The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-16
HALL PACKED
IN HONOR OF
BIRD NJ CURE
Roger Mills County Citizen In
terSted in Statehood.
BAiLEYS NAME CHEERED
When Mentioned in Supporter
McGuire'S Statement
BAlLEYS NAME CHEERED

Xix City, o. T, Oct. 15-Residents OF
this portion Of Roger Mills county packed
Lindley's hail last night to hear Bird
S. Mcclure. the Republican candidate for
congress, discuss the issues which are
at this time. The congressional candi-
date arrived here on schedule time. af-
| ter appearing at Cheyenne in the after
noon. driving TO this city from the cap
| ital Of the county. The hall was spien-
didly decorated. Streamers Of bunting
were hung across the platform and many
/ flags We're used in the decorative scheme.
The hall was filed with people when Mr.
/ Mcclure appeared and the popular canGi-
date was greeted by tremendous applause.
Before Mr.. Mcguire began speaking there
was scarcely standing room and many
persons were in the lobby of the hall.
unable 10 enter the room. IL was an
! audience wearing Mcclure buttons. Dem
ocrats and Republicans alike were wear
! Ing these buttons. The citizens OF Elk
! City. irrespective OF party, turned ont 10
| greet the Republican nominee and no
| man ever received a warmer yelcome
! than Mr. MCGUIRE had at the hands of
the Republicans and Democrats OF this
/ city
Mr.. P. c. Hughes, one Of the oId-time
!
/ troduced the speaker in a few neat words.
When Mr.. Mcclure appeared he was hear
/ tily cheered and responded by making
one OF the best speeches delivered BY him
/ thus far in the campaign. 1t was speech
! absolutely fair in every respect. At the
/ oUtstart he conceded every man a right
| to his opinion regardless Of the fact that
! these opinions might not agree with the
/ views held by him. As the principal
issue OF the campaign is statehood, Mr..
| Mcclure devoted the greater part Of his
/ time to this question. discussing every
proposition fairly and direct TO the point.
! The speaker explained the attitude OF
/ the two parties on the question, giving
the difference in the platforms adopted
when the congressional candidates were
| nominated Mr.. Mcclure quoted freely
! from the speeches made before the com
mittees in COL gress. giving the conditions
/ in the Indian Territory as presented by
! the delegation from that territory when
/ it was asking for statehood. The ma
| joTity of the people in the audience were
unacquainted with the situation in the
Indian Territory and extracts from the
| speeches made by S B. Bradford and
others in behalf Of the people Of the In
dian Territory had much TO do toward
| dispelling the Illusion Of statehood for
| Oklahoma and the Indian Territory. The
question OF taxation is one that cOnfronts
| the people OF this country and 10 some
OF the settlers II is a serious pToposi-
/ ton. 1t was a question not considered
| by them when advocating single state
hood for the two territories and was an
argument which convinced many persons
that statehood Immediately FOR Okiaho-
ma Is the thing for Oklahoma 20 have
since the opportunity is presented at the
present time.
The attitude OF Senator Bailey Of Texas.
I who is for immediate statehood fer Okla
homa. created ap;.ause when referred 10
/ by the speaker The position Of that
Democratic leader is closely watched by
/ Oklahoma citizens who came from the
/ Lone Star state and was taken here rs
an indication that the position Of the
I Cross Democrats is not entirely correct
/ on the statehood question. Mr.. Mcclure
paid his respects 10 Bill Cross on the
! mixed school question and produced argu-
ments showing that there was no ne
/ cessity for placing a mixed school plank
In the Democratic platform. The Repub-
lican candidate spoke for few minutes
on the text book question. advocating free
text books for Oklahoma school children.
Judge Virgil II. Brown. Kay county's
/ gifted orator. was here with MI Nc
CURE. following him. being the last
speaker OF the evening His speech vas
a masterpiece OF rhetoric and logic. He
said part:
When We contemplate the future II
this territory, standing here IN this po-
lticsl crisis. Il must be evident 20 the
thoughtful citizen that this is a decisive
time In the political progress of OkIaho-
ma. It is such pass that one might
well pause at II long and seriously be-
fore choosing one or the other of the
two divergent pathways this petted child
OF the sunny southland shall follow
Z among the states. Favored Of the nation.
healthy ard strong. bright and beautiful.
/ o child Of fortune. which vsy2 over
the one course you will find energy. ac-
tor. purpose. ambition. achievement tie
pride Of a nation good and great; over
the other YOU VIII meet up with the fear
I ful ard foreboding. the haltine and look
ing backward. the hopeless. faithiess and
pessimistic.
The one course is the pathway ma Iled
/ out and followed by the Republican par
ty. ard lies through ths home, the school
house. the courts. through the mills. the
: mines the factories auf THO farms arf
IS te one a way chosen of truth The
other is a feviating. uncertain. aifuiess
+ and unsuccessful and frivolous way =
the Democratic party, surveyed BY de-
spafr. chosen By error end stTeT1 with
T wrecks The one IS the nations history.
trarsrendcnt and glorious. the mar~ei 2
Z zuafring abortive e1oTt 70 delay and
check the forward march - the best q
government This election VII be Ok
iahorna's choice"
Jpdes Brown was repeatedly EGpisgted
I and as Old Nj Mcclure, made telling
speech
FIX Cstv is ore of TIE most important
trading points in Roger Mis- coantT -
fs rot ~ cd town - any u@ans- II
received It's name frcrn xix crref to the
south = r. There sre many hig stccFs
n goods ln the largs stores and sorie
q thcn resemble stocks for wfciss7is
-r,r-poses rrtefr thar for ret7N trade
There are tao banks in TIE tow. both
n shern having rationaiize1 not i0uV aEo
vvher the Gown vas rrrt established
freizht wzs hsuIe-s from p Ee-o. lts-
farce u 10 ~rE-z TIE coming = ere
Choetsw road fas chanEsf tr's feafg-s
s-s Frk rf-~ O. -eaflr q ffst-fhrrirr reIrf
ror earne q ~ l-iant toEns lu tne
county.
Thers vas ~ seuanl here so- SC
CEuire bottoms TheF @e7e T-r ~
he-av. After fhe -sstinE NJ Mr5rii-e
vas srrro-.rssE - Those who had has-t
hf-n max and .he ran Nss fhe scene
q an irnprgrrptu recs,ti1z-
rr-o--z-s anxious fcr immediate state
ho-d a-c th-re are many - ssr-n ffre
4 rf-1,sstfa tiu-iv sta-rd fnat trsT w1.1
rc-E fo- rs s-zccess and vote f1r hlu
si eiec;so7 tir-s-
Re-uhssrz-s s.sse tsat last rizhrs
rur<-f-r vas ore 2 tne t-ost sscrs7ffsi
ever fsif n 80 county ~. ezrEesr -
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