The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-02-07

standpoint that the control OF tho
Republicans in territorial affairs
must not be jeopardized at time
when the election Of a Democrat to /
congress would so intrench the Dem
ocrat party, in case Of statehood, that
the Republicans could never nope to .
regain their prestige and supremacy.
This belief is known now, however /
to have been based upon a false hope /
The plan is to destroy Flynn and then
do the best possible in saving the
party from defeat
The anu.Flynnites in Logan coun-
" are said to have chosen Joseph w. .
NicNeal Of Guthrie. as their candi- F.
date for the congressional nomina
Iuon. McNeal has received requests
Ifsom an nortions Of Oklahoma asking
him TO enter the race McNeal isl
Inpe 70 declare himself as no longer
|under personal or political obliga-
tions 10 Flynn, and, if necessary. to
clash publicly with him. McNeal was
candidate for governor when Jenk-
ins was appointed. but did not get the
place Then he sought appointment
as territorial treamrer, but failed.
IJenkins was removed and Ferguson
became governor McNeal told Fer
guson that If there should be al
change in the Office of territorial
treasurer he would like to have his
name considered In the last week
Governor Ferguson announced that
the treasurership had beeb offered
Ito John II. Dillon of Geary for per
sonal reasons. McNeal has watched
1.-The course Of events and is by no
means Of the opinion that Flyun's
promises to him are in keeping with
what Flynn might have done had he
lexerted himself with his usual ener
gy and ability
In Logan county McNeal has the
fun support of those Republicans who
gave him most assistance in the coun-
lty convention that sent delegates to
the Enid convention when McNeal
after bitter fight, was elected
delegate to the Republican national
lconventon at Philadelphia. McNeal
lie a man of wealth. and should he
decide to contest the congressional
nomination with Flynn he viii not
be without a strong bank account,
which SIS regarded by many persons
as an essential in getting elected to
office
If what Flynn has said repeatedly
in the last year is to be regarded seri-
,ously, combines TO defeat his renomi-
nation are needless. He has declar-
ed emphatically that he will not be a
candidate, and that he would not
make the race even If his party
should nominate him. Friends have
attempted TO induce him to modify
this statement or say nouhing at all.
but Flynn's reply was only a yigor-
GUS declaration that he would not
permit his name to go before the con
vention There arc many politicians
who claim that every move made by
Flynn in The last six months has been
to strengthen his chances of renomi-
nation and election, and that he is
preparing to make the fight of his life
in the next campaign. II is no secret
hat Flynn viii be a candidate foe the
United states senate under statehood,
and the opinion is general that he
could not AFFORD to drop out Of public
life at this time.
Republicans are asking hat a
meeting of the territorial committee
oe called. and headquarters opened
for the campaign. They urge that
Democracy was never more dangerous
: in Oklahoma and that work should
begin at the earliest possible moment
to insure Republican success. Con
eeding that an ea.ly convention and
campaign would be TO the advantage
! OF the Republicans, such a plan would
be also TO the advantage OF Flynn, as
uhe longer the delay, the greater will
be the opportunity Of his factional
enemies to undermine his strength
and defeat his denomination. An ef
fort will be made to have the con
> vention he'd in one Of the Strip
towns