The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-09-26

HihUb'IS lot inc InettluE lot lHNh
respective candidates for president.
the dominant feature OF the present
campaign In Oklahoma remains tho
league OF nations issue. II Is uS'
that the new commanders who hn
arrived at che democratic hchd-
quarters at the Bristol. themselves
opposed to the league. have issued
warning to steer the cam paing into
state channels and avoid the league
issue, but tho republican headquar-
ter commanders refuse 10 vcer from
/ the course set In the beginning.
The two senss orial candidates In
| their tour of tho state have had
much TO IA with shaping this. Con-
| Rrcssman lIarreld has stood up In his
| opposition to the league, and has
/ been working in southeastern okla
homa, the democratic citadel, FOR tho
entire week.
In spite Ot lack Of advertising
I facilities to herald his duties. Mr..
! Harreld met with even larger audi
enccs than the two democratic can
didatcs for United states senator had
In their famous primary duel As
the republican senatorial nominee
told his democratic audiences his
position on the league OF nations, for
tho first time In south eastern Okla
homa history was a republican can
dldate for n major position given az
surance that he had won approval
In the land OF the bourbons.
To more completely assure the
senatorial aspirant who l. against
the league that ne had found favor.
a democratic state senator rode over
7 his county with him and assured
his constituents that the time had
come 90 separate patriotism from
party fetish In Atoka Hgrreld was
introduced by a democrat whose
avowal OF support sent a democratic
audience into cheers
While the republican nominee was
| campaigning IN southeastern Okla
! homa. Congressman Scott Ferris was
/ bravely meeting his fellows in the
! southwestern tier OF counties, many
Of them formerly In his congressional
district. The press reports on his
weeks effort was to the effect that
/ he was greeted with small crowds.
| except in two night speeches whom
his audiences were all that could
have been expected. The remark
able feature OF his weeks work was
his studious avoidance Of the league
of nations issue, although he did de-
clare that he would not object 10
reservations 70 AEucle Ten, to mako
it's provisions more clear"
From such sources OF Information
to be obtained from what can be
considered reliable, the end of the
paat" 10 days efforts OF the two
senatorial candidates nnds Harreld
| boldly aggressive, attacking on the
issues OF the campaign and making
n straightout bid for support because
OF his views on that principal topic
! He IS strongly fortified, In that he
ran for congress in the heavily demo-
I cratic Fifth district in 1918, on
\ that issuel beings elected over a
/ strong democrat, postmas'e er
! Claud Weaver OF Oklahoma City, who
| himself declared that was the issue
| OF the campaign At that time the
republican party had not declared
its position on the league OF nations
while the democratic state and nat
ional organizations were behind
| Weaver because Of his advertising
that he would stand by the presi'
! dent. the same declaration made by
/ Congressman Scott Ferris when he
/ opened his campaign for the United
! states senate against Gore.
Ferris Is Worried.
! Times have changed, but Harreld
/ occupies the position he took at the
| outset Ferris. with his party plat
1 form sort OF hOgtied into both-way
i attitude and his presidential nomine,
close to the coattails OF President
Wilson, Is worried. lie can not lei
go and he cannot proceed without
/ being in danger of defeat, for the
reason that too many democrats are
| openly opposing the league.
NJ ID d. BAL ~ -
and his appeals to save the state
, from tho republicans will not be
without their effect. Then, too, he
J has rearranged his campaign com
/ mittee to more nearly conform to the
J democratic sentiment OF the state
, Cam Russell, long Mr. Ferris secre
tary Is still chairman OF the com
mittce, and Ben Lafayette Is still
I state chairman, Cam Is not saying
| much and BENJAMIN Is conductinl
! his part Of the campaign with the
understanding that any one who dot'
an go or crosses a - of the SHUTS
/ Wilson league Of nations connot en-
| ter into the Promised Land, but ever
though that great boon be denied h,
will still promise some good grains
land Just outside the boundary limlt
to diSsentcrs who help work the gun
| while the battle is being waged fol
the United States senatorship.
Senator Luther Harrison. publicit,
manager. and who started the cam
paign on the theory the way I,
keep the Gore followers from votini
|lrninP. Ferris was to cNterminat'
them, has been given the same ranl
and position given General Wood b.
the wilson administration during IN,
world war-work to do but not to'
much authority to fire unless in
structcd from on high.
Major Eugene Kerr Is now the ~
rcCting genius OF the campaign, II
was for Gore and the state admin
istration and was defeated for sen
ator in the Muskogee district b
Morton Rutherford, who was 10
Ferris and against the state admin
istratiun. But Kerr brought 70 tn
democratic campaign committee tn
first organizer who could really cal
for aid and whose long leadershi
, has given to him an acquaintauc
second to none, and the majority o
the democrats who know him ar
personally friendly Tho Kerr du
ties therefore, consist in getting dis
gruntled democrats 10 think boltin
is a sin: likewise TO show that on
bolt might beget another, His tas
has proven mighty but his wors
enemy will admit that he has give
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