The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-26
SITUATION
FAVORABLE
TO M'GUIRE.1
Sentiment Is Very Strong for
His Election.
DEMOCRATS ARE HOPELESS
Indicate Privately That Their
Man is Beaten.
DEMOCRATSARE HOPELESS

Guthrie. O. T, Oct 2S.-At no tine dur
ing The campaign have Republicans. esen
so enthusiastic or as confident OF the cleo
ton OF Bird 5. Mcclure as they are AZ
the present time. During the past three
weeks there hiss been remarkaoIs Increase
IN Mcclure sentiment. II IS not connnsS
TO any one locality. but Is al over TIA
territory. The wonderful campaign Agc-
CURE is making: his sPleno4a chances foz
election: estimates CT his prcbahlye ma
jority, are freely discussed IN hotel LOB
bieS, on trains, in railway stations. and
II all places where men sather FOR as
cussions OF this kind one does not hear
much about Bal Cross. and II Is known
that the Democrats leaders are not over
sanguiRe that their canuidate viii pail
Through. During the lrst part OF the cam
paign there was a decided sentiment for
/ Bin Cross This continued for time.
and was caused b. the fact that H.
/ Democratic campaign had been on for =
number OF weeks before the Repgbli-
cans had finally organized and other
speakers entered the campaign. sentiWent
! began 10 change. IL is the concensus ot
opinion among party leaders who have
participated IN the political fights IN this
territory for years. that Mcclure viii
have no diflc1ty ia being elected: that
his majority viii be more than anyone
has any idea or at the present time. ons
Democratic leader expressed himself
thus: III Bill Cross IS elected. u Is clear
10 me that Oklahoma is Democratic from
this time on. believe that We have Mc-
/ CURE beaten at this time. but I must
confess that Il Is serious problem how
We can keep our fellows in line until the
day OF election" such admissions from
I Democratic leaders is an Indication. %
what they fear from tho present time
until the day OF election.
Mcguire has made a wonderful cam
paign. he has been IN all portions of
the territory. II has been hard work:
. no one can deny that The territory -
larger now than 1t has ever peen neces-
sarily meaning more travel and more
| specchmaklHg for the candidate. ar.
Mcclure has become accustomed to max
ing from two 70 three speeches evsry
day, and he has stated repeatedly that
he Is as fresh rs he was the day he
< opened the campaign at Oklahoma city.
His speeches hsve taken with The people
OF all sections Of the territory. He hSs
! been absolutely fair. He has asasiled no
one. regardless OF a difference % opinion 4
on peiiticai matters. In every eudfencs
/ there have been men who freely stated
/ that A5cGulres speeches were the fairast
/ optical discussions they bad ever listen
ed TO- Such campaign methods mean
/ friends FOR the candidate who has the
ability 10 discuss issues IN such mar
ner. MCGUIRE has evadcd no point. aud
all during the campaign has gone deep
into the things that interest people IN TIA
campaign. which 20 ali Indications. means
so much 20 The people OF the future sta1s
/ Of Oklahoma.
The paramount question In tho came
paign Is statehood. There are other issues
but the statehood matter 10 the ts.lnx
that attracts attention everyvhsre. Tiers i
Is a desire for immediate statehood Tor
I Oklahoma. and Il IL safe % say that n
statehood were not political issue. tSts
territory would be unanimous along tss
lines 81 the Flynn ill pending ia con
gress
During the nrst part OF tho campaign
! Democratic orators talked statehood.
They advocated ths idea q staAbooa
with the Indian territory. II has not been
q popular issue with the people OF OKLA
china. During tho last week % lhs can
paign. there have been attempts 70 evena
I the statehood question. Democratic
/ speakers have talked che mixed aehool
. question. they have criticised the FIyan
I bul. trying 20 suggesg wners bsssnciAl
/ changes could Be made jn thin ban. they
[ have blamed the Republicans for nos CIV
I -
before this tine. and during ais fhsir
I speeches. little has BEEN said about ths
great benefits the people q Oklahoma
would secure from a union with The M
dian territory before nat country L. pre-
pared FOR statehood hy congress. Preb-
ably In no other carnpnlgn m the terri
tory has ~ much ha1comne been taxed
a. in ne present ore. u - not coaars8
20 sny ore locality. but g. every county
IN this matter the Democrats have rae
mistakes. The people ~ Oklahoma arr
rot ignorant They have their tslegfouez.
their nevrF1pers. ard there la more - an
attempt - Ees 70 The bottefn 81 paIItteal
matters ;haa ever before. BGl Craas.
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