The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-05
By JOHN ROGERS
(Stan Correspondent Of the ST, Louis
-Dispatcb)

POst-DispatCb)
Mrs. Georgia Hamon, widow Of the
late Jake l., Hamon, Republican ma
tional committeeman, has announced
that she would welcome election to
the national committee to FIJI the va
cancy created by her husbands death.
In an interview granted me Wednes-
day at Hotel Ardmore Mrs, Hamon
stated she intended to make her per-
manent home in Ardmore and that she
wished to be known not as Georgia
Hamon, but as Mrs Jake Il Hamon.
For love that name as ] loved
the man." she remarked with n deep
touch OF sincerity, 'and Jake, Junior,
Olivebelle and l are going to build
a home right here in Ardmore and
live among Jake's friends, on the
ground where he made his fortune
and the scene of his other successes"
Mrs. Hamon is OF the honey type
OF woman, with a tenderly sweet and
engaging personality, one who loves
to dwell in conversation upon the
real good things of life. Although l
went to interview Mrs, Hamon upon
her politica, aspirations 1t was diff
fcult to bring her around 10 this
subject for, in slletching her life she
dwet lingersngy and lovingly upon
the early days she and Jake were
happily poor"
Olivebelle made a cute little cour-
tesy when presented 20 me by her
mother, and pumped down in deep
seated chair TO read fairy story
while her beresved mother talked,
VI was born In Bryan Ohio" Mrs.
Hamon related, "and was brought to
Kansas at the age Of seven, My child
hood was very happy and ! was edu-
Gated in that state, l had just re-
ceived a certificate to teach school
when / met Jake l.. Hamon, AS he
is known and loved among men today,
so he was then !, OF course, could
not and did not withstand thai mag
netic personality
We met in June, 1898, and were
married four months later But /
wanted to teach first, because | liked
It, and second, because We needed the
money But Jake would not have II,
and SO we set Cd. one fine Satur-
day to find my successor. He drove
me all over the adjoining counties
before we found a teacher TO take
my place,
Then Jake bought a store at
| Cherryvale, Kan, where We lived for
q while and which he later removed
TO Newkirk, Okla This was in 1900.
AT Newkirk We roughed it in the
worst manner were terribly poor but
oh, how happy. Then came the open
ing of tha; land, and Jake went into
the El Reno rush. He did not gel
a farm, but nay father, who filed for
one as an ex-soldier, did draw fine
! farm near I-awton, and Jake and
sat down on 1t; living in tent, anC
/ / doing all the housework. washing
ironing and cooking. And while
did the chores and found my happi
ness in Jake's comfort and efforts a
success, his early political genius
asserted itself.
He campaigned nigh: and day fo
city attorney Of Lawton, and al
though II was long before womel
generally were participating in poll
tics, l aolped all could. To keel
him fit for the campaign his HON
. life had 10 be right, and l saw 1
1t that il was.
II had him take me TO church reg
ularly. The first time l asked hin
10 find a Presbyterian church, bu
Jake didn't know much about dc
,, nominations, didn't care much abon
them, Just so II was church !: wa
good enough for Jake. So We Ell
tered the first one we cam, Il,
II tent meeting.
After the opening prayer IN
preacher asked that some one play tn
portable organ. No one Responded
Won't someone please play our OF
gam he begged, and Jake nudged M
was little SHY and did not re