The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-27

Much local interest has been cen
tered upon the fake editorial "Amende
Honorable which appeared in the
Daily Oklahoman under date OF
June 2S, 1920, and the subsequent
details OF the matter which developed
In Ardmore Sunday afternoon.
Oliver c. Patten, who has made
affidavit to the effect that he placed
the editorial in the Oklahoman, was
in Ardmore Sunday and made conles-
sion of guilt in the presence Of
Judge Thomas W. Champion and
other citizens of Ardmore.
Inasmuch as the crime of Pattan
was against the Oklahoman it was
a courtesy due that. paper that it be
permitted TO use the confession
first hand.
In relating the story The okla
homan of today says:
Conscience Stricken
Tortured by conscience and shunad
by The reproaches of his acquaintances
in the newspaper profession, oliver
G. Patten, former night editor OF
The Daily Okahoman, voluntarily
accompanied District Judge Thos. W.
champion to the office of s. A.
George notary public in Ardmore
sunday and signed a written stats
nlcnt in which he said Senator Y. p.
Gore wrote the "Amende Honorable"
rctraction that Patten managed TO
sneak into portion Of one edition
of The Daily OlIlahoman because o,
his familiarity with the marks and
and methods of the editorial de-
rlrtment in which he had been en-
loyed only ten days before the
ir.ck was played
Blake the GO-Betwecn
IA In his affidavit Patten says he made
Ne confession in order to make d
tart toward reinstating himself with
ne newspaper profession. He states
that he had his dealings with Aldrich
Blake, one Of the Gore managers ana
lhc also says that he was well paid
for his services.
Although not made a part of the
affidavit, Patten admitted that the
plan was his. He said he told the
Gore managers of his familiarity
with the routine of The Daily Okla.
homan when he asked for work with
the Gore organization as publicity
man.
His Part Admitted
1t will be recalled that Patten
fought a charge of drunkenness on
which he was arrested the day af-
ter the spurious statement appeared,
tending to make the Daily Oklahoman
apologize for its editorial attacks on
Senator Cores war record. Angered
by the statements of witness dur
ing the trial, Patten admitted having
put the deal over At the close of the
trial, in which he was convicted,
Patten was given bitter tongue lash.
ing by Judge A. n. Munden and
Paul Mccarthy. city prosecutor Pat
ten was defended by Eph Taylor,
law partner Of Jean p Day, one of
Cores managers When Patten was
arrested he hat $3.50 In his pocket IN
currency.
Body Blow TO Gore.
ln discussing the announcement to
he "Amcnde Honorable" episode yes
terday, a prominent politician, who
has taken no part in the Gore-Ferris
campaign said:
Tho direct linking up OF Senator
Gore with this disreputabe piece of
newspaper tricltery is blow that the
Gore camp cannot recover from When
learned the facts about the amen
de Honorable" L felt certain that Gore
had nothing to do with it. because he
is clever politician, whatever you
think about him. With the Patten
case resting on his doorstep the state
will question every angle of Cores
campaign. So many lies have been
scattered about Scott Ferris that the
people have come to believe some of
them---such as the story that he voted
against increasing the pay of soldiers
The only other piece Of Gore literature
that has made an inroad on the minds
of the people Of the state is the So
called Chase letter." supposed to
have been written by an overseas
veteran, the authorship Of which was
admitted by Jean Day as his own in n
speech Saturday. The people will look
at the Chase letter and at other at
tacks on Ferris record on the light
Of tho "Amendc Honorable" and Scott
Ferris is bound to profit by it,"
The text of the affidavit follows:
Affidavit.
state of Oklahoma,
County of Carter, IS.
This affidavit is made of my own
free will and volition, without solicit
tation, relative to the editorial which
appeared in the Daily Oklahoman
under date Of June twenty-eighth 1920,
entitled "Amende Honorable"
am making this affidavit for the
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