The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-07-25
WEAK SISTERS
ARE CAJ0LED
Democratic Prospects I'm.
periled by Row Over
Rowe Affair.
OLD GUARD ON TOP
Gumshoe Policy Is the Rule
of the Faction Which Seeks
to Dominate Party.

With X. n. Rowe, deposed chair
man OF the Tulsa county election
board practically out OF the run
ming through the tactics of the Da-
wilson Kinney Neal faction In "lc'
gally" electing Munroe Neal at "a
meeting of the county central com
miitoe, and obtaining HIS appoint
ment in a legal manner by the state
election board last week, the battle
by injunction by which Rowe, rep
rcsentative OF tho revolutionary
Buck Lewis-James Springer faction,
sought to retain his seat, has vir-
tually been closed.
Little remains for Spriger.
Democratic candidates for county
attorney, TO present to tho superior
court in the way OF evidence TO I'M
seat Neal, the attorney having ad-
mittod at the hearing last week that
only two minor points can now be
raised against the appointment Of
the representative OF the ring dem
ocrats Of former days, The battle
began n few days before the city
election when Lewis and his follow
ers through the county election
board, ousted Boss Kinney as In
spector In the First ward, which has
been dominated by the inspector for
several years. In retaliation for this
act which tho concrete democracy OF
tho city termed doublc-cross,
Rowe was removed and Neal. man
favorable to the aspirations OF the
old boss rule. was appointed In his
stead. This factionolism In the dem
ocratic ranks las resulted IN the
adoption by many OF the candidates
OF that party OF the slogan IL wasn't I
mixed up In that affair" and II Is
being worked overtime.
As one OF the results OF the en-
broglio among the followers OF the
democratic donkey. Buck Lewis
finds himself In the predicament OF
campaigning for his relative. James
woolley. candidate for reelection as
sheriff OF the county and a follower
OF Boss Kinney. and at the same
time opposing the remainder OF the
faction with which Woolley has long
been identified. Lewis has evident
ly figured that to put Wooiley over
again, the latter must have tho sup
port OF both factions against the
republican candidate, and since
Lewis expects tho democratic vote to
be well divided among the two fac
tions at the primaries and much OF
the vote lost to the republican can
didate at the election, keep mum"
politics are absolutely necessary.
Lewis Cline, county clerk. springs
q surprise by notifying Leo Quinn,
secretary of tho county election
board. to withdraw his name as can
ditate on TIM democratic ticket for
county commissioner No. 2. Across
the face of the Cline registration I'LL
Ing for county office, Is written in
red letters, Withdrawn" No public
announcement was made OF this fact
when the step was taken ana the
withdrawal of Cline leaves n clear
field at the primaries for w. L.
North. present county commissioner
from District No. 2.
Several democratic candidates
have admitted the "jockeying" of
ether candidates OF that party, m or
der that weaker candidates favored
by the Davidson -kinney-Neai rae-
tion might have less opposition at
the primaries. Fairly strong candi-
dates not favored by this faction. in
the saddle since the removal OF
Rowe from office, have by biandish-
ments been prevailed upon TO file
their candidacy for other offices
where the faction believes their men
certain to win. These weaker sis
ters, In the party favored by Boss
Kinney and his followers, see n little
daylight ahead so far as the prima-
ries are concerned, but are not so
certain as TO the result of the cleo
tion.