The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-15

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ton measures and war issues and puts
a portion of Oklahoma's national rep
resentation on a par with the famous
kind from Wisconsin and the verboten
brand from St Louis. In these two
states, where the befoamed spires of ma
jestic breweries lift their proud heads
above a lusty German vote, there can
be some plausible explanation but in
Oklahoma, where there is but a negli-
BILE fatherland ballot other reasons
must be surmised or searched for.
There is the reasoning in Washing
ton that Senator Gore, intoxicated by
the philosophy of Senator La Toilette
figures that the war viii eventually be
unpopular. That the conscription Of
the young men of the country, the ar
bitrary lowering of the markets on ag-
ricultural products and the other at
tendant episodes of the conflict will
tend to make the policy of war unpop-
ular and engulf the proponents of the
issue in public contempt. Likewise, he
may reason, that the wilful few. who
stand out against the policy will serve
a brief martyrdom and then bask in
the sunshine Of popular fancy and rev.
el in the smiles of public favor.
Senator Gore went to Washington
convinced that his blindness. coupled
with his particular eloquence would
someday make him president of the
United States He has expressed this
hope and reasoning that the philosophy
of the American people was amply and
aptly expressed by p. T. Barnum. has
never abandoned the somewhat large
ambition
There is another angle which fur
nishes a rather plausible reason and
that is the personal antagonism to the
president At the outset of the move.
ment TO make Woodrow Wilson presi.
dent, when he was still the governor
Of New Jersey and almost stranger
in politics, Senator Gore aligned him.
self with the Wilson faction and became
a potent figure. His extensive adver.
tisement throughout the United States
and his unique position as blind men,
Der of the greatest deliberative body on
crowd where he was billed to speak and
he was one of the most effective of the
Wilson adherents He told the story
Of the New Jersey professor TO vast
audiences over the United States and
known himself as a radical brought a
considerable section Of the radical fol.
lowing TO Wilson. Rumor has il that
Gore, who came to Oklahoma via Tex.
as, knew Colonel House in that state.
Then came the Oklahoma state conven.
tion, the first to be held. Gore was alb.
solutely in command. He had organ
lied a Wilson sentiment in the new
state that dominated the state Demo.
cratic convention and although neigh.
boring state was the home Of Wilson's
most formidable competitor, the effect
of solid delegation from far western
state for a seaboard candidate was not
10 be overlooked.
Then came what Is most Characters.
tic of Gore. He compromised. For the
sake OF his own political ambitions he
cut in two or double-discounted the tre.
mendous moral effect that a Wilson
victory in Clark territory" would have
the rest Of the nation. He was soon
TO be up for reelection and rather than
offend the lusty minority Of Clark men.
agreed TO split the delegation fiftv.fiftv
which caused boom in Gore stock and
left Wilson stock lowering around nor.
NAL II the Oklahoma state conven.
ton had been ruled by the dominant
sentiment rather than the spirit OF com.
promise and IL the question Of Wilson's
personal fortunes had been tire stake
rather than Cores senatorial ambitions
there would not have been the anxious
moments at the Baltimore convention.
nor would tradition have been broken
IN denying the nomination to the candi.
date receiving the majority.
IL is unquestionably accurate IN say
that Gore was the dominating factor
at the Baltimore convention. ii Is his
torically true that he contributed more
to the nomination OF Wilson than any
other Democrat, even though he gam.
bled desperately with Wilson preferred
stock in Oklahoma. Following the eloc.
tion Of Wilson. Gore was I'm absolute
command Of Oklahoma patronage-a
delight TO his heart and "a satisfaction
OF his hopes. Caring little Tor the sol.
emn business OF statecraft. he was con.
cerned with the trough and took a de-.
light in ignoring and affronting Sena.
tor Owen with that power. lie left IL
TO owen 10 study the constitution and
the McCardle decision. He was con.
ten 20 yield the place in the receiving
line to owen, interesting himself only
In the distribution OF patronage: leading
the boys 10 the pie counter. But finally
came a chapter in his history which has
never been told In Oklahoma. The rea.
son Of It's being kept in obscurity is
due 10 the halting remembrances OF
President Wilson with regard 10 the
Baltimore convention and his natural In.
clination to leave his political methods
TO surmise rather than encounter con.
troversy But Minnie Bond and her
unsavory notoriety left an impress on
political history. While she was re.
sponslble for Gore getting majority
of 10000 In Oklahoma that year. she
gave him black eye I'm Washington. The
ghost of Minnie Bond Is dominant In
the present situation, although she has
been forgotten, and Senator Gore ab.
solved Of the charge that won him sym.
pathy
He has been elected 20 the United
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