The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-23
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SCOTT FERRIS FOR SENATOR

II HE DEMOCRATS of Oklahoma, which
L phrasing does not mean merely those cit
izens who heretofore have voted the democrat
ic ticket, have approximately one year in which
to make up their minds as to a nominee for the
United States senatorship. The democratic
nominee of the primaries to be held next
August will take his seat in the senate the fol-
lowing year. in succession to the incumbent.
The incumbent is a resident Of Lawton.
The next senator, whether he be the incumbent
or a successor, will be a resident of Lawton,
in the belief of this newspaper. And 1t is our
belief that the name of the next senator will
be Scott Ferris instead of Thomas Pryor Gore
This belief is based upon study OF conditions
in Oklahoma and throughout the nation and
the world. World conditions and national con-
ditiOns would seem to indicate the retirement
of Senator Gore. When we get down to Okla
homa conditions the indications are similar
but with difference We are firmly of the
belief that the majority of rght-thnking Ok
lahomans believe that Mr.. Gore should be re-
tired for the good of Oklahoma, the nation
and the world.
In that belief we stand for the one avail
able candidate who looks like winner against
Senator Gore. That candidate, it is evident
to the disinterested and the unprejudiced, is
Mr.. Cores fellow -townsman, Congressman
Scott Ferris We do not believe that any other
man who has been mentioned for the nomina-
ton can defeat Senator Gore We do believe
that Mr. Ferris can defeat him, if the opposi-
ton to Mr.. Gore will but exercise sufficiency
of common sense and political judgment to en-
able its component parts to get together in the
common cause.
We have ahead of us virtually twelve
months in which to consider the matter What
may happen in those twelve months cannot be
forecast with accuracy, or even approximation
to accuracy; but there is solid reason to believe
that such asprants as are "n the race to the
finish" will discover long before the primaries
of next August that there is danger of Cores
denomination in divided field against him and
that their "finish'' should come considerably
earlier than the primaries and the field be left
to Ferris.
In any event, our belief is that Ferris is
the strongest candidate against Gore. AS a
candidate before the people he should be very
stronger than Gore. He has
served in the lower house twelve years, during
which time his fellow-townsman has sat in the
senate. There is very large percentage of
the people of Oklahoma who believe that Sem
ator Gore has not measured up to expectations,
while we have yet to find the first person who
good at Washington.
With Gore and Ferris as the field, the re-
suit should be Ferris leading Gore at the fin
sh by substantial majority, With three or
four or more aspirants, Ferris still might win,
and probably will win; but those who believe
that Oklahoma needs senator who will meas
lre up to expectations and opportunities of
service should do what they can to narrow the
field Ferris undoubtedly has the inside track
and is a winner if the Oklahoma democracy
male and female-wll unite upon him.