The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-05-07
0WfN IS REGARDED
WITH MUCH FAVOR
,o,,o senn.or Looked 'Pon aS
Of presidential s'ro a"
Have s,Aie Delegation
r.voRITEs ARE NUMEROUS
Man, spoken OF in Connection WIN
"'', n.,,oc,niic Nomination Tor
President Next Year

u,suINGTON. y C., May eT
Bch,r, l.. owen or okIh-
.,nag an excellent chance 10
nous .-. mex, democratic natlonal
" ",.,r ,,lih the Oklahoma dele
coz ,r.truated TO vote Tor ms
tlIr,,,,Ior for presidency on tne
,,uni and as long Thereafter
as IS prudent -, oLlohoua
..a,,,fs IN Washington recently
-, ..,y that owen is as strong as
o,bsr democrat who has been
.rt,orsI Tho democrats VIII hdNe
~. creates, crop OF favorite son
rt't,rc, AZ the neat convention
,h.y b,,c had since Clevclands flrht
,In,fion ,t now seems certain.
rho .EyorItc son" situation Is
S,e n the failure Of one outstanding
80. IN sppear With no such
10, 4, sight u IL argued that u
uo,,it he good politics for oklahoma
=. a,.1 ouf a good strong delegation,
,,.tryrting them 20 vote for Sena-
,nr owen on the first ballot and 20
continue 10 d0 so as they watched
IN. working ~ the convention.
/, they IAN 10 rally strength for
their man l0tN ~ NH' Hl'i'' '''''
tho dsl.ratlon might switch TO some
other strong candidate and thus start
movement that would lead to the
nomination ~ this second Oklahoma
choice
owen of Presidential Size.
II IL generally recognized In
Washington mat Senator owen is
OF presidential size. HIS handicap
Is locality, for the democrats claip
Oklahoma Is rock-rhbed for them.
Bu, they urge that IN tho Hight OF
the present situation senator owen
Is logically the choice Of his state
The Oklahoma solon himself II must
be sait has at no time lent the slight
est assistance 10 any move urging
his claim for the presidency. He
has found plenty Of work to keep
him occupied a. chairman OF the
senate banking and currency com
mltec and looking after his duties
as United States senator.
But his friends from Oklahoma
and other states who think he has
about the height. cfcum ference
and grain of desirable presidential
timber have discussed his chances
often Indeed, Senato~ owen is tukt
a. strong man as has yet been
mentioned for tho democratic nomi-
nation. Truth to tell the demo
Gratis nave no one yet who IS out OF
the prospective possibility class and
usually a. this time before presi-
denuai election at least two or
inree outstanding candidates have
loomed On the horizon
Bundy Mentioned.
Two weeks ago Gen. Omar Rundy
vas mentioned ~ the prospective
d'mocrau, candidate in the event
mat wood or Pcrshing were the re-
| publican cnIry. RIt II seems that no
military candidate Is going to be
popular for civilians as wei ss re
turning sn.diersSare very wen united
IN tho opinion that the situation re
cures statesman and not sol
der
In connection with the Oklahoma
hIauon 81 may bc said that II the
democrats ihnk IL Is absolutely safe
'or them they will likely have an.
o'her mink coming within the is
mon,AS. The Sooner state Is going
20 ne battle ground and the repub-
cans Wi wage a warm fight to car
.urf ior tho first time Secretly
democratic leaders will admit thar.
mere is possibility that their vote
VIII be cut down there
"n M other hand. the repuhli-
.ahs verv publicly say they believe
'hey nave an excellent chance to
AIry oklahoma. Missouri and Ken
.I'Sy Hnd with fighting chance
!" carry North Carolina, which year
~ increases IT'S republican vote aud
''I'4ses IT'S democratic vote
list NJ Prospects.
"n'' neither party vet has a man
nn' IS craving away from the field.
.S' ~ iaNorite son candidates.
,,t..,e ,..nues 70 grow Here Is the very
,al'st lls' NJ possibilities which NAV
nav 'hiee or four additions while
,nt telegraph wires are CARRYING II tn
me Tulsa World
'hio-S,raior Harding Taft re-.
publlcsns Governor Cor sena,or
tom'rtnc democrats
NeN Virginia Senator Su,hr
NO republican. Ambassador John
DAVIS democrat
,ndat Governor Goodrich. re
uu'.an General RundS, Vice Presi.
D'n, Aarshal democrats
republican l'o"uen'
Yfsen democrat -
democrat S"'pp'ru'
montana Senator Thomas 7
walsh democrat
.ah'ortio-Senator Hirman John
son. republican VI ''''"-
Kansas Senator Arthur cann.r
republican '"pPe'
>, IoVa-Senators Cummi,s and
N'nNon, republicans ''''
tWraho-Se0ato~ Borah. republican.
~, n'l0---Senator Irvine l. Len
4, ,ltnn"lranla..A Mitcheu Palmer
u "D'ra' senator = G. Knox. Gov
50 %, republicans
s.,,'N Charles y Hughes
n,t'ot 'hmrs ". Wadsworth re.
A5'an, GOV. Al smith W. G Nc.
"',o ana Robert lansing democrats
,r,, "a Ia o. General Pershirg. Gen.