The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-11-28
FIFTH N THE Field
For 0klahoma's Attorneyship
Is a Pennsylvania.
NAME NOT YET SPRUNG
Oklahomans in Washington
and Their ErrandS.

and Their ErrandS.
Especial Correspondence OF the Eagle,
Washington, Nov. 2.-Among Oklaho-
mans here and others interested. The
/ question of the next United States dis
trict attorney for the territory Is all-ab-
sorbing. There is new Richmond in the
field His name is not generally known
does not have the backing Of either Sen
ator Quay or Senator Penrose. This
makes five candidates-Horace Speed, H.
H. Howard of Oklahoma City. ]. w.
! Scothorn, the Pennsylvania and A. R
Musseller OF Perry, formerly probate
! judge at Wichita A great many seem
! to think the powers behind Scothorn viii
place him in the position, though there
is still much uncertainty.
Delegate D. T. Flynn and family OF Ok
lahoma have arrived and are at the Net
ropolitan. Mr.. Flynn is prepared TO make
the fight of his life for free homes and
statehood and expects to win. He has
good committee assignments under
Speaker Henderson, being on the COM
mittees of Indian affairs, public lands
and territories.
Ransom Payne. late chief of police at
the Usage Indian reservation, whose Of
fee was discontinued on the recommen-
dalton of Agent Pollock, is still here,
and claims that ne undoubtedly will not
only secure his old position, but the re-
rnoval of Pollock.
". T. Fields of Oklahoma City left for
home tonight. 1t is reported that he has
secured the enlistment of the government
in the cattle cases involving about 200
600 head of cattle now claimed to be ille-
gally pastured in the Usage reservation.
Durham of Perry, with his attorneys,
Dick and Bryan, has been before the as
sistant attorney general for the interior
department, Mr.. Vandeventer, in his land
case against eagle, and left for home
Sunday.
The committee Of the house which met
at Atlantic City last summer ITO formu-
late finance bill for passage at the COM
ing session, was to have had meeting
today, but 1t was postponed until next
week on account of the funeral of the
late vice president This bill will he the
most important financial act for many
years. The members OF the committee
have kept it's contents quiet, but it is
known, in general terms, about what the
bill has IN store for the country. There
is no doubt that the present gold stand
ard will be perpetuated and legaliZed. Not
exactly legalized, for it is that now, but
it will be made by law impossible for any
president or secretary of the treasury
to pay national obligations in silver
alone, instead of in coin, as at present,
and thus plunge the nation into a silver
basis as it were, in twenty-four hours.
This Is what Mr.. Bryan undoubtedly
would do under the existing laws, If he
were to be elected president. The END
less chain" will be destroyed. This Is
well remembered on account of the things
done in comparatively recent years.
Greenbacks would be taken to the treas
ury department and exchanged for gold.
Then the greenbacks would be paid out
by the department, and those to whom
they were paid would Immediately take |
them back and get gold, and its disas- !
trous results are evident. Under the pro- /
posed law, il will be impossible for the /
government to pay out these greenbacks |
save for gold. This exchange will stop |
the endless chain. Congressman Curtis /
OF Kansas is a member of the house com /
mittee which prepared the bill.
There is a tendency. since the election, /
TO recognize Congressman Charles Dick /
Of Ohio, who was chairman OF the state I
central committee which conducted Judge 1
Nashs campaign, as one OF the powerful /
factors In national politics. He Is de- |
scribsd as smooth. diplomatic. young and 1
forceful He IS only about forty, is a |
chairman Of his state com /
rlirtee and secretary OF the national Re 4
publican committee Those who have re- /
turned from Ohio also say that Senator /
Hanna is developing into very good 1
public speaker. especially on the stump.
It will be interesting TO know that the 1
Republican forces out in Montana and /
other silver western states. are being
brought together. and that they viii prob 7
ably be IN very good shape by next year. 4
To's situation Is true OF perhaps every /
western state excepting Colorado. Utah /
and Idaho.
Leroy J. McNeely OF Dubuque. Iowa, Is I
at the Normandie for the winter. Mr. Nc /
Nicely was formerly a Washington CORE |
sDondent. doing work for the bureaus % 4