The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-11-11
.SPEAKERSR|P CAMPAIGN
AT THIS EARLY DATE IsALREADY
GETTING WARM.
Republican Aspirants in Evidence
From Every Neck Of the Woods
Babeoek Of Wisconsin One Of
the Latest and Strongest.
to the Ardmoreite

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washington, Nov. 11.-The cam
paign for the speakershlp has begun
TO sizzle and promises to reach a
much higher state Of temperature as
soon as all the candidates arrive on
the spot which the must of them Sii!
DO in the near future II SIS rather
early to begin so hot a contest, as the
new speaker is not usually caucussed
for until about a week or ten days
before the convening Of congress. But
this time the republican aspirants pro
pose to take old Father Time by the
nape Of the neck and force things. All
that Tie democrats will have to do ~
the premises is to stand by and watch
the fight. Up to this hour it Is any
candidates fight. Early in the season
liz looked as if Uncle Joe Cannon had
one thing grasped with double air
tight cinch. Not so today. A dozen
strong men have announced their am
bition to hold the high Office with its
Thigh honor and emoluments, and heav-
en- knows how many more will swarm
from the woods and plains before the
important matter is settled. The
strongest and latest candidate TO throw
his hat into the contest and beg some
one to step on his coattail is Babcock
Iof Wisconsin, chairman OF the repub-
one to step on his coat tail Is BabcoclI
will have backing from nearly every
state in the Union where republican
members have been elected. And why
should not? He has done yeomans
service in behalf of the party for 10
these many years. He has not asked
much in the past and now that he
does ask it would be doing him an un-
grateful turn to throw him down
John Dalzell of Pittsburg is in the
field to stay. as is also Littleheld OF
Maine,a man who Is a vigorous fighter
as well as man of more than ordin.
} airy ability. Sherman and Payne OF
New York will doubtless lock horns
in a contest for the place and the con,
test promises to bring TO the surface
good deal of bad blood between re
publican brethren before the matter
, is finally settled. Babcock's slogan, II
is said, will be revision of the tariff
and down with the trusts. His rivals
do not seem TO have any slogans
They just want to get in and attend to
) the slogan business later on. This is
3 doubtless wise policy for it doesn't al
. ways do 20 let your enemy know
. whether you are going 10 give it tc
him where the chicken got the axe oi
in the solar plexus until the blow is de
e livered and does its little work. Al
soon as a really strong man develops
D all the little ones will combine agains
+ him. This kind of warfare may dowI
:. Babcock later on If he develops mucl
t. strength.
!. OF course, some Of the candidates
for speaker are in the business 70
S revenue only, such as fat and juicy as
e signments on committees. These fel
lows will watch the progress of tn
game and will try to get next to tn
r probable winner. The democrats vii
e probably select Mr.. Richardson of Ter
y nessee, who has been leader of tn
o house democrats for the past thre
4. or fOur sqgeions He Is fine narlif
mentarian and has the confidence c
his colleagues.