The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-04-08
THURSDAY, APRIL 8. 1920
ALL EYES TURNED WESTWARD

Hiram Johnson halls frcm the
Golden Nvcst"
Bob owen comes from the limit
4 less Southwest.
Both Johnson and owen are can.
diGates for the presidency of the
E United States, the former subject TO
the action Of the republican nomi-
mating convention; the latter subject
TO the action OF the democratic con.
vention.
And already indications are that
Z the people of the United States. ir.
respective Of precedent, are turning
from the money vaults Of Wall
street TO the lands OF magnificent dis
tonccs ana magnificent men.
III Michigan the republican vote
went TO johnson, covering Wood and
his raid army of licutenants as IN
avalanche covers the mountain side
adown with it rushcs. carrying de-
struction to all opposition.
Johnson, republican member of tho
Tilted States senate. former ropubll
can governor OF California. while
not cf the political faith to inspire
confidence Of the followers OF Thom.
90 jefferson, will go before the dele .
Gates at the Chicago convention as
. man who i big man, a big man
untrammeled by any ward.hcelcr Do
. l!tical policies. lie win come before
tho convention ut Chicago just as
Owen will come before the demo
cratic convention at san Francisco.
rs man who has sprung from en-
virohments calculated to bring forth
eu that Is honorable aad upright
in BIS fundamental makeup.
And, as the handwriting on the
wall, the indicative letters which
have been traced upon the political
marble OF the country, points TO
Johnson rs the logical nominee of
tie republicans Of the United Sta.cs
50 does the handwriting on the wall
point to owen as the logical bearer
of democrncy's banner in the coming
battle of the ballots.
Johnson comes from California.
from the extreme west. from the
land Of The golden sunsets, from the
Land Of big mountains, hig trees and
bs men of bigger ideas.
owen comes from Oklahoma. the
Lind Of the boundles. southwest, the
land which produces big things Of
every sort, including big men whose
IDEAS are bounded only by the bcrd.
ing line Of the horizons pure blu,
whose sense Of right has been sharp.
.Cnod upon the stone equal justice 10
all. lie comes from the section
which recognizes the man fer his in.
trinsic value and worth. not for his
roiitical pull and number of dollars
he has backing him.
and as johnson is gaining strength ,
in the fIction OF the republican party ,
which wishes to see the balance OF ,
power carried from the east to the -,
extreme west, 50 is owen gaining .
strength in the ranks of the demo 9
cratic party, a' tno man who comes ,
nom the center OF political popula. q
lion.
rs the regular nominee of the re
publlcHn party, Johnson viii be an
ultra dangerous man 10 the success
"a The cohorts OF democracy. :
Az the regular nominee OF the ..
democratic party, owen will pc tie
mat who can carry the country =,
sainst johnson and keep the office "
pf chief executive of the United States >,
N tho hands Of the party whose fun :.
principles wero conceived IN =,
tnd born Of the brain Of that dean Of
Al American statesmen. the father !,
4 all political honesty and integrity -
Thomas jefferson. ;.