Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-08-04
CAMPAIGN WAKES WARM
Bitterest Contest in History
Closes Tuesday; Political
Woods Set on Fire.
SILENT VOTE IS JOKER
Believed in Some Quarters
This May Go to Murray;
Campaign About Closed

one of tho bittcrcst Democratic
primary campaigns ever conducted
in the state Of Oklahoma will end
next Tuesday Notwithstanding the
supposition that politics was ad-
journrd tho Democrats ot this state
have literally set the political woods
on fire and nothing t0 equal mo con
test over tho rubcrn1toriN uominn-
ton has over before been witnessed.
Tho race has narrowed down 60
Robertson. Alexander and Murray
in the order named.
Early the past week The World
cent Il letter Go tho leading Nomo
cratic newspaper loo each county iu
tho state and bon some instances 20
two papers. asking them TO CIV"
their opinion n the relative strength
of each Of tho candidates for gov
crnor In their respective counties.
In somo counties no response what
ever was received In reply 10 these
letters but from other sources est
mates were received and based upon
this Information Robertson was
placed first IN 45 counties and sec
ond IN o. Murray was first IN ]"
ana NHffNN IN e ~ NI'A'f.N'' w.
first in 90 and second in l5
Robertson Seems Likely,
--L.yor, those estimates IL would
neTl that Robertson Will win. From
the very beginning 81 the campaign
10 has been the field against ROBERT
son and no other candidate appears
q, havc been able Go Uusi him from
This point OF vantage There have
bccp times within the past month
when II looked like Kon"rtsOns sup
port would be beaten down. but ms
followers ln almost Cyery instance
Have beeu able 20 rally their sup
port and restore him 90 first place
IL Wa this condition OF affairs that
So pr.ventea BIN Durant from
fwhessS ~ unausstianabiy shnnid
have h@d the lead The fiRht ka
tween Robertson and Aiexandsr ~.
been 30 bitter that tho Durant en-,
pnirn has never bosn able 10 get /,
fgood start and the lndicntions are
mat he win lead in only ono county
in tho state.
ON the other hand the bitter fight
between Robertson and Alexander
has initiated 90 the advantage OF
MURRAY who has not been directly
attacked by either side until With
in thr last week when tho Robert
son shlrpshootors have been paying
more and more attention to the
Tish0mngp candidate Then. too.
the silent vote is very apt 10 20 to
Murray largely and may make him
run second
The campaign practically ended
last night throughout the state. and
unless some unusual thing occurs
between now ana tho closing of the
polls next Tuesday there viii be no
particular change In tho situation
Prcsuulnr this 90 bo correct and
that the eleventh hour work will not
materially change results. Robert
son has such a strong lead In so
many counties. and where he Is not
IN the lead he ~ such a close sec
ond that his nomination seems Ger
tain
Effect Of Williams Machine.
There is another element OF
strength which Robertson has that
unuuestionnbly will help him In the
primary. hut will have tho opposite
effect I'm the election this fail. and
that is the almost solid support OF
Ihe Williams machine throughput
the state. There have been various
reports confirming and contradict. !
ing the claim that Governor VIII
Siiafns and his supporters were !
backing Robertson, and while there /
h "a WILLIAMS man here and there |
who Is not for Robertson the bulk /
or the governors support is for him. /
HuA this Is "A formidable political |
asset in primary campaign. There /
Is hardly "a county iu the state that
has not ono or Vore or ia citizens
holding office under tho present ad-
minisuation. and when they line up
solidiy back of one man as they have
hack ot Robertson it can be depend
cd upon that he win have at least
enough votes so that they can not