Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-03-14
Entries Closed Last Night
at II O'Clock: One
Not Opposed.
HUNT BACKS UP ON
RESIGNING OFFICE
Commissioner No. 4 Sought
by Large Number; Also
School Job.

II filed for city offices. The primary
l. IFTY-THREE candidates have
election will be held on Tuesday,
March 81. The time for filing expired
at IL o'clock last night. Joseph W.
Kenton, secretary Of the election
board stayed at his office until mid
night to accept filings.
The coming nine days will witness
one Of the most active campaigns
ever known in Tulsa, as there Is
spirited contest on for every office,
with the one exception of the Re
publican nomination for commission
er No. 2 for which Charles ;. lounk-
man has no opposition
There are four Democratic cam
didates for mayor and two Repub-
lican candidates.
Hunt Changes Mind
o. u. Hunt, who has been serving
as mayor since the removal of frank
Wooden, will be candidate. in spite
Of his emphatic statement Friday
night to the effect that he had with
drawn from the race and would re-
sign as mayor. Yesterday MINT. Hunt
reconsidered his action and decided
n OF to hand in his resignation and t"
remain in the mayors office until ms
term expires In announcing his res
| ignation and Withdrawal Friday night
Mayor Hunt bitterly attacked the So
called reform element" in the city
| for having double crossed" him ana
declared that he was through with
them forever" His change of mind
Yesterday was brought about by a
| private meeting in a local office at
| which time Mr.. Hunt was urged by
three or four men to stay in otilce
and not to get out Of the race FOR
| mayor =,
Although it was not generally
known that treasurer or the school
| board is to be elected at the coming
CITY election. number of candidates
filed for that office on both tickets.
The position pays a salary or 500 a
month and entails practically no
work. w. Val Jean Biddison, the
present incumbent, is candidate FOR
reelection.
Four of the present city officials
are candidates. They are -. -. nuht
Carl Gregg. C. NJ. Downing and Nj. j
McNulty, jr The latter is now city
treasurer but is running for city aud
itor. The only present official who
did not file is T. j. Quinn, commits
sioner of fire and police, whose oil
and real estate holdings have become
so extensive that he has decided tc
retire from politics.
There are more candidates Tor com
missioner No. than any other Office
There are nine aspirants on the Re
publican ticket and six on the Dem
ocratic ticket for this office.
The Republicans enter upon the
campaign with better prospects o
winning than in any previous eiectlof
held in Tulsa. on the other hand th'
Democrats are split up by factiona
, fights, have no organization ana arr
handicapped by dearth OF s,ron,
candidates. There are total or y
Democratic candidates ana 70 heP"'
lican candidates.
A complete list of all candidate
whose names will go before the pri
mary one week from next Tuesda,
s follows:
D Republicans.
Mayor-John II. Simmons and ID
S. DeZell Hawley.
Auditor-E. o. Lingo. Frank New
kirk and ]. A. Wilhite. -,
Commissioner No. IA. j.. Fun
and Thomas r. McCabe.
Commissioner No. 2--Charles
Commissioner No. Sd. ID. Wert2
berger, John A. Oliphant and A.
Commissioner No. Al. A. Wake
field. John ID. Wynn, Arthur l
Walker. ]. NJ. Addison. Arthur Dud
lev. ]. NJ Ward. l.. S. Coggswell, i
r. I,onsdale and +. r. Albert.
School treaurer-D. c. Rose and
p. Sutherland.
Democratic.
Mayor-Merritt ]. Glass, o.
Hunt, DR.. c. L. Reeder and Geore
L. Black.
# Auditor-M. J. Nulty. jr., and b.
Is Colley.
ing, w. j. Rodgers and w. I. Allen.
Commissioner No. 2-W. b. Cra
and James Bowen.
Commissioner No. 3-Carl Greg
r. E. Wilder, James ii. Thomas ar
C. w. Hodges.
Commissioner No. 4-N. S. Davi
L. J. Roach. T. Jefferson Chapma
w. T.. Strickland, Allan A. Few ar
r. NJ. Lear.
School Treasurer-John l.. Rea
don. II. w. Wynn. Il. M. Purdy al
W. Val Jean Biddison
Socialists.
Mayor-U. G. Tuttle.
Auditor-M. c. Brown
Commissioner No. Nv. II. Sa
ders.
Commissioner No. 2-E. l.. Lark
Commissioner No. 3-Boyd Bon
Commissioner No. 4-John
Hill.