The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-29

WAN 7 CHAMP P
FOR RCOVERNOR
ARE URGING SPEAKER 20 CON.
SENT TO MAKE THE RACE IN
1915 - PLAN REGARDED UN.
FAVORAsLY.

Washington, Dec. 2S.-Thc 225,Ool
former Missourians residing in Texas
and Oklahoma will be Interested in
the effort Of Missouri democrats tC
make Speaker Champ Clark their can
didate for governor next year, and
| farther in the fact that the speaker a.
well as some Of his intimate friends
in congress have tried 10 put a quietus
on the movement Next year, accord
| ing 10 the political forecasters is
/ liable 10 be a hard one for Missouri
politically, and some of the demo.
cratic leaders have visions Of a re-
| turn Of the mysterious stranger, un-
/ less a strong man can be found for
the head Of the democratic ticket
that would inspire confidence and
give it momentum.
The senatorial situation is said to
be- tense in both parties. Senator
James Reed comes up for reelection
and his friends are expecting Gov.
Elliott w. Majors to be a candidate
against him in the democratic pri-
marics. Ex-Governor Hadley, who is
sometimes spoken Of in connection
with the presidential nomination, and
Walter s. Dickcy, a Kansas City bust
ness man and former state chairman,
are slated as candidates on the re-
publican ticket. Conditions brought
about by the European war and the
large German population, added to
v hich is the heavy influx Of republi-
cans from northern states during the
last few years, are presented as
factors which may initiate against
the democratic ticket. In the mean
time Missouri has been furnishing
democratic population to Oklahoma,
Texas and other states in the west
and southwest
Speaker Clark told the democratic
national committee in asking for the
1916 national convention, that Mis-
sOuri wanted the meeting for the
force it would bring to the state and
national tickets. other speakers pic
turcd Missouri in a bad plight unless
the national democracy gave the state
the recognition asked for, otherwise
they insisted. Missouri might 60 re-
publican on national issues and t'cct
Il republican Urlted States senator
Incidentally, Missouriaus asking i.r
the republican national convention
advanced the same reasons for their
party
The effort TO draft the speaker Of
the house has not met with much en-
trusiasm save among members of the
Missouri delegation in congress who
insist the occasion demands a solcc
tion from the best talent the state
affords But democrats in congress
not from Missouri do not want Champ
Clark to leave the national service
i'm which he has been one of its lend
ing figures, and who is looked upon
ass being the most rorccrul democrat
congress has produced in recent years.
These men from other states who
rely upon the Judgment and effective
ness of the NIssourians ability are
the loudcst in their protest against
the draft Added to this is tho re
sistaucc of many Of the speakers |
friends throughout the country who
supported him in his campaign for
the presidential nomination and to
whom the story of Missouri's alleged |
plight does not appeal with special
force in the light of the program.
Champ Clark is not wearing the /
mantle of piquc over the Baltimore
incident of three years ago; his oppo-
sition to the administration on the |
tolls question can not be ascribod to
that: ON the contrary, the admins |
tration has no more consistent sup |
porter in congress than the speaker !
himself and. unlike the gentleman
from Nebraska, he supports the ad- |
with both voice and pen. |
The speaker is not seriously think .
ing Of the gubcrnatorial race in con
ncction with himself; in fact, to the |
Missouri delegation which caucused
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