Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-08-02
FIGHT IS Close
On GOVERNORSH|P
DUNLOP AND ROBERTSON
APPEAR TO BE LEADING
IN THE RACE
WILLIAMS IN THIRD PLACE
SITUATION CHANGED BY
WET AND DRY ISSUE
OF LOCAL OPTION
west MAY Be "TAILENDER"
Haskell Trying to Work Boot
leggers and Prohi-
bitionists.
ROBERTSON Gets "PR0RIS"
Al Jennings Is an Unknown Guam
tity and May Be the
Big Surprise.
Haskell Trying to Work Boot
leggers and Prohi-
bitionists.
ROBERTSON Gets "PROHIS"
AL Jennings Is an Unknown Guam
tity and May Be the
Big Surprise.

From the best Information which
the World can obtain from different
parts Of the state in the closing days
Of the primary contest for the Dem
ocrauC nomination for governor the
fight appears to have narrowed down
to practically three candidates, Dun
lop, Robertson and Williams, and un-
less the strength Of each is greatly
miSrepresented they run In about the
order named During the last month
both Dunlop and Robertson have
been gaining rapidly and each FOR
entirely different reasons.
Two months and a half ago Will
lams unquestionably had the nom
ination by large odds over all com
petltors and neither Dunlop nor ROD
ertson appeared TO be in the running,
West, jennings and Herring each be-
ing in the lead Of them. But since
then the change has been rapid ana
pronounced. Dunlop had evidently
been quietly at work and so timed
his active campaigning SO as to be
able to come TO the front in rush
when he finally concluded TO make
start tie did not miss his calculd-
tlouS very much and when he TOOK
the stump and his other campaignera
went TO work the Dunlop sentiment
swept the state like a prairie iirc.
lie has steadily forged 10 the tronl
and unless there is some sudden ana
unexpected change which seldom
happens at the eleventh hour, he now
has a safe lead over all Of his com
petitors except Robertson.
Dunlop'S support.
Dunlop's support comes primarily
from the farmers and the liberal ele-
ment In the state who are sick ana
tired OF the prohibition tiasco ana
are anxious to supplant IT with local
option as a means Of promoting tenn
peranCe and good government His
strength therefore, has not been con-
fined TO the country, but ~ evident
in al the cities and larger towns IN
the state as well. He has also be-
come the candidate Of the independ-
pnt oil producers, who are chagrlned
and disgusted with the trick which
was attempted to be played on them
i'm the interest OF West
While Dunlop has been gaining
strength among the liberal element OF
the state, the prohibition vote has
steadily gravitatcd to Robertson, and
he Is now The accepted candidate OF
the prohs, some of whom were at
tempting to support West Haskell
the main supporter Of West during
the last two weeks has been pull
ing every string he could TO get the
bootlegging support back to West,
while West was attempting 10 hold
the prohibitioniSts. This has been
liaskelrs long suit in the past, but
II is doubtful II he has been able to
work the scheme to any extent Al
least he appears TO have failed to
al 40 nht fn
hatever he may have been able to
do with the bootleggers
Haskell Playing Both Ends.
Haskell it Is well known, has in
the past been able to play both ends
against the middle on The prohibition
question. but both sides seem to have
gotten wise and West IS left with
practically no support except the
remnants Of the Haskell machine.
whicn is a nebulous quantity. and
when he failed to fool the oil men,
except in the matter Of getting a big
campaign contribution for West, he
practically SHOT his waG." Haskell's
connection with The taX-farret scheme
blOwed him up entirely all through
the oil country and blew West up at
the same time.
Unless Haskell can perfect some
sort of ruse to mislead the voters
hctween now and next Tuesday his
candidate, West, is likely TO be the
tailender even running behind Her
ring, who viii not get within ten
thousand as many votes as Al len
nings All candidates except Dunlop
have been steadily pounding away at
Williams and his strength has been
steadily dWindling away until now
many Of the best Informed Demo
cratic politicians IN the state admit
that he is practically out of the run
ming Up to this time Williams has
had more strength among the lib
eral element than any other candi-
date hut The sudden spurt which
Robertson has MADE has spread con-
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