The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-05-17
okrAuoMA's poLhTICAL KATzIEs

According to Col. william Cutup BosheVist
Kinds who serves the editorial gun on iiarlow's
Weekly, Okahoma'a political katzenjammcr
!. bays are up TO more tricks. Col. Kinds Is au-
tbority for the story that Jake. after pursuing
the vice presidency through tho eastern jungles
Tor a time, abandoned the chase. came home
talked matters over with his co-owners or tho
Oklahoma delegation. and launched his candi-
dacy for the presidency
Yes. sirl
Oklahoma IL thus to be honored In keeping
with her record of achievement The demo-
cratic party OF the state has set itself the task
OF bringing In a presidential nomination that In
only an empty honor. But the meteor OF "repuh-
lcanism" that gives Off light because OF bank
balances, that flashed across the horizon OF the
state earlier In the year, eliminating In con-
vention that knew its masters voice, has been
bitten by the man -of destiny bug and thinks
the presidency itself is none too distant; no
further distant and unlikely, In fact, than the
republican national commttcemanship appeared
before the lure OF cash had been invoked.
1t is figured this way, says Cot Hinds
"Hamon owns the Oklahoma delegation. Yet
he owns the Texas delegation, the Arkansas
delegation, part OF the Kansas delegation and
some OF the Louisiana delegation quite az com
pletely, Thus ne can nave "a vote IN inc 'nlcaEo
convention for president as large as most any
other man the first ballot. lie may not win
the nomination. yet that is as good a bet any
other: but he win have prestige to spare by
having been nominated and supported by up
wards OF a hundred delegates"
Some lead pencil! Some lead pencil!
Admiration for the gall evinced in this con-
tempated stroke Of genius restrains from
or IN distu
pride, that beautiful sentiment which forces one
10 lay aside prejudices as painlessly an may be,
and join In the universal chorus of praise, hall
ing the conquering hero even though his pres-
ence imporils the hen roost and the smokehouse
with it's treasurers gives pause to "A too ready
pen, silences an all too caustic tongue. We con.
tent oursclf by indulging In a moments silent
supphostion to Him who doeth all things we'll
Yet we would be heard In "A modest sugges-
tion. We note that North Dakota republicans
tand We insist on the quotation marks) not only
endorsed Senator LaFoettc for the presidency,
but also selected certain gentlemen FOR his pros.
pective cabinet To the unthinking this may ap
pear as going bit far, second thought, how
ever. will disclose the proprcty n not the pru.
dence OF such action. one might be induced to
endorse the Wisconsin man for the presidency
II also permitted to select his cabinet for him
We invoke that precedent now. II Jake is to
be the presidential candidate of Oklahoma IRE,
pubiicans' land we sure do insist the quota.
ton marks In this case) propriety prudence and
consistency alike demand that coupled with tn,
endorsement without taking care OF ''Diz" ant
"Aivie" at least would be unthinkable. AnC
there is Henry and jim, too. We sometimes
think that Jim Is not any too fond OF his asso
Citations and is capable of taking OF him
tionably look after them!
So II we must endorse Jake let also en-
dorso "Diz." for secretary OF war. "Alvie" 70