The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-06-16
ISSUE IN OKLAHOMA
COST WOOD HEAVILY

Chicago, nl.-The blunder of Cen
eral Wood in the Oklahoma national
committee fight some months ago
cost him the presidential nomination
yesterday, according TO the opinion OF
well-irsormed republicans who re
mained in Chicago today, and is said
to have been 50 realized by the mill
tary leader himself who sought to re-
pair the situation when 1t became
apparent that the anticipated break
would be in favor of Harding. He
sought out the headquarters of Jake
l.. Hamon. the TeXas-Oklahoma oil
maenate. and newly elected national
committeeman from Oklahoma. dur
ing the early part Of the day, in the
hope OF securing lannon's consent to
throw a large body Of uninstructed
delegates TO the Wood column.
EARLY in the campaign General
Wood repudiated Hamon as Oklahoma
leader and Joined forces with James
J. McGraw Of Ponca City, lannon's
opponent for national committeeman.
The Oklahoma conventions overwhelm-
ingly defeated General Woods man,
and Hamon came to the convention
with eighteen of Oklahoma's twenty
votes lined up for Lowden. They
agreed 10 vote for the Illinois gov
ernor as long as there existed the
prospect OF his nomination. When 1t
became apparent that the Lowden
boom was doomed for a collapse,
Hamon is said to have initiated the
movement for gathering in a large
number Of uninstructed delegates,
chiefly from the west and southwest,
for support OF Harding. The arrange
ment included about $50 votes The
Wood people calculated correctly and
if this section of the convention ever
started in one direction, the force 1t
would gather would be sufficient TO
insure nomination, and late into FIJI
day night and early Saturday morn
ing emissaries from the Wood camp
kept an almost constant stream or
petitions to Hamon asking that he
break from the combination with
Oklahoma and throw a few scattered
votes in favor of the general upon
the assumption that goodly number
of the combination would follow.
McGraw was here as one Of Cen
eral Woods lieutenants. Efforts to
bring Hamon and McGraw together
for a patch-up Of their differences
were fruitless and as a result Of the
work done in final hours of the con-
vention Hamon returns to the south
west in complete control Of his state.
with the added laurels Of being largely
responsible for the selection of Hard
ing. The Chicago Tribune this morn
ing prints a large picture of the
nominee and beside him is Jake Ha-
mon. Hamon has been named on
a committee to iron ont the final
arrangements OF Harding's campaign
and it is understood Hamon will have
an important place in the manage
ment Of the campaign this fall.
Members of the Texas delegation
began scattering today, many OF
them leaving for points in the east
and north before returning home. AS
indicated last night. all are pleased
with the selection of Harding and
Coolidge
Il want to correct the Impressions
being conveyed in Texas in intervals
that this was fight as far as the
Texas delegation is concerned be-
tween the Tily-whites' and the black
and tans'," said National Committee
man H. F. MacGregur.
The republican party is not
lily-white' party Only the control
and leadership is in the hands of
white republicans and has been SO
for years. The contests We're settled
on their merits There was never any
basis for the propaganda that the
contestants gave out they would be
seated, and that was only intended to
deceive the republicans in Texas like
other propositions they have ad-
vanced."
The Green n-McCarthy-Beck faction
already has served notice that an
effort is to be made TO wrest the
control Of the party in Texas from
MacGregor and they will run George
W. Burkett Jr., Of Palestine against
Phil e. Baer OF Paris for state chair
man. Baer was said to have been
in the Hamon combination that turned
the Harding trick on yesterday, and
that Texas was ready to break when
the time became propitious.
The national committee has been
instructed by resolution passed by
the convention to work out scheme
by which the convention representa-
tioh from southern states may be
brought 10 a basis Of the votes cast
for the republican ticket.