The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-06-28
TERRITORIAL
PATRONAGE
NOT USED
For Interests of Mcclure in
Congressional Campaign.
FERGUSON CALLS A HALT
He Brands All Such Stories as
Untrue.
NO ORGANIZATION FIGHT
Governor Tells Plain Story of
Convention,
FERGUSON CALLS A HALT
NO ORGANIZATION FIGHT

Guthrie. 0. T, June IA daily paper
printed outside Of oklahoma having pub
Iished an article which would indicate
that there had been split in the Re
publican territorial organization at The
Enid convention, Governor Ferguson
was asked BY a correspondent Of the
Eagle for a statement as to the facts
relative to that convention.
mo. there was no anti-organization
fight. no anti-Flynn fight in that con-
vention although persons claiming to
represent the organization tried hard 10
inaugurate that kind Of a fight on Mr.
Mcclure" said Governor Ferguson
u arrived at Enid on Tuesday evening
and having accepted an invitation to en-
5oy the hospitality Of friend in the
eastern part Of the city, did not so to
the scene Of contest until after supper
on Tuesday evening I ascertained that
reports had been circulated by the op-
ponents of Mr. Mcclure that he was
making an organization fight, that
his friends were heartily supporting him
in this and that the sO-called organiza-
tion was being lined up against Mr..
Mcclure ] went to most of the mem
bers Of the territorial Republican COM
mittee to find out " hat I could 60 as to
the facts ia the case. It was soon az
parent that there was TO anti-organiza-
ton fight being made except by persons
who We're claiming TO represent the or
ganizaton- who were trying to bring Oh
that kind Of a fight. Such q course was
bad politics; it vas wrong and not in
harmony with Republican ideas in con-
ductlng a convention. Ia company with
other fiends OF the organization com
menced to try to eliminate that feature
OF the fight, and after the agreement
was made by the candidates en- the or
ganizatlon for the convention but little
was heard about the organization or
anti-organizatlon.
''The candidates. it seemed for a time.
could not agree upon a man for chair
man and a man for secretay Of the con-
vention. When man would be proposed
by one candidate it was only natural
that the other candidates might think he
was trying TO gain advantage in som,
way. and a conclusion could not be
reached. Knowing Colonel Lincoln to be
an organization man. and man who
had not been identified I'm any way
with the factional clements Of Oklahoma
during the past, knowing him 10 be
man capable of presiding with dignity at
the convention. a man OF honor. and
man whose rulings would be in justice
to every candidate in that convention. /
proposed him to the candidates and he
was agreed upon. ! also proposed Mr..
Kimber, of Kiowa county. as secretary.
knowing him to be entirely free from any
factional Quarels during the past
MIR. Mcclure did not object TO Judge
Burford as chairman cid not object to
Frank Greer as chairman: did not OBJ
Ject to George Orner as chairman. and
did not object TO John Buckles as chair
man. on any personal grounds as was
stated in the dispatch to the paper re-
ferred to. Enid had two candidates Tor
chairman Of the convention. It was not
deemed best TO select one and ignore the
other It is true that Mr. Mcclure did
make strong fight for man from
Oklahoma City for chairman. and gave
RS his reasons that Oklahoma city was
getting nothing from the convention ana
should have representation.
he article published in the daily paper
referred 70 was misleading. and lis ten
dency was TO create discord after tho
convention was over. There never has
been held in the history Of Odahoraa Re
publicanism "a convention in which the
deliberations In the main were more fair.
The candidates had not made "a campaign
or mud Singing or personalities. and there
were no sores To heal After the result of
the convention was annopncel every de-
feated candidate acQuesced in the true
spirit Of Rpublicanism and commenced
vhooping it up Tor Mcclure
in regard 20 the statement made in
that paper 20 the effect thar terrific
rial patronage had been used in the in
terest Of Mr. Mcclure. / wish TO state
that It IS utterly false. The article evil
IDENTITY intended 20 convey the impression
that an organization fight was made on
Mr.. Mcclure, and that the interference
or the governor Of the territory pre-
vented its being successful That was
not true Such "a statement is an i'm
position on the Republican territorial or
ganization Of oklahoma. placing IL IL the
attitude Of opposing the nominee for con-
gfess and losing out in the attempt. The
article was evidently inspired by some
one other than the corresnoadent. some
one who had attempted To make a aeht
and lost out There is a tingc OF soreness
III almost every instance. which is not
commendaole. TO say the least and The
person who evidently inspired thar article
Was not a candidate before The cenvea-
ton. and had no interest IN any candidate
whose name went before taat convention.
The candidates whose names were pre-
sented 70 the Enid convention on iast
wednesday were au above methods of
that character in politics They were
men whose honor and integrity would
not allow them 70 indorse anything oc
that character Il an evidently ymanstei
from some one who wanted 20 do some
thing and did not know how. who fe.s
just little biz disappointed over what
he considered defeat aud tried n cast
the blame On the governor ot the terri
tery by charging him with dividing TIE