The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-25
BL|ND D s ENA OR
READS THE HAND
WRITING ON WALL
ACTION OF DEMROCATS IN
CONVENTION PLACES GORE
IN BACKGROUND FOR
EVER
BARRED FROM THE FLOOR
Silence of l,5OO Delegates upon
Move to Have Him Speak at Con-
vention Sharpest Rebuff Ever
Given Toga Wearer.

The Democratic party has proven
the old adage, Silence is Golden:
The Democratic party. by hs 81
lence, spoke the doom OF T. > sen sen,
ator Thomas Pryor Gore and inc
blind senator, paradoxical as 1t may
seem, has read the handwr''ihs on
the wall. BY relraining from eN-
tending to the senator the courtesy
Of the floor OF the state convention
Yesterday. delegates from all paris
OF the state spoke, silently, but Wi'h
M less force than had 1t been
doomed through the state ana ha-
ton in stentorian tones: meme
Meme Tekel Upharsin = Ana,
though sightless, the senator iouhd
it less difficult to read the trahsIA,
tion. weighed in the Balance anu
Found Wanting than TO READ '"e
sentiments Of his constituents
At last. it may be said, without
fear of conradicion: =,
Only S9l more days OF Gore
MANY OF he Carter county e Gele-
o,t;on declared Saturday and oul'-
day, when it became noised aDou, s
tb3T senator Gore had been inVitea
70 the convention, which. assembled
in Oklahoma City yesterday th"I Il !,
thev believed he would be eNteilu1I
the privilege OF the floor they would
not report to the credentials co'n-
mittee. o,o+es the
most sensational phase OF Okiaholna
no,itics in the following iahguase
Resentment of the democrauc
o,rty and Oklahoma generally 10
Senator Cores alleged disloyal ana
anti-war attitude was sileh'Y w, I
none the less emphaticaily recofueu
horn Yesterday when the Democra-
t;c state convention, made up Oh
ne,rlv 1900 OF his fellow partymen
renresenting every city and county
IN the state. refrained from eN'eilu
inc the blind senator the 'i usu",
rorrtesy of an invitation to address
their gathering. A -, hav-
-. ,,ome here. he said, at the INV
talon of the chairman oil the Dei.
oorot;c state campaign cominit'ee:
A. ona time he was on the 1ioor oi
tbe convention, but his presence at
trocted no more attention than ti'a'
of the humbles delegate. O'ne'
De,oocraitc representatives III o0l %
nress we're lauded and eulogized ior
the;- steadfast loyalty and supper,
~ tbe president in resolutions ana
bv the speakers. but not once wa
The name OF Senator Hore h'e"
toned. .:i = the
history OF political conventions re-
nnrd another such incident where
one holding the position OF Ch.eu
States senator. the highest IN the
giit Of the people OF any state, ap,
asaa-cd on the floor Of convention
pfI.,N ~, narty without being asked to
The incident. politicians declare
seals Cores political DOOM ior' aS
they sav. it was an unmstakaOle
san{rcnt to Cores official record
80 the declaration of war, when
cannot be minimized.
Refore the convention met yes
terday morning the word was passeu
around that an effort would De
made to have the convention auoP'
a resolution inviting Gore to SPEAK
Bv II o'clock more than a dozen
county delegations had held ihiol
mai meetings and voted almost uH-
anomcusly to oppose such a mote.
On every hand delegates could DC
found declaring they would walk
ont il Gore appeared before the con-
vention. Others were preparing 10
bitterly assaid his war record IL ,ne
invitation was proposed. Even his
home delegation OF Comanche coun-
tv decided not to identify itself with
efforts in behalf OF the invitation.
Senator Gore spent most or the
afternoon in the lobby OF the Skin
win hotel with few OF his TRENDS,
including John S. Fain. United
ctates district attorney. He lett at
midnight for Tulsa.
Similar Treatment In Ardmore.
Several months ago Senator Gore
erceived a similar rebuilt IN Ard
more. There had been called, at
Convention Hall, a mass meeting
of citizens in the interest OF the
campaign to recruit what is now L
Company, Second Regiment, Ma
tional Guard OF Oklahoma, and also
to perfect the organization OF Ard
more Unit No. |, Old Guard OF Ok
lahoma. Senator Gore arrived III
Ardmore in the afternoon and the
chairman OF the approaching meet
ing was waited upon by man. who
disclaimed any authority from the