.
But supposed 1t had not been expunged?
1t was as baseless as the other exagger-
ations and imaginations of that report
document which had but one origin and
one purpose, TO stab the republican party
and "even up some grUdges Of men who
had cried for Office and failed for want OF
the endorsement, Of the Governor and
Secretary Jenkins.
1t will take much more than this speech
of Mr.. Flynn's and any insinuations of
plugged" committee report to make the
people lose faith in the integrity of Sec
rotary jenkins. That he is an honest man
everybody knows who have known him
I'm the years gone by. and the record of
his Office verifes this belief. Mr.. Flynn
seems to take umSrage that the Secre-
tary wanted to arrange matters for Nc.
Kinley in the next presidential campaign
by insuring for him the Oklahoma dele
cation. Is this not natural? Would you
respect a man who would not thus look
to the welfare Of his political chief? Mr..
jenkins IS interested in the next nation
NJ delegation and has a right to be; as
has the governor, or Mr.. Flynn or any
other citizen-and the Secretary and the
governor have the further interest Of
gratitude for honors conferred on them
by the president Mr.. Flynn has no such
reason to want a Mckinley delegation:
and this is probably the reason Jenkins
wanted him to pledge himself along
that line while reciprocity was going on.
Mr.. Flynn was very gentle with the |
governor. He said Barnes is open and
you know where to find him-and indI-
Gated that the governor is q pretty good
fellow feeling that seems 10 have grown
with Dennis since the governor and he |
agreed on Outcelt
AS TO his structures on Harry Thomp- |
son this can be passed since it is on the |
ground that Thompson wants to control
the politics Of the territory This is some |
thing Dennis is jealous OF. Thompson was
one OF the strongest Flynn men in the |
last campaign contributed in cash and |
gave many a day to forward the election |
OF Flynn and the triumph OF the Repub- |
lcan party. Thompson's work and infiu- |
ence in politics have been potent in the
past and will continue to be SC IN the
future. He has been Flynn's friend His
only offense now is the support of some |
one for office whom Flynn did not en-
dorse. This too, Is Jenkins fault Other |
wise Mr.. Flynn thinks as much Of both
OF them as ever.
There is a special cause for this late
Flynn effervescence,, The free homes CIR
cularwas but subterfuge. Flynn Inows
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