The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-06-25
CONVENTION NOTES

CONVENTION NOTES
Enid put on her glad clothes" this
morning to welcome the visitors to the
convention. The arrival Of the advance
guard yesterday and last night surprised
the citizens Of Enid, for they did not be
feve that the delegates would start com
ing until today. Enid was ready for the
occasion. however. and this morning ev-
cry train was met by a large reception
committee who were willing and anxious
To do everything in their power for the
delegates to the convention The Enid
band was ont early in uniform playing
martial music for the benefit of the visit
ors- The band marched and counter
marched around the square and the
music was convincing TO the visitors that
Enid will do her share toward entertain
ing in right royal manner every ma I
who comes TO the city. An information
bureau has been established and the
man who did not have a room when he
arrived here was rot long N finding one.
and every convenience that he desired
was arranged for.
One thing is particularly noticeable in
this convention and that is the absence
Of the farmers. It is more Of ''pout-
clans convention than anything else
There are several reasons for this. ana
one Of the principal ones IS that every
farmer is busy harvesting his wheat crop
or saking care of his corn. However.
there are many farmers in attendance.
but not IS many as in former years.
Frank II Greer. Of the Guthrie State
Capital is one of the hard workers for
McNeal. Many have stated that Greer 3
managing McNeaTs campaign. There is
little question but what he is doing hard
Hcrk for the Logan county man. Greer
will nominate McNeal in the convention
tomorrow. A r. Messick lawyer from
Sayre and a member of the Roger. Mills
county delegation, will second the noml-
nation. Messick formerly lived in El
Dorado Kansas. and was a newspaper
man IN that town.
Thomas r. Reid the big. good-natured
receiver of the El Reno land office. and
one Of the best known men in the terri
tory. has been selected To place Dick T.
Morgan in nomination at the convention.
Reid did not arrive here until tonight.
but he was soon in evidence among tho
delegates at the convention Reid was one
Of the powers" in the last territorial
legislature. and made a hit in that leg
islative body. Morgan evidently made a
happy selection when he secured Reid t.
place his name before the convention.
Ed Parmenter of Comanche county. one
OF the Judge Jake Roberts supporters.
viii place the Comanche county candidate
in nomination. Parmenter is a polit-
clan who has had experience. and a gath
erins Of this kind is not new TO him
Seymour Foose, general attorney for the
Choctaw Northern. VIII second Roberts
nomination Foose IS from Blaine county
and IS a member OF the governors STAFF.
.. Frank johnson, one of Pawnee ccun-
tvs wei known lawyers. viii place
Rird s Mcclure in nomination. Johnson
IS favorite among the people of Paw
nee county. and viii make n rousin.,
sreech In the convention. The Pawnee
delegation arrived here today and are
making things interesting for the fellows
who are supporting other candidates.
Smith. OF Csshion was one Of tho men
early IN Enid. ready for the convention. /
Smith IS a Roberts supporter. In The (
early days when Smith lived In Beaver 4
county he was one Of the leaders of the ,,
Beaver county crowd lie attended the 4
nrst congressional convention ever held 4
In Oklahoma, and went down in The fight I
With Dennis Flynn. Sinee that time ne 4
has seen his favorite win in conventions /
many times. Prior 20 that convention. 4
Smith was asked 20 line up his county {
Tor Roberts. and cid 50. when he ar I
rived in Guthrie ne discovered that Roa-
herts WAS not IN the race. Ee lmmedI- 1
sieiy went 10 Flynn support and STAYED
With him unul Flynn was defeated
smith says that he is Sun a FLYNN man
but since Flynn is out OF the race he is
Tor Roberts ana viii stay with him uata {
the end.
Ezra f. Hartshorn. or Ailne. woods
county. was one OF the first arrivals IN
Enid He rs not a rnonbcr ~ tne Woods
couRiy eeleGauoa. bur he attended ths
convention at Cleo and went down 3,
making fight for Joe McNeal. Rerts-
aorn Is responsible lor the aaop.fon or
the Flynn resolution. and made a ha~s
heht IN the committee when 5hiags looked
nighty blue. Hartshorn is mixing With
the delegates. ard says thai he feels as
much a Republican as Be ever did. and
predicts a Republican landslide This faf.
cash Cade, of Shsznee. ore ~ ths
1hocta" men, was e1riy on the scene ~
battle Cade has been In evcry Yaitlcal
battle that ever came up since he h.s