The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-02-17
NO POLITICS FOR
TULSA KIWANIANS
One Civic Club Will Not
BE Represented on the
Committee.
LOOKS LIKE J0BBtRY
Former President Declares II
Looks Like a Move for
Hubbard.

80 representative Of the kiwanis
club will sit with those other civic
organizations Of the city when they
convene for tho purpose OF selecting
an independent ticket 10 place In tho
icld in the coming municipal elcc-
iipns II the action Of the members Of
the club at their regular MONDAY
luncheon meeting held at Hotel
Tulsa yesterday is final on the mat
ter
shortly after brief address by
Jamos NJ. FORD, who is here under
the auspices OF the Tulsa Town cluh
IN Interest OF the community service
movement. ". q. IenthOrue. presi-
dent OF the clID, placed the matter
Of endorsing the Independent move
mcnt up 10 the mcmbcrs present, de.
clarinR that he did not care TO say
how he felt regarding the matter oi
whether he deemed u IN keeping
with the policy Of the Kiwanis club
TO take part In the proposition.
~ am against the movement FOR a
nonpartisan ticket" declared Albert
II. Bell, past president OF the club
who opened the discussion after "a
motion had been made nominating
him for the position Of democratic
delegate on the proposed civic com
mittee. II have lived through one
nonpartlsan administration. saw
another proposed which failed TO get
ncross, which was probably for the
best interests OF the city. and ! am
convinced that IL would be mis-.
take to have 'another nonpartisan n
ticket at this time.
Has Hubbard stamp.
In the first place question
IA Nl.a.. 4. L..
nonpartisan one from the press re
ports that I have read OF the various
meetings at which ~ has been pro-
posed and the men who have been
selected to serve az delegates
r"fer espCciIll to " Il. Graham,
|ho wan named by the chamber of
commerce. directors. | was at the
Ad club when the endorsement OF
the Law and order league. OF which
! am In sympathy, was proposed.
and this same democrat Graham,
demanded that he he appriscd OF the
incentive behind that movement. and
whether or not 1t was a move to de-
feat Mayor Hubbard"
Mr.. BELL then quoted a recent issue
or the American Saturday Night in
which Mr.. Graham asked that his
name be removed. from considera-
tion In the mayoralty contest being
conducted by II and requested that
his supporters lend their aid TO the
candidacy OF Mayor G.. II. Hubbard,
who, he said, he was convinced In
the man for the place In the next
administration.
II also recall that the newspaper
report OF the meeting of the Ciry
club revealed the fact that Harry
w. Eiskaddon was made the demo
c'atic represt nthtive OF tho club on
the motion Of A. l.. HARRISON. who
lot me say for the benefit of those
Who do not know him in the score
tary TO the mayor" declared Mr..
Bell. and an outburst OF laughter
and applause followed"
II am democrat" hecontin-
ued," but IL this In TO bc a Hubbard :
fOr-mayor club let us come right out
and say 90, | am not In favor OF
smiling under any false colors. !
may be entirely wrong and the two
instances that | mention may be a
mere coincidence. This movement
may not he II partisan effort TO So
cure the nomination OF Hubbard. AZ