The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-11-27
Is / DEMOCRATIC?
Saltwater Paper Denies That
Territory Is Republican.
POINTS TO THE FIGURES
Denies FIynn's Success to be
a Republican Victory
POINTS TO THE FIGURES

Guthrie. O. T., Nov 26.-The saltwater
Democrat contends that Oklahoma is not
Republican. This is the first Democratic
claim OF the kind since the election. II
IS interesting. In making it the Demo
Graf says:
Those Republicans who claim that their
party has a majority because Mr.. FLYNN
was elected at the recent election have
not consulted the figures OF studied tae
returns. Mr.. Flynn is much stronger
. than the Republican party. Thousands OF
Democrats ana Populists, especially in
the strip counties. where gratitude for
free homes was strong. voted for him re-
CARELESS Of party. Doubtless those Dem
ocrats and Populsts feel well to be clas-
sized with the Republicans; but the fig
ures show that they are not Republicans
and that party cannot claim them as
supporters Of its policies.
Mr.. Flynn carried Oklahoma Territory
OF the recent election by a plurality of
47l4 He carried every county In the
Cherokee Strip region, his majoritles
there in the seven counties aggregating
1884 II 20 these we add the majorities
received in Logan. Blaine and Lincoln
counties the totals foot up 4.815, CT 101
more than bis plurality In the te ritory.
Let Us take the above ten coU ties and
see how they voted on their co lty tick
ete
In Noble county. which gave Flynn 424
plurality the Republicans carried the
county for twelve legislative and coun-
~ officers by average majorities of 1872.
The Democrats elected three officers by
average majoriues Of 105. The Repubu-
cans carried the county outside of Flynn
10y an average majority Of 70 votes
In Pawnee county, which Flynn carried
10y l9l majority, the Democrats elected
all the county officers but one. carrying
the county by an average majority of
255. The Republican county attorney was
elected by p majority.
Kay county went for Flynn by 6s6 plu-
rality.( The Republicans elected twelve
Of the county officers by an average ma
5ority Of COS. The Democrats elected four
With an average majority Of 1873. The
grand average Of the Republicans ia the
county would be 122 majority.
Tn Garfield county Flynn received
plurality of co., The Republicans car
ried It for nine Of their candidates by
average maiorities Of 251: the Demo
Gratis for seven Of their candidates bv
average majorites Of 194 leaving a net
average Republican majority on the
county and legislative tickets OF SO I'm the
county
Tn Woods county the story is the same
FLYNN carried the county 10y a plurality
Of 952 The Republicans carried the
county for fourteen of their candidates.
humping their legislative tickets together
10y an average plurality Of 195 The Dem
ocrats elected three by average MAORI
ties of 81. giving the Republicans an av-
erage net plurality of 1872
The figures are not at hand for the
county tickets Of Grant and Woodward
counties.
Tn Logan county Flynn received
plurality Of Us. The Republicans secur-
ed plurslldes on eleven candidates aver
aging 335 each, and the Democratic plu-
ralities on six candidates avera aging 800
each leaving an average net Republican
plurality on the county and legislative
ticket of 49,
I'm Lincoln county the FLYNN plurality
was 90 Yet the Democrats elected
every officer I'm the county and the leg
islative ticket except one by 800 The
Republicans elected one representative
hy a net majority OF 1888, leaving the
Democrats a net majority for their entire
county and legislative ticket Of an aver
oge of $751;
In Blaine county the same tendency IS
observed Flynn carried the county by
42S The Republicans. carried the coun-
ty for eleven of their candidates by plu-
rsIities of 141 on the average. The Dem
ocrats elected the county clerk by 70
majority. leaving the Republicans an av-
erage majority TN the county OF 12S
Thus in eight counties IN which we
have made comparisons F1vnn received
nluraiities aEgregaung ASS; vet the
Democratic county tickets received net
plurautes in those counties amounting to
S.. In other words FLYNN. by reason OF
receiving Democratic and Populist votes
IN those eight counties, ran 4aos ahead
nj his county and legislative tickets