The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-10-19
Political Trainer Says Con-
gresham Can't Be Hood
winked by Wire PuIIers
THOMAS WANTS CHANCE
Wise One Says If Primaries
Held Tomorrow Robertson
Would Be Nominee

STATE capitol who are worthy Of
that classification take any stock IN
the frequent recent association " the
name of Congressman Scott Ferris of
IAWtoh with guberuutorinl aspirations
There Is nothing to IT," wns the
tcrSe comment Monday Of the man who
'onched the congressman In his cnrly
ventures In the game Of politics. Fer
ris Is too wise for that lie nurses the
belief, and not without good reason,
TINT eventually he will gu to the sen.
ate. but not by way Of the gubcruuto.
rial chair"
Robertson Best Chance
Moreover continued the wise poll
llclan, the next nominee for the gov
'rnorshlp of the state u oklahoma
viii he Judge J H \ Robertson
Should Ferris hecomc a candidate for
he nomination. the judge would dr.
feat him. Robertson has wide nr.
Quaintance and strong following
throughout the state and that at thi,
time cannot be said Of Ferris. although
he Is indubitnhly a conner I'm state poli
ties | do not think there Is man
In the state who could beat Robertson
for the nomination If the primary
should he held tomorrow There are
many persons. and some " them rlnim
To be Democrats, who believe Robert
son was nominated last yrnr which
is absolutely untrue II Is mrcasouu
hlc 10 suppose 80. fur / personally
know that Robertson men controlled
the machinery Of the election Ben
Riley was In absolutely charge ~ the
situation"
Whenever hurrnh FOR Ferris FOR
governor is traced 10 ~ source n is
found to issue from a member NJ the
Williams machine. Tor It (, a generally
accepted fact that the governor would
Hike to go to the United States senate.
mud consequently II would be- convcu.
lent for him to get Ferris out " the
WAY
pcrhap, the prime purposc ~ the
cry for Ferris Is to olrnr m" way fur
Slnto Senator 4 Elmer Thomas 10
make the race for congress Yet only
Thomass immediate frieudr and Gov.
crnor William personal following en-.
lcrtaln the belief that Thomas could
secure the nomination with Ferris out
of the way
Fcrrl, friends believe he could de-.
feat Gore I'm his "ain couutrce That.
however. would not ensure the con.
rrrssmnn's election in senatorial
racp. frr Gore is strong iu other parts
" the state. nnd the hllnd senator has
more than onc.. proved himself a past
master 200 the art of political wire
pulling
Favor West Side" Man
/ Il f. generally conceded 10y the Dem
ocur politicians that the next gu
I hcrmIurIm candidate ~ their party
must come from the western part ~
the state however and az the election
tnI i- mr u the future most " them
admit tmf the whlrllglg " time may
lntrrmn. unexpected conditions that
/ would Nuupk down all the pins NJ 20"
. UtMur calculations Il Is suggested
un' rhr fight witch the governor nnd
rr.fnlu nrHl- ~ state departments are
making Inlust Frank VI G0ult pre-.
Wunr uf rNr state hoard NJ education.
un, nn,r rhr effect NJ making HIN u
Formidable. figure In the reckoning
when r .umr- Nv casting about fur %
candidate um lhot they would desire
Im.r uO ANYTHING. but Tor no parilrn.
l0r uw.H.
Iiuchnugh Has Bee
n 4. nN ihut u. H. linehugh t'N
pm district attorney ~ Mu,kogee'
win srr. rnr nomination; that his pre-
Imuur. umualgn already Il In pro
er-ss ~omr who thought his pollu
rH ambition would he Satiatcd hy np
pommm 10. federal attorney now I've
lu,u nN were mistaken. II IS
. tnuu-n N. win appeal 10 the law nnd
wIrr "umnl Dnpltalizing his ardent
, mu.r.m.,n u0 the notorious Wll creek
wu.n nmU u..ur men who hnve heen
rromIm" Zoo tnr illicit sale " lntoNl
, mu- n n.f,u oklahoma IN pn''
, ,rr. Im, Democrats think such .
rnmal.n u.ud ret far along The road
tn sn.... nul there IL the further hai
4, ir nm. general .outlmcnt of the party
r lender. lu fn,ar " giving the nomlna
A iIuu u .umr man from the western