The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-06-05
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lowed by morning In which re-
pcntanco had no place. though in
the late hours Of the forenoon de
cency demanded q service that mndc
II imperative that n report prepared
the evening before recommending
The seating ~ the Hamon organtla-
ton be discarded and report pre-
pared checking the whole thing
bnck 10 the committee
Z But this afternoon. after repeated
caIls for tho subcommittee n finally
reported Tho ruthless steam roller
Was working In magnificent form.
II became Injured to the service for
which n was designed by practice
on half dozen contests In South
Carolina. II had rolled mcrcilossly
over the protest OF Committeeman
Littleton Of Tennessee and with the
despicahle and discreditod Jake Bah
Ter of Missouri to open the switches
ahead OF u, Il scaled tho. Hamon del
egation from the Fourth Oklahoma.
an indirect and positive reversal OF
preoedents hitherto established by
The committee itself.
q Vote for Hamon
\ II was the Fourth oklahoma that
disclosed the coalition In the COM
mittee against Wood on the roll
call In this case demanded by Com
yfitteeman McGraw and supported
BY tho magnificent and splendid
southwest TO "A man. the vote stood
"a for-,the McGraw delegates and
20 for Hamon.
y The issue was clear cut. And
members OF the committee who as
snred me last evening that such n
decision was impossible despite the
apparent victory Of the opposition In
getting the matter referred, were
speechless In the face of the thing
accomplished.
In those figures the whole world
can read how the republican national
committee stands in the good year
1920. IL tx not given me to penetrate
The dismal smoke siren of intrigue
and machine politics not to fix a
limit beyond which the cupidity of
men will not 30. therefore | am un -
able to forecast with reasonable ac-
curaoy, as are all observers here. the
purpose OF this coalition in an at
ftrmative sense, That II is directed
against General Wood Is admitted by
all. But whether the strength Of tho
coalition is 10 be thrown TO johnson
or Lowden or dark horse. or
whether II can he thrown at all or
not, is n matter that tho event Itself
ana alone can determine.
The country at large should know.
and Oklahoma republicans especially,
that n cleaner, more manly fight was
never made, nor Oklahoma republi-
cans more honorably represented
Than by Committeeman McGraw In
todays proceedings and I get the i'm
preston that the methods employed
against him In Oklahom were used
lhst night in changing mo majority
OF yesterday admitted TO exist into a
minority today. The rules OF the ma
hon9l committee governing exocu-
tive sessions do not permit me 90
print what was said but no rules op-
Grated to limit the Impressions that
are indelibly fixed on my mind
In the noon edition of the Chi
cago-J Journal today the following ap-
peared in ninety-siN point type
across its eight columns: $3.50. 900
Deal and Death threats Exposed in
Lowden expose" followed by sub.
head. Committee Takes 81 Votes
Away From Wood" and large pic
ture of Committeeman James Me
Graw, OF oklahoma, And this paper,
IN company with most of the other
Chicago papers also in accurate
sympathy with the judgement of the
scores OF correspondents. foregather
here believe that despite the cor
ruption frauds brought TO light by
the senate investigation committee
and despite the insult II would be TO
the nation at large. the old guard
purposes pulling Lowden over and
leaving the electorate no choice be-
tween him and wisconsin
Looks for Protest.
] don't believe H. and | look for
ward to tina; moment i'm the conven-