The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-03-20
OKLAHOMA'S
GOVERNOR AT
WASHINGTON
Called There by the Sickness
of Mrs. Barnes.
WILL SEE THE PRESIDENT
10 His fAb8ence Concerning
His Re-appOintment
WILL SEE THE PRESIDENT

Guthrie, O. T., March 1s.-The gov
ernorshlp fight is on. Governor Barnes
left this morning for Washington, hav-
ing been called there by the serious i'll
ness Of Mrs. Barnes. but win look after
his interests while in the capital city.
Governor Barnes is candidate for re-
appointment There is no doubt Of that
and while away viii push his candidacy
as far as possible at this time.
Barnes visit in Missouri was to con
fer with politicians who have influence
with President Mckinley, and these men
win visit the president 70 push the
claims OF the Oklahoma executive for
another term. Not only is the governor
snip dght on, as far as Barnes is con
cernej, but Joseph McNeal of this city
has been In the east for some time look
ing after his chances for the position
which Governor Barnes now holds No
one can tell the outcome of this fight.
for there are factions lined up on both
sides. Secretary Jenkins Of this city has
been candidate for some time. In fact
his friends are pushing his name hop
ing that the fight between the other
candidates VIII become so serious that
he viii be chosen in order to relieve the
situation il the fight between the candi-
dates at the present time should get too
hot jenkins points at his Eecord as
secretary of the territory, and it can
not Doe doubted but what ne has a fol-
lowing.
AS long as the public buildings bill
was up for consideration by Governor
Barnes one did not hear much Of the
Eovernorship fight. All interest I'm Okla
homa was then centered in that one bill
The fight had been made and won as
FAR as the assembly was concerned, and
&c was then up to the governor. As
soon as the announcement was made
that Governor Barnes had refused TO
sign the measure, simultaneously over
the territory papers, editorially an
nounced that they were for Barnes for
another term as governor. Since the re-
flsal TO sign the mound builders " bin
letters from an parts of the territory
have been rolling into his Office and this
morning when he left this city he had
"a nice ron OF the endorsements in his
grip.
There has been much dissatisfaction
among the mound builders" over the
action of Barnes regarding their public
buildings bin and naturally these peo-
ple viii fight him TO a finish. Just what
this win amount 60 is considered as
prohlematical
The fight win, in an respects. be just
tho same that has come up previous to
this time The same ground win be
gone over The appointments made by
Barnes WIN be discussed and in some
cases this may be used against him.
The friends Of the governor claim that
the prosperous condition of Oklahoma /
ut this time VIII be OF much benefit TO
Barnes ia his ofice-seeking enterprise tt /
would be hard to state just how much /
The oklahoma executive had to do with /
The rains or the growth of the crops. but (
St has been better to have prosperity 4
than not and it is supposed from some t
sources the governor viii get some (
credit for The prosperity Of the country. I
While some papers have been COM 1
menting editoraIly on the career Of /
Barnes in q favorable manner. there are /
other editors knocking on him without 4
amy regard to his feelings or those of +
i'i9 l"ii'"tL7- A9 n matter OF AEcJ lhe +
hight it just as much divided as il has
ever been. His friends say that he is
stronger than ever before. politically
fneaking. and his enemies state that he
IS weaker. and SO there you are.
Baraes win have the opportunity
when he goes before the president OF
showing The prosperous condition of the
territory of the work which has been
done i'm he past Tor the good of Okla
homa. Tie VIII have an opportunity OF
springing his endorsements from over
the territory and when the public build
ings bin matter comes MP he can give
the same reasons that he has eiven out
here He wH also state that for one
reason he did not think it wise. at this