The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-11
By the Republican Party of
Oklahoma Territory.
GRIMES GIVES FIGURES
Showing the Steady Growth
of the Party'S Majorities.

Oklahoma as has William Crimes, secre-
tahy of TIE territory, and national com
1nitteeman for Oklahoma. Mr. Crimes
has kept record OF the vote of the past
three years in his possession and has
been enabled to state correctly what
the per cent Of gain mas been in every
political party in Oklahoma. During
the past week Mr. Crimes compiled sta
tistics in the matter for the benefit Of
the members OF the territorial Repubh-
can committee. Knowing that there was
some nisapprehension in regard to the
real strength of the party in the terri
tory, Mr. Crimes desired to impart to
the committee the knowledge that there
has never been a backward step taken by
the Republican party, and at every cleo
&ion increased its vote.
Coming at this time, just on the eve
OF a political campaign, the statement
IS OF much interest 10 those who are
Interested in political matters. In ad-
dressing the members of the committee
Mr.. Grimes prefaced his remarks with
some neat wards. complimentary to the
men present. His statement is as fol-
lows:
To the Honorable Territorial Republican
Committee:
Thinking it would be of interest to the
committee, who are at this time shaping
the interest of the parry WORK, prepare
tory TO entering the coming campaign
70 know something Of the work and re-
suits OF the past election. win give
YOU the votes as shown by the records
Of the secretary's office, of each cleo
ton. beginning with the long term Of
congress of 1886 and up TO the last cleo
ton held in 1900.
Vote of 1890, with seven counties:
Rep, d. A. Harvey .....................447S
Dem, J. 9. Mccoy -......--.-...-....-..2i46
Pop, SsmI Croker 1929
Scattering OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. .
Total vote Observation-Disclosures. SIS
Vote OF 1892. with fifteen counties:
Rep. D. T. Flynn ..-..........-..........9i 7S
Dem. Travers ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1890
Pop, Ward ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1913
So.
Total vote ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. -2lzl6
Vote of 1894 with twenty-five counties:
Rep, j. r. Flynn .....-......-..-....-.-20 ii9
Dem. Joseph Wisely .12J5S
Pop. Ralph Beaumont ......-.......... 1888
Total vote ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1855
Vote Of 1895. with twenty-three coun-
ties:
Rep. D. T. Flynn .......................26 267
Fusion. J. Y. Callahan ................27435
Total vote OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. .55IQ2
Vote Of 1898, with twen,y-three coun-
ties:
Rep. j. r. Flynn ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 5S
Fusion. James r. Kcaton ......... .ls0SS
Ind. Pop. Arthur S. Hanlins ....... 1858
Total vote ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .4SSlS
Vote of 1890 with twenty-three eoun-
ties
Rep. d. r. Flynn ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1928
Fusion. Robert A. Nen ............... $3.50
Ind. Pop. Jno. S Allen ............... 80
Socialist e. T. Tucker .............. 796
Iotal vote --.....--.-----.--. -''7'o'
First. I desire to call attention 10 the
total vote of each election year. The
election of 1899 consisted Of the seven
original counties. and cast S.47S votes.
In the year 1882 the Poltawatomie. Kick
apoe. Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indian res
ervations had been added to the origi-
nal territory and reds Wicted into fifteen
counties. which cast d total vote of H.
2l6.
In the year 1893 the Cherokee Strip was
opened to settlement ana became a part
OF our voting territory. In redisTIrting.
or the forming of county lines. We had at
the election of 1891, twenty-five counties,
which cast total vote of sos.
BY the decision Of the United States
supreme court in the year 1885, Gree.
county participated in the election Of
1886, making twenty-three counties in
all which east total vote for that yeaI
OF $500
No changes occurred en- account Of the
addition of any territory during the tims
between 1896 and 1895 or even mp To Jhy
year 1899 But SIT the election Of lS9S only
4SS3 votes were cast. "a loss Of 4.Ss9 vote.
from the election of 1896. In the presi
Dental year of 1893 the vote was increas
ed over that OF 1928 by 2f55t and over tn,
presidential year Of 1896 10y ls.es5
! wish now in comparison. To call at
tention 10 the increased vote &c the sew
eral parties from 1890 up to and includin.
the year 1894 ~ before the fusion ~ th
Democrats and Popuiists Of the territory
IN 1920 the Republicans cast A4-S votes
In 1884. -2o.t:9-a gain of 1851.
In 1880 the Democrats cast e4ls votes
In 1894. l2.@S-a gain of asia
IN lS90 the Popui.sts cast 1899 votes
In 1S9i, l5.eSS-a eain Of 1859
wish. il this connection. to can at
tention 20 the fact that the combine
vote Of the PopUhsts and Democrats il
the year 1894 or before fusion. was 3 9i
as against Republican vote of e9sE
= majority. as it were. Of 1852 IN Cavo
OF fusion.
In 1895 there was fusion OF the Demo
Gratis ard Popuiists and only two canG
dates were in the aeld at 1hat eiect;ol
The Fusionists cast g7.f25. as against IN
Republican vote ST -6.os1. rlal 0Tity owe
the Republicans q only lls5 The FL
sionists cast 6u votes less in that ves
than they did hy Tho combined vote ,
Democrats ana Poprllsis il The previou
election Of 1854 while the Republicar
gained 55l&
IN the election Of 1855. as I have prel
ously shown there were ASSs less vote
cast than AZ the election % 1885. In II
election ii is very evident that there VI
q stay-st-home vote. The increase
immigration ard other natural caus.
would have shown q much larger vo
than was east end IL was also eviac.
that tho Fusionlsts suffered by thr.
causes az that tiae. as they csst Gs
votes less than they cid in 1885. In Il
year. however there was new eicmei
entered the political areaa-the Indsan
ept Populists, who cast total vote
1853
The last vote, the vote Of 1900, shov