Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-03

Times change and speaking OF
poIItlcs as well as dietetIcs there Is
an unexplalnable desire In tho
human soul for change. Not long
ago Tulsa, dropping partisan align
mcnts. threw off rule OF the wet
element that stood for an open town
and for the first time in the city's
history put "A Republican city ticket
IN charge Of city affairs on a pat
form OF law enforcement ana busi-
ness administration. That PLATFORM
was kept 10 the letter
Yesterday Tulsa recalled the
Democratic party 60 power IN the
city by majorities Of 47b TO sSb,
with the sole issue dividing on tho
question OF whether the town shall
be opened or closed for the whisky
traffic. The entire Democratic
ticket with majority OF the COM
missioners reputed TO be catering to
the vote OF the First and Tenth
precincts, where the open element
holds forth, went over with votes to
spare.
SiN Precincts Garry city.
Analysis OF the vote for mayor
shows that the Democratic majority
was rolled up In six precincts.
Precinct /, the stronghold OF the
"open town supporters. gave ma
iOrity- Of l57 at a ratio OF II TO I.
The Negroes In precinct 10 gave a
majority OF l2S at a ratio of to I.
Precinct out toward Kendall in a
laboring community gave ma
ioriy OF l0S at a ratio OF to /.
Precinct 3 In the rooming house
district gave majority OF ~ at a
ratio OK 4 90 I. West Tulsa. n labor
ing vote, gave a majority of S6 at II
ratio ~ 10 I and precinct Fl in
Kendall gave majority OF 72 at a
ratio of nearly 3 to !. These six
precincts account for more than
ifubbards majority. In precincts
5..I9. 10 and 1s substantial maJori-
ties for the simmons ticket were re-
ported. and in the other / presincts
Of the city the vote was about evenly
divided
Ncwblock leads Ticket.
Newbiock received more votes
than any other candidate. polling a
majority ot 9S6 votes over his Re
ruhlican opponent Moore Curran
also ran far ahead Of his ticket, re
--sv,nS "a majority of 7g0 or nearly
zoo more majority than HubbtG Z,
on the other side. Newklrk ran
slightly ahead Of tho Republican
ticket receiving about 20 more votes
than Simmons. YoWkman aso r.
ceived a few moro ties than hll
maynrality candidate
The total vote was light and -
that fact the defeat of the SImmon
ticket was attributed. The pro-elec
ton predictions were that ligh
vote would mean A Democratic vic
tory, as II was conceded that the
would carry the First and Tenth pre-
cincts and the downtown districts.
Less han 1000 Vote.
The normal vote In the rosidenc
districts did not 20 TO the polls an
10 the apathy OF the voters In IN
iesidence districts. the administra
tlon blames it's poor showing. Les
than 1000 voters participated B
Yesterdays election. while the est
mated voting population of the cit
Is around 10000 Early In the da
Republican campaisners confesse
their failure 10 get out the vote I
the outlying precincts. and when
became apparent that the Democrat
had gotten out n big vote IN the
conceded precincts. defeat was ger
ernlly admitted.
The only disturbances that ma,
red the day were several fights /
precinct ten. and the arrest OF tw
Republican workers on charges &
intimidatlng voters. pete Joyce yer
10 the county attorneys office an
carter Smith. assistant county al
torney issued informations again,
!. B Stratford Spd a. ". Rogers. IN
later negro policeman who was o
duty in that precinct Warrants 10
their arrest were issued by Justic
Iee Daniel and the two men wer
later released on bonds OF t2.OO
each.
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