The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-10-24
SECTIONB.

Tough Denny Montgomotv. 49,, y' al
pub1cdn nominee for c,rg..s.
that district, is actually rgpt.,dtI.
against Congressman Jim N,,f,-W'
from these various pprlr...I..,
/ district spheres come rcpor.s .,stt"t
very largely accordinp tr fl. ''''L
desires OF those making IN. r.,o-..
one thing, however, is apr,,1 ~ ,o
all OF them--Harreld is lc.di,g
the campaigning, forcing A., an
and actually has placed t.. t,,..e
cratic nominee for the sena, 10, ~,
/ defensive. '"t
What effect this will have ia, ro,.
gressional contests is irnpossut.
foretell. II would take IA r,y,,,
ton 20 defeat Carter in tbe 1,ti.,
trict. ''''' dAs-
Congressman Hastings has rov.
| had serious opposition IN the -
opd district. Miss Alice Rohc-tson
II ms republican opponent his
Sc1r ana Is really making cam.
paign. Very little Is known o.. ,G.
capital city Of the progress h,i4aee
made in the Second or Firs, 1,s',...ts
In the Fourth district ~
Pringey OF Chandler is tho rar,,b.
lican candidate against Congrpssma,
rom McGowen, ana 1t IA an ar'
knowledged fact that tho .of,r,ia,
OF Creek, Lincoln and Pottawatol
mic may wander far over irfo tbo
| republican field. Should This or-
cur, with Seminoic county in ~
republican column, it would reouire
strong democratic teamwork IN
Johnston, Hughes and Okfuskea 90
overcome the Pringey lead. Coal
county democrats who are or tho
reservation declare that municipal.
lty would give republican ma.
Jority II not single registered re.
puohcah should go 20 tho polls.
The Legislature.
A three cornered contest IA on for
the Legislature. In addition to the
ambitions of democratic and no.
publican partisans, the governor is
ambitious that n sufficient number
OF friends be elected to the house
OF representatives to uphold his
contentious next January. Only n
small per cent of the old members
OF the house have been nominated
by the democrats and there is be.
ing staged a real contest for con.
troll of the next assembly.
Governor Robertson will have
control OF the senate. providing no,
does not undertake to exercise IL
without tho consent OF Lieutenant
Governor Trap. The latter is
somewhat jealous or senatorial con-
troll and during the williams admin
istration was able to make the rather
impetuous Durant statesmen under
stand that lieutenant governors
were invented for advice. not to pose
aus beauties Robertson was also
taught this historical fact by Trapp
early In the present administration,
| and there il not the slightest prob
! ability that the blond-haired lieu
tenant-governor has changed his at
titude since the legislature ad-
Journed the last time.
But the house OF Representatives
is generally controlled by tho gov
ernor. He needs it to start his
legislative program on the way, and
generally controls II. With elsc-
tion Of friendly speaker and
grouping the members from the
counties where state institutions are
| located, any we'll organized admin
/ istration can hope to compete
against others in legislative affairs
The fight this year is to secure
sufficient dembcrats to oppose the
governor who will, by joining with
republican members. block the ex-
travagance that, 1t is now conceded,
is on the program by the administra-
tion. There are '94 members of the
house, 80 of which will be republi-
can il only normal conditions pre-.
vail.
However, the republicans boldly
claim they Will have not less than.
~ members, some at campaign.
headquarters predict that the house
of representatives will be equally di-
vided. In any event the democrats
must have SO willing members In
order to pass emergency measures,
and all pork barrel'acts are con-
strued to be emergencies and they
are for those seeking their passage.
Anti-lobertson democrats have
conspired to secure a sufficient num-
Der OF democrats to join the repub-
liCans and block the passage of ad-
minstratiOn measures. In this array
of talent are several elective state
officials who are as busy as possible
to aid this movement.
Governor Robertson is not un-
mindful Of this condition and while
ostensibly working hard in his cam
paign for Cox and Ferris, he does
not neglect to look after the fences
around the legislative appropriation
pasture. Readers will recall that the
democratic campaign committee re-
fused or rather evaded the promised
services OF the governor as a speech
maker, but that did not prevent him
making such IA campaign, and he has
been over the state making his own
dates and conducting a campaign IN
the manner he deemed best for his
administration.
1t is a matter of common knowl-
edge that the governor organized the
democratic campaign committee
with the very definite purpose of un-
horsing State Chairman Ben La
FaNgtte, and while he was momen-
tarily successful, those entrusted
with making the campaign blunder-
ed so grievously that Lafayette was
called in and it was his suggestion
that brought Eugene Kerr from
Muskogee to | reality command
the campaign and bring some rehet
In the way OF harmonizing those VINO
were openly at war with the demo-
cratic state machine. In some uneN-
planned way the campaign committee
which the governor helped 10 create
got at loggerheads with the states
chief executive. There was the rear
that the Robertson administrau unn
support would prove uahlNly