The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-01-12
10y willis J. Abbot)


years and through many campaigns.
the democratic party has been han.
dicappcd oy the action ot It's national
convention I'm selecting for the vice
presidency a man who had no polt-
lcal power. but who was supposed
To have a barrel Practical politi-
clans gricve that the barrel was not
opened. The men who believe that
the democratic party Is 10 be the
force which shall drive the barrel
out of political power rejoice that
II vas not opened The men who
believe in true democracy do not
look back with pride upon Mr. Henry
| Casaway Davis, coal magnate of
West Virginia. They cannot be keen
about MIR. Stevenson Of Illinois,
though the taint of the barrel was
not attached to him. Mr. Steven
son was not nominated because he
was expected to contribute largely to
| the campaign fund. but his nomina.
tion brought little strcnsth to the
/ ticket, however admirable and lovablc
/ he might have been In 1896 Arthur
| Sewall Of Maine was nominated for
| the vice presidency. lie was about
as well known in national politics
/ at that time as n congressman from
Oklahoma would be today His cand.
dacy was nothing but an incubus
upon the national ticket. 1t hurt
| from beginning to end BY this II
/ Is not intended to say that he
was not a good man for the place.
probably he would have been had
he been elected. But he was not
I known, and he added to the ticket
no strength. Neither did Gen Ste
venson add any strength to the tick
ct in 1900. while the veteran Davis
in 1904 contributed only weakness
Looking back over the history of
democratic conventions for sixteen
years, 1t is apparent that after the
hard fight over the presidenc. I
the vice presidency has gone by de
fault. How futile and foolish this IS
might be shown by little political
history cited from the records OF the
republican party. At least two vice
presidents elected by that party have
SSss-
ciety, the members of which include
many of the prominent Irish-Amer-
leans of the city, with whom the
genial archbishop is a favorite.
In witty acknowledgement of the
round Of applause which greeted
him. the archbishop remarked:
Il appreciate your greeting. and |
thank you, my friends. from the
heart. Permit me, too, upon this oc.
casion, to express my gratitude to
you for your interest in me in nam
ing your society after me, the Philo-
bishop who is thus highly honored." ="
Lippincotts Magazine.
=
A North Carolina lawyer says that
when Judge Buxton. OF that state.
made his first appearance at the bar
as a young lawyer, he was given
charge. by the states solicitor, OF the
J prosecution OF a man charged with
some misdemeanor.
| gnnp annaarad that thara Wa c
no evidence against the man, but
Buxton did his best. and was aston
ished when the jury brought in a
) verdict of guilty"
p After the trial one of the Jurors
tapped the young attorney on the
shoulder. Buxton" said he, eve
didn't think the fellow was guilty
p but at the same time we didn't like
D to discourage a young lawyer by
q acqultting him."-Argonaut.
4 "Oh, my dear" said the new proud
Y mother to her husband, j wish yor
/ could see the new baby across tn,
/ way. It's perfectly lovely! Such q
d delicate sweet little creature as /
e IS, It's a perfect little cherub, witt
o the loveliest eyes, the sweetest III
!. tie mouth, and the cunningest littl'
nose. 1t looks as II It had just drop
ped from Heaven, and every tiny fea
:. ture had been fashioned by the an
5 gels"
S rs It as nice as our baby?' quickl.
: asked her husband
!. Mercy no, Not half" was tn,
y emphatic reply that came from the Vi
5 cnity OF the adintyruifled crib
r Ladies' Home Journal.
n Mrs. Ada Hines wishes 20 be re