| Show SENATOR REED O fROM I PLATFORM 0 Opponent of f League Spattered Spat Spat- Spattered b by Throng Amid Cheers for far Wilson Tilson I D By ily A Associated Press ARDMORE Okla Oct 2 Before 2 Before he fie left for Tulsa Okla Senator Reed dictated a statement in in which he said i My compliments to the decent people people peo pea pie of Ardmore My contempt for far the thugs who denied to these people the privilege cf of this assemblage under the flag and constitution of the United States If the friends of the league of na nations nations nations na- na imagine that the character of the argument employed will win win friends for their cause I believe they have mistaken the temper of the American people I am very sure they mistook the temper of the people of Ardmore So far as I am concerned I Ithe the incident is is closed but I desire to remark that the occurrence may serveto serve serveto to illustrate the fact that probably we had better learn to govern ourselves before we take charge of the rest of the world and undertake to run it it Hundreds of men and women who were present at the meeting many of them stating that they disagreed with Senator Reeds Reed's views views shook hands I with him and expressed deep regret I that the incident had happened I ARD ARDMORE Okla Oct 2 United United 1 Slates States Senator James A A. Reed eed was egged from the stage at convention hall here last night as he was being introduced introduced introduced intro intro- by the mayor in preparation for his his speech against the treaty and the league of ot nations The crowd more than strong wp nt went wild as Reed came on the stage and all sight light wires to the build building In were cut Pandemonium broke loose and 0 cries fries of ot derision howled him down r while the audience surged upon the stage tae Reed attempted to hold the floor for tor a few minutes but bat was forced to male make make his his exit without beginning his speech After several minutes of demonstration tion a number of women climbed upon the stage and quieted the crowd Reed could not be seen at his hotel here but it was announced he would make no attempt to deliver his address S Senator Reed arrived in Ardmore accompanied accompanied ac ac- companied by General Newton of ot Sp Springfield ingfield Mo A committee es escorted es- es Forted him to the Dornick Hills club where a banquet was served with many Ardmore citizens present presentA A mass meeting at the Carter county county coun coun- t. t ty courthouse Tuesday had passed res resolutions rea- rea o censuring Senator Reed and had sent him a a. wire asking him not to come to Ardmore and denouncing deno his stand on the league of ot nations in resolutions resolutions res res- as undemocratic Unpatriotic I land nd un American The Ardmore convention hall with a a. seating capacity of was filled to overflowing Many women were present pres pres- ent At eight thirty Senator Reed was introduced Introduced in introduced In- In by Mayor William Freeman who stated in his speech that he was discharging his duty as chief executive of ot the city in introducing the speaker At this juncture light went out Some Someone Someone Someone one had cut the wires Immediately pandemonium broke loose Some cool headed headed- citizens reached the tho middle of ot the stage whereon were seated Senator Reed Mayor Freeman and nd members of the reception committee commit commit- tee teo The citizens urged the crowd to remain quiet b but t eggs eg's began bean breaking all about the stage Soot afterward a lineman succeeded in repairing the broken light wires and It ft was revealed that eggs had bad struck those upon the stage When a semblance of ot order had been restored there was an unsuccessful at att attempt attempt at- at t tempt to have aye Senator Reed deliver his address Every attempt to have the senator proceed was greeted with hisses and catcalls and there were rounds of ot cheers for President Wilson Hope of restoring order at last was vas abandoned and in an effort to forestall forestall fore tore stall further scenes a committee of ot women went upon the stage and nd held an informal reception After the crowd had thinned some some- somewhat somewhat some some- what the senator and tho those e who were with him upon the stage left and were driven to the hotel Many Ardmore citizens expressed themselves themselves as ns deeply humiliated over the affair One shot was fired in the course of the trouble A voley of or eggs spattered Senator teed Reed eed women and others on the stage Mayor said that league sentiment 0 in the community would hardly lead to a conviction Inthe in inthe inthe the case of ot arrests he will exert all efforts efforts ef et- ef- ef forts to bring the trouble makers into court Ardmore citizens will Ill ask investigation tion by the state attorney general it was wall was said |
