Volume 16 , Issue 36

1896 Oklahoma Outlines

It was on 9 July 1896, Thursday morning, that The Wichita Daily Eagle had the following article on page four concerning "Oklahoma Outlines."

We also find in 1896 that federal office holders of Oklahoma were for Temple Houston, and the republican central committee of Oklahoma would meet July 28, 1896.

When Sam Houston, Temple Houston's father, was in the United States senate, he surprised the whole body by putting his heels on his desk and whittling a long stick. This amy come up in the campaign on hereditary grounds against Temple.

Leo Vincent had no opponents in the desire to be the Populist candidate against Dennis Flynn. It would be rather surprising if Greer county goes republican in the Fall of 1896. There was a chance of it.

Lyman U. Humphrey, once governor of Kansas, had an article in the Norman Transcript on the "Rise and Fall of Populism in Kansas." He said every vestige of it would disappear that year (1896).

There was also a story that Governor Renfrow took off his silver badge when he approached Whitney at Chicago, originated with the Washington correspondent of the Kansas City Journal, and that was prima facie evidence that it was a a fake.

To continue on, Bill Tihlgman could start right out again. the next time Tihlgman would probably fire. It was developing that the good outlaw was in the same state as the good Indian. Bill Doolin was a bold bad man, but he had a way of making his jailor forget it. Doolin, when he was escaping, appeared to have no trouble with that left leg, though.

Ira Terrill to Bill Doolin, "Go to Mecca, Bill, and never come back. It is the only safe way."

Temple Houston say on the end chair at the Chicago convention and bossed the Oklahoma crowd.

And so Bill Doolin got away. And the secret of his capture and many other valuable things went with him. The next time they capture Doolin they should send him to the penitentiary and try him by proxy afterward.The climate of Oklahoma never did suit Bill Doolin. Doily didn't like to stay in Guthrie and be exposed to cyclones.

Bill Tihlgman was certainly in hard luck. The rewards on Doolin were for his capture and conviction. That conviction, back then, ought to had been stricken out as redundant.   |  View or Add Comments (0 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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