The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-04-18

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late sty his har in The ring as E
seI.a-0r5zl candidate against Senator
Gore.
Laying Senstorisl Wires.
That the wires for The next sena-
torial campaign IL Oklahoma are al
ready being carefully lald cannot be
doubted. There are too many onmis-
taxable evidences that the game IS be-
Ing played both fast and furiously and
that Senator Gore viii be made the
target for MOS, Of the attacks from
now On Whether or not the recent
sensati on in Washington was part
Of any scheme 10 discredit Senator
Gore is one that is susceptible 10
DOUBT, yu- the story bears the ear
marks u an attempted political COUP
Many persons are Of the opinion
that d mine was laid for Senator Core
bU that fact may remain as much o.;
& mystery as was the story Of the
hidden mine which destroyed the bat
tleship Maine Il has had the effe I,
however. Of roUsing Senator Gore 10
the reality that the next senatorial
rare in Oklahoma might rival the Has
keIl- Owen contest IN intensity.
Friends Of Senator Owen are authority
for the statement that the Muskogee
statesman scents an alliance or at
least a working agreement between
Senator Gore and former Governor
Haskell. Only for Senator Ovens
actions in bitterly opposing the ap-
pointment Of Cherokee National Al
tOrney w. w. Hastings, Of Tahlepuah
as commissioner Of Indian affairs, Mr.
Hastings would by this time, in all
probitities, be at the head OF the In
dian bureau. The Oklahoma patron
age problem has really been a Xii
kenney cat fight which has served
only as amusement for the democratic
delegations from other states who
have been, going out and getting
things. With a solid front the okla
homans in congress could have gone
ahead and demanded recognition from
the new administration, but with the
delegation split, the hopes and ambl-
tions Of many a budding diplomat, or
what not, has gone glimmering.
More Charoes7
Aanother choice morsel which is be.
ing carefully cheweI by Oklahomans
here, is over the report from Oklaho-
ma that a man high in Oklahoma pol
itics has filed specific charges with
President Wilson against one Of the
states national representatives in
Washington, and that the president
has signified his intentions of making
a thorough investigation There is
much speculation among the Oklaho-
mans in Washington as to whom i5
being alluded at" 1t Is thought the
charges may have TO do with similar
charges that were discussed by Pres
ident Taft and the members of his
cabinet during the spring of 1917.
one of the departments OF the govern
ment, at the direction of the president
prepared a vouminous report upon
the "life, character and public SER
vices of "A member of the Oklahoma !
delegation, which was later transmit |
ted to the White House. where they |
were discussed at a special meeting |
Of the cabinet called for that purpose
The report covered about sixteen type
pages which were found so |
and Illuminating that n
copy was sent to prominent member
Of congress to be used only in case of
necessity, or when the welfare of the
republic so demanded.
From all appearance politics in Ok
ahoma is going to pick up from now
IN and the members of the delegation
lcre, with one accord are shouting:
What next"