The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-01-30
Friday, January 80, 1920.
HOOVER BOOM HITS OKLAHOMA

CCORDING to the Tulsa Tribune it is unfortunate that
the democratic national convention this year is dated
after instead Of before the republican conventon The
Tribune recalls some ancient political history, to the effect
chat General invited by certain democratic leaders
accept the candidacy of the democracy in 1868 and
willing but the republicans held their convention first and
beat the democrats to it by nominating Grant. The repub
leans according to this argument realized the great pop
uarty of Grant as national hero at close of great
and grabbed him off" Then the democrats had to
nominate a mere old-me democrat, who of was
defeated
1t is true that General Grant was neutral in politics.
Nobody really knew whether he a republican demo-
clat As matter of fact, Grant himself didn't know. He
had taken part politics. In that respect he similar
General Pershng today Nobody seems to know whether
Pershing is democrat or republican, and apparently the
general is clear upon that point in his mind Like
Grant, he has had nothing to do with politics Grant was
primarily soldier Peshing is. Grant, who great
and splendid citizen powerful and unique personality had
business in politics than Oklahoma jackrabbit He
made but mediocre president But for his sterling integrity
and hghmndednes his administrations would have been
dismal failures and AS it they about a
fifty-fifty break between success and failure.
The Tulsa Tribune is trying FOR the nomination Of Herbert
Hoover by the democratic party From rather hasy real
ing of the long editorial in which Mr.. Hoovers boom IS
launched upon Oklahoma political waters gather the M
preston that The Tribune has slight fear that the r.
pubcans may grab Off the former food administrator at
Chicago leaving the democrats at San Francisco three weeks
later pick odne democrat and go down to defeat
the democracy did with Iorao Seymour in 1868. Mr.
Hoover like General Grant, is political neutral. He has
lad virtually nothing do with politics During most of his
manhood years his professional duties have kept him
the United States. Now after several years of highly
valuable and successful executive work in connection with
the world war, Mr. Hoover is presented to the American
public as fit material for the presidency and apparently
knows which party is Hoover party Perhaps neither
his. There abroad to have both parties name
him. thus giving the nation sort of coalition government.
The Tulsa paper need have fear that the republican
convention will nominate Herbert Hoover Mr.. Hoover still
will be open the lightning stroke at San Francisco late in
June three weeks after the republicans at Chicago have nom
mated Dr. Leonard Wood maorgenera For the republican
party this year hasn't enough to nominate national
hero and neutral like Herbert Hoover The party has the
notion that military is required. Also is obsessed
with the assumption that upon whom the mantle of Theo
Roosevelt has fallen has been placed should be named
iLr the presidency
notion that the republican party is going to name
o;ratic party down TO defeat in when failed to
nominate General Grant Now if the democratic party
win the national election next fall it should have
enough nominate real democrat whether he has voted
the democratic ticket ticket BY that
whose IDEAS whose ideals whose theory and whose practice
are democratic. With such man, the democracy wn
With ordinary average candidate perhaps the democracy
win against DR.. Wood who is almost the weakest cand
date the opposition could name.
But all the same it is not we'll to take any chances The
democracy should do mighty serious thinking between
today and the 28th of June.
Right the heels of facetious presentation of the