Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-28
To BE Composed of Three
Democrats and Three Re-
publican Members.
GEORGE BLACK FOR MAYOR
Committee of Citizens Ask
That That Only One Ticket
Placed in Nomination.
WAR ACTIVITIES ARE FIRST
Ask Voters of All Parties to
Consider the Candidates
Who Are Suggested.

Tho first step 'owards securing an
Independent ticket at tho approach
Ing city election was taken ycstuf.
dhS afternoon when statement was
issued setting forth the reasons FOR
time, and suSs sting Il ticket with a
Time. and suggesting "a ticket with a
view To accomplishing that purpose
Tho ticket suggested IN as follows.
For Muyor--teurgc Nlack,
For Commlssiomrs-T -. Evans,
VI. J. Delaney, Chester h. Noble aud
William II Coke.
For city AulitDr--t'rapk II. New
Kirk.
The candidate for mayor and two
OF the commissioners are Democrats
the other two commissioners and
the auditor are Republicans. The
announcement an fun IN Ne follows.
70 the Citizens Of Tulsa;
We are on the eve Of city cleo
tlon, and, regardless OF the consid-
orGuons which may have prompted
or JUSTIFIED n pa -tisan contest IN the
past. the state OF the country In now
such that "A spirit Of pnrtisanship
should not be permitted TO enter into
tho coming elscion. ly degrees the
full Significance cf the great war Is
iinpresslng Itself upon the mlnds and
conscience OF the American people
This significance is three-fold. Ia
the first place, the revelations OF
the secret diplomacy OF the German
empire demonatratc beyond doubt
that the German autocracy threatens
the life OF every free nation IN tho
world,
Administration Informed.
This fact has so Impressed our
national administration that We as
n people have committed ourselves
finally ana irrevocably TO the task OF
utterly destroying the milltarsytic
policies OF the German empire The
remaining factor Us tho complete
decentralization OF Russia. affordlng
the central poSers %i,h . large pc
tential man power and war mate
rlals, as the result OF which tho
cause OF freedom. may have to arm
every able bodied man and pour out
etery dollar OF their treasure.
These things arc now so fully
realized that political division In this
country Is lost sight OF In the prose-
cutlon OF the war. Thousands Of
our ahlest business men are giving
their time and nervlces To the coun-
try without compensation. CON
gress. with a few traitorOus excsp-
tlons, IL solldly behind the admins
traiion A Republican governor OF
New Jersey called upon To appoint a
United States senator. demands. as a
condition OF the appointment, that
the new senator steadfastly and in
all things support tho war policies
VI the administration.
Within the last two days or so the
Republican and Democratic organl-
zatloBs Of tho state Of Indiana
whore political feeling ordinarily
runs riot have merged their organ
izttiOns. from the state chairman TO
The precinct committeeman. for the
purpose ~ forming n compact and
thoro organization thruout the state
tn mid In the floating OF the next
Liberty loan. These conditions ex-
istinR, II 81 difficult TO conceive OF
any real reason for a division OF tho
American people along political
llneS. especially in n municipal con-
Test
Tulsa Follows Traditions.
Tulsa, true to her traditions. 10
devotedly carrying on" Many OF
her most prominent business mon.
regardless OF politics. are giving
their services U the government.
We sent more than our quota to the
training camps and more thar our
quota has voluntarily enlisted In the
army and ndvy, We outstrippcd all
our rivals In our subscriptions TO
tho Liberty loans aud our contri-
buttons 70 the red Cross and other
associations FOR the mitigating OF tho
hardship and suffering Of our sol
dlers Nc the front have been most
noteworthy
Hundreds OF our women arc daily
serving the Rod Cross At Time
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