The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-17
OVER SUNNY
SOUTH KANSAS
Victor Murdoch Travels Over
a Great Territory
FIVE SPEECHES IN ONE DAY
Visited Historic Places in
Grand Old Sumner
FIVE SPEECHES IN ONE DAY

sixth and last week To-Day DulihS liz
week, he has been in nine counties and
met with no opposition anywhere The
only trouble met with anywhere was
the general over-confdence Of the people
that alr Murdoch has cinch- This
feeling is strong enough 10 be very dan
gerous In order to overcome it, and 20
make the candidate absolutely safe, the
people here at home must cast full vote
or as near 10 il as possible. To this end
they are asked 10 make some sacrifice
OF time on the day Of the election and
this request is made with an advance
feeling that it viii be responded 10 with
the same uon-partisan generosity that
has always characterized the people OF
Wichita when a matter was at stake III
volving the loyalty Of the citizens.
Monday morning Dir. Murdoch started
for Ashland over the Mulvane and En-
glewood railway. At Clearwater he was
met by fine representation of its clti-
zenship with a brass band. The day was
rainy but Mr.. Murdoch barred his head,
mounted a box and made them five
minute talk that aroused considerable en-
thusiasm. 1t was the first outdoor speech
that Mr. Murdoch ever made and he ac-
quilted himself so creditably that his
friends encouraged him to make more Of
them. The result was that he made five
speeches during the day-one at Clear
water, one at Anness, one at Spivey' one
at Zenda and at Coates where another
brass band met him. All his talks were
well-timed, interesting, conservative, pa
triotic and full of meat for the people
who listened to him. He surprised his
best friends by the freedom with which
he spoke ana the admirable manner of
the grouping of his ideas. 1t assured
those wEo heard him that he Will fulfil
the prophesy Of the man who said that
the candidate, within three years, will
be one OF the best orators in the public
life Of the state.
Mr.. Murdoch did not speak at Ashland
but he met most every citizen of the town
and the reception he was accorded was
very gratifying to him. Without refer
ence to PAL " the people gave him the
glad-hand and some Of the most warm
friendships he brought home with him
were the friendships of true and tried
Democrats That evening he was the
uately and regretably, was confined 10
his bed. MI. Murdoch made an exception
ally good impression IN Ashland
Ashland is one Of the good county-seat
towns Of western Kansas. It's merchants
are prosperous, the cattle industry IS
thriving and a good deal Of building is
going on and the people are happy and
comtented The town is admittedly the
best in that section of the state. Some
good wheat fields can be seen about it
everywhere and the best alfalfa seen on
the trip is near there. Judge Madison
opened a session Of court there Monday
and il brought a great many people 10
town.
Mr.. AIurdocks next visit was TO Cold
water. the capital of Comanche county.
The dsy was wet and chilly but for all
that a great many farmers came to town
TO meet the candidate. He left a fine
impression with them. for he was able
20 talk with them intelligently on every
topic. especially on topics very closely
allied with their material interests. He
saw nearly every man in Coldwater, visit
ed with them in their places of business
and had a regular handshakin. Aove
his interest. for Coldwater was. at one
time "A typical frontier town. 1t was
said there that it would be extremely
difficult to get out the vote OF the county,
but Mr.. Murdocks visit aroused enough
interest TO warrant the prophecy that
there viii be q good turn out, a good
vote and q good majority for the red
headed candidate.
Coldwater has improved about 1000 per
cent in ten years. SO far as the appear
ance Of the town is concerned. Painters
have been busy there and the little city
sets like a shining Jewel on top of the
hill upon which it was built Nearly all
the good business houses are OF brick
and contain stocks OF goods that are
surprisingly large and complete. The
merchants are active and pulling together
for the greater glory of the town The
immigration as very large. Men are COM
ing there from every direction and the
real estate men are active. Fine land
is still selling in that county for from
s to s. a nacre. a good deal less than
the same kind Of land selling for across
the line in Oklahoma.
Protection is another thriving town in
been at work there too. and the little
city nestles in the valley surrounded on
avery side by wide fields Of alfalfa and
pasture fun OF cattle. Two streams run
on either side Of il, streams that have
gravel bottoms and fish that weigh as
high as six pounds. With trees that val
ley would look as lovely as any il The
state Of Kansas.
Mr.. Murdoch was met at the depot by
fifteen good citizens Of the town who
gave him a hearty welcome and assur-
snces that they would remember him on
election day.
Tuesday night was speat in Englewood.
q town that has probably the best small
hotel IL the state. The town was orig
inally laid out BY Wichita people and
they made money in the enterprise. E.y-
erything. practically. at Englewood. is
cattle There are some fine ranches neC~
by-bis aud small Englewood is Wit -
Two miles OF oklahoma ana is gettsnS
&c be dne trading point. Charley Doyle.
whose children are going 10 school IN
Wichita, is one OF the big merchants Of
the town. de is a me fellow and very
popular at Euglewcod. Fred Lee, great
b.g-hearted Kentuekian. is also one OF
the sreat merchants OF that town and
section ana IS doing an immense bust
ness. Dr. Maine. one OF the cd resi-
dents is now putting up a dne business
building anu he told an Eagle man that
he had it rented already for a general
merchandise business.
Mr.. Murdoc., met every man in Eaglc-
wood, had plenty time to talk with them
ana he left behind hiH4 a good iupres-