The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-08-27
TAKES
THE
HIDEOFF
Governor Barnes Lif.S the
Curtain On Flynn.
Places Munitions Of War in
DemOCraCy'S Hand.
Charges Flynn With DiShon-
eSty and Refuses Support,
Will Not Contribute TO Flynn's
Campaign Fund-Says
that Flynn Mis-
quoted Him.

The war between Flynn and the
Barnes administration is on in earn
est.
Flynn has had his say and now
Barnes throws down the gauntlet.
His administration will not contribute g
to the support of Flynn this campaign.
In letter, which he wants made
public, Gov. Barnes gives bit o: un-
written history. He tells what Flynn
has done, and In unmistakable lam
guage refuses to give aid and comfort
to Flynn's congressional campaign.
Gov. Barnes letter is as follows:
"I am in receipt OF hany letters Of in
quiry concerning tho action of the lats
convention in refu|sg to adopt resolu-
tions unequivocally and specifically in
dorsing the administration of President
Mckinley and In voting down resolutions
indorsing the territorial administration,
and in reply thereto will state the case
as I understand it, which you are at lib
erty, II you wish, TO give to the press, 50
that everyone interested may know the
truth and place the responsibility where
1t rightfully belongs.
I'm the State Capital of this 9te inst.
st is reported that Delegate Flynn an
peared before the committee on resou-
tions and the question being upon the
advisability of indorsing the territorial re
publican administration ne was asked for
his opinion in the matter to which he re-
piled:
L called on Governor Barnes ir his Of.
flee recently in regard to todays con-
vention. Governor Barnes said ne was go
ing out of the city on a business trip
and would be absent at this time. I1o
also said that it was his wish that moth
ing should be said or done in regard II
the territorial administration
Mr.. Flynn continued, I believe, while
do not wish to use my influence in the
matter, that the desire of the governor
should be complied with
Now, l can stand 1t t. lie mis-
represented on the streets and even in
Washington, but l cannot overlook pub
lie and apparently a willful distortion of
my language when 1t is made before a
republican convention as a pretext TO jus
tify and influence the convention 20 CON-
init a political outrage not only against
myself personally, but against the re-
publican party, an outrage upon every Of
fetal, high or low, in any way connected
with the federal or territorial admlnMtra-
tions in this territory, and upon the re-
publican members of both branches Of
the legislative assembly.
II regret exceedingly the necessity Of
publicly criticising and censuring the ac-
tion OF the republican party in Oklahoma.
as expressed by resolutions rejected at
the Enid convention, and again at the
Guthrie convention.
II am a republican, was q republican
for many years before some Of our pres.
ent leaders in Oklahoma were born, and
never bolted a republican convention or a
republican ticket in my life. l have en-
gagged with more or less activity In behalf
Of republican principles and republican
policies in every campaign since I attain.
ed my majority. For years fought the
common enemy fought for an honest vote
and a fair count, and that all men should
have equal rights before the law, fought
under the magnificent leadership of as
just man as ever lived, as vigorous, con-
scientous and wise a statesman, ana
man as honest and fearless IN the dis
charge OF a public duty as any man in
public life during my day and generation