The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-12-15
HARRIS FOR NATIONAL COMMrTTEEMAN


HARRIS ron NATIONAL COMMrrTEEMAN
Tho threatened split In the republican party
pictc failure Of the Hamon guards scheme to
create factlonal regency 10y naming the widow
of the late national committeeman M his sue.
cessor and the rnliying OF the state commit
This is gratifying indeed for the republican
party In this state is now the major party. and
as such II is under obligations to the public
which It cannot adequately discharge except as
"A united, harmonious ASSOC aton oi men ami
women sincerely devoted to the public veal OF
transcending Importance is the coming session
Of the legislature. The lower house is con-
troiicd by the republicans, and they were
placed there by the people to oppose the bour-
bon machine under the direction ~ Governor
Robertson or that there can he no doubt.
Yet Notwithstanding this fact. the governor
is boasting that he viii organize and control this
legislature much more easily than he could
have had his own party trunphed; and he is ac-
cumulating list OF appropriations that consti'
tute In mass the most conscicncelcss and brazcn
raid on the state treasury over undertaken In a
state where such things have been the rule
one OF the especially juicy morals is the pro-
posed state hospital for ex-scr,ce men Around
the STATE capital to mention that subject is to
bring grns of dcrsion or anticipated spoils to
the face OF those to whom your remarks are
graft and corruption the slender republican ma
jority In the lower house is pit,ed, fighting, too.
Tor the life Of the republican party as well M
the interests OF the taxpayers. The republican
members Will be supported by some democrats
who have read the handwriting correctly. and
who will fight for the peoples interest. But
this guard is all that stands between the people
and the spoilsgang. the most determined and
most defiant that has ever existed
Here is the major interest OF the republican
party. Here is It's first duty and first rospon-
sibii!ty. Therefore it Is OF prime importance
that the disposition OF no mere party honor. like
the national committecmanship, be permitted
to interfere with the much larger and more i'm
portant task.
The demand FOR Harris is genuine and based
confidence in the man. both TO past
achievements and future purposes, While The
World, in the interest OF preserving the existing
organization in every way, suggested the en-
dorscment OF Scnator-ecc Harrcld for the va
cancy created by the death OF Hamon, it rccog-
nIzes not only the Justice embodied in the Harris
movement, but the good politics as well,
The perfect agreement and mutual confidence
existing between the state chairman and the
scnator-eiect Is such that the elevation u Harris
does no, in fact constitute any material change
in the organization and does not threaten a di.
vision of either opinion or ambition between
two Important factors.
Nor need the endorsement Of Harris for tho
vacant national committeemanship crco,o ar,,
immediate vacancy In the state organization. For
such endorsement will not constitut, apnoir,
ment by any means Harris even though an
dorsed for the place, will not be national co,,
mittoeman in fact until the national committee
meets and acts on the endorsements This NAV
he two years or more, and certainly will ro,
be soon.
In the meantime. the existing party organisn.
ton. in which all republicans and thousands of
democrats have perfect confidence can procoo,
with the Immediate work In hand. And, WIN,
il ot capital importance. the womens orgapizo
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