The Carlisle independent., 1910-04-14

liver, with syrup made of sugar dissolved in water for dessert.
 All through this time his wife encouraged his political ambitions.
 Tn April, 1902, Gore managed to go as a dele gate to the territorial convention that was to choose delegate to congress from Oklahoma and his speech in response to the welcome of the mayor of Enid struck the fancy of the delegates that there movement to make him the choice of the convention. He declined the honor in favor of others. It was shrewd move and counter balanced the fact that he was newcomer in Okla homa. The result was that he was elected to the territorial senate.
 The fight for seat in the United States senate pressed systematically. Having intro duced child labor bill in the legislature and de clared his friendship for organized labor, Gore spent the year 1903 in widening his acquaintance attending picnios, barbeeues and county fairs lee turing for anything from 5 to $25, shaking hands with the crowds and smiling his way into their hearts
 Then came the presidential campaign of 1904 and Gore got S4 or 8 a day from the Democrats for speaking in Indiana. Ohio and Illinois He had no desire to go back to the territorial legislature knowing that his great ambition could be better served by the publicity of service in the national campaign.
 Gore fought hard for Oklahomas admission to the Union. No man was more active in the agi- tation. But he would not to the national capital
 q won't go to Washington till I go with the right to speak and vote in the senate" he said
 The statehood bill passed by congress in 1906. Then the political air of Oklahoma was full of razors' as the struggle for the two new senatorships began with the primary campaign to elect legislature Cores opponents were both rich men. who spent their money freely. He stayed in Guthrie, borrowing money to pay the S450 week which it cost him to live. Being at the capital, he met from ali over the state and was able to make shrewd combinations
 It was a tragic thing to blind har assed by poverty fighting against his rich rivals one banker and the other lawyer, but, however he bled inwardly. Gore gave no sign that he saw anything pathetic in his situation His friends wanted him to abandon his ambition for a time and for congress.
 Tt is the senate or nothing" he replied
 In April, 1907, he began to make speeches all the state
 He spoke on street corners, from the tops of boxes, from cart tails, anywhere, everywhere night and day. The leading newspapers ignored him. while his rivals were able to buy advertising space and one of them hired brass bands opera houses and advance agents. In March he had mortgaged his house for s1 .000 but the money was soon gone. To get his name the primary ballot under the rules of the Democratic state convention he had to pay s375. But the last day allowed for the payment he found himself with only SS In sheer desperation he made out his check for s375 and paid it in. A MT. Young saved him by raising the money to meet the check
 As the voting drew the blind candidates circumstances became more desperate than ever He was spending about s24 week for travelling expenses To get out of money at that stage of the fight would have been fatal He made from two to four speeches day, although he would sit up all night in hotels to paying for bed and ate only one meal a day. At times he would go from one day to another cheese and crackers carried in his gripsack. So great the physical ordeal that he lost 30 pounds weight
 Gore won his fight in the primary election and was elected to the United States senate by the legislature. drawing the short term. The struggle cost him $1 100, exclusive of the $375 he paid to get his name the primary ballot One of his opponents is said to have spent SIS, COO.
 It was a grand day for Oklahoma when her blind man got into the United States senate
 In 1908 he went home and was reelected When he reached Lawton cheering crowd surrounded the carriage and took him and his wife to their cottage. As roar after roar broke the air he turned to his wife and whispered, They don't seem to know that It's only me-"