The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-06-20
An I'm ossed Convention
That Came Into the Hands
of the Old Guard Through
the Inability of the Pro-
gressives to Get Together
and Act Together.
BY T. A. LATTA.

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The baokwash from the Chicago
\ convention has cleared away many
prejudices. dissipated the fogs OF dis.
| appointment and left the composite
mind OF those who attended clearer
and more capable o! reaching sound
conclusions.
The ticket that resulted from that
memorable gathering, which will be
commented on and reminisced about
so long as any who attended 1t live,
was not the first choice OF any man,
nor did its nomination bring to any
! fraction OF the republican party ala.
that faction desired.
That IL simple statement OF un-
disputed fact. Senator Harding is
clean, capable man. His history
reads splendidly, typing him a. the
character that has always appealed
to the nation. His life is an cNem-
plification of American opportunity
accepted to its fun fruiting In that
supreme honor which all genera
lions OF American mothers have told
an generations NJ American sons was
within the legitimate horizon OF their
I Just ambition.
Calvin Coolidge, the vice presl-
dcutial nominee, comes to the ticket
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uncontemplatcd as did Roosevelt at
! Philadelphia In 1900. And what Is
| known OF him proves him to be a
man Of similar type, but with more
uf the Abraham qualifications and
| mental processes than any man that
| has come into the public eye since
! The present century dawned.
So that the ticket Of 1920 Is to
"A very remarkable extent similar to
! the Mckinney Roosevelt ticket OF
/ 1900. 1t Is a good ticket II is a
| safe ticket 1t Is "A ticket full OF
| promise and full OF possibilities that
only are dimly discernablc to the eye
| of patriotic faith. Ahd II is Amcri-
can beyond all peradvcnture Of a
| doubt,
| believe that Senator Harding is
10 unfold into a splendidly attractive
candidate. His personal history will
DC comp.imented by home life as
pleasing as II Is charactcristically
American, And / think he viii find
his cause wonderfully strengthened
by wife who viii by her diplomacy
and womauly character aid him in
all that he does or attempts to do.
/ want to say this much about the
ticket and OF the ticket as pre-
face to story intended to dispel
'olllt uhuuAS anu AftlSt anu llkeWlSc
intended to influence many clean.
! thinking men and women In
reaching sound conclusion con
| corning their duties in the un-Com-
! ing campaign.
IN tnbuSscd Convention.
The Chicago convention Of 1920
was to an extent not known for
years, an Embossed convention. To
an extent not known for years II was
indeed a delegate convention for del
| egates and by delegates, I say this
In fun knowledge ~ all that was
said during its lengthy run, OF an
tAat took place.
The national committee in pass
Ing on contests, was not above re-
proaCh The sinister influences on
that committee did create A steam
| roller and did operate that seam
roller in defiance OF rue or reason.
But the wrong committed IN the in :
terest OF the Lowden candidacy was
not sufficient TO control the conyen-
| ton and II did initiate to bring
| about the ultimate defeat of tho
! cause It purposed advancing.
IL ls not my purpose to assert
mat mischiefous ana sinister influ-
cnces were not at work; or that at
| tempts were not made to commit a
| great wrong. They were, But they
failed, And they failed, az be-
| lioved at the time, as | now perceive
more clearly, since the backwash
has cleansed the beach OF under