The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-15
N FBCEIIOUS MOOD
Captain Admire Discusses
ThompSon's Boom
FOR NATIONAL DELEGATE
His Editorial in the Free Press
Reproduced.
FOR NATIONAL DELEGATE

King1sher. o. T., April H.-Captain
Admire. in his paper the Free Press,
discusses Marshal Harry Thompson's
candidacy for delegate to the rational
Republican convention. Captain Admirers
editorial is a fight of sarcasm and is as
follows:
1T is again given out that the pres
sure of his friends is so powerful that
United States Marshal Thompson finds
it impossible to resist 1t. So the en-
nouncement is made that ne will be
a candidate for delegate to the phila-
delphia convention. Il is not often that
a mans friends are so insistent AMI an
reasonable. Really Mr. Thompson G es
not want the office. end he las been
making frantic effort4to get away fIom
II for several months The president
seems to take the same vieW Of tre n.at-
ter and has volunteered 'the guess,
through Mr.. Dick, that tn BUSINESS Of
the Philadelphia meeting cou1G be salts
factorily transacted without the personal
participation of any federal officers. AS
a general thing the federal officers have
cheerfully acquiesced in the presidents
suggestion, but Mr.. Thompson's friends
are afraid that some unforeseen disaster
might happen unless someone especially
equipped was on the ground to prevent
IT, Heterodox delegates delegates might
get the upper hand Of the convention
and adopt resolutions upon questions Of
national policy that would get the party
into trouble, and therefore Mr.. Thomp-
fe lot
that Mr.. Mckinley doesn't know what
he is talking about and they propose II
see that no mistake is made. whether
he likes it or not. This resolution Of his
friends places Mr. Thompson in the mid
die Of a unique fiX-such a one as 10
other federal officer seems to have YET
been placed in. There is no telling. how
ever. what may happen in the next three
weeks. II may develop in that time
that in order to secure absolute safety,
it may Unnecessary to repeat the Mime
apolis episode. and have convention
composed entirely of federal officers. Mr..
Thompson's announcement. following so
closely upon the heels of Admiral
Dewey's proclamation, would seem to
give ground fog this alarming view of
the situation. Up to that time everything
was easy sailing MIR. Mckinley supposed
that ne would have a walk-away at
Philadelphia and. although the gallant
admiral has declared that he is a Demo
crat, he did so with such manifest be-
wilderment, that there is no sure thing
that he would not accept the ReDubli-
can nomination should 1t be rendered
him-especially if the tender should be
accompanied with one-half the enthusi-
asm that characterized the gift of his
fifty thousand dollar house The
admiral has shown no disposition to be
shy Of gifts. So, after all. Mr.. Mckinley
may have taken too much for granted;
there may be lurking danger that he
konws not of; it may be important to
fortify against this danger. The Repub-
lican party Of Oklahoma Is conscious Of
its great responsibility in such an emer-
Eency as the present one may be. No
idle sentiment on the part Of the presi-
dent would make it hesitate in the dis
charge Of a duty. If he makes a mis-
take o fthe head 1t would be the duty of
the Republican party of Oklahoma to
recitify 1t. though the heavens fail. The
president may not know Mr.. Thompson
as well as the Republicans Of Oklahoma
know him. If he did. and could realize
the serious danger Of the situation he
would. no doubt. call Mr.. Dick in at once
and have him modify the declaration
heretofore made IN regard TO Federal
officers. so as to exempt Oklahoma from ]
its sweeping provisions He would prob
ably not then consent that the door
should he thrown wide open even to
Oklahoma, hut merely wide enough TO
admit one true tried. and trusty friend
who has been such an important factor
in his success heretofore. Such a step
could only apply to one federal Office in
oklahoma Of course. All eyes would be
riv'ted at once upon the United States
Marshalrs Office"
Ny. Mckinley has hardly forgotten
the critical attitude taken by Oklahoma
four years ago, when II was in grave
doubt upon every other important CUES
tiun except free coinage Of the product
Of American silver mines. and the ma
jestic figure It cut in the ST. Louis con-
vention. oklahoma is a great factor in