Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-12-12
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ACTIVITY IN TULSA Is STRONGER
AT THIS TIME THAN EVER IN
CITN's HISTORY.
EVERYBODY HAS A TICKET
While the Democrats Are Badly
shaken Up, Republicans Are Pre-
scnting United Front.

II present Indications can be accep-
/ tod az a forerunner the coming
! spring elections to elect an entire
city ticket viii be the hardest fought
campaign ever witnessed In Tulsa
/ The present political activity so long
time before the election dates, is an
precedented here. A dozen possible
tickets, democratic, republican ana
socialist have been suggested. Four
democratic clubs have been organized,
one republican, and the socialists are
holding meetings every Sunday at
each Of which a large number of
red card" socialists are taken into
the party.
While most OF these clubs are ad-
mttedly organized to boost the partl-
cular claims of some candidate for
president in the coming presidential
elections, yet back Of II all lies
strong movement to carry the city Of
'7r'.o in the spring elections next
April {4&s,l
Democrats Badly split
Two months ago, the machine
democrats met and organized and
laid the foundation for a bitter cam
paign This meeting was followed
by meeting Of the reform demo-
Gratis, who admittedly have broken
with the administration democrats
and are going to put a ticket, uni
quely their own, up for the city Of
fices. Never before in the history Of
the city has organization been per-
fectcd so early.
only a little behind the democrats,
the republicans met under the direc-
tion of the city committee, and start
ed the ball rolling on what IL eX-
pected to be a successful campaign
for the G. o. p. Not to he outdone,
the socialists have organized even
stronger than ever and with 125
members in the city, they have hopes
OF swinging 500 votes in the coming
election on a platform Of a reform
administration"
Republican Prospects Good.
Prospects for a republican victory
appear brighter than for many
years. Tho democratic party Is split
up into many factions. apparently
hopelessly so, but i Is dollars to
doughnuts that the various factions
will unite and present some kind OF a
front when the proper time comes,
The superior court miX-up and the
recent school bonrd fight. together
with the policies of the present ad
ministration, have been the cause OF
the greatest trouble in that party.
Whether this trouble can be smoothed
over, and whether the machine" can
whip the alleged recreants into line
before the next spring, Is now a mat
ter Of prediction.
The republican party is presenting
a firm front, Apparently there is no
dlssension In the ranks. and the party
is determined to put forth strong tic
kets that will take advantage of the
split in the democratic ranks and
sweep the city.
Socialists Strengthening.
Up until a few days ago, the SOC
lalsts presented the strongest front
they have put up in Tulsa politics,
Apparently they are going to swing
large vote, but the result OF the Nc
Namara trial In Los Angeles Is bound
TO affect them. II may mean that all
the building Will have to be done
over again However. Il is admitted
that whatever strength this party
may show will detract that much
from the ranks OF democracy.
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