The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-04-03
CONVENTION
TO MEET SOON
Call for Gathering at Guthrie
Next Thursday.
REPRESENTATION Is GIVEN
Meeting Promises to Be a
Largely Attended One.

Guthrie, o. T, April 2-An Thursday
Of next week the Republican territorial
purpose of nominating a candidate for
congress and delegates to the national
Republican convention.
1t will in some respects be the most re-
narkable convention ever held in the
territory In the first place 1t VIII De
remarkable for its harmony. The WASH
atas. the Pawnees, the kiowas, the
Comanches and the Potowatomies VIII
move on Gthrie and strike their tents
nv the side of the statesmen and war
riors from lincoln, Grant, Garfield,
Blaine, Dewey. Custer. Logan, Cleveland,
Psyne, Noble, Roger Mills and Greer.
There will be no strife for the reason
that they come for common purpose. 10
line UP the Republican hosts against the
common enemy.
The indications now are that every oeie-
gate in that convention will be for the
denomination of Bird S. Mcclure FOR con-
gress and for the election of Cash Gaze
for national committeeman. Delegates
may. some of them, stand up in the con-
vention and look around for suitable men
10 send to the national convention, but
that is all.
For the first time in the history or
Oklahoma it looks like notional issues
will be discusses in the campaign this
year. AS Governor Ferguson puts It, the
bill reported in congress by the committee
on territories has practically eliminated
local issues The bill proposes 10 bring
in Oklahoma and the Indian Territory as
one state and to leave the school LAND
question to the legislature of the new
state
That bill is a Republican measure and
the Republicans of Oklahoma Will accept
It. The Democrats Of the territory have
always supported single statehood and
they cannot now turn round and consls-
tently oppose the bill because it is Re-
publican measure BY this measure the
school land question has been pushed
ahead at least two years and the terri
toral convention this year will hardly
attempt TO make a platform for the rep
resentative districts of a state that is
not yet formed and admitted to the unicn.
Then the question comes up for answer.
what will be the issues in the coming
campaign?
Some of the Republican leaders pretend
to believe that the Democrats will try to
Dick flaws in the statehood bill and claim
that it Is in the interests of the RepuD-
aican party in &some of its provisions.
This course seems hardly probable and
some of the Democratic bosses in this
city declare that their party will accept
the bill for the simple reason mat the
party during the two last campaigns ia
vored single statehood.
In the city election in Guthrie the col
ored question has been raised by the DEM
ocrats and they say the same issue will
be raised when their county convention
meets. There are now plenty of evil
dences going to show that there is design
in this and that the Democrats of the
territory are going to take up the issues
raised by German in Maryland and make
their fight for white supremacy. OF
course everybody knows that there is
no danger Of the negroes ever ruling
Oklahoma. but that does not make any
difference TO the politicians VIII oare look
ting for an issue that will carry them into
o1sce.
NE can come to the rescue of the Demo-
cratic party in Oklahoma and furnish it
with a campaign issue Under ordinary
circumstances il would seem that Nc
CURE. after having represented the terri
tory for two years. ought to furnish the
Democrats with an issue. bu, the trouble
is that Mcclure has not made mistakes
enough TO wad a shot gun. let alone
furnishing timber for a Democratic plat
form. 1t is then probable that the Demo-
cratic guns will be trained very largely
on the negro.
The call issued Is as follows:
Pursuant to the action taken by, and in
compliance with the direc lions OF the Re-
publican territorial central committee at
q meeting on February %. 1904. a conven-
ton of the Republicans of Oklahoma ter
ritory, in delegate convention, is hereby
called to be held at Guthrie. o. T. on the
9Th day of April. 1904, at 10 o'clock a. m,
for the purpose. as designated by the
committee Of
First. nominating a candidate for dele
gate TO congress;
Second. selecting six delegates and six
alternates TO represent the Republicans or
Oklahoma Territory in the national Re.
publican convention to be held in the
city OF Chicago, June q. 1901.
Representation is based upon one dele
gate at large from each county and one
delegate for each hundred votes and
major fraction thereof. cast for Hon. 8.
s. Mcguire in 1902.
Upon this basis counties will be entitled
10 representation in said convention as
follows. viz: