Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-22
OKLAHOMA SENATOR coNvINcEa
ALL HEARERs THAT JERsEY
GOVERNOR 10 THE MAN..
ONLY DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE
DRUMMING IN EVERY STATE
Gore Proves Delight to Wilson's
Friends in Iowa-Shows That Il 10
the Field Against His Man-BIind
Senator Splendid and Witty Enter.
tainsr and Sincere 40 Democrat.
Special to Times-RepubMcan.

Special TO Times-Repubtican.
Des Moines. March 22.-If only a
fair proportion of the democrats OF
iowa couid near the inimitabie and
ever entertaining Senator Gore, of Ok
iahoma, in the speech he gave in Des
Moines the other night, there wouldn't
De another democratic convention in
Iowa to refuse to endorse the demo-
cratic progressive movement as repre-
scented in the leadership Of Governor
Wilson. This is the view of the dem
ocratic progressives here. They were
almost as highly delighted with the
speech Of the blind senator from Okla
homa as they were with the address OF
Woodrow Wilson himself Unfortu-
nately, SO they are saying, only few
could hear the Gore speech, for 1t was
delivered while a fierce storm was rag
ing outside and street cars and inter
urbans and everything else were
stopped.
Senator Gore is a unique entertain
er. He has peculiar gestures not alto
gether pleasing He is witty at all
times. And he is thorough democrat
and made a democratic speech from
the standpoint of one intensely desir-
Gus that his own party should do that
which would place it in the best pos
sible position for success this year. He
did not attack any candidate nor IN
dulge in recrimation; but he did insis,
that Governor Wilson was the man
who could not only get all the demo-
cratic votes but would get practically
all the independent votes and under
certain circumstances many republic
can votes.
Running in Every State.
His strongest point was in showing
how that as matter of fact Wilson 's
the only democratic candidate who Is
running In every state and is ma
tioEal candidate. He is opposed In the
north by Harmon, in the south by Un-
derwood, in the west by Clark. No,
one Of these is making a fight against
the other in any state. They are al
against Wilson. He referred to the
proffer of financial help for Wilson
|efrom Ryan and its rejection. and the
fact that not until that time did the big
fight commence against Wilson. the
governor rejected the proffered money
OF Wall street which was ready for In
vestment in some candidate for the
presidency: was that some money m
vested in some other place? He made
an effective appeal also. for the sup
port Of the Bryan people and thu:
without making any Ins1nuatlon!
against anyone. He showed that on TN
wool tariff both Underwood and Ga n
voted contrary to the views of Bryan
while Wilson supports the Bryan view
He referred to the movement to IN
|.vestigate the money trust and no"
Clark and Underwood favored the piar
which Bryan denounced. And so witt
many other things. Inasmuch as the
senator had come direct from Lincoln
where he had attended the Bryan birth
day dinner, after which the NebrasKa
democratic progressives asked tna'
Clark be withdrawn from the Nebraska
contest. the words of the Oklahoma
senator have especial significance.
Senator Gore had never appeared De-
fore a EDS Moines audience before ano
no was given attention from me
crowd which included good many re-
pubicanS.