The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-25
CRIMES DOES
NOT like IT
Report That He Tried to Knife
Speed Displeases
He is PERSONAL FRIEND
Political Gossip Heard About
Dennis Flynn

Guthrie, o. T, March PA Washington
dispatch published this morning in the
leading democratic paper of Oklahoma
City to the effect that the fight on Horace
Speed was inspired by Henry T. Asp and
William Grimes caused a wave of dis
pleasure to pass over the face of the
high authority on alfalfa in all Oklahoma,
Farmer Grimes who at this time holds
down the office Of territorial secretary
1t is claimed here that if the saying be
true that whom the gods would destroy
they first make mad there has never
been any evidence that the goods had
marked Farmer Grimes for their victim
He is one of the most even tempered men
known to Oklahoma politics. Some Of the
old timers here claim that when an enemy
plunges his political dagger in close proxi-
nifty to Farmer Grimes heart he views
his anatomy with unruffled composure
while seeking a tender spot in which to
strike back.
The territorial secretary and the United
States attorney have long been warm
the secretary admitted that it made him
tired. This was considered a good time
TO get Farmer Grimes to talk and he was
asked what he thought Of the way IN
which Delegate Mcclure had induced con-
gress to district the proposed new state
of Oklahoma giving the state five con-
gressmen He said that he supposed that
Mcclure was entitled to the credit for
that but after looking II over he said he
was unable 10 say that it was not fair
He thought some men might want 1t diff
ferent for their especial interest but when
the whole situation was viewed he said
he did not see how it could be made any
better
There is a good deal of mystery about
Oklahoma politics and a real prophet is
required to tell the ultimate Of some
political moves on the chessboard. Now
for instance what outsider could ever
imagine the object of publishing to the
world that William Grimes was one Of
the accusers of Horace Speed. Recently
word is being given out over the territory
in a quite way that Dennis Flynn is
setting his stakes to go into the terri
torial republican convention and take the
national committeeman plum away lIOih
Cash Cade.
1t is n we'll known fact among the
friends Of the ex-delegate TO congress that
he does not desire the position Of national
committeeman. 1t. is also as well under
stood that his friends DO not want him
to have it. They say openly that they
are keeping Mr. Flynn back for something
better.
One of Mr.. Fiynn'S most influential sup
porters in this city ssid today that this
position of national committeeman al this
time was not desirable He said Cash
Cade would undoubtedly he made natio-
nal committeeman for Oklahoma. BE
said it was equally certain that Soper
would be made the national committee
man for the Indian territory. He said
they would be elected for four years and
two years before the presidential cleo
ton of 1898 Oklahoma and the Indian ter
ritory would become one state. Then he
said they would be UP against il.
He said the state would be allowed but
one vote in the committee and then the
question would arise which one should
case that vote or whether either should
be entitled to cast it. 1t might be set
tied he thought by allowing each one to
cast half vote and he would like to know
who would want to be half a committee
man from Oklahoma.