The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-26

! such that they were forced to admit that
possibly the Democratic party had made
1 q serious mistake when it made an issue
! out Of statehood for Oklahoma and the
| Indian territory at the same time. The
/ various phases of the Flynn bill were
| taken up. There is one clause In the bill
enlarged upon by the speaker that has not
been clearly brought out heretofore
This clause provides that ten per cent Of
the total receipts from the sale Of gov
/ eminent lands in Oklahoma shall go to
the future state. This in itself means a
/ large sum of money. owing to the fact
that people are proving up on their land
/ in various parts OF the territory. The
delay Of statehood for Oklahoma lessons
the amount Of money the state of Ok
lahona shall receive from this source.
| Following his discussion of the state
hood question, Mr.. MCGUIRE took up the
mixed school plank in the Democratic
platform. He stated that there was no
necessity for such a plank in that plat
/ form owing to the fact that there can be
no issue made out of q matter that is en-
/ tirely settled. The history of the sep
arate school law passed oy the last ter
ritorial legislature was given. The re-
suit of the case taken before Chief JUS
/ tice Burford was explained, and in his de-
( cision the chief justice held that, under
+ the law, if there was one white child in
/ a district it should have a separate
( school, ard if there was one colored
] child in a district It should have a sep
arate school. According to this idea the
matter is as much settled as any law on
the statute books of Oklahoma, and that
/ il would take a legislative act to change
the same. When Bill Cross was in
! y, oodward county he repeatedly made
+ the statement that he was glad that
there wasn't any niggers in woodward
! county" Extracts from his speeches in
4 in various parts of the territory were
read including the one made by him at
( Guthrie in which he stated that he was
( glad TO see so many of his cOlored
+ friends present The attempt to deceive
! the people of certain sections Of the ter
( ritory was so clear that the difference in
sentiment created much amusement.
4 Following this Mr.. Mcclure took up the
/ clipping read by Bill Cross in which an
( alleged Republican newspaper, which
Cross stated was published in Oklahoma,
had said some uncomplimentary things
about the Populists. According TO the
Enid Wave, this paper, from which
clipping was read by Cross, is the Brisco
( oklahoma Republican. Mr.. Mcclure Of
/ fered reward of 800 to the man who
/ could produce the Brisco Republican. a
paper alleged to be published in Okla
bona.
Discussing other matters for a few
minutes. destroying the attempts Of Dem
ocrats to prejudice the voters, by making
4 statements alleging that MCGUIRE had
said certain things. the speaker referred
to the free text book matter, stating
that terrific fight was being made upon
+ this issue the book trust. He gave the
result of his Investigations along this
/ line and gave figures showing why it
would be good policy TO have free text
/ books, and advocated the placing of text
books in the hands of every boy and girl
/ Of school age in the territory free of all
/ cost to them.
An impromptu reception was held for
I Mcclure after the meeting in the court
room. He was surrounded by his adj
nirers, and those who were strangers TO
him had the opportunity to meet him.
/ Mr.. Mcclure talked over the situation in
/ this campaign with them personally, and
Republicans freely asserted that in as
far as it was possible it was similar to
4 revival meeting, for there were men con-
yerted to the idea of immediate state
hood for Oklahoma.
Immediately after the meeting in
+ Woodward. Mr.. Mcclure and others left
+ for the night meeting in Fort Supply.
! The largest building in the old govern
ment post was hardly commodious enough
+ for the hundreds of people who gathered
I to meet the congressional candidate and
/ hear him discuss the issues of the day.
/ 1t was freely asserted that it was the
/ largest political meeting ever held az
that point. IL was a meeting of enthusi-
asEl. and Republicans were exultingly
jubiant over the speech and impression
made b their candidate. nj the after
noon there was program Of horse rae
/ ing and at the supper hour a general
+ good time was had 1t resembling the old
: fashioned church supper. The immense
crowd hlled the building once used as a
+ thcster when the fort was used the
+ government, ard ii was there that the
+ candidate spoke for an hour and q half
+ to men and women who listened attent-
7 lively to every word said by him. After
the meeting there was q rush for the
platform and on every side there were
commendatory words for the candidate
and his stand upon matters which are Of
such vital interest to the people Of Okla
homa.
After the Fort Supply meeting Mr. Nc
CURE drove back TO Woodward in order
to take the uight train 10 make a date at
/ Newkirk, in Kay county.
/ Chas R. Alexander. the man from
Woodward who did such hard work for
his people in the last territorial legisla-
ture. is a candidate for the council this
year. Bets are being made that he VII
lee elected by q neat majority. He is
making an ideal campaign and IS talking
II the things that VII benefit the people
OF Woodward county the most. Alex
anGer IS a popular man In his own county
and VIII ger votes from the opposition
4 that lis opponent cannot hold
Thomas b. Bvaidwood OF Beaver county
is the cardidate for representative il
l-As district Hs Is al present making his
campaign in Woodward county and Is a
mixer and vote getter Braidwood is
one a the cid timers in western Oklaho-
ma. lie IS the man who knows what IL
means 70 live on the frontier and build
Up country and il sinstitatsons. He
was ia No Mans Land before that sec
ton Of the country was made a part OF
( Oklahoma. A. one time No Mans Land
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