The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-31
(By willis J. Abbot.)


parties in 1908 are likely to b,
fighting conventions In each ther,
will be "A multipli dty Of candidates
In the democratic convention II Is
altogether probable that Mr.. Bryan
will be nominated. though It cannot
he regarded as a certainty. In the
republican convention it is altogether
possible that Mr. Taft may be nomi.
mated. although 1t cannot be looked
upon as a possibility.
Politicians in New York are laugh
ing at two editorial articles, one
which appeared in the New York
/ sun; one In the Washington Post.
The Sun thinks that It has been
twenty-thrcc years since there was
a spirited democratic national con
vention. That of course was the
convention of 1884 when Grover
| Cleveland was nominated the first
fime. II must be admitted that
some spirit was added to that con
vention by the fact that the New
| York Sun was then and through the
,nmpaign following, supporting Ben
Butler bhe greenbacker, first for
the nomination and afterwards for
the presidency. That seems to have
been the last chance the Sun had
to exercise any influence in a demo
cratic national convention and there
| fore II finds all since Hat stale and
unrrolitable. Anyone who saw the
democratic convention in 1892 in
| Chicago who sat in the tottcring
ana ramshacklcd wigwam with
fierce sto.m approaching the point
off a hurricane raging without; with
the lights now going out and now
dropping from their supports and
with Shc Hon. Burke Cochran max.
ing the greatest and most ineffe,-
tual speech ever heard in natio-
nal convention will hardly look upon
that as a common place gathering.
And II the Chicago convention of
1896 was commonplace mild interest
would be riot and enthusiasm
revolution. The men who wee priv
ileged to attend that convention
saw such spectacle as perhaps
will not be witnessed again for
Scnr,s of years.
Then comes "A republican paper as
| serting tat republican conventions
have been cut and dried sin " the
there was pretty fight in Minnea-
polls In 1892 and Mr.. Harrison
might then have been beaten for
nomination had 1t not been for
the physical disability OF Mr.. Blaine
To lead the men wto really desired
- follow him. McKinley's nomina-
tion In 96 was a foregone conclu-
SION month before the convention.
l'ut We must not forget the pathetic
situation OF the unfortunate Roose-
welt in 1900 when he was dragfed
from the study of the Greek elias
sizes in HIS reticlnS room In q. der
to accept the vice-prcsidency when
h' d.d not want ant which he dii
not long adorn.
There will be nothing prefunc-
tory about either convention this
year. The republican party has can
| didatcs in the person of Secretary
Taft, Sec. Cortelyou, Senator Fora
ker, Senator l.aFolette, Vice-Presi-
dent Fairbanks, Speaker Cannon and
I GOV. Hughes II from all these the
/ delegates are unable to make a
choice, they can always find a re-
,ept'ye candidate already occupying
the white house.
The democratic party has fewer
cLnd d.dates-possibly because It has
fewer men in publ, life in Wash.
| ingtCn able 10 impress themselves
on the public consciousness. But be
sides Mr.. Bryan it has Gov. Johnson
/ Of Minnesota, Senator Culbcrson pj
Texas Judge Gray of Delaware. Lieu
tcnant-Goyernor Chanler of New
York or Mayor Johnson Of Cleveland.
Some of these will doubtless be re-
presented by delegations in the con
yention, All of them are so loyal
that they will defer to the conyeu-
tion's action and support the ticket.
The only difference between the
democracy and the republican party
is that in the proper rivalry for the
nomination republican politicians
are building up bitter personal an.
tagonisms which will count on elec'
tion day. The rivalries within the
democratic party are between men
Uhn haiiaNa that this tima shall ha