Arizona republican., 1902-10-19
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pendent newspaper. ~ least, it classes itself as independent. and it certainly has no republican leanings. It is noted for the truth and candor with which all subjects are discussed in its col umns. Here is what the Post says con- corning the political situation in Okla homa and it's bearing on the statehood question.
 oklahoma republicans are badly scared. It isn't the fear of losing a delegate in congress, but fear of the blighting effect on statehood which would follow the election of demo- cratic delegate The senate committee on territories is pledged to report the statehood bill early at the coming session of congress. The measure seems assured of prompt consideration, but if Oklahoma gives a democratic majority this fall the belief prevails that the statehood bill vii die a speedy death. and it may be a decade before such another opportunity to enter the
 
 territory goes republican, it is not an- ticipated that the opposition of state hood for Oklahoma will be very eff fective in the senate, although it is known that republican senators are not enthusiastic over the proposition.
 For this reason some prominent democrats are boldly advocating the election of Territorial Senator McGuire as the delegate, he being the republi- can candidate for the office. Ex-Rep- resentative Sidney Clark, once of Kan sas, but now a resident of Oklahoma. delivered a speech at Kingfisher the other day in which he urged democrats to vote for Mcclure. as statehood was more important fer Oklahoma now than a democratic delegate in congress. There has been such an influx CT popu- lation from the states of the southwest in the last year or two as to make Oklahoma probably democratic under normal conditions"
 What the Post says editorially is con- firmed by the direct news from Okla homa. That territory is and has been all along democratic under normal conditions. Only the personal popu- larity of Dennis Flynn and the success full fight he made for free homes for his constituents, in which he saved to them more than thirty millions of dol Hi the territory for Flynn; and once he was beaten This year he is not a can- didate, and the republicans are under a heavy handicap on that account To make matters worse for them, the opening of the Wichita country" since the last congressional election has add ed 10000 voters to the population These additions came largely from Arkansas and Texas. Oklahoma today, therefore, is democratic by several thousand majority. The people in that territory may have sense enough to elect the republican candidate. on the statehood issue but it is not certain that they will. Too many of them as- sume that statehood is all right any how" and they are more servile under the party whip than are the wide-awake democrats of Arizona.
 In New Mexico the reelection of Delegate B. s. Rodey. republican. might be safely counted on were it not for the deplorable factional quarrels which rend the republican party in that territory.
 What do intelligent democrats in Arizona think of the situation? Okla homa will probably go democratic: New Mexico may do so. The demo- cratic politicians and office-seekers in this territory are urging that Arizona follow the same course. Is there a sane democrat within Arizona's boundary lines who believes that there will be a ghost of show for the statehood bill if all three territories elect democratic delegates? Can they believe that the situation would be greatly improved if only one-NewMexico-r returns a re- publican?
 All readers of The Republican will bear witness that all allusicn to state hood from a political standpoint was during this campaign until the demo- crats foollshly rai-ed the issue There