The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-08
.viGUIKE
WILL FILL
OFFICES
Contest VIII Not Effect Value
of Endorsement.
WILL CONSULT COMMITTEE
Dennis Flynn Is Expected
Home Next Week.

Guthrie. o. T.. March with the
passing of the 9Th of March. Oklahoma
experienced a change in delegate TO Con-
gress. Bird Mcclure, Of Pawnee county.
elected at the last territorial election.
succeeded Dennis I. Flynn, who has spent
years il Congress doing good work for
Oklahoma and Oklahcmans. Mr.. McGu
viii not be sworn in until the next ses-
sion OF Congress. and IL is not probable
that he Will go 10 Washington until late
next fail.
BY the recent changes Of delegate TO
Congress. Mr.. Mcclure, acting in conjunc-
ton with the territorial committee. will
have charge of the recommendations for
federal appointments in Oklahoma. I'm
mediately after the election there was an
explicit understanding between the dele
gate and delegate elect, relative TO these
recommends tons. Mr.. Mcclure believed
it good policy for him not to interfere
in any manner with recommendations for
appointments as long as Mr.. Flynn con-
tinued in the Office as delegate. With
the retirement of Mr.. Flynn. il is now up
to Mcclure to take charge of this matter
for the 10000 people representing his
constituency in the territory. However.
without the territorial committee concur
ring in these recommendations, Mr.. Nc
CURE viii not take them up. and the man
who desires Office viii have business with
the committeeman before his matter gets
to the favorable notice Of the delegate.
Owing to the fact that a contest was
instituted by attorneys for William Cross.
defeated candidate for delegate TO Con-
gress. there have been reports from the
Democratic side OF the fence that Mr..
Mcclure viii have nothing TO say rela-
tive to adjustments until the contest is
settled. The contest will have no bearing
on this matter and the new delegate will
have as much to say about appointments
as though there had never been a con-
test started.
Those who have looked into the contest
do not believe that it viii result in any
thing but chagrin for the men who are
behind it. Testimony has been taken in
various counties. Claims have been made
by Mr.. Cross friends that he Will be sue
cessfm in securing a seat in Congress. but
how and why they fail to state. There
has been nothing found in any of the
counties lIdI WOUiu llQItdNt lildl the uN-
feated candidate can possibly have ma
jority and, on the other hand. the in
dications are that if the ballots We're
opened the majority Of the Republican,
delegate would not be less than 500.
OF late, some of the Democratic news
papers over the territory have been max
ing claims that Cross had the matter
''cinched'' but his attorneys merely smile
when the matter is mentioned.
Immediately after election Delegate Nc
CURE began TO receive many letters from
people in the territory asking him TO con-
slider matters that were coming up. His
mail has increased and il has kept him
busy keeping up with his correspondence
Mr. Flynn has. undoubtedly. received just
as many letters as usual while in Wash
ington. and from the indications. the
new delegate Will not have much time
for a summer vacation If postoiiice en-
ployes continue TO hand out letters and
communications to him.
Delegate Mcclure Will remain in Guth-
rie until after the legislature adjourns.
and shortly after that time. he and Mrs.
Mcclure will go to their former home in
Pawnee.