The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-05-08
so..lnLAm eoLlTles.

Taey-mearlng The rees2aDer--.
have oeeu telling .t % her. taa, Mrs.
Alice ROosese.t Lo-zWortl HouiG
Ike 70 hear herself spoken ot pres.
.a,ly a. tae aifs of Goyerno- Long
ro-.h o., Ohio and then possibly. aer
ambitions singing s.in higher. she
Wouls ia the fui.uess OF time aud
Political fortune-makins have herself
mistress % the Waite House.
., seems that TIE ambitions char
acteristics of -he strenuous father
are al last blOssoming forth ln the
daughter Mrs Iongworth certainly
was not ambitious for social distinc-
iions other than a. the daughter OF
her father when she Was Miss Roose-
welt. else she would have been s"Fe-
raj kinds OF girl she vas not and
had ambition for place and distinc-
tion been her ruling passion. there's
small question that she'd have made
another kind OF matrimonial ALI
ance. But from time TO time the
past two years there have been moves
made By Mrs. LongWorth which have
been shrewdly interpreted by the
knowing ones a. planned and eNecut-
ed for the sole purpose Of furthering
anf enlarging the political ambitions
Of her husband She always has
been regarded as a young woman OF
considerable mental energy. and capa
BILE as well OF deep thought as o;
quick perception. though In the early
days OF her social career she did or
said few things which taxed her owa
or the mentality OF those surrounding
her. for as Alice Roosevelt she was
the center OF a very giddy lot Of
young people But she's maturer now
and has evidently awakened to the
realization that while Nick may not
be a specially scintllating politician
he Is hers and that II she woul'
shine as the wife OF a statesman sh
must advance the interests Of Nici
Longworth.
Now. Mrs. Longworth is sal by
her intimate associates again To b'
like her illustrious father in that sh'
IL possessed OF fine political sense
and that she would be an inNaluabl'
assistant TO her husband, shoull h
campaigning for the guberuatoria
chair get further than an embryonl
stage. But. even 50. IT Is not expect
ed that Mrs. LongWorth will const
tute the balance Of power in her hu
bands behalf-at least. no, direc'l
so. Father Roosevelt Is coming HON
and even the most slightly prcin
diced in his behalf will readily adm
that Father Roosevelt Is going io b
very large figure in political "a
,airs in all Republican bliliWicks. =
be accurate. he Is counted as ucin
once more the big stick whcreve
Republicans conclaye. Nick. 10 p
governor OF Ohio. will have 10 dctof
Governor Harmon, am Ia so doin
will save Republicauism from deici
in Ohio. But Nick alone. or Nc
backed even 10y Taft. the campaig
committee and the whole LOT OF en-
cant do it without Roosevelt Wit
the unqualified backing Of Roosevelt
Longworth feels sure that he can D
come governor OF Ohio.
Roosevelt has never been Wild
enthusiastic about his Hon.iu-a'
which IS a habit common TO father
inlaw in general. hence. II shouI
not be held against Nick too strong
nor regarded as thing which Roos
welt cant get over. and he shou
have grown used 10 Nick by this tim
And here Is where Mrs Longwor
will come in, She may be clever al
bralny and she may be a polltici'
and she might be able 20 help Nj
whole lot when he gets fairly
the running, but where she will he
him most IL In being the well-beloy
daughter OF Roosevelt, Roosevelt
fond OF her--he's always been mo
manifestly so, and Alice will wa
father to get Nick in as governor.
isn't a hard guess 10 determine VIII
Roosevelt would do were there
greater influence brought 20 bear tn
Just the ambitious desire OF b
daughter.
But there's a lot OF politics ba