The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-06-28
EUGENE BLAKE, SON OF
OHIO THE MOTHER OF.
PRESIDENTS" IS 14TH.
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE
FOR j. s. SENATORSH|P


The Ohio pond is lucky place in
which to fish this summer. 1t is said
that some big fine fat ones lie there
and are willing to be taken out. For
instance the republican hook at Chi
cago was properly baited to catch
big one from that state and the demo-
Gratis at San Francisco are looking to
catch a still bigger fish from the
political pond of the Buckeye State.
The republican party of the state
of Oklahoma is very likely to fish in
the same pond to get candidate for
the United States senate. Anyway
we happen to know an Ohioan who
is sincerely hoping that the senatorial
nomination hook comes over his way
and he is anxious to take it in.
] Eugene. z. Blake, an attorney of
Oklahoma City, is here today in the
interest Of his candidacy for the re-
publican nomination for the United
States senate from the state of Okla
homa. He has 10 opponents, and Mr..
Blake Is Of the opinion that this state
will just step over his way and place
! While Mr.. Blake has been a resident
OF the state fo- 80 years, 20 of which
were spent as a citizen of FL Reno
and 10 as a citizen of Oklahoma City.
he has not forgotten the political
training, which he received in Ohio
where he was born and reared. He
came up on the banks of the Ohio
and that stream always suggested to
him that he travel west: there was 4
! tendency to move with the waters
and one day in his young manhood
he listened to the voice Of the stream
He has been a big man in state re-
publican politics ever since the day
he landed in Oklahoma and is held
in very, high regard by his party.
But when you happen to meet him,
the chances are that he will talk Okla.
homa to you before he will say q
word about his candidacy. He has just
Travelled through the wheat belt of
the state and is enthused with the
amount of bread that oklahoma is
giving to the world this year. The
harvest Is almost completed. the acre,
age was large and the yield on many
farms will be as high as 30 bushels
to the aero.
Coming from the wheat belt to the
southern portion Of the state he is
equally pleased with the crops down
this way and he is of the opinion
that Oklahoma has "a wealth in its
farm lands that would enable it to
feed the entire nation If that emer-
gency was upon us.
in speaking Of national politics Mr..
Blake says the nomination of Mr..
Harding was a very happy selection,
that he is of the Mckinley type of
man: that he is willing to accept
counsel: that he is not an extremist,
and that he is the type of man Ameri'
ca needs just now at the head of the
government.
Mr. Blake left here this morning for
Tishomingo, where he will make n
speech in the interest of his candidacy
and will return here tonight.
He states that the people are too
busy with their crops now to attend
political speakings, but says that in
each place he visits tho. working re-
publicans turn out well and that there
is an unusual interest being manifest
ed this year in politics
He states that there is tendency
toward independent politics. This ten
dency is sweeping over the voters in
Doth the old parties and this condi-
ton is likely to result in some radical
changes in Oklahoma this year. Places
that have been considered soidly re-
publican are likely to show up q
majority vote for the democrats. and
in places where democrats have al
ways had their way there Is chance
for republican victory.
Mr.. Blake expressed appreciation for
his party in this county in putting out
local ticket. He feels that the
party should offer its best men to the
Independent voter and that better gov
ernment might come If the people will
use their independence In voting ant
go after men for local offices instead
of favoring q party whether its nomi
nees are the best men in the country
or not.
Mr. Blake will spend some days ir
the southern portion Of the state ant
he expects to make thorough can
vas Of each county between now ant
; the third Of August,