The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-11
AN EFFECTIVE
MEETING HELD
AT MANCHESTER
M'Guire Makes Telling Argu-
ment on Statehood.
APPLAUSE WAS DEAFENiNG
People Came From All Over
Grant to Hear Him.
APPLAUSE WAS DEAFENlNG
Especial Correspondence


Manchester. Q. T. Sept. s.-CTuesday)
Many residents Of this city and northern
Grant county gathered here today to
meet the Republican congressional candi-
cate and hear him discuss the issues Of
interest to all Oklahomans in this cam
paign. Mr.. Mcguire arrived here this
afternoon from Harper. Kansas. He was
met at the station by d number Of prom
inent men in Grant county, headed by
Peter Becker of Jefferson, the territorial
Committeeman from this county. The
party went 70 the Deere hotel and at
that place before the meeting, Mr.. Nc
CURE met many people. The meeting
was held IN the new opera house, which
IS nearing completion. The people gath
cred close TO the speaker. intent and anX-
ious 10 hear every word spoken Mr..
Mcclure Immediately opened his speech
by telling of the statehood question. he
entered into a full discussion of it and
then took Up the other issues Of the cam
paign He spoke for an hour and during
that time many country people came in,
swelling the crowd Of interested listen
ers in the auditorium Of the new building.
There were several persons present from
other parts Of the county who came here
for the express purpose Of hearing Dir.
Mcclure in his Grant county campaign.
The meeting here today. while not
large as some. in point Of numbers. was
one Of the most effective meetings ne has
had at any point in the territory during
his present tour.
Al intervals he was forced 10 pause for
some time. until the applause died away
after some telling point was made After
the meeting he was congratulated on
every hand upon the splendid arguments
made during the course of his speech.
Mr.. MCGUIRE again demonstrated the fact
that he is a mixer. at this meeting and
made many friends among members of
the opposite party.
Mr.. Mcclure has steadily improved in
his manner Of handling the questions of
this campaign He has closely studied
every proposition from all view points
and his speech is the result of close appli-
cation and every argument is sound and
based upon facts. which cannot be sue
cessfully contradicted in this campaign.
2. c. Simons and Judge Decker Of Pond
Creek. A c. Glenn and Peter Becker Of
Jefferson, a. p. Wilkinson of Wakita, l.
r. Heasty and Mr. Beard of Medford, all
prominent in Grant county affairs we're
among those present from other parts Of
the county.
Mr. Mcclure was well pleased with the
treatment received here and the interest
taken in his campaign in this portion of
the territory.
Grant county two years ego gave Den
mis- Flynn n majority of POS votes. The
county ticket at that time was mixed.
both Democrats and Republicans securing
offices Democrats state that Grant coun-
ty Is Democratic. but conservative poll
ticians who have studied the situation
closely say that Bird Mcclure VIII re-
eeive as large a majority as Dennis Flynn
received two years ago. and with splendid
prospects for much larger ma jority than
Mr.. Flynn received at the last congress
ional election. The people of Grant
county are vitality Interested in statehood.
as are the people In all parts of the ter
ritory. The residents Of this county are
for immediate statehood and the major
ity Of them are favorable to the Flynn
bill. Peter Becker OF jefferson. territorial
committeeman, in sizing up the situation
says:
= fully believe that Grant county viii
De counted among the counties of the ter
ritory which viii give Bird Mcclure a
splendid majodity. We have had a big
immigration to this county since the last
election. What this vote
viii be no one can tell. but as the ma
tority of the new citizens are from the
north, we believe that we have the best
OF the proposition. The people Of this
county want statehood and want it soon.
They are not favorable TO having the IN
dian territory attached 10 Oklahoma at
this time. The Flynn bin suits our people
and they VIII not hesitate to say so this
fau
We are having a pon taken of the