Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-22

Scores Of Tulsans left last night and
Others VIII leave today TO attend the
TWO nights of grand opera In Okla
homa City by the Chicago Grand
opera company, Cleofonte Campinini,
-, director.
| Tonight Faust" will be presented.
with Nellie Melba and Lucien Mura-
tore in the principal roles. Tomorrow
night the attraction will be "I,ucia de
Lammermoor" with Amelita CALI
Curci and Giacomo Rimini featured.
The entire scenic equipment. singing
ensemble and properties of the Chi
cago opera company will be used to
ave the two operas n complete pro-
| duction.
| lot, tore down his fence and when he
started back for his lot he was met
with siXshooter in the hands - "A
desperate man. a call had peen made
Tor the soldiers. \ mob formed. Dick
7. Morgan climbed upon n stool and
! began talking with the crowd until the
soldiers could arrive. Dick at that time
was as fine looking man as could
be nodded. He had long raven black
hair ana black goatee and his sooth-
ing words of justice quieted the crowd
until the soldiers arrived and then,
led by DICK Morgan, the crowd gath
cred up the effects of the gambler,
threw them off the lot and carried
the poor old man back amid cheers.
In those days and for years after
ward DICK Morgan was recognized as
the leading lald lawyer OF the terri
tory and his practice before the United
states land office eNcelled that of all
other attorneys in the territory.
DICK Morgan represents all that
true Republican should be, but he
has never let politics warp his judg-
ment or change his views toward do
ins something good for his consti-
tucnoy or FOR his fellowman.
lie was present when the Repub-
lican party was born in the old terri |
tory OF oklahoma at its first conVen-
lon. held in Reno CITY, now etinct. |
but NJ one time a formidable rival of !
Ell Reno before the Rock Island rail- |
road built south out Of Caldwell, Kan. !
lie has been active in territorial. |
state and national politics for almost 1
hair century. In politics he appeals |
10 the better side of man. Being to- |
tally temperate and logicall re-
ligious and conservatively open
minded, he not only receives the !
unanimous support of the<better class |
but is highly respected for his clean
character as man of absolute sin
cerity.
"lIe doesn't mix much with our |
crowd, said saloonkeeper in the |
early territorial days. put he is sin
cere and a conscientiousiy good man"
And he is He is honest he has sin
cerity of purpose, he is a tried man.
not an experiment; he is qualified for
public service, and is recognized in
Washington as h deep-thinker and
profoundly capable exponent of con-
struCtiVe conservation of all things for
the hetterment Of the country at large.
His ability in congress has been rec
ognized by the leading newspapers
and magazines of the country, and his
scrap book is filled with eulogies from
New York, st. Louis, Chicago and
other metropolitan newspapers as
well as Golfers and other magazines.
He is credit TO the state And the
nation.
Can DO Big Things.
Mr.. Morgan is Just the sort of rep
reSenta live Oklahoma needs and his
ten years service in congress places
him IN a position to do things for his
state now, that would require a new
man quarter of a century 10 acquire
While his past record is an enviable
one of achievement-onc that insures
his name in history-I predict fur
ther happy political and legislative
career for Mr.. Morgan, and with n
change in the administration, he
would become simultaneously one OF
the leaders of his party In national
legislature and in national policy.
1nasnuch as so far no formidable
candidate has announced against Mr.
Morgan in the primaries, 1t is quite
certain he will be the Republican
again next year and will re-
turn 10 his arduous duties in Wash
ingtor for many years TO come.
And this is as IL should be