Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-07-05
CRUTCRF|ELD IS
70 Be NEXT ?. N.
BITTER FIGHT ENDED WHEN
GALiSREATH ENDORSED
HIM YESTERDAY.
STRIKER FIGHTING MAD
Porter, Defeated Candidate l. Beng
Urged f,r Commissioner OF Five
Civilized Tribes.

The contest over the postmaster
ship in Tulsa was settled yesterday
when National Committeeman Robert
Gnlbreath wired the name of J. NJ.
Crutchfield to Congressman Daven-
port with his endorsement FOR the
Iosition AS stated IN The World
Yesterday md the day previous tn"
fight had narrowed down to a choice
between Crutchfield and John D.
Porter, and while at first It looked as
though Porter had a cinch the tide
room swung around to Crutchfleld
and Notwithstanding all efforts to
heat down his support he held his
forces In line and won out.
Galbreath insisted that Porter and
Crutchfield get together and settle
the matter between themselves but
sitter several hours conference they
were unable to agree. 1t was then
Galbreath made his decision ana sent
the name of Crutchfield. This was
rot the result OF any agreement 1t Is
said. When asked by a World re
rorter IL there was anything he wish
ed to give the public Galbreath said
there was not except that he had
inally decided to send I'm the name
OF Crutchfleld and had already done
90 by wire,
Stryker Is Disappointed.
The few democrats who could be
seen Yesterday expressed themselves
a. satisfied with the choice of CrI.ch-
field. but the evening Democrat, edit
ed by Colonel Stryker who was can
Jidate for the postmastership, denied
this and took several good sized rams
out of Crutchfield Whether or not
this means that fight Will be maze
on his confirmation is problematical.
l. may or may not. Colonel Stryker
unauestionably is very much chagrin-
e6 over his own defeat and he may
lead an insurrecton against Crutch-
field.
II Is rumored that John d. Porter
hns been a possible candidate loI
commissioner OF the tlVe ClVilizeu
Tribes. n place row held by j. George
Wright. and il was claimed that the
naming of Crutchfield was the result
OF ar understanding that local demo-
crnts would get back OF Porter SOLID
IL for this place. but Crutchfield de-
ni,d that there was any agreement
between himself and Porter or theii
friends. Tulsa has thus far hau
nothing out OF the federal patronage
notwithstanding the fact that Nation
al Committeeman Galbreath Is resi-
q, MT Of this citv and ought TO be IN
position to get anything he might
conclude to ask for himself or ms
friends.
Porter Has Good Chance.
If Porter should get into the fight
Ter Wrights job he would have some
very strong support and If the rlgh'
Kind Of a campaign is organized ne
ought to stand an excellent chance OF
T.. al
support he would have all the In
fluence OF Champ Clark and other
Missouri democrats with whom Porter
has been associated In politics for the
rast quarter Of n century. The de-
f,at OF Colonel Strylter for the post
office evidently Is not going to be ac-
cepted with very good grace by MN
and he has the appearance OF se''ins
ready to don n coat OF war palht
which viii not come Off until he
tnkes somebody to cleaning, thus
adding new complications.
There are host OF democrats
However, Who do not appear To care
very much what attitude Colonei
STRIKER takes and many others VINO
are letting no opportunity pass with
out showing their hilarity at his de-
feat for the post office. While re-
rublicans used to have deal or
trouble over federal patronage II
wasn't n circumstance to the rows
which are brewing among democrats
Crutchfields name Will probably be
sent to the senate by President Will
son early the coming week and un-
less II Is tied up in the. committee he
will take the office In n very short
time. There Is a possibility. however,
TINT republicans In the senate may In
tervene in order to compel the demo-
Gratis TO go on record as removing re-
publican postmasters purely Tor po-
iilcal reas ,ns. similar action To that
I'm relation to the removal OF Post
,,aster Reneau has been taken in
rumber Of other cities throught out
the country and In most cases the
work has been so coarse that IL Is
bound to be the occasion for some
knd Of official investigation.
About the time Postmaster Reneau
was notified that he was running the
post office at Tulsa In such a man.
rer that the new democratic adminis-
ttation could not stand for II, the
postmaster of San Francisco and
number OF other cities OF equal i'm
pcrtance received similar notices.
These wholesale charges are of course
without any foundation in fact and
are rank violation Of the civil SER
vice rules and regulations and before
the adjournment Of congress there IL
liable to be a general airing of these
matters.