The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-18
THE MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY OF NEW York
PANCOAST KiDOER, Manager.
2o8 Whine Building, Wichita, Kan.
RICHARD A McCvRoY. President.

hood for Oklahoma. He referred 10 the
growth OF the territory and the many
reasons why we should have statehood
now. owing to the attitude Of the Dem
ocratic party on the statehood question
and other matters, he could not support
Bill Cross, and clothed his reasons in
such language that his hearers We're con-
WINGED shat Judge Cromwell is sincere
in his opinions on these questions After
the meeting d number of Populists who
were in the audience shook hands with
Mr.. Mcclure and Judge Cromwell and
stated that they We're for the Republican
nominee in this campaign. Mr.. Mcclure
was pleased with his meeting here last
night and il was an auspicious beginning
Of his second campaign "trip Of two weeks
duration.
Vernon ". Whiting. secretary of the
Republican territorial committee, was
here last night TO attend the meeting.
M Whiting was pleased with the splen-
did speeches and is enthusiastic over the
condition which prevails At this time over
the territory The situation never looked
better" said Mr.. Whiting" and the re-
from all points of the territory are in
dicative Of the landslide tnat is coming in
November when Mr.. Mcclure viii be
elected TO congress by large majority
This county Will give Mr.. Mcclure
larger majority than it gave Dennis flynn
two years ago" said James Gibson, bet
ter known in Oklahoma as Jim Gibson.
territorial committeeman for Kinghsher
county. in talking of conditions We
have had q large immigration to this
county during the past two years, and l
believe from the repores l have been re-
ceiving from township committeeman that
the Republicans have been making big
gains. There is no question, really. about
Mr.. Mcclure carrying the county-it IS
simply q matter of majority The Repub-
Iicans viii elect their county ticket. in
spite of the fact that there is John
Brown ticket in the field We are al
wei organized and in good shape to make
a winning campaign 1t is my impress
sion that this county is in as COCA condl-
ton as any county in the entire territory
when it comes to politics, or anything
else. for that matter.
The amount Of business done in Hennes-
sev is a surprise to The visitor. Every
merchant carries large stock Of goods
and one can find almost everything TO
be found in a much larger city The
Dcorle are energetic and are looking for
ward TO the time when Hennessey will be
one Of the largest cities in the territory
The city is growing and all her business
men report splendid trade this season
Hennessoy was named after lamented
Pat Hennessey. The grave of the well
known man is near the city and is one
9f the places shown The visitor The wo-
rlen of Hennessey have taken good care |
Of it and ii is a beautiful spot.
W e. Malaley, one of the well known /
men in Hennessey. was one Of the party 1
which took Pat Hennessey from the fire /
m the tth aav Of July 1874 He also (
assisted in the burial ceremonies on the /
following day. and tells interesting stories /
# The DAYS in this country al that pc
.iod. In 1870 Mr.. Malaley arrived in OF /
ava. Kansas and I'm 1872 was in Wichita 4
xb,n that city was not nearly so large I
,s It is at the present time. Mr. Malaiey /
6 one Of the old-times in Oklahoma and I
,e never fails to say a good word for
,is old-tirne friends or for the town which
Re calls his home.