The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-11-11
.FIGHT BEGINS lNN
Anti-F uSion Democrats in Ok
lahoma Again Turn Loose
HOT SHOT FOR Mr.. TAYLOR
Who Is Charged With Mis-
managing Nef'S Campaign,

Guthrie. o. T, Nov 1O.-That element
of the Oklahoma democracy which is oD-
posed to fusion has again opened up its
fight It is now attacking the territorial
campaign committee which it insists is
responsible for Nen's defeat The New
kirk Deomcrat says: This paper has
never dealt in. nor tried 20 discuss nat
ional affairs, knowing that al intelligent
readers do not look 20 their home wee K
" paper to give them information ana
ideas on national politics. But in Kay
county and Oklahoma territory we feel
that we can give some ideas and infoy-
nation that may be interesting. There
is no doubt but that this territory has a
safe fusion majority Of probably 1890.
The past campaigns have proven it TO be
1e,oo0 but the southw estern counties have
so increased in population during the
past two years, and it IS the Texas set
tiement of Oklahoma that the increased
Democratic majority is estimated at 49,
O0o Now then. The party has had a
campaign committee that has demon
strated a complete ignorance Of political
organization Machine politics is as for
eign TO its brain as is possible fer one 20
imagine. No money has been in the
campaign, little was solicited; 81. 900 90
could have been raised by the proper
methods, but instead the committee sat
twirling their thumbs in the committee
rooms at Oklahoma City and issued daily
approximate figures on the result The
natural consequence was that Flynn
wiped out this 5000 majority and won
the election by some 5,O00 votes, making
a net gain from the fusion party Of
nearly 5000 votes. Really more than
that, for the territorial Barnes machine
with 5000 votes helped to swell Nen's
vote. How does this look to you party
workers? Now. we are on the thresh-
hold of statehood let us not loose our
heads or loose the territory, it is largely
Democratic and only through misman-
agement and grossest political plumbers
caused it to return Republican maorities
Let there be a reconstruction a shaking
10 and as soon as the proper ones get at
the helm old Oklahoma territory win
come to the front a Democratic winner
Nen was a splendid candidate and made
under the circumstances a magnificent
race. but was carrying the weight Of
swelled up tid-bit committee who could
not successful referee a dog fight let
alone a territorial campaign.
In the same way, r. F. Hensley Of the
Ell Reno Democrat says: Bob Nem made
his own campaign. IT is true he had a
committee Of peanut politicians to swag-
ger around and brag about his prospec-
tive majority. But no body had any con-
hdence in their judgment or in their
ability to manage even their own private
affairs successfully, let alone great
campaign for great territory which
casts 5000 votes, cast by intelligent peo-
pie Bob Nem lost enough Democratic
and Populist votes through the assanine
stupidity Of his campaign management
to have elected him by 1000 plurality.
As q campaigner himself he has but few
equals in the territory, but outside Of his
own speeches. there was but little wen
directed intelligence employed. His leu
tenants were ither men never heard Of in
politics outside Of their own school dis
tricts or broken down hags who have
long since forfeited the respect OF the
people, If the people ever had any respect
for them. Two years ago Judge Keat0u,
surrounded himself by just suca a herd
Of political nincompocps and they not
only swamped him politically but came
very near banlUupting him financially.
Nef's campaign just closed, Us a coun-
terpart Of the Demo-Pop fasco Of two
years ago. And, Ike two years ago.
the fault is not with the candidate, not
with fusion not with the voters, but with
the mosquito feet in charge Of the cam
paign. A fun grown. intelligent healthy
sovereign voter such IS comprise the vot-
ing population Of Oklahoma, can not be
led. much less enthused. by political
grats. IF the Democratic party of this
territory ever expect TO successfully cope
with the Republican party, they must
bring TO the front a different leadership