Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-07-23
Pm. JOB MAY Be
OPENED AGAIN
'iil ItHl'lll.D APPEARS TO
HAVE STRUCK \ sNAG ON
his TRIP
CL'NOR FOR A PRIMARY
Pressure of Defeated" May Torce
"aIbreath 10 Change His Pres
ent Plans.

There is hitch somewhere in tho
postmaster light for the city of Tulsa.
Just where II is no one seems To
Know. All kinds Of spcculations ara
being made but none of them lead To
II definite end. Nearly three weeks
ago National Committeeman Robert
Galhreath wired his endorsement Of
j. NJ Crutchfcld 10 Congressman
Davenport but day after day has
slipped by without his name being
sent to the senate for confirmation.
II Is currently reported that tho
pressure brought on DAN export to al
low the rank and file OF the local
democracy chance to be heard has
been SO strong that he has appealed
TO Galbreath TO recall his endorse
ment OF Crutchheld. While this re-
port cannot he definitely confirmed II
~ known that the wires have been
Kept hot from Tulsa to the national
capital and the fact that nothing has
been done does not look favorable
Tor Crutchileld at this stage OF the
proceedings.
Maybe Primary.
AtStcIudy rumOr got up and
down Main street several times that
davenport has even gone 80 far as
70 write Galbreath IA personal letter
requesting him 10 either harmonlze
the opposing factions or else throw
the gates open and lot them fight IL
out among themselves. In fact. II ia
believed that II he can not puu of
the night against Crutchheld he viii
call democratic primary to settle
the matter. In this manner he would
clear his own skirts and the man se-
lected would In the end have to have
his endorsement anyway and no
would nave as much credit for NAM
ing MIN as he has now without any
OF the Ill feeling that all the defeated
candidates viii have il they are not
given chance to be heard.
Fight May Get Hot.
II is said that Davenport may. II
the iight is made hot enough. finally
put ii up 10 Galbrcath 10 cali pri.
mary and settle the matter I'm that
manner None but democrats of
course, would be permitted to vote
ana the Ill feeling could not possibly
DE as Intense as II Is over the sum
mary manner In which AN the demo-
Gratis have been shut off
II may be that the protest filed
win number OF the democratic
senators has borne fruit more prolific
than even the instigators dreamed of
ana that both Congressman Daven-
port and Committeeman Galbreath
are up against some Unforeseen oh
stacle that will have to be overcome.
one never knows what will happen
IN politics anyway and there is moth
ing certain, except. In this case there
~ more kinds OF hades being raised
than was ever dreamed OF.
Even for Crutrhficld.
While the opposition to Crutch.
Held Is clamoring for a primary II
Is by no means certain that he could
be defeated. With the pull he has IN
start with he has more than an even
chance Of winning and Ii he ga SO IL
II would greatly strengthen not only
himself but Committeeman Galbreath
AZ well and CouEressman Davenport
would emerge from the SCRAP with
less sore spots to heal over and "A
better chance Of healing them than
II the appointment OF CrutchfieId IN
arbitrarily forced through.
Unless someone spreads on the
salye good and thick there is bound
70 be an aftprclap 20 IN" Crutchfi.ld
appointment as II now stands and
more old knives are being sharpened
IN the back yards OF Jeffersnuiau
and Jacksonitn posterity than can be
dulIed IN many IL future conflict.
Just let us have say. is an we
ask IS the way the voting strength
Of the unfed are putting il up and il
Is an agreed appeal that IL apparent
'y gaining strength each day II tho
Crutchfield appointment is not push.
ed through at once II Will never go
through without giving the boys a
chance 20 be heard. Is the way they
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