The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-18
NESSEY Is
ENTHUSIASTIC
FOR NJ CURE
An Immense Crowd Turned
Out TO Hear Him.
SENTIMENT OF PEOPLE
For Immediate Statehood Is
Manifested Strongly.

Hennessey 0. T.. Sept 1.-THE people
Of this city turned out enmasse last night
to hear BIRD s. Mcclure, the Repubii-
candidate for congress. discuss the issues
Of the campaign. This was Mr.. MCGUIRE 5
first appearance in the city. and he was
given a most cordial welcome. Mr.. Nc
CURE yesterday started on his second
campaign trip NJ two weeks duration and
came here direct from Guthrie. where
be spent Sunday night and a portion Of
yesterday He was met at the Rock ISL
and station hy a large reception commit
tee and Grin.ns band. and was escorted
up town. From then on he was kept
busy meeting The people Of this section Of
Kiagdsher county. 2Ir McGuire met d
great many friends here whom he had
known in other parts of the territory.
and these men took him around the city
to meet the people VINO have made Hen
nessey one of the best cities in the ter
ritory.
The meeting last night was held on
one of the principal streets Of the city.
The band stand was used as "a speakers
stand and the people crowded around it
10 hear AfI Mcclure speak. There we're
DO seats. but the people old not care Tor
this. and stood during the entire meet
ing listening 90 Republican ideas relative
70 the issues in this campaign given by
EIr Mcclure, The nominee of the party.
James Gibson. tie energetic territorial
committeeman for Kingfisher county.
whose home is at Sheridan, presided at
the meeting. There were three speakers
in all. Mr Mcclure Judge W. O. Crom-
well of Enid and Rev. T. d. c. Birming-
ham Mr. Mcclure was the first speaker
and made splendid and telling arguments
on the important issue of this campaign
statehood During the course Of MS speech
he quoted extracts from the speeches of
men who were in Washington. protest
ing against the passage of the Flynn bill.
These statements made by the men who
were knocking against the admission Of
Oklahoma clearly showed the condition Cf
the Indian Territory at this time, and
proved to be the best argument possible
to make why the Indian Territory is not
entitled to statehood with oklahoma At
this time.
1ir. McGuire's statements relative to
the locating OF state Institutions and
the cost OF maintaining them, the greater
portion Of the amount TO be- paid by Ok
lahcma. i'm the event that the Democratic
idea prevails. did not take with the peo-
pie Of the audience who are for oklahoma
and Oklahomans. These people have been
here for years and have seen the territory
develope They know what lt means to
live on the frontier and 20 build towns
and institutions. The work Of developing
the Indian Territory at an immense cost !
to Oklahoma brings oct the idea in their /.
minds that congress is better able to take 1
care Of the Indian Territory than Okiaho- I
ma. row or at any lime in The future.
Mr.. McGuires statements relative TO /
the free text book plank i'm the Republi I
can platform created much enthusiasm. I
The advocating Of FREQ text books by the /
party has made the party friends every /
where ard this proposition viii be care /
fully considered when the ballots are cast (
In the November election. dI McGuire's /
speech was strong one. and it was en-
Enthusiastically received. The people of
Hennessey state that il was one OF the
best campaign speeches ever delivered in
III city.
honsl issues for a short time lie talked
1n the tn.Lppine question and frequently
referred TO the civilization OF the people
n those Islands from "a religious stand
point, and from q moral standpoint as
well Rev. Birmingham discussion Of
This question was Interesting and his
bearers were pleased with his remarks.
Judge ~. o. Cromwell was the last
speaker. lie argued the questions which
confront people from the standpoint of
3 Fopulist He told what he had sacri-
feed i'm sapDortins Bird Mcclure and
stated that he had been i'm favor of inme-
jiato statehood for Oklahoma since Is9s
and that durins that year a state con-
vention was held attended hy Democrats
and Republicans. and that resolution
we're passed demanding immediate state