Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-01-18
Local DEMOCRATS BELIEVE
EFFORT TO WORK BACK INTO
THE GOOD GRACES OF DEMO-
CRATIC POLITICIANS.
CERRYMANDER Slate UP
Ninety bays of Warm Political Times
Ahead IL EXEC uiiyc Goes Ahead
With His Present plans

Local democrats discussed from ev-
cry angle yesterday the announce
mcnt made by the World that Cover
nor Cruce was preparing to call
special session of the legislature TO
meet about MaTh ID. The latest
thing In the matter Is Governor
Cruces attempt to cover up his real
intentions by giving out an interview,
stating that he had authorized no one
evading the issue Of whether he
would or would not call such a ses-
sion, local democrats are even more
firmly entrenched in their belief
that the governor really intends to
take such action.
The governor has been Smoked
OUT and it may be that the announce
ment of his plans at this stage OF the
game are a little premature and may
deter him from his effort to work his
way back into the good will of the
democratic bosses, which he forfeit
ed when last September he pointedly
refused to accede to the demands
made upon him from all sides to call
an extra session to redistrict the state.
Says Assertion was Unauthorized.
The governor claims he never au-
tho ized any one 90 make public his
that he did. The World simply stat
ed that 1t had tip from reliable
aAt hu N
special session Of the legislature, and
the governor attempts to smooth
over tho ruffled waters by pouring
out this unauthorized" OIL
Bill Durant. Charles Haskell and
Tate Brady, the democratic Holy
ernor has intention Of calling spec
ial session II is news to them. There
is mighty little political doctoring
going in in this state that these three
don't know all about, and 1t is lust
possible that Governor Cruce has
paying them back in their own medi-
cine.
Gcrrymandcring the Ticket.
Unless the governor shows another
weakening of the back
bone, he will go right ahead with his
plans, call the special session, write
A message recommending the capitol
legislation he wants, and then sit
BACK and watch the pot boil. 1t will
be some boiling too. oklahoma DEM
Ocratic legislators are not going to
take a trip over to Oklahoma City,
pass legislature favoring the state
capitals latest y. Rufus Wallngford'
scheme whereby some promoter is to
receive about $4,000 cash and the
state 100000 with which to build q
state capitol. When the legislature
gets together some real gerrymander-
ing is to be done
Democratic politicians realize now
hat their party is shot to pieces and
hat there is only faint hope of re-
in power after another state
election. and they want that redis-
rcting bill to be passed by demo.
,ratic legislature.
If the legislature ever gets togeth-
n there VIII be about 80 days Of the
political doings ever seen
n this state, and the democrats will
lie the fataf knot around their own
iecks
Local democrats feel little slight
ID that the governor did not let them
n on his plans to cell special ses-
ion. and there is general condemna-
ion over his pitiful attempts to evade
he vital question by stating that he
lid not authorize any one TO make
he statement that he would call
pecial session.
The World got its information from
mighty reliable source. and until
he governor comes out flatfooted
ession for any reason-until that
nd says he will not call special
ime the World will believe the gov
rnor intends calling one. and 1t looks
ow as though the governor had been
alght in a tight fix. and must either
make a bold front or back track be-
ause his plans were announced too
Oon.