The Detroit times., 1908-06-12
SENATOR CORE NOW
BATTLING FOh
HIS SIGHT
STATESMAN FROM OKLAHOMA
RECEIVING REATMENT AT 4
WASHINGTON HOSPITAL - HE
OWES SUCCESS TO HIS WIFE.

WASHINGTON. June lo.-Senator
Thomas T. Gore. the blind statesman
from Oklahoma. is one OF the mos,
interesting figures IN Washington. and
indeed in national politics he Is daily
battling anr the restoration az his
sight AZ the Episcopal Eye, Ear ana
Throat hospital
The senator always speaks OF his
charming wife as my beautiful brown
eyes During the recent campaign IN
oklahoma he would often say IN his
speeches. "GenJlemen. remember the
little brown-cyed woman ut home hes
sSt her heart on my going 10 the Unit
ed States senate Vote for the little
brown-eyed woman If you cam
This is one OF the greatest gOmances
of modem politics. The blind p0llti-
clan, almost alone. except for hts bril
liant wife, 'no money, his competitors
spending thousands, with Only his re-
markable gift OF oratury and agaiu ais
dn+t.aA ~ hat
whoanoho plunged boldly INTO the strlg-
gle for fame, From the earliest days
L ~
been the eyes. the inspiration and
support Of the career OF the young
statesman
The senator admits that but for Tho
-help-a.id- oncnl-ra- e-lent III his LIln-
mate be could not have climbed 80
far up the ladder OF fame II was The
wifes Idea that the senator snogli
carry his campaign into the ve.N
homes OF the people OF the rural dis
trLcts Evening after evening .ry
blind statesman would spend sittins
before the fires Of the country pcoplp
telling them OF his hopes and 3mhi-
lions and OF his great desire 20 le Is
late better laws FOR the masses He
never torgo; 10 tell them about his
wife at home or how thoroughly she
shared his hopes and aims Some
times the vile would accompany the
aAltlS Da,Htla
Although tAo of Senator Cores op.
poneuts spent two hundred thousand
dollars ON the campaign. when the 70
turns came in from the rural districts
L was found that the farmers had re-
sponded spontaneously 10 The appeals
for the little broWn-eyed woman"
and voted for her
Probably the proudcst day of her
life was the dag thar congress con
yened as she sat in the senate GO ,lery
looking down upon the body Of men
or IHaTK OF WtItCffT f1VT duSDduTt TfT7U = I
her efforts was now one. II was late.
after all the members had taken their
seats. that the blind senator was led
TO his Ii caused Il sensation, there
was a byeathless silence. a tribute ~
the man and 10 the little woman who
had won the great fight against such
odds. Those seated near Mrs. Gore
could not help but notice the great
light Of pride and tenderness upon her
countenance and she turned TO her lit
tie daughter 10 call her attention 10
Papa in the senate chamber.
4 Constant Visitor.
Day after day during the SESSIONS
OF congress Mrs. Gore was a constant
visitor to the senate. She Is as I'm
ished politician as any man who
has a voice in the legislation OF the
country. often during heated de-
bate ths senator would turn his sight
less eyes In the direction Of the gal
lery as though asking approval OF hts
position.
Senator Gore and his wife stand
for clean politics. While the other
candidates Of their state spent thou
sands OF dollars in the campaign the
Cores managed their tor one thousand
ele4llafs- and they mcrtgaged tn6.r
home to obtain this. They had mo
paid enthusiasts TO travel over The
state In his behalf, no money TO buy
eulogies in the state press The wife
was the campaign maHEEeT, and, IT'S
sisted only by~a brother worked from
dawn until midnight mailing !itera-
ture and letters
While his wife was busy at home
Gore was travelling over his territory,
unaccompanied except by dignitar.es
OF the different towns. Mapping out
his speeches as lie travelled. always
speaking and telling one and all ~
his chief standby, the little brown
eyed woman AT nome who wants me
10 20 10 the senate Every dag the
busy wife found time to write a low.
ing letter urging MIN ~ suii greater
effort. These letters he read 10 the
plowmen, cotton growers and their
wives. and each time he received new
inspiration ana support. His oppon-
.ent#rid not know how to compete IN
this honest hoart-to-heart campaign.
TOO much crsdt cannot be- given
my wife for my success wrote son
ator gore 70 friend after his cleo
lion. l"It is she that ! depend upon
at all times Her unilagging interest
and continued encouragement made II
possible for me 10 win, and TO her
give all the credit"
Lived There Only Six Years.
The scaator and Mis- family had Nv
cd In Okin .oma. only six years when
the schalor announced mis- candidacy
for the United States senate. AT
Grst hrs candidacy was not taken SER
iofsly. The senator, at his wife's sug-
gestion. made Il still hunt and dis
cusSed- hls-,nlans with no one. She
passed Upon ana approved every step
he maize. II she opposed 4 plan, IL
was abandoned at once. IL she
thought It good, Il was adopted
N y allie the senator Is busy with his
naliiieal dulles his wife, when she Is
not sith him, spends her time writ
ing his letters. reading Subjects that
vtrf DC rf5rfrrt TO MIN anu arrrrr-TTIr, srs
many OF mis- affairs as possible Each
AfaeFniHs aha reads him the speeches