The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-15
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Prominent Populist Tells Why He's
for Republican Candidate.

Prominent Populist Tells Why He's
for Republican Candidate.
Pawnee, o. T.. August 14.-Since Bird S.
Mcclure of this county was nominated
for congress, many prominent Populists
have declared that they viii support Me
CURE this fall. and do all in their power
to assist in securing his election when
Ed NJ Clark. well known Populist
announced himself as a Mcclure man It
created considerable interest among the
.opulists and is an in0cation where the
Popuiist vote viii go this fall.
Chas d. Scherer. well known POpElist
in Pawnee county. has followed Clark 3
example and will vote for Mcclure. Sche
rer has written a letter to the Tines
Democrat. in which ne gives his reasons
for supporting Mcclure. The letter is as
follows:
Editor Times-Democrat. Pawnee, Okla.
Dear Sir: l noted with care the letter
written ~ L. NJ. Clark OF this city. While
Mr. Clark set forth many good reasons
why the Populists should support Nc
Guire, he ABSOLUTELY failed to give Paw
nee county the recognition It is entitled
to.
1 know Of no better way to express my
self than to state that i am a pesslmist
as to the condition Of Paa'nee county at
this time and an optomist as to its pos
sibilities.
''One Of the important things PaUnee
county needs at this time is 70 be- admit
ted with the rest OF Oklahoma into the
MON as a state. 1t seems T. me that l.
should appeal to the average thinking
man that McGuire's election would re-
suit in better chance 70 secure state
hood than would the election oI Mr. Cross.
Afr. Cross was nominated on a platform
which opposed the present statehood bill
Should ne be elected TO congress. that
body could not with courtesy to Oklaho-
ma pass the bin next December. but
would be In duty bound 70 delay action
until Mr. Cross could present his ohfec-
tions on the ether hand. the election II
MCGUIRE would not be so; Tor Mcclure
was nominated on Z platform endorsing
the bill
"AH who are acquainted with the con
dstion OF things in this part Of Oklahoma
know that land il this county is selling
for 40 per cent cheaper than land in the
tier OF counties 5ust west - Us. FOR this
awful condition there must be cause-
The cause Is. we have not had the rail-
road facilities we should have mad ard
have not been represented r. the political
circles IS We should have been Tor
third cause. ~ have been paying tso
rrch attention 10 party politics and have
not been alert 70 our Interests.
with one railroad company runaiEs
trains through cur sounty ard three etA-
er companies Throwing dirt tegctheT
win chance 10 BE- reF-eserted iH cor-
gress hy e man from this county. fhfse IS
a chance q change thest conditions e
change these condiuo-s Il is necessaFg -
advertise our couu.y. know whereof
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