The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-23

~ the making dI CHlS llIne
Press dispatches, coming from all sections
of the country, show that both the democrats
and the republicans, with palpably few ex
ceptions, are sending uninstructed delegations
to the national conventions, at San Francisco
and Chicago, and this, in some instances
despite the fact instructions were practically
given the states wherein preference prima-
ries were held.
This action, the sending of uninstructed
delegations to the big pow-wows, indicates a
paramount desire upon the part of the lead
ers" to get away from the halters of the sew
eral aspirants for the highest office in the
gift of the American people. 1t indicates a
desire upon the part of the party leaders,
democrats and republicans, to wait until the
last moment in the hope that someone more
able and better fitted to lead, someone more
popular with the masses. someone as yet un-
known, perhaps thus far unthought of may be
found to act as generalissimos of both parties.
Republican editorial writers have played
upon the harp of thousand strings telling
the American people that the democrats have
no really logical man for the exalted office
of president; that the cause of jefferson,
Jackson and Wilson is fast becoming a lost
cause because no man can be found who has
the ability, the craftsmanship, the strength
with the voters to lead the cohorts of dem
ocracy against the phalanx of republicanism.
With this point conceded in the main,
the fact becomes palpably self-evident that
these editors could well twang the same
string with the tune set to republican music.
While it may be conceded that Mr. Nc
Adoo has done much to lose to him the labor
vote, the railroad vote, after he had appar-
emily grabbed and run away with that
article; while it may be conceded that Cen
eral Palmer has not gained material strength
through his futile efforts to catch the profit
eers with the mouse-traps he set for them;
while it may be conceded that Girard is an
unknown quantity with little promise of
strength development; while it may be con-
ceded that Champ Clark is a trfle old; while
it may be conceded that Owen will 20 to
San Francisco a comparative stranger to the
president-makers Of the nation it must, also,
be conceded by the republicans that they
have, in General Wood. a man who does not
and cannot sound responsive chord in the
bosoms of the voters; that Lowden has never
shown any great ability as a statesman; that
Johnson is man of such pronounced
Rooseveltan type that the leaders" of re-
publlcanism fear they cannot keep him
hitched.
1t is not impossible that some very dark
horse may even now be in grooming in the
stables of the democrats, while a horse with
a similar colored coat is being curried in the
stalls of the republicans
Inc woman vote, very unknown uuan-
tity has to be looked after and handled with
the softest of kid gloves and it looks, upon
the face of things at the present moment, as
though the wise men of both old parties are
holding off in their selections until the last
moment, awaiting the psychological instant
to name the man who will be acceptable both
to the crinoline and the suspender elements
of the voters.
And, no matter who may be named at
Chicago, no matter who may be named at
San Francisco, they must each be men who
bear good names, who have clean records,
who will know how to govern people whose
wishes will be dominated by that vote which
will demand clean administration by clean
man.