The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-25
Geographical Limitations Must Be
Eliminated, and Gospel Must Spread
That Presidential Timber May Be Cut
lnthe West as Well as in the East is
Enunciated in Declaration of Senator
Owen at Okla. City Campaign Meet

Oklahoma City, May 25.-Thorough
organization of the Oklahoma delega.
ton To the democratic national con-
vention at San Francisco to further
the candidacy of Senator owen for
president was begun yesterday when
the delegation met in the governors
reception room with the senator.
As a result Of the gathering every
delegate will be assigned definite
task to perform at the convention.
After consulting Individual preferences
as far as possible each delegate will be
expected to present the claims Of
owen for the nomination to members
Of other delegations.
To supplement the series of letters
now being sent out delegates Will i'm
press on representatives Of other states
the fact that owen was actually
author Of the federal reserve act.
In the course Of his talk Monday
morning Owen said that he considered
his authorship of the bill one Of his
most important assets in the race. II
don't want McAdoo TO walk off with
my baby" he said. Il consider his
claims to authorship to be grand
larceny.
"McAdoo did support the bill But
as far back as 1905 l took care to
have the principles embodied in the
act read into the congressional rec.
ord. l had the series of articles writ.
ten by me in 1898 made a part Of the
official journal of the senate"
Owen said that in his opinion the
coming democratic convention will be
the most impartial in the history Of
the party. They will realize" he
said, that they must choose a man
who has the ability to get votes"
Speaking Of the league Of nations
and peace treaty owen declared that
the covenant should be passed without
destructive reservations. He stated his
belief that the reservations approved
by majority in the senate represent
the wishes Of the public and will be
supported at the polls.
Geographical limitations must be
wiped out in the coming campaign
he said. 1T will be one of the tasks
Of this delegation to spread the gospel
that presidential timber may be cut
in the west as well as the east"
Owen told of his recent speaking
tour in the west. south and New Eng.
land. He reported cordial receptions
in many states, particularly in Mis-.
souri,, Tennessee and California. Cal.
ifornia women will support him at the
convention, he believes.
Candidates are rapidly being elm.
mated these days" Owen said. 1T will
appear finally that onyl Bryan and
myself remain among those available.
Bryan does not desire the nomination
unless he feels that an overwhelming
demand makes that his duty" Owen
intimated that Bryan probably will
lend active support to his cause.
He said that Vice President Mar.
shall probably will influence the Ind.
ana delegation in favor of him.
In the absence of Governor Robert.
son, Mrs. D. A. McDaugal Of Sapulpa.
vice-chHrman of the delegation, pre-.
sided at the meeting.
The committee to perfect organiza.
tion of the delegation was formed Of
Tom Lyons of Tulsa, Tom Wade OF
NARROW and Hayden Limbaugh. The
committee recommended that a sub.
committee be chosen to assist in the
work an dhave charge of the Oklaho.
ma headquarters at San Francisco.
H. l.. Bolen was made chairman
OF this committee, with Mrs. C. X.
Phelps as secretary. and Thomas II.
owen, Tom Lyons Of Tulsa and DR..
j. w. Duke Of Guthrie as members.
Former Governor Lee Cruce present
ed an opinion differing from that OF
Senator owen and the apparent attl.
tude OF the Oklahoma delegation when
called on for an address. He declared
that any democrat would be reoreant
to his trust If he permitted himself 10
support any platform which did not In
clude ratification Of the peace treaty
without change or reservation.