The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-10
BILL CROSS
Is RIDDLED
AT WAURIkA
Every Prop Knocked Out
From His Position.
DEMOCRATS ARE UNEASY
Their Candidate Does Not
Represent Them.

CURE, the Republican caldlc2 te Tor con-
eress, ended his tour of Comanche county
liz this city last night. speaking 70 an
audience which completely filled the com
ntodious school house recently erected.
/ The majority Of the persons assembled 70
hear Mr.. Mcclure were voters ana every
/ statement made by the congressional can
didate vas intently listened TO. and every
issue in the present campaign was care
/ fully gone over by the speaker.
Mr.. Mcclure arrived in the city only
short while before the time for the meet
/ ing. lie vas allowed few minutes rest
and then escorted to the school house.
/ He had an opportunity before the meet
/ ing was called to order to meet a number
! of the persons present and 20 talk over
&C nditions with them. The men assem-
bied at the meeting were not all Republi
/ cans. by any means. Many Democrats
who are not exactly satisfied with condi-
tons were as anxious to hear Mr. Mc-
Ciuire speak as their Republican friends.
With all of these people Mr.. Mcclure left
4 splendid impression. and Republicans
in this city are confident that his speech
here did much good for the party in this
immediate locality.
MI NdCIU4Tt SptetH mere was SlIdlSNl
e the point. He wasted 10 time in get
ting into the details Of the statehood ques-
ticn. He took up every proposition. log
io ally discussing it to the satisfaction of
his auditors. He explained the condition
OF the Flynn bill in congress, and what
x means to the people of this territory to
have immediate statehood, attaching the
Indian territory later. if if should so be
desired.
He talked of the opposition to the Flynn
bill before the committees on terrific
RES, and told where this opposition came
fiom. Mr.. Mcclure had the facts in the
matter before him, and the extracts from
5. B. Bradford's speech giving the reasons
why the Indian territory wanted to be
admitted with Oklahoma as state. were
strong arguments in the minds Of the
people of Waurika and vicinity that the
Irdian territory is not ready for the i'm
pCrtant step which is being ,agitated by
Democratic orators.
The matter of dividing the school fund:
the levying and paying Of the taxes; the
location of state institutiOns the crimi-
nslity of the two territories, were all
taken up and discussed. and figures were
frequently given TO demonstrate TO the
audience that the speaker knew just
what he was talking about.
The mixed school question as agitated
I Democrats in this locality was dis
cussed, and the law on the matter read to
the audience. 1t was plain to be seen
that the matter is settled. and that the
wcrk Of Democratic orators in telling the
long story of the negro and white school
children is nothing more than a dodge to
appeal TO the prejudice of the voter who (
has an opinion different from the north
ern man relative to the negro The diff
ference in Mr.. Cross speeches on this
question was explained by reading ex-
tracts from them. and many people in
the audience was familiar with the DEM
ocratic nominees methods in talking Of
the negroes in this county. The speech
h, made at Guthrie created considerable
amusement when an extract from It was
read and Democrats who are supporting
Bill Cross had no statements to make
relative to the position the Democratic
rominee has been placed in, while dis !
e. ssing the negro proposition in this ter (
rstory.
The free homes question was discussed. !
and Mr. Mcclure explained what the Re
publican party had declared for in re-
gard to the people Of the three new coun-
ties. and told what the party had done
for the settlers in the new country. He
promised If elected to DO all in his power
to secure free homes for the people of the
new country.
The speaker closed his speech. after
having talked for few minutes on the
textbook proposition. Following him.
several Of the county candidates were
presented to the audience and made re-
marks.
There was remarkable enthusiasm
shown at times during the progress Of
MIR McGuire's remarks He was fire.
ouentiy loudly applauded. and there was
no question about his speech being a
telling one in this community. Demo
Gratis and Republicans warmly shook his
hand after the meeting. congratuIat.ng
Inn on the effort made BY him and the
logical conclusions reached in reference
10 the questions before the people.
Mr.. Mcguire and party made the drive
from Lawton 20 Waurika yesterday. max
ing two speeches en- route. one az Wal
tiers and one at Temple. The party left
Lawton early IN the morning and the
first stop Was made at Walters Arrange
ments hsd been made f0r the meeting
ard seats were arranged in the street.
The speakers stand was or the Sidewalk,
directly in front Of the audience. The
seats were an occupied and there we're
many vehicles within hearing distance
filed with persons listening inteutiy 10
what 1ir- Mcguire had u say. 1Ir Nc
Guirs talked an hour and duriug tnat
tine ho discussed the Important issues q
tie campaign. AIr. Cross had been in
the city oaly few days before Mr Nc
CURE reached here The Republican can
didate took u7 the arguments made by
Mr- Cross and, as one Democrat expressed
il. Mcclure die not leave much fo- the
Democrats 70 stand or when De gat
through with Cross arguments
Cross here. as wcii IS IN either parts
Of the county, dweit at ieugth On the
mixed s-haoi question This matter vas
taken Up Uy Mcclure and the fauacy
CT the Democratic arguments shown. sna
the reasons for adopting such methods
by the Democrats explained n such
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