The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-30
all rs HARMONIOUS
Republican Mass Meeting
Held at Ponca City
IS A REAL L0VE-FEAST
National Delegate Is No Rock
TO Split On.

Ponca City, o. T, March 2s.-The Re
publican mass meeting last night which
was called for the avowed purpose Of
starting a boom for Senator George H.
Brett for national delegate in opposition
to Hon. James N. Wllkin, and which
gave fair promise Of precipttating row
between the Republican factions, termin-
ated most happily in a general love feast
greedy TO the surprise Of those who
were not on the inside"
Following the formal announcement Of
Mr.. wilkins candidacy for national dele
gate came the published call for a meet
ing on behalf of Senator Brett. The tone
Of the call indicated state Of belligeren-
cy and the impression was conveyed that
Brett's friends were carrying a chip on
their shoulder. Anticipation Of lively
time occasioned quite an unusual gather
ing of politicians. From Newkirk there
came County Treasurer Jim Clapp, Post
master Marsh Lambert. Editor Ed. Korn,
Captain De Ford, Mills C. Voris, Virgil
II. Brown and Fred Austin. From Black
well there came a delegation composed
of Mayor John r. Tate W. c. Tetrick
and DR.. c. G. Elliott ]. P. Barton came
down from Kildare, and DR.. Goodman
was on hand from Tonkawa. Receiver
Scott Of Perry and Secretary Jenkins of
Guthrie arrived on the belated train from
the south after the meeting was in pro-
eress, but Secretary Jenkins remained at
his hotel and did not show up at the
meeting at all.
Throughout the day there was much
talk Of the alleged radical action to be
attempted by some Of Brett's friends in
the night meeting. but local advocates of
harmony, like Editor Elbert Hoyt ex-
Mayor Gordon, Claude Baker, DR.. Schenk.
D. LATE Huber and others were not in
active, and whatever may have been the
means or arguments used, they succeed
ed in securing an agreement that all per-
sonalities should be avoided in the meet |
ing, which should be in the nature Of a
general love feast for the Qualification of |
the Republican party.
The opera house was fairly crowded |
when the meeting was called to order. |
Virgil II. Brown was elected chairman |
and Charles II. Ogden of Ponca City. |
secretary. Chairman Brown, on assum- |
Ing control, made a temperate address,
advising the dropping of all personal diff |
ferenees, and the cementing together of |
all factions Of the party to insure sue |
cess in the coming elections. The chair |
then named John r. Tate Of Blackwell. |
J. p Barton Of Kildare. J. 3. Given Of !
Ponca City, DR.. Goodman of Tonkawa |
and Mills G. Vorls Of Newkirk. as a com
mittee on resolutions. During the alb
sence Of the committee the meeting was |
addressed by w. c. Tetrick Of Blackwell. |
Captain DeFOrd of Newkirk Charles Z. |
Quinby OF Newkirk, DR.. ]. c. Elliott Of
Blackwell. J. r. Scott of Perry, B. S.
Barnes. J. c. Knight, DR. LATE Huber
DR.. Walter Schenk and Dick Plunkett of
Ponca City. In keeping with the after
Moons agreement all the speeches were
temperate in tone and personalities were
carefully avoided
At the conclusion of the speech-making
the committee on resolutions made report,
enthusiastically indorsing the national
the work Of Dennis Flynn
IN congress. and the administration of
Governor c. NJ Barnes and Of Secretary
VIM. NJ. Jenkins"
III connection with the endorsement Of
the territorial administration the story
was told during the cay that 1t was the
avowed purpose Of the originators of the
meeting to completely ignore the terri
torial administration in the resolutions.
But the harmony advocates could not {
permit of the intended omission and in
the end their arguments prevailed. The Z
resolutions here printed are the original
iraft with the addition Of the resolution
the territorial administration
which was added in the meeting of the '
or resolutions.
Although his name was not mentioned 6
n any OF the speeches last night, Senator I
Brett this morning explained to the Ea- c
;le correspondent that the omission had I
'een agreed TO by himself in the inter- 7
ssts of harmony, and he insisted that I
he is stin in the race for national dele
rate.