Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-11-13
NO DEBT TO
 REPUBLICANS
Gerr, mandcr> b, Political Powers May Be Offset by Democratic Dr.
 ganization in Oklahoma.

ganizaton in Oklahoma.
 Washington, Nov l3-The first election of members of congress ill Oklahoma will be watched with in- tense interest at Washington. Both parties will canduct battle royal to carry the frs election there. An in- itial victory either way will have q powerful influence in determining the political future of the state. Nothing succeeds like success. and nothing succeeds in politics like victory. Once state declares itself positively one WaX OF dhe other- -uula extraordinary conditions will change il. The thing amounts to a s0ft of habit.
 Democrats who come up 10 Wash in2ton from Oklahoma and Indian Territory say that they will carry lour ot the ii4a congressional dis tficts The Republicans claim three of the five. The latter party has all the best of the districting. X Repub-
 
 ,nandrred the Territories to suit it's best interests. and in this respect the Democrats are handicapped. The un- known quantity of the new state is Indian Territory, which has never cast a full vote, but which. because il is peopled chiefly from Texas, Ar LanS.,c and NiSSDuri iS aGSllInaI tO he heavily Democratic.
 However. the recent elections for delegate ill congress from Oklahoma have not given the Republicans an overwhelming majority. Bird $. Me Guire, with the Roosevelt popularity to help him out. received less than 1000 majority ill 1904
 Furthermore, there was then an in- ducement to elect a Republican dele gate. Being Of the majority party. it Was argued that Mcclure could do more toward securing statehood than could a Democrat. Then there were many schemes in air dependent for success upon the course of the Inte rtor department here, which might be aided by a Republican delegate.
 In the coming election the RoOse vet play will not have so much force. The statehood question will have been settled. and in way that should not and probably does not involve any debt of gratitude on OklahOmas $ part to the Republicans. In addition, much find it's vent in votes against Repub- liean national administration It is calculated that the Democrats stand q good chance to carry the Territory now marked as the Territory of Ok lahoma.
 The land offices of Oklahoma dur ing the last fiscal year turned into the United States treasury S34S,- l4339 after deducting $3o.11o.16 for expenses This would make the total receipts during the year $603. 913.S9. to the treasury. S411.05o was credited to the reclamation fund. The total reclamation fund credited to Okla- h0ma up 10 June 90 is S3.33S,1o3, of which no, less than 5l per cent, or S1 .So4. 16l must he spent for irrigation and reclamation within the borders of | I05lahOnla.
 The largest returns in Oklahoma  during the last fiscal year. ot course, came from the Woodward Land dis trict, i'll which is located the most de- sirable land in largest quantities. The receipts of the Woodward office were Sl95,l>1.=
 The t1 Reno Land District contrib- a8ed $lfS.495. iHeludins $5>,a66 from he sales of Wichita cedar land.
 NJ LaWtou tae receipts We're Slo6,- 3:55e: al Man>u@. >5&,otf; at Gafherie S@Fa>I at <tf=~..41ef, $19,l$N. and at AEN1 $t9.lt1