The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-30
HOFFMAN
CHOICE OF
DEMOCRACY
Chandler Statesman to Lead a
ForIOrn Hope.
GRO0MED FOR DELEGATE
Forrest and Cross Are Still in
the Race.
GR00MED FOR DELEGATE

Guthrie, o. T., June 2s.-It is practical
" conceded among Democrats Of the ter
ritory that Col Roy V. Hoffman Of Chan
der is the nominee Of the Democrats and
Populists for delegate to congress. There
VIII be other candidates for the nomina-
tion. but Col. Hoffman is considered the
strongest man In the party and is per-
fectly willing to spend his money to Sc
cure the chance to make the race for his
party.
The organization Of the Jefferson club
at Oklahoma City was the first step to-
ward this end for Hoffman. ct was his
suggestion that the club be incorporated.
In fact he was one Of the men who fas
anxious for such a club to be organ
zed in order that Democracy might be
in e position 10 be ready for the fight
which is ocone on. Bob Ray Of Wood
ward was one OF the first men to take up
hte matter of q Jefferson club, and in
this movement Hoffman was an able sec
ond. Hoffman, Bob Forrest and others
were anxious to keep out Of the club as
officers, owing to the fact that the by
laws state that an officer Of the club can
not be a candidate for Il territorial po-
sition while serving the club. Hoffman
especially was mentioned for an Office
but his friends insisted that he be kept
out, owing to the fact that If he did go
into the club as an officer it would queer
his chances for the delegate nomination.
The very facth that Hoffman is being
mentioned SO favorahly for the delegate
ship nomination is not setting well with
the friends Of Bill Cross. Hoffman is
said to be a stronger man than Cross
and those who know Cross state that If
Hoffman is nominated he VIII not spend
less money than any other man in the
party excepting Hoffman in order for the
party to have success. Forrest IS conced-
ed to be a strong man. but members
Of the party say that the time is not yet
ripe for Forrest to come to the front for
such an Office as delegate in times like
these. when the very strongest men Of
the party TO defeat Demos Flynn.
A number Of the counties are endorsing
Hoffman and urging him to. make the
race. The defeat Of Flynn is the princi-
pal factor in the organizing Of the JEFF
ferson club. Then again, the Democrats
are tired of the one-sided fusion which
has been going on in the territory and
want the Populists to come to them if
they want any favors from the Demo
Gratis. If fusion IS accomplished, which
# undoubtedly VIII be, the party viii still
he known as the Democratic party
There IS a sentiment among some of the
Democrats that there should be no fu-
sion, but the wiser Of the politicians want
it so that they can more successfully
overthrow the Republican organization
in the territory
It is the hope of every Democrat in
the territory who is paying any attention
to politics that with the organization Of
this new club it VIII be possible to de-
feat the next candidate for congress on
the Republican tcket. Every Democrat is
bitter against Dennis Flynn. not espee-
Tally as man but as a Republican and
a member Of congress. This being the
case, it IS little wonder that they want to
bring their strongest man to the front
and hope by the organization Of auxiliary
clubs 70 have the organization of the
party IN such q condition by the time the
next campaign rolls round that they can
accomplish the desired result.
A Democrat who is watching things
closely at present SAID:
This IS practically the first time in
the history Of the party IN the territory
that we have started this early ia the