The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-04
TOO MUCH BARNES
Chandler News Objects TO Wasting
Effort in Sending single State
hood Delegation to
Washington

Guthrie, o. T., Dec. S-Harry Gilstrap,
of the Chandler News, who is for single
statehood. is against the proposition Of
raising money to send a delegation from
Oklahoma to Washington to lobby for
the passage of a single statehood bill.
In his paper. under the caption of mis-
directed energies, he says:
We do not wish 10 criticise the methods
of work pursued by the single statehood
executive committee, for the gentlemen
comprising that committee are doubtless
sincere in their efforts to secure immedi-
ate legislation looking toward single
statehood. but from our point of view
they could spend their energies % much
better effect than in the raising OF money
70 send the Oklahoma members OF the
single statehood lobby to Washington u
is unfortunate, but it is true, that the
personnel of this Oklahoma delegation 5
such as to lend a color OF truth 10 the
assertion frequently made by some of ths
separate statehood advocates that the
single statehood movement is simply a
Democratic scheme TO promote factional
differences in the Republican party OF
the three Oklahomans selected at Mus
kogee recently to go to Washington in
the interest of single statehood. two are
Democrats and the third d Republican
whose bitter antagonism to Delegate
Flynn is as we'll known In Washington
as in Oklahoma. II VIII be hard TO arouse
enough enthusiasm among Flynn's
notwithstanding the fact that
majority of them probably favor single
statehood-to get them to give up any
of their money for the purpose OF send
ing Mr.. Barnes to Washington TO fight
Mr.. Flynn. That Barnes would use what
ever prestige his position on this delega-
tion might give him TO embarrass the
man he rewards ah his enemy can hardly
be doubted by those who know what a
game fighter the ex-governor is. and who
realize how hard he and his lieutenants
worked 10 have him placed on this dele
CATION. This paper is sincere in its sup
port of single statehood. and that is
why we regret TO see anything done that
VIII tend to inject partisan politics or fac
tionai differences into the settlement Of
so important a matter The internal
warfare that has been raging in okla
homa in the past has done Its part al
ready toward creating an unfavOrable i'm
preston at the national capital, and its
continuance viii not materially hasten
statehood. We are inclined TO believe that
the Indian territory people have shown
better Judgment in the selection OF their
delegates than have the oklahomanS who
attended the Aluskogee convention, and
We believe that the Indian territory del
egates viii go 10 Washington and labor
faithfully and effectively for statehood.
and that they viii deport themselves as
gentlemen while they are about IT, But
we started out To say that II seemed 10
us unwise for The committee to corcen-
trate an its energies on the sending Of
lobbyists 10 Washington when a letter
writing campaign. such as was pursued
in connection with the free homes move
ment. might do 50 much good. Washing
ton has heard from the politicians OF Ok
lahoma very often. Perhaps II would
rather hear from the people.