The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-28

n There are forty or fifty old soldiers who
/ have settled in Greer county near the
| Trotter postoffice during the past year
These men are a part of a colony Of
/ old soldiers organized in Kansas City
and a part of Missouri over a year ago
for the purpose Of taking homesteads
in the Kiowa. Comanche and Apache
country. Owing to the fact that the
proclamat ton issue was not favorable to
such a plan. Greer county was looked
upon with favor. The majority of old
soldiers have good claims and are max
ing a success of their work in Greer
county
" r. Ganoung formerly of Kansas
City, was in charge of the colony which
intended going to the new country. He
too settled in Greer county and is now
living near Salton. Mr.. Ganoung is an
old soldier and has a hard tack" in his
possession which he brought with him
from the field after the battle of Gettys-
burg. 1t is a curiosity, and is well pre-
served and as hard as it ever was.
Mr. Ganoung lives five miles from Trot--
ter and although g. years of age. walked
the five miles to hear Mr.. Mcclure. This
gives an idea of the kind of stuff Re
publicans in Greer county are made of
Republicans believe that Mr.. A1cGuires
trip through the county did immense
good. Party men are enthusiastic and
say that the conditions are better thaR
they have ever been before Republicans
and Populists, with not a few Democrats.
have united on a ticket in the county.
know mas the citizens ticket This is in
opposition to the Democratic party prop
or. The fight is becoming very warm and
Populists state that they viii not vote
for man on the Democratic ticket.
even If nothing was said in the combina-
ton about territorial affairs Democrats
outside of Greer county have made the
claim that the county VIII go Democrat
lie by 1900 majority Men in the Demo-
cratic party who have closely watched
The situation have refused to make bets
that the county viii give 1000 majority to !
Bill Cross. While betting proves moth !
ing, and does not change the situation.
yet II shows that members of the Demo /
cratic party in Greer county are not as
sanguine as they have been i'm the past
immigration TO the county has been
"a ~-tNH--- ~ ttAF ~ ltAfAtCeflS. n nat {
this immigration viii amount to IS an
quantity, but Republicans viii
not lose anything when the results are /
shown up in November Bob Neff two /
years ago was much more of a favorite +
with the Populists than is Bill Cross this /
year. The speeches made by Cross in /
this county did not appeal to the members
of the Populist party by any means. I
Many Populists attended Mr.. McGuire's
meetings. and without exception were
pleased with the statements on all issues
made by him.
While Republicans are enthusiastic in
Greer county. they are not making any
bis claims Of carrying the county. Some
Of them believe they will but this would
be extremely unusual, as Greer county
has always been intensely Democratic.
Dennis T Flynn has been much adj
mired by Greer county people. Through
the efforts Of the Republican party. rep
resented by Mr.. Flynn. Greer county
several 10 avres OF land free
and another l60 acres OF land at a cost of
z per acre. making in all 2o acres TO
he man for $3.50 As usual. the oppo-
sition claimed that st was political
lodge ard that FLYNN would mover exert
himself for Greer county people Flynn
ids exert himself. however. and Greer