The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-21
FREE HOMES FIRST
Before Statehood, Flynn Says,
and Hopes to Get Them.
REJOINDER TO THOMPSON
Hard Knocks Returned in a
Speech at PonCa City,
REJOINDER TO THOMPSON

Ponca City, o. T. Oct. 2O-This was the
last and biggest day of the soldiers re-
union. which has been in session le'e all
this week It was biggest no. on'y in
point Of attendance but in general INFER
est. The principal speaker Of the day
was the Hon Dennis Flynn. Ee ha3 The
attention ok a vast audience closely for
an hour and quarter. In his inucduc-
tory he paid a glowing tribute &c the old
soldiers and was generously aTpiauced.
He told the old boys that If he could
serve them in the department Al Wash
ingtOn, 10 command him, and ne WOULD
take pleasure in doing than serN ice. lie
touched uDOn the question O. sd ehood
secondary 20 free homes. Ere hCmeS
would be the supreme effort which he
would make to secure for tHf- neoOoie or
oklahoma and he firmly believed that
he would succeed, with the helo cf the
western congressman and tn2 new speak
er, Mr.. Henderson Of Iowa. lie y Tor
statehood IN any form, at tie earliest
possible time IL can ne secured. II diah
Territory had been combating a union
with Oklahoma but she -ad arrived at
the knowledge that We had fr!BsS oil
value which she would Ike 10 pa-tifii ate
In. But Oklahoma was not 50 sure ABOUT
Jhhe desirabilitY Of aer neighbour for an
undesirable union. indian Territory lad
abused Us in many ways and she would
have to kueel outside the doc abjectlY
and do Denance for the abuse and
calumny she had heaped upon US. lie be-
lieved, however, that eyenJuu.y in1' an
Territory and Oklahoma would lie admit
ted as one great and PROSPEROUS stale.
He referred to Marshal Harry ThOmp-
sons reply to his letters IN spec J., in
strong language. He made light OF &r.
ThomDson's claim that he had beer of
great assistance In securing his re cleo
ton and challenged TnOm1s ms STATE
ments about the sum he secured md con-
tributed 10 the territorial campaigl. II e
charged that Mr.. Thomson was J. the
employ of the Rock Island railroad and
was drawing pay from she government
without giving 1t service bur a snjaL part
of his time. lie said that he di not lake
the charge thar MIR. Tho npson had ap-
pointed no good deDU-ic-, for he had ap
pointed some good friends Of his wFom
he would not name. tar feIr that TIE
marshal would discharge them.
No reference was. made TO any other
federal officers save Mr.. ThomDson, and |
he announced that he felt iustiGe1 - this |
inasmuch as Mr.. Thomson had seen fit |
to appear in public print with structures |
concerning hin.
City, delivered an address, at the cunciu- /
sion of Mr.. Flynn's SDae n. He talked !
upon matters OF interest to old sol uers /
and made a strong Ulea for free homes |
The Northern Territorial Pr union asS0- !
citation will meet next year rat Blackwell. I
the principal part Of he st ok Of the /
association having been bought H. Rack |
well parties J. !. Waite was elected 1
president; J. =. Barton vice president; !
J. j. Carson, Secreiar-; thas. Day, u cas-
urer. This does not meLl thae no Ie- /
union win be held at tsodca City rext !
year. but II simply nelns that the assc-
cation vii lhelo make the Blackwell To- /
union next year gre1- SUCCESS.