Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-03-22
POLITICAL STORM
now brewing
DESPITE UlNRMON TALk THERE
- EVIDENCE or COM
ING FIGHT
CELEBRITIES ARE ON Scene
Ntuhh-. Mccormick and Parker Are
MI Making Medicine with
State liull Mooscrs.

A tcrlblc storm broke over tho
southland yesterday and similar
storming was in the brewing in Tulsa
hut as SOD II has failed To break.
Tho storm In the south was one of ma
ture's making, while the storm brew
lng in Tulsa was one caused by the
politicians both embryo ana other-'
wise.
Jhc storm clouds here gathered
around the Tulsa hotel whore tho
horde of bun moosers met to answer
tho tocsn of the first great progress
sivc party gathering ever held in tho
southwest
Although all the progressive lead
crs who wcrc here yesterday denied
cmph1tically that there would be "A
discordant note struck during the two
days session, there was a strong un-
dorcurrent, that was felt rather than
heard, that before tho sun sets on
another day, the bull moosers would
put on some kind Of an exhibition OF
political prizc-fighting.
II is being whispered by some that
Loren Dizncy. Organizer" Of the pro-
grcssive cause has been quietly prim-
ing former Senator Bcveridge as tho
next progressive candidate for pres
| ldent. This is bitterly resented by
other progressives who think that Col
opel Roosevelt should carry their ban
ner. Another faction tx considerably
rantled over the way Orville Johnson,
| former state secretary of the party,
has been treated These men are CEN
tering their fight on State Chairman
! Alva Mcdonald who has given out
statements to the effect that he re-
| quested Johnson To resign "for the
good OF the cause" Johnson claims
that he resigned because "railway
and Standard oil interests were DOM
mating the party
Dynamite Ed perry Of Coalgate.
who was somewhat rankled at tho
| Pricstly- Mcdonald organization, could
not be found and the entire bunch
were unanimous in denouncing former
State Secretary ONille j. j. John
son, who. according to his version,
resigned because "he was out of har-
mony with the organization" and who
according to McDonald's version. was
asked to resign" for the good of the
party
II johnson had a defender in the
delegates here yesterday he could not
be located
Former Governor Stubbs, Of Kan
sas and Mcdll Mccormick, president
Of the Chicago Tribune. were the only
ones Of the national leaders who ar
rived yesterday
Stubbs, Mccormick and Parker were
the renters of attraction around the
Tulsa Hotel, but once during the aft
crnoon the crowd forget even these
celebrities, when a call boy went
through the lobby yelling "call for
Mr.. Roosevelt For a moment there
was a wild stampede but a sigh Of
disappointmcnt--or was it relief
went up when it was discovered that
it was only a hoax put up by some
practical joker.
Up TO five o'clock, the time hte ban
Quet started about seventy-five bull
mooscrs from outside of Tulsa had
registered at the headquarters and al
most an equal number of Tulsans.
Little along the official line was done
yesterday afternoon and the delegates
devoted their item to milling" in the
hotel lobbles. holding secret confer
ences and sightseeing.
Governor Stubbs Mr. Mccormick,
Colonel Parker, National Committee
man George Priestly, r. T. Cutter.
manager Of the Associated Press at