The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-30
Would. Be RECEIVERS
Four of Them Await Governor
Barnes Return
AND ONE YET TO ARRIVE
List of the Candidates and a
Statement of Claim

Guthrie, o. T, Sept. 29.-Anticipating
the return of Governor Barnes 10 the
territory tonight. the capital city is pref
y well taken possession of by the sew
eral applicants for the receivership of the
Enid land office. Despite the talk ener-
getically circulated to the effect that
Barnes has all he can do to retain his
official head" and so on, and so forth,
the fact remains clearly, and indisputa-
bly,, that not one Of the group of anxious
applicants now on the ground but what
secretly cherish the hope of securing the
governors Endorsement. For an official
who has troubles of his own, the COVER
nor seems to take them very lightly. IN
stead Of returning tonight, as outlined
IN previous dispatch, he will not be
home until Sunday night, which he in
dicates in telegram received today by
Private Secretary Wenner.
OF the avowed applicants for the re-
ownership, Rick 1Iessal, of Enid; Sena-
tor James P. Candy, Of Alva; Lew Sar-
gent, Of Manchester; c. NJ Kieger, OF
Grant county, are already here, and the
coming Of J. w. Clevinger, another Enid
candidate, is heralded tonight. Rick Mes
sal came in yesterday afternoon to attend
me funeral Of a friend, the late secretary
OF the grand lodge of the Sons of Her
man. He viii await the return of Gov
ernor Barnes, whose Endorsement he has
strong hope Of securing Messal already
has the promised support of Harry
Thompson, which fact is being urged
against him by the friends Of the other
nd dot nit H.,
by antagonizing the governor, who is not
supposed to look with a friendly eye up
on the efforts Of the suave United States
marshal to be the whole thing in the
territory. Harry Thompson is noa deny
ing that he has promised to indorse Mes
cal and Messal says frankly that he viii
90 all he can to swing Garfield cOunty's
delegation for Thompson as national del
cgate all Of which would appear to be
fair political swap.
''Shoe-stTing' Smith, who presided over
The G. a r meeting at which Dennis
FLYNN made his famous Jefferson
speech" blew in yesterday afternoon as
the advance herald of c. NJ. Kfeger, who
followed on the night train. Shoe
string" was imbibed with the idea that
lie could secure Flynn for Keiger's sup
port because of the fact that he had
paved the way, as it were, for the JEFF
5ers0n speech. and Keiger thinks he is
entitled to Secretary jenkins indorse-
ment of his published statement, as late
chief clerk of the house Of representa-
1ives, Strengthening out the kinks in the
legislative records wherein q seeming re-
Section was cast upon the secretary. Kei-
Ger had an interview with the secretary
this afternoon, the outcome of which has
otherwise.
Senator Jim Candy also was a midnight
arrival and with characteristic frankness
declared himself an applicant for the re-
ceivership. Candy already is the pos
SCISSOR Of several official positions enti-
ting him to the rank Of Pooh-Bah; still
he appears to think that an additional
office would not seriously encroach upon
his time. Just what his strength is in
she present fight has not yet developed.
Lew Sergeant showed up on the streets
Of the capital this morning. just as the
first streak OF rosy dawn gladdened the
birth Of another fatefuI day Lew is
Grant county man, who bas@Sis claim
fer preference on the ground that Grant
county should have a voice in the affairs
uf the Enid land district. He made the
fight two years ago on that same prin-
cple, and had a strong local support. In
Fhe present fight he brings the same sup
port. and hugs to his breast the hope
that the general scramble of Barnes,
5'lynn, Thompson and Jenkins in playing
15r position" viii make him the logical
harmony" candidate
Up TO this writing J. W. Clevinger,
another Enid applicant, has not put in
bis promised appearance. Report has it
that Clevinger has the Endorsement of
secretary Jenkins. but this was denied
10y the secretary this afternoon As a
7oatter Of fact, Il is extremely doubtful
: Mr.. Jenkins has given his Endorsement
- anyone, although his reported alIi-
Hnce. offensive and defensive. with Harry
Thompson, may possibly foreshadow his
intimate action.
Dennis Flynn is inclined to think that
5Ie question Of the receivership may be
settled before the Oklahoma Endorsement
s. settled. lie figures that the exigcncies
q the Ohia campaign now in progress
VIII in all probability cause q heavy de-
1and for patronage and the receivership,
with its $500 per year attachment. is a
plum not TO be sneezed at, or tossed aside
: 3 child would a faded flower. Howev-
~. Flynn IS for Messal as a home can
J.Iate. and so stated 20 the Eagle CORE
t0ondent when he stepped from the train
this afternoon, returning home from
C5rman. and he further indicated tadt
1Iessal would get his Endorsement.