The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-07

DISPUTES
SETTLED
French and Cameron Forces
Combine on Garter.
AN OLD FEUD AT An END
Editor of Free Homes Endorsed
for County Ireasuryship

Guthrie, o. T.. July "a Tactional usht
Of years standing in Woods county is
about &c Zee healed over In fact. uleni-
oers OF these two factions. for there are
only two factions in Woods county. haze
been comforting for severed days past and
the differences are 10 be settled and the
Ratchet buried.
These f9ctions have been a menace %
the Republican party In Woods county
They have existed for years one fac
ton was known as the French faction
and the other the Cameron faction. ia
made ittle di0erence what tho issue was
il was safe TO say that the members ~
the two factions swould be allied AGAINST
I each other when II came 60 politics. There
have been attempts IN the past 10 ssttla
me difficulties, but without avail Nhsth.
er there was anything ia Che past ID
really justify these two lactions. IS PROB
/ leruatieal. but As the campaigns wero eu-
tered into and concluded the feelings
grew. just the same as the crops grow
in that county.
There was . time. however. when Ties
two factions weve together. and t6at
vas the year when the residents o. Wceis
{
homes that they secured after the stree
uous efforts Of Dennis Flynn and becauso
of the ability OF Flynn t. help these pra-
pie TO better time financially. they ga
turn helped him 10 a seat in congress
again.
Woods county Ia the early DAYS wa
counted as Populist stronghold. That
county gave Callahan "a big majarlty
when ne defeated Flynn. Last year mo
big county rallied and one-nfth az the
entire plurality OF the Republican party
In oklahoma came from Woods county.
This is The KIND OF county Woods H.
French. the leader OF cuc faction ia that
county, Is Row a member Of Governor
Jenkins political family. being the SER
Rotary OF the livestock sanitary comm
sion. Cameron is stni IN Woods counts
but his forces are Tor the settling 81 c.l
differences.
According % the statement 81 one az
the principal politicians OF that county
the settling Of the facuoaaI tight was
owing TO the fact that John d. Garter.
editor of the Free Homes az Augusta.
made application for treasurership in
the new country. Carter Was known O.
bee a strong worker IN the Cameron face
ton. but he was always working for
Flynn aud the Republican ticket SIS his
county. Carter uaed hts paper IA making
a fight for free homes He spared neither
time nor money ia the contest and when
the hcmcsteaders ga wood county dId get
free homes. they did not forget the aght
that carter made for them.
Carter came here with number o. ere
dorsemcnts. asking Governor Jenkins g1
appoint him treasurer ~ one Of the uew
counties. After consultation. air. Car
ter was Informed that he would have 90
receive thc unqualified endorsements ~
the factions in Woods county. or in fact
settle ala II the old differences and ualfe
The acw forces for a steady pun far Ec
uublicanism. Carter went home and ssw
the politicians Ife explained O. tham
the situation md they remembered thr
old fight Tor free homes Men went ~
work Immediately. and aa rcsalt af the
labor ou their part Carter comes back
with the solid endorsement a. his county.
a strong nau in the French faction ulil
see Governor Jenkins on his return her,
and wiu present Carfers ead0rscnsufs
FOR the appointment lie niu ezRiain
h0w The differences are being settled
40 ard if obs endorsements ~ the fe-
tiona amount 90 anything Garter ul
certainly eet fhe position which ~ o.
ssree The fact. Too THAI he sli take t.r
paper. the ffee Homes % thc Dew roaa.
try % appointed vIu have some irFe-
ence. 10 wlu &C. Republican paper resl
90 make a nRht for free homes for the ~
oaa Comanche and Apache settlers. fst
the same as ~ did FOR the STRIP roartr1.