The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-11

vote may be cast IN the republican
primary. But whether 1t would as
sIHt Senator johnson or Mr.. Hoover
more is also uncertain.
First suggostcd on the democratic
candidate for president NJ Hoover
has probably as many democratic
HIppuricrs u9 tspuu.cHu "N""ih
democrats participate SrIN genera.
~ In the California republican pri-
mnr.cs. It might Boz expected lu1l
they would tO a. worry great extent
vote Tor Hoover. But. ON the Other
hand. Senator johnson IH very gen
orally credited with bruEuE about
the election Of President Wilson 100
1915. through his a-y-~-y 10 former
Justice Hughes. and California
democrats probably would not over
look mat fact when 10 c1Wc 10 %
rhauce ~ vote In the republican PM
mary. So Tho right OF democrats lg
help make republican soI'ci"n7 "I
candidates probably viii Wotf TWO
ways and may not benefit either
candidate.
Test ~ Bryan's strength.
Tho Nobfaasa npht viii Doc to a
finish Even Mr. Bryan has ronor-
ulzod tho possibility of senator
Hitchcock carrying rho state. by
slyIur ho would not NuIe for him.
even 10 sent az delegate ana bound
Uy MHiruJUuu., buf W'Hli co.. us '.
tpimto vote instead. SonI.
Hitchcock and Mr.. Bryan h1N"
strong personal following Iu ih".r
Wltcs, which viii count fur much u
no confess iu addition tp the diilcr
cui vlcVs thoy have on the great
,s,ucs Senator Hitchcock. ~ tho
representative of tho president iu
me scnate's treaty fight. ropretoui5
ono sido Of tho treaty controversy,
while Mr. Bryan has stated the dom
ocratic party can not 80 before ihr
country with tho treaty. short or
lis reservations. M an Issue. Nj.
Bryan IL the recognized leader OF
Tho uncompromisiug believers in the
Volstead act Tor the enforcement
OF prohibition. while Senator litch-
cock believes IN the most liberal in
depreciation OF no prohibition
amendment to tho constitution.
They differ materially on other sub.
iccts. which viii mako tho iFsnc3
between them sufficiently clear ln
their effort To capture the Nebraska
delegation to tho Fan F'ronclHcu
convention.
when Mr.. Bryan was In tho cab
met and MIR Hitchcock IN the son
ate. they buried the differences
which had always existed between
thom politically aud agreed to an
even division OF the federal patron
age iu Nebraska But. after MIR
Brynn's withdrawal from the cab
lnct and from official position. ne
tcrms expired, the patronage fell
entirely to Senator Hitchcock pnd
tho state Is now controlled, 80 flr
M fodcarl appointments uro con-
corucd. by tho senator. with tho
assistance of the white hous. VIII ch
~ Is understood viii be rendered
him IN the state, senator Hitchcock
viii he IN poGltlou 10 put up a
pretty stiff fight against Mr. Brv-
an, and tho latter. knowing II Will
now, Will do his best. And the
country Is watching for the result
can Bailey Come Back?
Strange ms II may seem. the SYM
pathy of the president, at least, n
not his actual assistance, will be
with tho wet candidate In Ne
braska ana the "dry" cause In
Texas Former Senator Joseph W
Bailey. who resigned from tho sen.
ate some years ago, and was
thought 60 have abandoned poll
NA'N AoA'NNAf HtA1 hAlh'i Athh'l w ''lil'
back In Texas. lie ia opposed to
most OF the things which President
Wilson stands for and is not only
seeking the nomination for COVER
nor OF Texas but liz trying To nave
nn nnti-Wilson delegation selected
In that state To the democratic ma
tlonal convention. n no falls I'm his
attempts hc Will bo forced to give
up politics and retire permanently
to private life His contest ls
against the president and the prcsi.
dent is his adversary. Two giants
have locked horns and even the Ne
braska and California contests have
no greater interest for the people Of
tho whole country Uhan the one In
Texas.
Senator Bailey knows tho game
Of politics and he knows his people.
Hut he IN mp against tho strongest
kind OF opposition and the result
promises 10 he close. Tho fun force
OF the administration will be
brought to bear In opposition to
him, ana Senator Bailey wit I'm
turn, put up the strongest fight Of
his career,
Altogether. California, Nebraska
ana Texas promise the most thrill
ing political battles Of the year and
are we'll worth watching.
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