The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-28
Mcclure Is Highly Pleased
With the Results.
MET WITH WARM WELCOME
Travelled Overland and En-
dured Fierce HardShipS.

ended his weeks campatEa trip through
+ Greer couuty here yesterday AR Nc
CURE entered the couuty On the Rock
Island az Granite Beginning az that
point he has Travelled overland throusa
The couu;y. finally reaching THIS poizs
where he could take train fer the eass-
( ern portion Or re territory. The canas-
date sIeat the entire day here yesterday.
lie was escorted over the eity. meeting
every voter 81 Erlek. Msny persons
called on MIN az tho johnson hotel. ana
everywhere in ths CITY there were words
Of commendaiioH and admiration Tor me
/ Republican nominee
Despite fAe faei that his i : busy I'm.
IN this community and that a sand storm
was IN progress during TIE day. Mr. Nc
Guirc was crested b. an aualenee q rep
+ resentativs people. There we're ssrsoas
present e every pontiea. party. WIN.
some q them differed tn opinion nom tbs
. speaker sentiments on certala issues.
yet be was awarded respectful attention
cius'on ~ his remarks vas Communicated
+ on als fsir and able handling 81 the mat
+ ters 81 importance before the people. in
+ this campaign.
ar Mcclure talked at length here On
ihe statehood question Re went into
every detail. lie explained ina; re had
not come 20 Brick 70 Indulge IN oratory.
bat thai he did come here 70 taik fairly
ana plainly upon this an lmpartsut cues
tioa~stateheod- The speaker told ~ the
differences between the two platforms.
and then began hls arguments or ths
proposition ~ uhy Oklahoma should have
statehood at ttis time The progress -
the FIynn bHl - the senate vas reintsf
end the history ~ VIII THE bnl ala rot
pass The senate ~ the last session q
congress. he quoted freely from the
speeches made before the conmltte- On
territories. De compared TIRE condition
~ the indian terrs9orv with thas az Ok
iahoma. lie tafilcd taxes % the pcorss
and stated why they wouls have the bur
den fo bear 81 Oklahoma and Tns.an ter
ritory arc made one state before the lat.
ter territory s. prepared Tor statehood BY
congress
There is q decided statehood sentiment
here Fe-uicfn Democrats and Rspub-
leans s. arc IL favor n statehood ard
the majority ~ them want imnnediass
stafehood CIR Cklahoms. regsrdIesz e
tie fact that ar atteopt 81 being made
AZ th.e time 20 fore the ISSUE sua ruAka
The Indian territory part n the state
Of 0kiahoma. Populss in TILE county
are more pronounced fer statehood than
aye The Democrats ard many n The for
rne- parts stated f1 SIR Mcclure that
th-l believed BIN correct IN bis position
"a this maitcr
fr HcGalres statements in references
10 the dividing * Oklahoma sehool fand
was "a stumbling block in the way ~ The
man vho had been aGsocating cross IDEAS
20 statehood. Schools ln thls locality sTs
appreciated aud new srh0oi houHes being
buHdea and the nen who make 30 the
progr' ssfVe clement ~ thia portion q tbs
county ere rot favorine division e
reh7ei money zv ans mems
1855 Cross wae here .n JalY and for ne
beueet ~ ha cadence declared hlmrsf
ou the aegrl qerstioa number Who
Bad hesra h'm ar taa tlme aere o. tbs
sad.aa yeaiefaav a,r McGsifr ex-
r.alsed fhs fsgarafe school iae aad then
produced extracts frem speeches made
f cross er fhl8 qnsaf.rn in various parts
- Tho tefrtery. The rary.as aentlmsst
SEA the shes sre' fhe aadlsace into
roafa ~ frerrueaf anf rleu Who have
Atsu nrf'ae Cfaes haf lefhiaz - say
cra1ea4.ae ae'f candidate 90 pursuing
such eesrsf
tif @G feak up lhe other issges.
arrulHg taem sf irrsh DC aas feeling