The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-29

SENATOR CORE
NO CANDIDATE.
Lawton Statesman Defines His
Position in Politics.
TOO BRIEF A RESIDENCE
Favors Hearst for the Demo-
cratic Nomination.

Guthrie, q. T., Nov. Ex-senator Gore Oh
Lawton was in the city yesterday en-
route to Indian Territory, where he is
billed for several speeches. Being asked
in regard to his reported candidacy for
delegate to congress. Senator Gore said
Il am not a candidate for congress. A
few of my very partial friends have fiat
tered me with solicitations TO make the
race, but l am constrained to think that
those friends are too much like angels
visits The truth is my residence in Ok
Iahoma has peen too brief to Justify me
in aspiring to that honor. =.
Brief as my residence has been, how
ever, yield TO no one in my devotion to
the territory love oklahoma; 1 love
every blade of grass and every grain Of
her sand; her brave men and her fair
women, her splendid citizenship. 1t
would certainly be laudable ambition
to serve such a people, to promote their
welfare and to glorify their destiny. But
Oklahoma got along very well for a dozen
years before L came here How she did 1t
of course 1 am unable to imagine, but the
fact remains undeniable. There are many
Democrats in Oklahoma who fought the
battles of Democracy long before my ar
rival They have better claim to the
support of the party and the support OF
Inc people than / have. / have no rea-
son to think that / could defeat them
if / wou4-, and 1 am not vain enough
to think that should defeat them if l
could.
After such men as Ames, Alexander,
Anderson, Bowles, Clark. Doyle, Dunn,
forrest, Hoffman. Johnson, Jones. Mat
thews, Maxey, Neff. Nagle and many
others have been to the bat, l may then
aspire TO an inning If the game is not
over
Asked as to his views regarding the APP
preaching presidential campaign, the SEN
ator said
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Personally 1 am for Mr.. Hurst. His
views on the statehood question renders
his eligible for our support. The Demo-
cracy has several available candidates
who could probably win. but Mr.. Hearst
has more points in favor of his avaiiabili-
ty than any one else.
In the first place he is a man of presi-
dental mould. AS chief magistrate he
would inspire confidence at home and
command respect abroad.
I'm the second place he could unite and
harmonic the warning factions of
democracy, one Of the conditions prece-
dent to success. He is neither too con-
servative for the liberal nor too liberal
for the conservative element of the party.
With Hill and German commanding one
wing, and Bryan and Harrison command
ing the other wing. Hearst's 'conquering
car would be irresistible.
In the third place Mr.. Hearst is the
best possible match for Mr.. Roosevelt,
which is point of supreme Importance.
He is a resident of New York and would
therefore countervail whatever local pride
and partially may obtain for the presi-
dent in that pivotal state. He is ma
tive of California and would offset that
affected wasternism which Mr.. Roosevelt
parades with SO much spectacular effect.
1.-The native sons of the golden west"
would carry California for Hearst and
probably Washington and Oregon also.
I'm the next place. Mr.. Hearst owns
and edits three of the largest Democratic
daiIies in the country, and through this
medium reaches a larger audience than
would thus be able to effectually assaii
the opposition on either flank and in the
center at one and the same time.
Last but not least, Mr.. Hearst is an
intense American, devoted to our republi-
can institutions and republican ideas. A
public spirited phiianthropist whose hu-
is not merely professional, but
proven, not assumed, but demonstrated,
on many and fitting occasions"