The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-06-20
SECTION--B.

| Harding was we'll under way. Pen
rose, in the last moment, did give
Harding absolution. But Penrose,
like most men, is not aVerse TO
Joining 'em" to save his prestlge.
once again I want TO repeat ttat
the convention was not only an 'un-
bossed convention but an open con
vention in every sense OF the word
for at least five ballots. And IL was
only natural that combination
should result that was enabled to Sc
lect a candidate. That the combina-
ton OF the old guard succeeded Is
directly attributable to the fact that
the Johnson Burah wing OF the pro-
gressives would not permit a unfit
cation of the progressive forces suf-
ficient to dominate the convention
and nominate Wood
General Wood entered the conven-
tion with the popular endorsement
and the greatest number of dele
gates. 1t Is significant, too, that his
delegates to a very great extent.
died In the ditch. They stood for
a principle and were what they
were through affectionate regard for
their candidate. Had they been
band wagon chasers they would
have scattered soon after the third
ballot. The band wagon boys slipped
the moment that attractive vehicle
took form behind Harding.
The Cause of Dissatisfaction. r.
The cause OF tho dissa tisfa ctiofS3
and ordinations that followed the \
eliminating event was and ia
brought about through factional con.
ditions. And these factional condi-
tions are the result of jealousies and
dissatisfaction between and for
lesser lights sticking here and there
through the managing staffs of can
didates. One strong impression
that | received at Chicago is that
most OF the candidates we're over
managed. l don't understand what
there is in politics that requires
campaign managers. have athought
that Wood would have gone bet
ter had he managed his own cam
paign at ali times. And the public
knows that II was Lowdens man
ager that brought him into disrepute.
johnson, managing his own cam 4
paign, made a comedy of blunders.y
but he seems to be the excepuonS
that proves the rule. There were
too many managers-jealous among
| themselves and by their selfishness
and schemes mourning a bitterness
from other camps that amounted to
hatred.
To see or imagine Penrose and
nominee excites every man hattever
followed Roosevelt. The triumph of
Hamon by reason OF his promise TO
| donate a million dollars TO the cam
paign fund OF any candidate other
than Wood. disgusts and alarms
Oklahoma republicans. Babler, the
Hamon Of Missouri, Keeling, the
Babler OF Indiana, and Hert, the
suave manipulation of the steam
rnllpr in thu
see these four gentlemen forming a
coterie around Chairman Hays with
his apparent approval and pleasure,
not only alarms but excites temper.
For II seems to bode III for meas
urable decency in politics.
An Appeal to Reason.
But to assume that Senator Har-
ding as chief executive will be con-
trolled by the Vaccinations OF these
conspirators and bent TO their will
is to assume that he Is as small and
despicable as they. 1t is to carry
further the practices of the pre-
convention campaign and slaughter
innocence for the greedy satisfac-
ton of petty supporters.
Is that wise? Is that fair? Is
1t decent?
do not think so. Harding was
NOT IoIlower OF the progressives
~ 'iA himself an
obnoxious figure of the rea ctionaries
In those days when the cleavage was
along such lines. But at this time
the great issue is the salvation of
americas institutions, perfect re
action against Wisconsin in eyer&
department of the government, a
turn 10 constitutional form and Il
Introduction of economies into everyN
bfanch of the public service.
Is the ground here not broad
enough for all factions OF the party
to get together on? Is there nj The
moment any pressing necessity for
tho recalling of the old progressive
reacuonary division? Indeed. does
not patriotism issue a trumpet call
Tor all men and women attached 10
senuihe American government
democrats as we'll as republicans, to
support Harding and Coolidge since
they do stand irrevocably for that?
1t seems so to me.
In politics as well as in other
things the time eventually comes
when an armistice or a peace treaty
must be signed. 1t is not my pur-
pose to urge the splendid republi-
cans OF oklahoma to take Jake
Hamon to their bosoms. do feel
obliged to ask them to remain re- 4
iN "''" "hu oupppII the ticket
nominated in spite OF him and his
sordid success; relying on their own
rectitude ard determined to over
come at all hazards after the elec.
tion all of his attempts to discredit
or stultify the party abroad or the
republicans of the state.
l have said many times that I he
lieved third term of Wilson de-
mocracy probably would mean
complete change in the form OF our
government. | thought so then.
peheVe so now. Had you thNught
OF the possible consequences should
the present leader OF the nation
have the opportunity to fiji vacan-
cies on the supreme bench suffi-
ciently to create a majority in line
with his peculiar views? Do Won
conceal from yourself the fact that
a change In the republic from all
that you have believed it to be-
from all that its trainers intended it
to be, would certainly follow?
The need OF the moment is for
the patriot to rise above the faction
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