The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-06-01
THEY ARE ALL
AFTER WEST
SIDES SUPPORT
Congressional Aspirants are
Working Wires in That
Section.
ITS HELP IS ESSENTIAL
For the Contestant Who
Comes Out Winner.

Guthrie. o. T, May s1.-The work Of
organizing their forces for the congress
sional convention at Enid has been be
gun by the candidates in the contest for
the nomination. The past ten days has
seen more work Of this nature than any
time prior to thiz Almost every portion
o. the territory has been visited by the
respective candidates, and in some in
stances certain counties have been Wis
tied two and three times.
Dick 7. Morgan has been persistently at
work for weeks in making a personal
canvas OF the territory Probably no
man has seen as many men as Morgan.
That he has made friends there is hardly
any question, and many papers have
taken up his candidacy and commented
favorabIy on it, Joe AIcNeaI has been
steadily working. and his campaign has
progressed so far that headquarters have
been opened in this city for him in
charge Of A w Dunnagan Of Taloga.
AfcNeaI's friends insist that he is be-
coming stronger every day, and that
when he goes into the convention he viii
be power TO reckon with.
Bird Mcclure, after having thoroughly
tory. where the majority of his friends
and supporters reside. has turned his at
fention TO western Oklahoma, especially
in the remote western counties This por-
ton Of the territory has been claimed by
the McNeal men. What effect McGuire's
visit viii have on McNeals chances for
support in that part OF the territory is
problematicaE Mcclure has the reputa-
ton Of being a good campaigner, and
the eastern part OF the territory is push
ing his candidacy harder than ever be-
Icre.
Judge Jake Roberts has been in several
OF the counties through which the Rock
Island road runs. His strength is devel-
oping It is believed that his candidacy
has hurt McNeal more than any other
man in the race. owing TO the fact that
some of the western counties were talk
ing McNeal which viii now be for Rob
berts. Roberts has one feature to con-
tend with among certain politicians
which is missing in the candidates. of
the other men. And this is that those
persons who 90 not desire to have Den
mis- Flynn nominated believe, or at least
talk that Roberts is the candidate for
made that when the time comes Roberts
will withdraw in favor of Flynn and that
Flynn VIII be nominated in spite of the
fact that he has repeatedly stated that
he does not want the nomination. Such
reports do not carry weight with thAm
and Roberts friends are putting down
these statements wherever they are
found.
The territory west OF the Santa Fe viii
Be the fighting ground Of ,the candidates.
There viii be - delegates in the conven-
ton. No east side man can be nominated
unless he has the support of several dele /
cations from the west side There are
less than 2oo votes in the counties through
which the Santa Fe runs and east Of it,
The new counties with their s. votes,
viii cut considera bic strength in the con-
vention. as win Woods county and other
counties with large delegations Could
a west side candidate carry the coun-
ties in western Oklahoma. he would be
nominated. regardless of the vote of the
east side. Owing to the fight that is be-
ing made for the west side delegation.
It is improbable that any one man can
call that portion Of the territory to his
support as the delegations will be more
or less divided Until the county con-
ventions are held and the sentiment de-
termined in those conventions relative to
the various candidates, it is almost an
impossibility TO figure accurately 10 any
extent just what each Individual candi- /
date win carry in the convention. Even
then it may be difficult To secure an est- !
mate Of the situation. unless all coun- |
ties instruct their delegates. or take a /
vote on the matter in the convention.
AZ the present time the congressional /
fight has resolved Itself into this: Or I
sanization Of the forces OF candidates for (
the convention; a vigorous campaign for /
the west side vote. including the new
country. and no extraordinary develop /
ment Of strength hx any candidate