The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-08-08

democratic politicians that the
event will prove them right.
A united republican party will
be behind Harreld. lie is mt in
any sense a faaionist and has the
faculty Of bringing to his support
all of the former warring factions.
In this respect he is very un-
usual character. Each faction un-
derstnnds that in supporting Har-
reid 1t Is contributing to the success
of a man that will benefit the state
much more than he will benefit
any faction of his party, thereby,
true enough, strengthening his
party. But II is an unusual feel
ing for Oklahoma republicans to
exhibit.
No other man could have been
nominated capable OF making such
an appeal to the Independent voters
on one hand and the dissatisfied
democratic voters on the other. They
all like Harreld and they ali trust
him. His courage in doing what
he believes to be the right thing. in
standing boldly for the things he
believes in, inspires confidence and
respect.
His position against the league
makes his campaign national
matter, too. And 1t will not be
many weeks until Oklahoma voters
will be privileged to hear some OF
the ablest public speakers In the
republic. Both Senator johnson
and Senator Borah. the ablest ad-
vocates Of the Amerlcanism that is
typified by Harreld and the re-
publican platform, are expected to
campaign Oklahoma. Senator
Beveridge also will he sought, and
In addition to these, the able talent
in the party in Oklahoma, hither-
to silent and inactive, will be urged
| onto the stump for he purpose of
making certain what now appears
only as an inviting possibility,
Harrcld's Primary Race Amazing.
Harreld's wonderful race in the
primary has alarmed the Ferris
forces. In every locality scores OF
men who actively supported Senator
Gore primarily because of his op =
position to the league, have trans
ferred their allegiance to Harreld
and are already working for his
| election,
While the complete returns are
not as yet in from every county In
| the state, those tabulated show that
| Harreld was "A state candidate run
ming either first or second in a field
or fourteen, in practically every
! precinct In the state, From the
southern counties, where republi-
| cans are not supposed to thrive, he
| polled very substantial vote, in
| dicating possibilities in that direc-
| tion not hitherto recognized by the
| managers of republican campaigns.
In his home county he ran a rum
| away race against the entire field,
/ three others of whom were from his
| county also. The Significance OF this
can be seen by comparing the re-
| suit with Tulsa county.
| Harrcld carried his county by
| more than two to one over the entire
! field, three of them being fellow
/ townsmen and good men. Small, the
! Tulsa county candidate, carried this
| county, but only about four hundred
over Harreld, while the field got a
total of something like ! l,4OO votes
to something over 900 for Small
In other words, two-thirds OF the
republicans OF Oklahoma county ia
vored Harreld over any other man
running, while almost two-thirds of
the republicans of Tulsa county ia
Vored some of the other candidates
to Small.
The figures disclose similar re-
suits in most OF the other counties
J of tho state
Corporation Commission Race.
Another state contest that will at
tract wide attention and offers the
republican candidate real oppor-
tunity, IL that for corporation COM
missioner. Echols. the machine
corporation candidate, won the dem
ocratic nomination, while the repub-
lean nomination appears TO have gone
to Hughes, the Oklahoma candidate
a man sad to be strong. clean and
able.
The record OF Echols and the
practices OF the commission under
his administration has been made a
very clear issue by the splendid fight
put up by Judge Thraves who sought
to defeat Echols, and who would