The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-22
DELE GATES
PREPARING
FOR FRAY
Members of Democratic Con-
vention Get FoothOId at Enid.
MILLING" AT AWFUL RATE
Outcome of Today'8 Work Is
Hard Proposition.
MILLING" AT AWFUL RATE

Enid, o. T. april 21-alost Of the sea
delegates elected to the Democratic con
vention which meets here tomorrow to
nominate a candidate for delegate to con
gress are here tonight and are milling
at such rate that It is hard to tell what
the outcome will be. There are twelve
candidates in the field, including Pro
fessor' E. E. Murdaugh Of woodward
county, who is practically out Of the race
at his own solicitation. They are Edgar
Jones Of Logan county; Bill Cross OF
Oklahoma county; Randolph Brooks For
rest Of Canadian county; Thomas Doyle
Of Noble county; J. ". NIaxey Of Potta-
watomie county; Freeman E. Miller Of
Payne county; John H. Curran Of Garfield
county; Chas. Thatcher Of Greer county,
Tom Jarboe Of Cleveland county; E. E..
DEurdaugh of Woodward county and Z.
G Spelman Of Kingfsher county.
It takes 19S votes to make nomination.
and as none Of the candidates have fifty
sure votes, it is not unlikely that the con
vention viii be deadlocked till possibly
Friday.
J. ". 1Iaxey OF Pottawatomie county is
towering factor-he has got barrel
He is a comparatively unknown old man.
and until the delegates and candidates
and boosters reached here no attention
had been paid TO him. He is now figuring
in every combination. The other candi-
dates are claiming that he has said some
thing like this: IT have money and there
has never been q convention in Oklahoma
that money could not buy" He is also
reputed to have added: And I am here
10 get that nomination as long as I have
got a cent to spend"
The friends Of other candidates are
using these alleged remarks against him.
but so far as the observation of the Eagle
correspondent is concerned the majority
0. the unpIedged delegates are not paw
ing up the earth in their indignation over
his remarks
The rival candidates are also telling
tEat "old man Maxey'' has been voting
tho Republican ticket for six years and
that his son Is holding down a Republican
job by appointment of Dennis Flynn
Notwithstanding these attacks on Mt
Maxey, he seems to have a great in
EUence over a large number of delegates.
4 very shrewd Democrat told the Eagle
correspondent that it was his belief that
AIr. Maxey would get the nomination.
This man is not for Mr. Maxey. nor could
he be Influenced by Mr.. Maxey's money.
JIc simply bases his opinion on the in
fUence Mr.. Maxey has on others.
Roy Hoffman may get the nomination
There IS no question but that he would
be the solution Of a deadlock If be would
give any encouragement that he would /
accept the nomination. Up till this time
he IS absolutely and seriously out of the 4
rcee, and for very good reasons, which h. (
explained in detail 10 an Eagle corresond- /
ent; but there IS no telling what he would 1
dc if the convention stanpeded towards /
him. That he is popular among the dele (
gates is proved by the fact that everv-
body seems to he for him for permanent 7
chairman. And It is doubtful whether he /
win accept this. as he left sick bed to
come to the convention and is suffering
from an aggravated case Of the grin since
he arrived here. There IS a story out that
he has promised his wife to remain OUT
of politics till ne is 20. He is now s2
From the present outlook one would not
b justified IN predicting the nomination
~ Col. Hoffman. but for an that the
sentiment IN favor of his nomination
makes him dangerous IL it IS ever. crys-
talized and set in motion in his direction
1t depends entirely upon circumstances
when Mcclellan, Jarboe, Thatcher, spell
man, Miller and Curran viii quit the race.
They viii probably set out as soon as
their county delegation can make favora-
lie alliances When The break comes ana
Dcyle. Jones. Cross. Maxcy and Forrest
V1ll be in the field They are the real
e. ndidates before the convention.
1t would probably not be quite right
towards the delegates to- doubt their sim
cerity but Yet the fact remains that there
Is scarcely man before the convention