Evening star., 1912-03-04

people had a chance to act upon this bill:
which means so much to the voters of
this state.''
Senator Gore of Oklahoma on returning
from the recent democratic state conven-
t1on, gave out an interview, in which he
said; in part:
II cannot disguise my satisfaction over
the results of the recent state convention
in Oklahoma. The plan to divide the
delegation between Clark and Wilson was
worked out before I left Washington The
Clark delegates are instructed to come to
Wilson when they leave Clark. and vice
versa. This was all 1 ever desired. 1t
the democrats of Oklahoma. We had no
disposition to make any direct slap at
the Speaker. The Wilson men controlled
the committee on resolutions of the con-
vention. The majority report recon-
mended the divided delegation in pursu-
ance of our plan. An enthusiastic
friend of the Speaker brought in minor
ity report instrncting delegates to vote
for Clark This raised the issue squarely
and it was squarely met. The minority
report was voted down by a majority. OF
twenty-nine. 1 may ad- that Wilson
lost two counties by one vote. each. one
county by two votes. three counties by
votes EACH
'It is interesting to read the explana-
tions which have, not explained the out.
come of the Oklahoma convention. OF
course. there were local differences in the
way of carrying the state for Wilson.
1t was pre-empted Clark territory. Okla
hOma joins Missouri. There are several
hundred thousand Missourians living In
the state. Many of them are loyal DEM
of the Speaker. On the 7th of October
lest the state committee ordered our
state convention for February %. 1t
was a Clark coup, done by the Speakers
friends for a Snnokor'S hono6f
favored later date. During the holi-
days the Speaker delivered seven of his
characteristic speeches in Oklahoma.
This famed the fervor of his friends. AS
late as the middle Of January the situa-
tion was SO desperate that Wilson's man.
ager refused to permit the governor to
visit Oklahoma and deliver an address
the first week in February. His theory
was that to lose the state so soon after
the visit would cause a reaction and have
a damaging effect in other states. Thus
promising was the prospect for Wilson
one month before the Oklahoma conven-
ton
A compilation made in Chicago purports
to show that the republican press Of
the country is largely against Roosevelt
and in favor Of the denomination of Taft.
1t is declared that with the exception
of the Chicago Tribune, the Philadelphia
North American. the Kansas City Star,
the New York Evening Mail and the
Munsey publications, the prominent
daily republican and Independent news
papers Of the country are for Taft. 1t is
claimed further that not even the So
called last ditch" Roosevelt papers are
defending his Columbus speech.
Trey Woodson, secretary of the demo-
cratic national committee. is putting his
warpaint on and coming east after the
Baltimore hotelkeepers who, he charges,
have violated their pledge made to the
national committee not to boost rates for
convention week. Mr.. WoOdsOn declares
that if the Baltimore hotelkeepers do
not stand to their agreement he will
favor calling a special meeting of the ma
tional committee with view to sending
the convention elsewhere.
Clifford Pinchot and Frank Knox of
the Roosevelt management have gone to
North Dakota to take part in the cam
paign prior to the presidential preference
primary to be held March 10. The La
Toilette forces also are getting ready to
make strong campaign.