The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-11-28
Oklahoma Politics and Politicians

OKLAHOMA CITY, Nov. 27.--
While republican leaders have been
absent from the capital during the
week. the principal political bust
ness has been abortive efforts to
gcorganize the democratic state ma
chine. There have been innumer-
able rcorganizers, the majority of
them willing to undertake tho task
Of getting the state democratic ma
chine in shipshape, o. at least In
such condition as to tn one round.
During the state can .paign Which
closed 40 disastrously to the ma
shine democrats, "A peculiar three
ring circus show was put on.
The democratic campaign com
mittce was in good working order
with III. democratic munic!pa! or
saniZation at OklahOma city, and at
times Mayor Walton appeared TO IL
Illuminate as much space as cam
Campbell. the campaign manager.
The campaign com mittce would
have nothing to do with the COVER
nor, but the latter and the mayor
were IN good working harness. al
though the bond of affection was
never tested out beyond desire to
win an election.
The state machine was used for
all, however. and the bolting demo
Gratis took aim at whatever part OF
it was In sight, with the result that
nothing To speak OF was left.
state Chairman La Fayette, who
was pushed to one side during the
campaign. finally located the
wrcckage and since that time has
been calling for volunteers to nelp
rebuild II. Plenty OF drivers have
answered his call. but there has
been dcarth of competent me-
chanicians to get the old trap ready
FOR driver, In truth. there was
not even left seat for the driver,
and there appears to be no steeer-
.ng wheel to guide them.
The democratic city administra-
tion had it's differences, but there is
a city election to he held in March
and the commissioners entered ir;o
Il working agreement firing the ci,y
Judge who was considered an un-
friendly official. There was no
statute in the oklahoma law books
permitting this dismissal but under
the advice of Counsellor Charles
Ruth, the discharge was made nn-
der the statute ut political neces'
sity.
one More Trial.
sitting above all other certain
things is the fact that the republi-
cans have determined TO remodel
he state highway depart
mcnt, and have the automobile IL
rense taxes collected In the various
counties. OF course the legislature
could not pass this sorely needed
remedial legislation over Governor
Robertson's veto, but the head of
any party or party machine who
would veto the measure would sim
ply advertise his partisans would
meet defeat at the first election held
after the act was vetoed. \ large
number OF reasonably we'll informed
people are OF the opinion that de-
feat will come to Robertson the iirsi
lime and every tim. the people un-
derstand his policies are voted on,
but prohibiting restoration of these
tax collecting powers to the various
counties would insure complete an
nihllation.
Nor will the democratic senate
refuse It's support OF the act, for the
democratic members OF the senate
remember no one OF their old MEM
b'lS WHO NhPpblA'h iN'h'i tS'u l''
1919 aud asked to be returned to
the senate found his constituents IN
an obliging frame OF mind.
Here They go.
In massing for REORGANIZATION"
State Chairman Lafayette scored
first by calling the state democratic
committee for meeting Friday.
Originally National Committeeman
George l., Bowman had called the
meeting for Monday, but the state
chairman is now driving and
changed the date, lie explained
that Monday was taX-salc day over
the state. This implies that the
democratic state committeeman are
either all buying taN-resale property
or desperately striving to keep their
holdings from being resold. Take 1t
either way, or split fifty-fifty.
Hard upon the heels OF the state
char rmans move came news in the