The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-07-24

Kinley convention OF that year and
took the stump FOR Mckinley in the
following campaign In 1908 ne
made his first bid for an important
public office governor OF Illinois
Tho state republican convention that
followed IN 1904 was one OF the ihost
prouacted. and stubbornly fought
ever held IN tina country Lpwden
was beaten in the end
In 1905 the people OF his district.
the Thirteenth, sent Mr. Luwden to
the lower house Of congress His
hAckera point out the following
measures as prominent among those
ho supported. The bin limiting the
hours OF labor of train crews. the
employers liability act. the net regu-
lntlng child labor In tho District OF
Columbia, the bill establishing a
bureau Of mines and the act creating
postal savings Hystem lie advo-
Gated a constitutions amendment
providing for an income tax. one OF
his chief speeches was. for publicity
In connection with the big Industries
OF the country
Mr. Lowden' declined to run for q
third term because his health had
not been good lie returned 10 his
farm.
After two years MIR Lowden waa
drawn into politics again as national
republican committeeman from M
nois He represented hts state on
the committee until 1915, the year hr
ran for governor of Illinois. Ne
swept the state by majority Of
149,S42
one OF Governor Lowdcns chief
supporters in Washington was asked
the other day to outline his chief
assets In Il bid Tor the nomination.
The answer was:
First Governor Lowdsn led Other
goternors In taking his state into
the war lie was the first governor
20 30 before a legislature and ask
for its loyal support, In all ways OF
the federal governments In the war.
acting within three days after u had
been declared
Second. yigilAnt policy against
disl0yalty and s-di,ion when Mayor
Thompson failed to Interfere with
the meeting OF rhe Peoples Council
OF America for Democracy ani
Terms OF Peace charged with being
pro Germans. Governor flOwdeu
called out tho troops to prevent the
meeting lie denounced socialists
.tA INSTRUCTORS Of the government
and arraigned the bolsheviki as tho
destroyers OF the home and the
church. lie was prompt TO defend
the law az the time OF tho Prayer
lynChlrF by calling out the troops
Third, that he led the way .n both
military and civil preparedness After
the de lLration OF war he was the
first governor to Clil upon the psgis
lature for money and men 10 take
tho place OF the regiments drafted
into the United States EerviCe. and
that long before any other statcs
had thought Of home protection. III
nois had three fully equipped reEi-
ments OF national guardsmen these
with tho council Of defense units.
making 5000 men organized FOR
home protection. WheB no agree
ment could be reached with the MI
nois coal operators To prevent rising
coal prices, the governor, acting
under the police power OF the state.
took steps to seize and operate the
mines, and this development In Ill
nois led 10 tho appointment OF
federal coal administrator and the
handling or the problem through
the national channel.
Fourth. that Governor Iowden
foreseeinR whp was 20 come after
the war, was tho pioneer In prepar-
ing program Of reconstruCtio dur
ing tho war itself Realizing that
the reduction OF taxes. owing To the