The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-05-11
Q. K. STAMP IS
PUT ON Owen
BY DEMOCRATS
Supporters Will Carry on
Fight for Man Who Will
Stay at Bedside Of His
Wife During Campaign.
WILSON AND HOWARD
STILL IN THE FIELD
Gore and Haskell Lend In
fluence but Cannot Return
to Take Stump for Owen.
(By Staff Correspondent

(By Staff Correspondent
OKLAHOMA CITY.-Tom Owen has
been drafted by his friends to stay in
the race for the democratic nomination
for governor.
Representatives from the entire state
meeting in Oklahoma City late Wed.
nesday, decided definitely after six
hours OF debate that he would not be
permitted To withdraw from the race.
Owen will not be able to do any
campaigning for period of thirty days,
possibly never. In this campaign. He
stays in the contest with the distinct
understanding that he is not to be ex.
pected to leave the bedside OF his wife,
who is now seriously ILL., His friends
have agreed to carry on his campaign
without him If necessary.
Friends DO Fighting.
Out Of the tangle OF political cir
cumstances at the state capital the
following facts stood out clearly:
l. Tom owen will stay in the race
until the last gun Is fired and his
friends are going to do his fighting.
2. The support Of Governor Robert
son has been definitely swung to Jack
Walton. Three heads Of imE3rtant
state departments are understssod to
have definite orders to assist Walton.
3. The effort TO limit the democratic
field Is failure and win not again
be attempted. Robert Wilson and f..
B. Howard will stay in the race until
It Is closed
4. The battle cry against John Fields
will be- Arthur Capper may run Kan
sas but he oinnot run Oklahoma" The
fact that Tom ONeal, editor of another
Capper farm journal, Is running for the
republican nomination for governor OF
Kansas lends dignity to reports that
Capper is trying to seize control OF q
block OF states.
6. Neither former Senator Thomas
Pryor Gore or former Governor Charles
n. Haskell will return to stump the
state in the primary for Owen.
Is Unwilling Candidate.
Out OF the days work there came
the realization that Tom owen is an
unwilling candidate. He freely admit.
ted that II he were not In the race he
would not get In. He declared, how
evH, that being in, he found II i'm
possible to contemplate Disappointing
his friends II they failed to release him.
They refused to do so. asserting that
he can be nominated without a person.
al campaign.
Eugene Kerr, who is managing the
Owen campaign, estimates the strength
Of the candidates In the democratic
field as follows, based on total OF
100 points: owen 40; Walton 30; vii
son l5; Howard and Bolen divide II
points This statement was generally
accepted as correct. although many OF
Owen's followers from west side coun
ties declared that owen will poll more
votes than all candidates combined In
many Of these counties.
The secret meeting at the Huci<ins
hotel between representatives, OF Bolen
Howard and Wilson wns without re
sult. II was believed at noon that Owen
would be able to persuade his hackers
70 grant him permission to withdraw
Wilson and Howard. with their chops
dripping blood were waiting for al
opportunity to fight over the spoil.
Gore Is Considered.
The subject Of bringing Gore and
Haskell into the state to campaign for
Owen was discussed. Men like VIII
Utterback OF Durant. strong Ferris
supporter In 1920 were open In theil
declarations In belief that Gore may
become biz factor In healing IN,
wounds OF the democratic party.
OWN felt, however. that II would b'
inadvisablc TO bring either man int,
the primary fight. In the first place
owen pointed out. Cores effectiveness
IN fighting the farmer labor league
might become impaired II he cnterct
the primary contest. With regard {,
Haskell. II was conceded that his en-
trance into the primary might be seize,
upon as evidence that he is seeking I,
dictate democratic politics In oklaho
ma
FavorinE Owen.
II wus Understood that Gore has writ
ten thousands Of letters Into oklahonl
endorsing owen without reservation fo
governor. Haskell. II Ia said, In nd
vising his friends to support owen
although tho fact that he IN undcl
sosne political obligation TO Wilson, .
utd TO be keeping him out OF tn
primary contest In the role Of speaker
Considered from all viewpoints the ex
pected f,rore In Oklahoma City In dis
appointing. The field has not bcel
limited. The only thing that has beef
accomplished is somewhat close
drawing Of the lines OF conflict.
The consensus Of politicians in ok
lahoma City yesterday was that Ton
Owen In the only man with whom IN
democrats may win In November. H.
neving that. Tom owen has been ara
"a 70 sfny.