Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-28
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CITY TICKET
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CONTINUED iRuM rhdE ONE
such as this therefore, patriotic men
cannot understand why our Ua,tui-
ness should ho In any w+ar impaired
o our complete unity ~ any senS'
destroyed hN the intrusion of poll
ties into the coming elections e Fhe
. ordinary man on the streets wil not
4 favor such course llc " latent
ON the winning ~ tho war II ths
subject IL hroachCd, II Will l., at the
[ Instance ut Few hclt seeking pol
u,iaus
This committee has no intcitU In
B tins subject other than tho Interest
. 90 avery patriotic citizen. DrNru %,
the conditions rccltcd above. W.
irmh believe that II IL not only our
wish but u Is the will of this com
murN that politics for the time bc
laid abide. ana that We choose our
municipal officers ~ the comm
election with regard only for their
Int fritv, capacity and reputation
fot uur,lflsh public service iu the
past At this stage q municipal rAy
,ruWrut thus qualified may mean
o,oNtu.ng toward the prosecution
~ h, war IaCuuy Al thln time no
'.' 'AN = 'ul'' 'U' IHlhHNllN w
VIII On, ,tu.d upon tu brnT or the
sacrifices VIVA may hc demanded
uf ua.
Peoples Voice Heard
Tho people Of this yity at the last
election while clcctiHg a set 81 Of
frrrs bruriug party label. spoke
u uumlHtukahlc terms Tor "A clean
city administration Those con
alterations. rather than allegiance
90 u political party determined that
election
Imbuci with patriotic oonsidcra-
tiuu, only. coupled with an earnest
desire Tor II clean. rapab aud eco
numlcsl WimtuiHtraupn OF the at
fairs Of this civ. and maintlning
that our views Ion the subject are
shared In hy the vast majority ~
the citizens of Tulsa. we for some
ability of our citizenship for some nf
the offices to he filled at the com
iuE election.
larty politics has been completely
ignored ana our choice has finally
fallen ON men of such standing that
the mere mention ~ their names
should determine the election, We
are taking the liberty therefore,
- suggest 10 the voters OF Tulsa
that all political cQntrovcrsics and
alignment be completely diHrcntrded
IN the coming election, and suE.es
as men meeting the qualifications
for certain offices during the criu-
cal period now existing. the follow.
INK named citizens OF the city.
For mayor. George E Black. a
Democrat and an oil producer
r - Evans. n Republican and the
present police Judge, Tor commis-
sioucr OF police and fire.
NJ ! Delaney "a Democrat and an
oil producer and contrRoHr, for
watoh commissioner EAA%sp
Charles + Noblef n 'p<pebiican
ans an oil producer, for commis-
Hiouer of streets etc =,
william II coke, Democrat and
a broker for commissioner Of H.
nance.
Frank Newkirk. a Republican and
present city auditor for city audi
tor.
We mention the politics Of these
men to demonstrate that they were
chosen without regard thereto.
Under ordinary circumstances no
one ~ them could be induced to en-
ter the ,publiC service They, how
ever. recognize their duty during
this critical period and have con
scented to serve the city In tho ca
pacity named They share In all
that we have said az to the urgency
OF refraining from a political con
test at this hour
We confidently believe that our
views are In harmony with the
wishes Of the vast majority of our
citizcns, ana that they viii com
mend the choice OF the men named
as "A true service rendered by us to
the public ~ this time
IN conclusion. and In all earnest
moss we submit this matter for the
consideration of the voters of Tulsa.
having such confidence In their
Judgment right thinking and pm
trIotism nA 10 believe that the course
suggested hy us here will he fol-
lowed That no politics win he er-
mittcd To- enter into tho coming else
llun and that the men named viii
be ratified as the choice of our peo-
pie
Committee of one hundred. J. n
Evans. chArman. Earl W Sinclair.
II NJ Mcf&srlin NJ Kerry. y. r.
Connolly. II g. Tyrrrll Jno II
Markham. Frank Hnskc'i. } Edgar
Pew. J. a Han