The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-22

| pOlcu, WneQ the position OF tne leaUlilS
Democrats OF the nation. including Joe
Bailey, of Texas was taken into consider
alton. The letter from Mr. Bailey's sec
retary explaining the attitude OF the
Texas senator was read 70 the audience
and this letter was another clsncher Ia
behalf OF immediate statehood for the
| territory Of Oklahoma.
MIR. Mcclure discussed all phases Of the
statehood question to the satisfaction Of
his audience, showing why, at this time,
| statehood is the desired thing for Okla
homans, and that as the territory is az
the very threshold, it should not be a
political matter, but that every man in
terested in the advancement OF Okla
| homs. should cast a vote this fall which
will mean Immediate statehood for Okla
hcma along the lines of the Flynn bill
which is now pending in congress.
After the discussion of the Flynn bill
and the disposalsof the statehood ques-
ton, Mr.. MCGUIRE took up the question OF
mixed schools. He explained the law On
the question and then referred TO Cross
speeches. He gave extracts from speeches
made al Blackwell, Gushing and other
places which was similar 10 the speech
made here by Cross. He then referred to
the Guthrie speech. made by Cross. He
went over TO Guthrie and made q speech
| there. and you can imagine the kind OF an
audience he had there said Mr. Nc
Guire, He claimed that ne spoke 10
three thousand people. and I expect he
did, for he talked on the government
acre. l expected to see him everlastingly
skin those negroes and hang their hides
4 But he did nothing of the kind. This
is what he said: 4 am glad to see so
many of my colored friends here tonight.
(Applause.) have them all over the ter
r.iory. Applause.) That is not only
cross, but it seems to be double cross"
Mr.. Mcclure stated that as a candidate
hc could not afford TO deal in politics in
such manner with the people of Okla
hcma Il believe that 1 know the people
of this territory. I believe that they Will
stand by the party and the candidate that
ca and does express the same kind Of
sentiments in every section of this terri
tory of ours" (Applause.)
The newspaper clipping in which 1t was
stated that Mr. Mcclure had said at
Lawton that he believed there was more
ignorance under the broad -brimned hats
o. Texans and Missourians than any peo-
fle he ever knew, was referred TO. Now,
when they gave the people OF Oklahoma
that. they did not know that Bird Nc
Guire was raised upon a farm in the state
OF Missouri until he was fifteen years of
age. (Applause) They did not know that
after McGuire's father met with reverses,
after coming TO the north line Of the H.
dian territory, that Bird Mcclure came
to the Indian territory when there was
but one occupation and rode the trail
from the great state OF Texas to the great
state of Kansas. wearing one OF the
broad -brimmed hats to protect his face
and head from the rays of a tropical
sun. (Applause) Did 1 say that? Why.
1 never dreamed of such thing nor never
made a statement that could possibly be
construed into an article of that kind.
You say is il possible that we are get
ting such politics in this territory? Well,
that is what is being done every day.
Why was that thing done? Evidently #
was done TO prejudice men from Missouri
and Texas in order to turn their votes TO
Cross"
Mr. Mcclure talked for a few minutes
On the school land question. explaining
his idea why the school land man should
be in favor of the flynn bill, for imme
date statehood means the more rapid set
tlement of the school land policy in Okla
homa.
He spoke for a few minutes on the
school book question. giving the benefit
o his research on this matter. advocating
the placing of text book in the hands of
every boy and girl in Oklahoma. free of
cost to them.
Mr.. Mcclure spoke for one hour and
a half and during that time many per-
sons remained standing in the opera
house. staying until Mr. Mcclure con-
Guided his speech. Persons crowded
around the candidate shaking hands
with him and in every respect it was an
impromptu reception in the opera house.
Lexington is conceded to be intensely
Democratic, but Democrats did not fail
to turn out to welcome the Republican
candidate to the city. They were inter
ested in the statehood question and there
was no hesitation in saying that they
enjoyed McGuire's speech and that they
believed he is right on many questions
in this campaign.
Mr. Mcclure was pleased with his
meeting here. apprecisting the treatment
received at the hands of the people OF
this portion OF Cleveland county.
In my estimation Mcguire has better
than an even break in carrying Cleveland
county this fail" said D. L. LaTsh one
OF the men prominent in county Affairs.
Mcclure is well known to these people
and is a popular candidate. The speeches
made by him in this county have been
vote-getters The men Of the opposite
party have not been satisfied with the
speeches made by Bin Cross. He has
not talked the statehood question as they
thought he should have done. and many
Democrats have refused 10 vote for him,
believing that Mcclure Is better able to
look after the interests Of the territory
than is Cross The statehood question
is another thing that interests Demo
Gratis as well as Republicans and there Is
a prevailing sentiment here for imme-
date statehood"
Mr.. Larsh Is the Norman miller and
has lived In this county since its incep-
ton. Ne IS well acquainted with the
people OF Cleveland county ard has the
confidence OF every man who knows him.
Senator e Duny. the Cleveland county
man who did such hard work n the last
legislature. is a candidate for the coua-
ell in this district. Mr Duffy is a Popu-
list and the Republicans and Popullsts
have fusion this year HIS friends state