The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-10-24
It WAS GLORIOUS
Long and Flynn Given a Grand
Reception Last Night.
AUDITORIUM is PACKED
Street Demonstration Evokas
0utburStS of Enthusiasm.

By the most magnificent political
gathering In wIchita's history, tribute
was paid last night at the Auditorium
70 Kansas foremost public man and to
the little giant OF oklahoma-Chester I.
Long and Dennis T. Flynn.
Only one political gathering here ever
approached It in numbers-the fair
grounds Bryan meeting Of 1897; and only
one political gathering ever approached
it in enthusiasm-the grand demonstra-
tion accorded Charles Emory Smith.
postmaster general of the United States,
last week.
The spirit OF idolatry scarce has place
among the American people, but the bet
ter spirit Of just pride and intense inter-
est in the achievements and personalities
OF great men has place. Because Of this
spirit, this ma gnihcent tribute last night
was paid the two young statesmen who
have not only made southern Kansas the
scene OF their start in life, but Kansas,
Oklahoma, and the west and the nation;
and it was real, so genuine, so spontane-
Gus
Prolific southern Kansas is noted for
what IL has given to the state and the
country il the way of men, Of products,
Of industry, Of patriotism and Of Amerl-
canism. But OF all these, the greatest
are Flynn and Long. These two young
men came in the middle SOS to Barber
county, in the edge Of the short-grass
country, and here they began their ca
reers. Both were young men. Both were
poor; both were full Of the enthusiasm
and energy of youth: both were attor-
neys; both were ambitious With the
opening OF old Oklahoma Flynn. who
lived at Kiowa- on the border. went TO
the new country. His young friend. he
OF Medicine Lodge, stayed with Kansas.
In 1889 Long was named as the Repub-
Acan candidate for state senator in his
district and elected. In the same year
Flynn was made postmaster Of Guthrie,
Okiahoma's fair capital In 1892 Long
was named for congress and in the same
year 50 was Flynn. Long was defeated:
Flynn elected. Both were renoniuated
N 1884; both were elected Both were re-
named in 1885 and under the tremendous
silver wave and -Populistic
tendency Of that year both were defeat
ed Again in 1898 both were called upon
a third time to make the race for con-
gresS, and both were successful. This
year, in the good American year Of 1909.
each again is his party's standard-bearer
and each viii number his maorfty's size
in the thousands. Both in the present
congress, al the last session made names
for themselves and their state and ter
ritory, and the west and the nation.
Long secured place on the greatest COM
mittee in congress. the committee that
shapes the nations destiny. He became
a leader among leaders; man among
men. Flynn secured the passage Of the
greatest piece Of legislation for the west
that the country has seen for a genera
ton Thus their careers have been al
most identical
They have been able to do these things,
and the magnificent greeting was accord
ed them last night, by reason Of the
types of men they are Were they one
whit less strong and manly and cour-
ageous and energetic and true than they
are. they would not be where they are
Long the masterful, Flynn the redoIba-
able; Long the strong and commanding;
Flynn the man who pleads and wins by
reason OF his personality; Long the lead
er, Flynn the faEorite: Long the con
vincing and Flynn the witty and eloquent
these are the strong. sturdy young
who wiz forever have name
and place IN the west and in the nation.
Preceding the meeting, by far the big
gest and best street demonstration OF
this campaign occurred. There was a
parade which eclipsed almost anything IN
recent campaigns. When its head was
turning into St. Francis avenue TO the
A auditorium, its rear guard was making
the corner of. Main and Douglas. The pa
-sde was headed by nearly go old sol
tiers, with J. NJ Knapp and Captain W.
T. Burgess in the lead. Each old soldier
had a small American flag IN MS hat;
zach bore A torch. As the boys passed
the Eagle Office, and under the big Nc
Hinley- Roosevelt banner, they halted
and gave cheers for the American stan
dsrd-bearers, and it was no weak effort.
AS they passed on. a man on the edge Of
the crowd, noticing a friend named
Brown in line, cried "Hurrah for
Brownie
Il reckon not in this push" responded
one of the old soldiers, in a loud voice.
and the people cheered. for they readily
recognized that the old fellow had mis-
taken Brownie" for Bryan"
The old soldiers we're given first place
that they might get in the Auditorium
before the crowd and the balance OF the
parade. and right manfully did they Tug-
guile for trent seats. and they set them
those who could not md room on the
stage.
Sanford's band followed. and then.
headed by General Murray Myers. George
Downing. c. W. simmons and Syl Dun
xin. came the others marchers- The
Young Mems Republican club. headed BY
Merton Burt and Claude Stanley. was
7ext. and then the fambeau club. l.
,rIck succession appeared the Paramount
College boys with their vel; the colored
,and: the colored voters: the shotgun
,r,gade. with guns belching forth their
.ontsn4s Of harmless but noisy Sling.
he Wichita band "a drum corps and the
7ou-th Ward Republican club vt the
were the Rough Riders. Cap
ain Nlinick at their head
The parade was hae. Il marched do~n
Douglas avenue between long Ines Of
neoole three ard four deep. watching the
display OF the fameeaux; the eEeluuons