The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-08-31
Comes Out SeIwyn Douglass
of Oklahoma City
IN A VERY SHARP LETTER
Accusing the Governor of
"MiSquotations," in Turn.


the Oklahoma City Times-Journal. Among
other things he says:
Ever since the Enid convention the gov
srnOr has been in a very unhappy frame
Of mind s.
His failure and the failure of his
friends TO secure an Endorsement for him
1t Enid soured the governor exceedingly.
The unanimous public disapproval of his
Fulgar attempt 10 annoy and insult Col
Roosevelt at the Rough Riders reunion
at Oklahoma City in July last, served
20 materially increase the governor
icidity.
month later came the stern refusal
'f the Guthrie convention to indorse the
governor and his admins tration of terri
torial affairs
80 II happens that his assault upon the
Republican party and its candidates has
hot been unexpected.
1t is true that upon his return TO Guth-
ne after Flynn was nominated he is re-
ported as declaring that he had nothing
20 say as to the action Of the convention
n refusing to indorse him and his admin
that a person Of his dimunitive caiibre
would not be able to conceal his i'll tenn
per and disappointment very long.
But the fact that Governor Barnes
makes a number of false and misleading
statements in his letter as to what occur
red in the committee on resolutions and
In the convention, is, perhaps sufficient
to justify, If not to require me to cor
rect certain Of them, in regard to which I
have personal and positive knowledge.
know nothing of the conversation be-
tween Mr.. Flynn and Governor Barnes.
which occurred shortly before the conven-
ton, except what I heard Mr.. Flynn say
about il at the meeting Of the COMMITTEES
on resolutions of which I was a member.
But from other facts that existed and
statements that were made by the gov
ernors friends in the afternoon of the dav
preceding the convention and on the next
morning before the convention assembled
4 am satisfied that Mr.. Flynn reported
that conversation substantially as il oc
CURED
went to Guthrie as a delegate from
Oklahoma City on the afternoon Of the
eth day Of August, 1900 and remained
there until after the convention adjourn
ed on the following day. y During that
afternoon and on the next morning. until
the convention assembled, the report was
irdustriously circulated that Governor
Barnes and his friends did not seek and
would not ask for an Endorsement.
The committee on resolutions was com
posed Of delegates selected by the vari-
Gus county delegations, each county dele
cation selecting its own particular mem
Der Of the committee.
BY means Of the report above mention
ed, some Of the counties were reDresent-
ed IN the committee by persons friendly
. 70 Governor Barnes-presons who wouId
not have been allowed to go upon the
committee had their respective county
delegations supposed that an effort would
be made to indorse Barnes in the com
mittee Others of the counties would
perhaps have been represented in the
committees in the same way. had there
been Barnes men enough to Ego round"
have, therefore, no doubt that Barnes
purposely deceived Mr.. Flynn as to the
Intention Of himself and his friends. pre-
risely as Barnes friends tried to impose
upon the delegates generally, by pretend
ing that no Endorsement was to be asked
for or sought or requested.
Governor Barnes says that he felt that
whatever resolutions" Mr.. Flvnn wished
adopted, would be adopted. and what fever
resolutions he wished rejected would be
rejected.
If Governor Barnes felt that way. he
Simply felt wrong.
Neither that convention nor that com
fnitfee on resolutions belonged to Mr.
Flynn, nor did Mr.. Flynn have ANYTHING
Whatever to do with the proposition Of
the resolutions.
Republican conventions in OlzIabcroa
are usually quite free from dlctstfop
Two years ago, the Republican conven-
ton at Fl Reno nominated Mr. r7,.r,
against his viii and without his consent
me convention at Guthrie would have
done the same thing if necessary. II
was entirely independent Of the wishes of
az Flynn
Il recognized the Invaluable services Of
Mr. Flynn as our delegate in congress
ana in renominsung him, it simnlv rati-
fed the demand and desire Of the Re-
publican party and, may say. OF tho
re 2ple 9f the territory generally. which
had been daily expressed in the most
positive manner FOR many weeks before
that convention was called.
Mr.. Flynn came into the room Of the
committee on resolutions in RESPONSE n
the uninimous invitation of the commit
Tee pUt ne dij not say one word to the
COMMITTEES nnta Mr.. Greer. of logan eoun
", The spokesman Of Governor Barnes
insisted that be should state his views
relative u an endorsement of the ter
ritorial administration.
As member of the can1naitfao ea-,
esI objected to the committees reeej,in,
any statement from Mr. Flynn on tb,+
subject for the reason that We were tharA
rs the representatives OF the Reou5le-n
electors Of The territory and We knew,
what they expected OF Us and should aer
accordingly. regardless II the wishes or
suggestions Of anybody.
Ne representative has ever served hss
people with greater ability. fidelity or
success than Dennis T Flynn has served
the people Of Oklahoma. and vet. not
Witas5aHding the high and sincere regard
IN which we-an hold him. there never
was an instant during the sessions If
oItaer tsae COMMITTEES or convention H-be7
Mp Flynn could have induced either -
item 20 ADOPT resolution eraorsine
Barnes administration.
II the committee hy an, indiso-atf.,
or oversight, has submitted such a rsso-
louoH 70 tae convention. il would have
teen rejected as wss the minority repe-t
with rear OF contempt ana disasin.
Tie reason why Governor Barnes, al
minis;ratlon fas not endorsed. were close
lv ana Distinctly stltaa in he So. =.