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Show Owen Probably in Kacc. j OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla,. Dec. 2. Pnited Stales Senator Hubert U Owen, addrcHslng a meeting of tho Owen-fnr-prosident club nt the eapltol today, mado 1 what party leaders construe as announcement announce-ment of his candidacy fur the Democratic ; presidential nomination. Senator Owen ', said: "Tho effort to place my name before the Democratic, convention for the presidential nomination was not made at my in- 1 stance," he said. "It was done because my fellow citizens believed In the prim 1-ples 1-ples I ha vo represented all t bec vonrs. When I think of tho responsibility of the office of president, it seems enough to appal me. Yet some ono must. dlNhar;o those duties. And he should be one who can lT"ar tho voice of the people mid put Into concrete form laws to meet (ho needs thev express. "The candidate in the next election who H (o it ppea to tlie olen of thn peopio must, be a Pellever In popular government, nnrl I bellevo in popular government, He mm-t not be offemdve t women suffia-jlsts suffia-jlsts nor to prohlhltlonlMH 1 men use of oppoMl Ion to t hose m o ven e nt .f. I ha ve liivored both, so it seems that I am fre(. from offense, In those respects." A fund of .;.a. ("in was pledged at t he meet I nit to advertise tlie name (lnd record nf SelintMi I' Wen to the ti;illon helnl'e the I iinii'i'Tn t lc cn live nt hm n e ( mi miner, and j, f 1 tin nee co in in I i I " wll ca 11 a n the u t '1 1 1 to Inerc.-u o the a mount to S I mi in hi. |