The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-10
BIRD NJ CURE
Is Received
WITH OVATION
All in Day County Turn Out to
Hear Him.
MADE FINE IMPRESSION
His Logical Talk on Statehood
Won Him Votes.
MADE FINE IMPRESSION
YOUNG MEN ARE ACTIVE
Those Who viii Cast Their
First Vote Are Enthusiastic,

Grand. o. T, Sept 9-One OF the
largest political meetings in the history
OF Day county was held here yesterday.
The event was a record breaker in every
respect aud no man could have had q
more interested and apreciatve audi
ence than did Bird s. Mcclure. when lie
addressed Day county people upon the
issues of the campaign. The meeting in
reality was one of the Old fashioned west
crn picnics- People comes for miles to
attend husbands brought their wives
ard families young men rbought their
sweethearts and others came alone.
They came in wagons, busgies and on
horseback. Some even arrived hero sun
day afternoon. pitching their tents and
camping on the picnic grounds. Before
noon. wagon after wagon. loaded with
hard working country prosperous people
drove into Grand for The express purpose
OF hearing Bird S Mcclure. There were
people from almost every state in the
Union The old settler; the man who
came 90 this country at the opening. We'd
with the newcomer in making the picnic
a success. and a splendid success it was.
While it was Republican meeting. yet
Democrats. Popullsts. Kansas Prohibition
lists and Socialists ard even some per
cons without political a0HiatIons. were
ss anxious 10 meet the Republican con
eressional candidate as any Republican
could be
The forenoon yesterday was devoted to
handshakins and talking over old times
rs well as discussing politics At dinner
time. three barbecuded beeves interested
the multitude and the usual picnic din
ner on the ground was the order of the
hour
MI Mcclure spent the first part Of the
day in meeting people. Grand residents
brought their friends around 10 meet Mr..
Mcclure and he put in a number of busy
hours shaking hands and talking over
conditions in this part OF the territory.
From early in the morning people came
in during the afternoon. and even after
BIr. Mcclure concluded his speech there
were those arriving anxious TO meet him.
At 2:30 O'Clock Mr.. Mcclure was intro
duced TO the audience by ". S. Wishard,
one Of Day county s prominent RepubH-
cans. The speakers stand was sur
FOUNDED by people on every side. As Mr..
Mcguire stepped to the front to begin
his address. the people gathered closer in
tn order TO hear every wo-d spoken. The
speaker oompltmented the people Of Day
county on their progress which is notice
able on every hand. lie then went itno
telling discussion Of the statehood ques-
ti0u. There was intense interest mani
Tested and Mr.. Mcclure was frequently
cheered in his argument on this question
In no part of the territory is the senti-
reut SO unanimous Tor statehood as it is
in Day county. These people want i'm
mediate statehood Tor Okhhona ana are
favorable TO the Flynn biii. They DO not
like the idea of having the Indian ter
Titory made part of the state OF Okla.
homa at this time They 90 Rot favor
dividing Oklahoma's school land fund
with the Indian territory. nor Go they he
ieve it policy to pray for the develop
ment Of tho Indian territory until it Is
on an equal basis with oklahoma There
IS not decided opposition to the Indian
territory being attached 20 the state OF
Oklahoma at some fature ure as CON
E-ess sees 1T. but the Democratic plan in
this campaign docs not aprea! TO these
people regardless oG party
No people in the territory can appreci-
ate the f-ee text book proposition rs can
the people of Day county These people
have. succeeded in making prosperous
land OF q county. that was said 10 be in
an aIid area They have toued scar after
year and are in position TO appreciate
the hereht to be derived from free text
books Day county people. while prosper !
Gus know the value of every CoIsr. /
some of them come hard. ana they are (
H. hearty accord With ,h, ideas of Ire
Republican party relative 10 schools ard