The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-12-12
lBy Winfield Jones.l

al political campaigns are inaugurated
at the meetings Of the two national
committees of the parties Immediately
before the invention dates are fixed.
This has been the practice for half
a century and the coming campaigns
will follow the usual course. The Re
publican National Committee will soon
meet in Washington to map out the
preliminary work, and the Democratic
Committee will meet Immediately af-
ter the holidays.
BY the first of the year therefore
the race will be on, and the fight will
continue until the ballots are counted
in the November election.
1t is true that the two parties do
more or less campaigning during the
whole four years between elections.
This is particularly true at the pres
cnt. The election of Taft in 1908
marked the real beginning of the
movement to re.elect him in 1912. The
defeat of Bryan in the same election
was the signal. for the Democrats TO
get together and find candidate who
could do better four years later.
The tremendous importance OF the
election a year ago is an
evidence OF the desperation with which
the parties viii clash ten months from
now. That the democratic party was
swept into control of the house Of rep
resentatiyes and came within few
votes Of controlling the senate has
been taken as a harbinger OF success,
in the presidential contest by the
democrats
Yet The farsishted leaders OF that
party are none too confident of the
result mex. November. They are not
banking too strongly upon the tide,
but arc pulling themselves together to
resist the enormous recuperatye pow
~ VI tllt I'puDlltsill pdl -
No political organization in the his
tory Of the country has been able to
sustain such terrific assaults as has
the republican party. Almost every
contest since the Civil War has dem
)nstrated this. Twice, it is true, the
republicans have lost control of the
government, but they were able to
regain it in four years in each of
hese instances.
This is the reason why the demo
ratio leaders are calculating upon all
possible contingencies. This is why
hey are councilling harmony" at ev-
Fry opportunity, and are working hard
o prevent any disruption either before
)r after their convention meets.
These leaders know that the repub- |
lean party is never whipped until the |
asst state is heard from, and while |
Conditions now are in their favor they |
ire guarding against over confidence.
The democratic committee will meet |
n this city in few weeks. elect a
hartman, pick city to hold the con
.enton in, and set a date for its as
or the initial advantages. More avail |
blc democratic candidates are in the !
ield this year than ever before in the
history of the party.
These candidates all of them have /
riends ON the national committee. /
They are looking TO these friends to .
ose no tricks and are depending up |
n them to see their opponents gain .
othing worth while, either in regard |
o the place for holding the conyen-
ion, or in any other detail of the
ommittee's action.
There no longer seems much doubt
hat President Taft will be renomin-
ted The LaFollette supporters are
n hopeless minority in the repu5li- 4
an 'oHluilJlee ana VIII Oe aole lo
hoke off the presidential primary .
lovement They are also able to head
II any other insurgent tendencies
'hich may crop out.
OF course there is always the pos
ibility hat Colonel Roosevelt will
ONE forward at the last minute and