Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-04-12
ALL WANT TULSA
TO GET IN RING
SENTIMENT STRONGLY FANORS
Tulsa IOR THE SEAT or
COY EIiNMIiNT.
MAY HOLD A conference
May tnil Meeting of hll cities to
Discuss Question of Reopen
ing Capital Matter.

From All over the state the cry IA
going up that Tulsa should get into
the capital nght ana from an Sides
the comment is made that II Tulsa
does decide 10 make "A fight for tho
capital that she viii win hands
down" The general committee ap-
pointed Tuesday 10 go into the mat
ter Is conducting a systematic cam
paign To- ascertain whether or not the
sentiment is strong enough TO war
rant Tusa in making the night
Morton Rutherford, one of the most
prominent attorneys In the state, who
was IN Tulsa yesterday is strongly In
favor Of Tulsa making the tight and
promised that he would devote his
time to stumpng the state in favor
Of Tulsa.
1t was suggested yesterday that
meeting of representatives from all
cities In the state be called for Tulsa
TO discuss the question of Tulsa enter
ing the tight Chairman Lyons is in
favor Of this proposition and the COM
mitteo may decide to do this
Lyons stated last night that he
Nbulu pIDDdulA Null "A llltfllUs u lllN
general committee within the next
few days to go over the situation as It
has developed
=. II. Lewis. who is now in WASH
ington. tclegraphcd yesterday that
sentiment in the capital In favor OF
Tulsa was strong among the Okla
homa delegation.
A prominent Guthrie man Yesterday
wrote to Chairman Lyons that senti
ment there was strong for Tulsa, and
that Guthrie would agree to work to
secure sgners to the petition. Tho
people ON the east side of the state
would be a unit for Tulsa" he writes.
'and | feel that YOU would get an
even break on the West Side
The Coweta Times. In commenting
on Tulsa entering the race, says
Good for Tulsa. She always makes
good. while our old maid sister, Ok
iahoma Guy, only make promises"
The Wichita Eagle says Tulsa
generally lands things when she goes
after them. and II the oil town wants
the capital, the present abiding place
of the solons will have to get up and
hustle"
The independence Reporter OF
Kansas. has the following to say; III
Tulsa wins the highland we sincere
ly hope she may--lt IL not at all prob
able that any decline Will follow.
Tulsa Is too good a town to he killed
by even gaining the seat Of govern
ment."
The following editorial comment IL
from the Okmulgee Democrat:
"If there be "A possibility to change
tho plan yet. and y 1t come to pass
that It be not foolish to talk some-
thing that cannot be put into moving
practice why. we sure are for Tulsa
as a candidate for the state capital.
II II be possible TO have 1t that near.
Okmulgee would rather be no further
from the state capital than from here
to Tulsa. That is one item. Another
is that Tulsa IL the best city right now
and probably for all time to come. in
the state II Is The center Of the oil
and gas industry In the sense of being
the financial head of Il. and it is con-
tral to II in other ways, such as travel,
railroads. pipe lines, retneries and
many other smaller items defining a
center. What makes all that import
ant is this That there is no indus
try in the state SO little understood.
or rather TO say, SO misunderstood, as
the oil and gas industry by the people
and state officers from parts where i
is not known as matter of daily 1h.
servatIDn. This is not peculiar to ok
AhOmd. II is as true of PennsylVania