The colored American., 1902-12-20
OKLOHOMA A WINNER.
Hon. Dennis I. Flynn's Hercu
lean Labors in BRINGING about
this Gratifying R esult His
Brittle MT Career In Conpress

may TISnIIy congratulate themselves over
this pleasing fruition of their long cher
ished hopes. The outlook for this new
star in the constellation of the Union
Is of the brightest and most promising
character. Her inhabitants are of sturdy
stock, brave, generous. hard working and
economical. There can be no question as
to her fitness for statehood and for that
grand career which the intelligence and
high worth of her people surely presage.
1t is difficult indeed to fairly apportion
the credit for this long desired comsum
nation, but one individuality stands out
pre-eminently and deserves to have re-
corded the unfaltering and untiring eff
forts he has made to achieve statehood
for Oklahoma. We refer to Hon Dennis
T. Flynn, the present territorial delegate
in Congress from Oklahoma
Mr. Flynn is still young man, yieor-
ous self-reliant and capable, with a
firm faith in the destiny of this am
bltlous young Commonwealth and with a
singularly winning manner and a wonder
1uI capacity for making friends and for
arousing enthusiasm in others for anv
cause in which he is himself interested.
We think it has been most fortunate for
Oklahoma that such a man as Mr.. FLYNN
has been at the helm at this grave
crisis of her fate
Mr. Flynn was born in the State of
Pennsylvania, but has lived at various
times in New York, Iowa and Kansas.
a hat he is as versatile as he il. capable
is shown by the fact that though his
life work has been the practice of the
law, he has had opportunity to do bril-
liant work as a journalist. He has had
the distinction of having served as Post
master of two different towns in diff
ferent states. He was already a man of
note when he entered the Strip in April
1882 and in all the struggles and agita-
uons of that period, he bore his full share
and soon made himself a power to be
reckoned with. AS an orator he was al
most without peer and his superb man
aSement of men, and high personal in
tegrity early brought him to the favor
able notice of President Harrison, who
in recognition of his eminent services TO
the territory, and to the republican party
made him the first Postmaster of Guthrie.
IS office he continued to hold until he
was elected to the SD Congress as Terri
torial delegate from the territory With
the exception of the 55th Congress he has
been in tn Congressional harness con-
tinuOusly since his first election
Mr.. Flynn is a sound republican, in
touch and harmony with the party's
highest principles and is most popular
with both his constituents and party as
sociates for the sterling worth of his
character, his elevation of mental stature
his eloquent tongue and the magnificent
u4cuon and logic of hls utterances.
We regret that he goes out of Congress
next March, but his public usefulness Is
by no means at an end. When the state
is finally admitted to the Union and be-
gins to cast about among her citizens
for material with which to fill her highest
offices, no doubt Mr.. Flynn will have the
exquisite pleasure of hearing her call
upon him to serve her as Governor or
Senator. -I- r-HF IH><r
1t is very agreeable to us to record
not only Mr.. Flynn's ardent and consis-
tent republicanism but also the cordial
support and assistance he has ever rem
dered to worthy colored men.
should be more widely known and
commented on we think that the Negro
has fair chance for the prizes of wealth
and political preferment in Oklahoma.
Some OF our most worthy race re-
presentatives live in the territory and
a just source of pride to all who
know them. Hon. L. P. McCabe, Hon
r. II. Stewart, Hon. n. J. c. Johnson
Judge Jenkins and Hon. John C. Left
wich are some of the names of those of
our race who have come into prominence
of late years in the territory and they
all have the cordial personal friendship
and political support of Mr.. Flynn as he
has from them a complete, reciprocal
personal and political loyalty.