The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-06
WILLIAM GRIMES is ENDORSED
Fer Member of the National Republic
can Central Committee

Kingisher, o. T, May 5.-The RepUbli-
cans OF this county held their convention
yesterday and endorsed william Grimes
for member OF the national Republican
central committee. D. II. Vankirk was
chairman OF the convention and George
LANG and William Price secretaries. The
delegates selected for sthe Enid conven-
ton were ]. c. Roberts, w. c. Stevens, J.
z. Burns, D. H. vankirk, F. K. Winkler.
D. F. Smith, C. E. Moore. W. R. Brown,
]. P Cummings, Sam Ford, L. B. Clark,
Ed Gilroy, H. L. Miles. Louis Bailey,
Jacob Kaltenberger, ". A Harris and
J. Collins. The platform adopted was as
follows:
THE Republicans Of Kingfsher county
rejoice that they are part of the greatest
political organization that ever admins
tered the affairs of a nation.
1--WE challenge our political opponents
to name a single pledge or promise ever
made by the Republican party, which it
has failed to keep.
THE promises made IN Its platform, in
1885, have been faithfully fulfilled. 1t
promised to give the country a sound and
stable currency; today every dollar. put
in circulation by the government Of the
United States, is worth 100 cents the
world over. It promised to continue its
policy Of protection to American industry,
and American labor; today every manu-
featuring establishments running to its
fullest capacity, and every laboring man,
who desires to work, has employment and
wages are higher than they have been be-
fore in the history OF the country. 1t
promised progress, development, prosper
ity to the country; the condition OF the
country shows that all these promises
have been fulfilled beyond the most san
guine expectations. We confidently chai-
lenge a comparison of the condition of
the country, during the last three years,
and at present, with its condition during
the entire period of the last Democratic
administration.
THE last national Republican conven-
ton solemnly pledged itself to a return
to the Republican policy of free homes
for the homeless the action of the ma
tional house of representatives, yester-
day, is a sufficient guaranty that this
pledge will also he sacredly kept.
The administration of President Nc
Kinley has been great and glorious. The
present unprecedented prosperity of the
country, Its high standing among the
nations of the earth, the unrivaled sue
cess Of its army and navy, the extension
of American principles of freedom and
liberty to the oppressed and downtrodden
people Of other countries, are largely due
to the wisdom, the frmness, the patriotic
broad and conservative craftsmanship of
William Mckinley, whose administration
is the pride of the Republican party and
the admiration of the world.
Hon. D. T. Flynn needs no formal en-
dorsement of a political convention. His
faithful and successful work has endear-
ed him to the hearts of the people of
Oklahoma. The passage of the free homes
bill yesterday by the national house of
representatives, and the assurance that 1t
will soon become the law of the land, is
a climax to his eight years Of loyal, I'M
firing and ceaseless work, to which no
words could add lustre. We greet him
with the words: We'll DONE good and
faithful servant.
1--WE recognize in Hon. William Grimes
an earnest and faithful advocate of Re
publican principles. and in just reeogni-
ton OF his eight years service and able
leadership, as chairman of the territorial
Republican committee we take great
pride in endorsing him for the position Of
national Republican committeeman"