The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-10-17
GIFT Of PROPHECY
Freely Exercised by Oklahoma
Political Leaders.
BILLY WALKER Is ONE
He Says Flynn Is Sure of %,
900 Majority

Guthrie. o. T, Oct 16.-E. T. Tucker,
the candidate Of the Socialist party for
delegate to congress, was in Guthrie over
Sunday resting up. Mr.. Tucker has been
making an unusually active campaign ana
processes a strong belief that the So
clalst vote will show up third in
strength when the votes are counted
next month Mr.. Tucker has recently
made a campaign tour Of Woods county,
the former Populist stronghold. Here he
found the Socialist element particularly
strong and claims that the party Will
elect- at least a portion Of its county
ticket
Billy Walker, the well known Republl-
can political hustler, came in Saturday
night from an extended tour through the
western counties. Walker is recognized
as one Of the keenest observers in Okla
homa politics and his statement that
Flynn will carry the territory by 5000
majority will be accepted as good au-
thority. In the towns and villages in the
southwestern counties he says the feel
ings for Flynn is not so decidedly mani
fest. but in the country districts sur
rounding, the sentiment among the farm
ers is practically unanimous and it is the
farming vote that carries the elections.
Hon. D. P. Marum, who was a mem
Der of the upper house in the legislature
Of 1897, was in the city today on legal
business. Mr.. Marum is well known in
Democratic politics in Woodward county,
which. with one exception has invariably
given Democratic majorities. This year,
however, according to his statement, the
result IS likely to be mixed, owing to the
large immigration during the past two
years, the political complexion Of which
IS as yet an unknown quantity, inasmuch
as no satisfactory poll Of the county has
been made BY either of the political par
ties. He is of the opinion that which
ever Of the two parties receives the ma
jorities Of this new vote will carry the
county.
z. Duffy and J. c. Walls. Of Cleveland
county. who were members of the last
legislature and who are now seeking re-
election on the straight Populist ticket
the former as a candidate for the coun-
Gil and the latter for the lower house.
were in Guthrie today. They report the
political situation in Cleveland county as
being decidedly mixed owing 10 the multi
plicty of tickets, especially as applied to
the legislative field and neither would
express an opinion on the general results
beyond a belief that the Popuhsts would
elect their legislative ticket, which neces-
sarily would mean the return OF Messrs
Duffy and Walls.
Ex-Governor Seay has been in the city
since Saturday afternoon and is a fire.
quent caller at Republican territorial
headquarters Yesterday he was in close
consultation for two hours with the Re
publican finance committee. The popular
ex-governor has nothing TO say in par
ticular concerning politics beyond ex-
pressing a supreme confidence in the cleo
ton Of Mckinley and Flynn by increa sed
majorities.f Kinghsher county. he said,
VIII increase its majority of two years
ago for Flynn and he predicts the same
result Will be noted in nearly every other
county in the territory.
Major J. 2. Woolsey. who is the Demo
cratic nominee for the legislature in the
Second council district, comprising Noble
and Pawnee counties, came down from
Perry today and will remain in Guthrie
gay or two on private business. Major
Woolsey is pitted against Colonel Tom
Seward for election and with a fun vote
polled he believes he can defeat the old
veteran, a statement which recalls the
homely expression, Were from Mis-
souri,
Colonel Isaac Rush, postmaster at
Stroud and an alive Republican, is in the
city. He is sound in his statement that
Lincoln county is AL right"
Freeman S. Miller, Democrat nominee
for the legislature in the Third council
district, is in the city. Naturally, Mr..
Miller has no doubt Of his own election
and AYERS that NeY wiz carry Payne
county by at least 500 majority.
Today is the last day under the law
which candidates for congress and legis-
lature can file certificates Of nomination
with the governor. There are several dis
tricts from which certificates of nomina-
ton have not yet been received. Private
Secretary Fred Werner said today he
would hold tho executive Office open until
midnight to file any certificate that may
be received.