The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-14
BRIDGEPORT
CAPTURED BY
BIRD M CURE
People Gave Popular Candi-
date Rousing Reception.
CONCERNING FREE HOMES
He Made the People a DigRi-
fed Promise.

Bridgeport. o. r. sept is.-Iast Thurs
day was political DAY IN Bridssport FER
Caddo county Republicans. Bsrd : Nc
Guire. the congressional candidsts. vas
the guest OF honor and no candidate for
this position could have had more cor
dial reception anywhere than De received
fere. The candidates for county osnces
in Cadao were here &c assist IN receiving
Mr.. Mcclure ana 70 meet ths pcoplo q
this section OF the eouaty. AR. Mcclure
drove over in the morning from Geary
and spent the time up g the hour FOR the
meeting getting acquainted With peo-
PIE. he mex MANY old friends hare ana
the rnen who knew him On other parts os
the territory have net words enough ia
their vocabularics 90 express their aa-
mirati0n FOR the Republican candidate.
Owing 10 the fact that there was not q
suitable building IN town. Il was pIaaned
TO hold the meeting cut OF doors Tia
cold weather prevented that however.
and a room up town was secured and
noon. the Bridgeport band. new orrani-
zstion and a worthy che. sersnaded Mr..
Mcclure at Hotel Carpenter ard escorted
him TO the han. The building prepared
for the meeting was Inadequate to hold
the crowd. There were many women
present ard others returned % their
homes. owing 70 their Inability % get
into the room Men crowded avound The
door on the sidewalk anxious a hear
What the Republican candidate would say
on the issues of utmost Importance % ths
people Of the new country
The speech delivered here By Sir. Ale
CURE is the nrst one ne has msds A ths
new country. Statehood. free hognea and
free Textbooks were the important issues
talked OF Mr.. Mcclure devoted few
minutes % the mixed school question
which was time enough 10 diss3pate tbs
arguments Of Bin Cross. that The negro
question Is an issue "a this campaign
Mr.. Mcclure talked plainly and sguarely
TO the people II Caddo county on ths
statehood Question. He talked OF ths
school fund of the territory and declared
that he was in favor Of the legislators
appropriating enough money 70 make uD
the amount due the three nsw couuuss
from thu last apportionment which they
did not participate IN The sentiment met
with the applause 81 the entire audience
air. Mcclure discussed every phase % The
statehood question and then passed on %
free homes. Hestated thst the Republican
party had secured free homes through
tho efforts OF Mr Flynn and others. for
the people az the Cherokee strip and
that the party had declared Tor free
homes for every claim holder So the Tires
new counties. After discussing the pro-
position, Mr. Mcclure sald. Il cannot
promise you free homes nor can any can
1idate anor 20 DO that. But I wil PROM
Use you that I VII % on in my power
II elected. az an Ohahomaan for Okla
people or the three counties recently at-
taehef 10 Oklahoma" This statement
met with continued applause.
Mr McCaire's discussion ~ the free
textbook question took Immensely with
bis hearers. No people ln the territory
ran appreciate what free text. books mean
han the people ~ she uew country.
At the conclusion or Mr. AeCulrss
speech he left the BAN irnmodls.ely 20
he train.
Probably 10 section u the territory -
more intensely Republican ar the mem
'ers Or the party more eufh1riaarc shau
IA and around BRIDGEPORT Democrats
"a this portion ~ Caafo cou1fr hase raa-
eded that The coHrfv ~ HeBatlllsa -
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