Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-18
POLLS OPEN T0MOR-
ROW FOR PRIMARIES
Democrats VIII Have the Stage TO
Themselves n They Only
Are Fighting. o..
SALARY INCREASES UP, TOO
Charter Amendment Increasing Pay
Tor Masor ami Commission
ers Before Voters.

Tulsa's municipal primaries are
only - hours away. Tomorrow
morning the polls will open for the
nomination OF candidates for mayor
city com mlssioners and city auditor.
with Mayor James n. Summons ais
ready nominated without opposition
In his own party, the primary. so far
as the Republican ticket is CON
cerned. Will be merely II ratlficsti tion
n Getting.
Interest, therefore. centers chiefly
ir the Democratic contest. which
promises TO be lively and exciting.
Former Mayor W. Il. Rhode and e.
III. Hubbard are fighting Il out for
first place on the ticket and their
friends are whooplns things up for
them The formsr mayor has made
q close canvas and has visited virtu-
ally all the large business esta blish
ments and Industrial enterprises to
shake hands with the boys" and tell
them he wants their votes Observ-
ers look for a close result between
these candidates for the mayoralty
nomination.
With from three to se,en candi-
dates for the democratic nomina-
tions for each OF the three commits
sionerships. the fight here also looks
as II 1t would be spirited and very
much In doubt.
The tickets for the primaries have
been printed and will be turned over
today 10 City Auditor Frank New
kirk. who will distributo them 20 the
election officers In the various pre-
clncts and everything will 30 ready
when the polls open tomorrow MORN
ing.
Tickets will be distributed at the
same time for the special election on
amendments TO the city charter rails
Ing the salaries OF the mayor to
$500 n year and that OF the city
commissioners 10 $500. II Ia gem
orally believed by political leaders In
win carry.
cialists will engage In intra- party
fights tomorrow, both having agree
ments on tickets which were named
some time ago, The fight in the
Democratic party IL particularly in
tsnse as they pretend 20 have seen
signs and omsns OF returning TO POW
er.
Following the Republican and So
cislIst tickets and the lists OF De
aspirants who will contend
tomorrow for the fight TO get into
the -cornered fight
Republicans.
For mayor--John II. simmo1s
For commissioner No. 1T. ID. |
Evans
For commissioner No. &C 8
For. commissioner No. -. NJ
Atkisdn.
For commissioner No. i--W. A.
Moore.
For city auditor or-Frank Nevkirk. !,
Democrats.
For mayoT--C. II. Hubbard and |
W. r. Rhode !
For commissioner No John /
Gregory, Jefferson Chapman, Will /
liam II. Coke and r. E. Curran. |
For commissioner No. 2--George !
n. johnson, NJ T.. Stanley. NJ. j. Me- |
Nulty and O. W pesse.
For commissioner No. s--Iohn T. |
Smiley. F. NJ Pohn. Thomas J Stahl. I
W. L. Moody. NJ. j. Delaney and r.
]. Hoagland
For commissioner No t-E r !
Bowen. o. l.. Gent -. u. Crewson. |
". r. Newblock. and Thomas l. Mum
roe.
For city auditor Charles r.
Burke. n. B Leecraft and Vernon r.
SEAMAN
For treasurer board ofsducation
s-R. NJ. Purdy,
Socialists.
For mayor-w. r. Sanders.
For commissioner No. DIR. wal /
lam p. Mccartney.
For commissioner No. Tom
piercty. I
For com missioner No. 3-Gerald
Garrett.
For commissioner No l--Boyd
Bond.
For city auditor-C. r. Guy.