The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-05-06
lOWDEN LOOMING UP
AS G. 0. P. CHOICE
II Gaining Favor In
vo-t as Republican 'ren-
DENTAL Candidaie.
HARDING IS ALSO FAVORED
mi, s,nator or Illinois Governor
Now Rcsnrdcd as Holding fcih
Between Them.


nSk Sk-iI'IiTtirON. II. 6, May o.
,,, ,-,-Iirnt-Guv. Frank ., Low
t.r 'f Illinois or senator warren u
Htrl.us Of OHIO. ., oI,.
,rrs. .g ,hr sentiment In Okla.
-, Kansas. Illinois, ohio and AT
,.., IL dozen other states IN 'he
...n uf the lcading> repu bllcdns'
..r.yc visited Washington IN the
~" tow dtys And the choice Is based
n, rood practical sense the des'le
..rr.- and labor 10 place al
e.. l,tl OF the ticket strong man
,,. ',,Ir carry the party 10 victory
e.8 r., tUy country bach on " So''u
W..hng,on continues 70 Nalk OF
accidental candidates NashInhFOn
...l-',mcd to have preNuent
s-aonl rHa since 1t has had none
e. the last five months II naturaIIE
e. ,rN.o .ous to set an idea or "heh II
g. rnIue .c have one. some say the'e
.a rumDr mat the most recent oC-
,,,,,r, ,, tho white house may re-
t..n fa in.- country ana perhaps 'o-
... l.t thIl is by no means Ger
Harding Favored nv ONO.
s,,''.r Harding will he tho choice
=, .,. r..hcyc hclegation'bcfore the
,,,orlf convention Senator Harding
,,,.tc . fine impression upon repub-
'r..rs.,- the last national convention,
un,re he presided as permaen'
rr..-mtn and his course In the sen.
a.. ~ b. said, has left no trace OF
objection Tie has no adverse rec
ord his friends poinHoui.
senator Harding Is 30 years old
ma mas teen newspaper publisher
a, MARION ohio. since lst'. iie
served ,q state senator and Neuten-
a., governor before coming to the
senate IN 1915. ,,
"a, admittedly a splendid cam
r,.rrc- and orator OF first quality.
ana is a., happy blend between the
radical and rhe standpatter. tis
r-,enis SAY hc viii please the rank
Go.,rnor rowdcn is IS wears oid
ocd e.s bca,. ., successful LAWYER and
,,,,a.o ruhNc official Born In
Minnesota he has spent tho mos or
hi. Hfo In Illinois He is n western
man with a national viewpoint At
ono limo h. held the imroriant chair
Of professor ~ law al Northwestern
university. Chicago, During the Snan-
isn- American war he served as lieu
'or,n, colonel Of the first Illinois in
hr'rva
In 1000 President Mckinley Of
fered Co.CneI Lowdcn the post ~
FIRST assistant postmaster general,
which he declined He served as ma
ponar committeeman from Illinois
from 1904 10 ME and was elected to
the rgth. s0ih and slst congresses.
I1wdcn strong Favoritc.
No defeated Edward r Dunno the
democratic governor Of Illinois, hy n
tremendous majority and has given
the stale The best administration II
Nas had fot many wears Illinois VIII
pat up Governor Lowdcn His candi-
d1.y FOR the tnominatIon II assured,
i' q well understood In political cir
clos. 10 ls also too well advanced in
Other states 10 he headed off
Illinois Minnesota, oklahoma
Missouri. and South Dakota are the
delegations counted cure for bo~dcn.
There Is o. good chance for him TO
gcf Kansas and a number OF other
states outright, and more after the
frs, few ballots have been taken and
the fatorte son candidates. dis
posed "
MY choice is I.owden or HARDING"
sad a wei known oklahoma repub-
lean My belief Is that Lowdcn
viii be nominated. Senator Harding's
senate term will expire next year,
lie is valuable member Of the sem
ate and probably 1t will come about
that he Will desire 20 stand for elec-
I'm. and he certainly will be re-
elected rather than TO offer for. the
prcsldNAcy"
Tho boom for Leonard Wood ap-
raren'ly is not going to get nar. There
is no demand for military chieftan.
Reports from over the country have
II mat tho people want trained
statesman instead ot a trained sol