The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-09-03
1ISRUPTION IS
CHIEF PERIL
harmony in Ferris Cam
naign Far From a
Fact.
JUDGE OWEN SNUBBEO
vitnation Critical Enough to
cause Anxiety in Demo-
cratic Ranks.

h- IN, Associated Press
" HovtAuoMA CITY, Sept. Cap
hal city politicians have nau my. me-
..ansstlon for the past rev uayS'
t.,sed bv the disruption IN the IN
cjrclss Of the democratic cam /,
nsiry committee, and the dlscoru
occssioned increased activity III
nas,n,ya,ion nas Of the old Gore VoIun- :
..t, forces TO rally In opposition 10
W,' dcrocratlc senatorial nominee
CS,'r,,srossman Scott Ferris.
viii be recalled that when the
,.a,ocratlc candidates met ana
u.,ca a campaign committee out
81 ~ tho state central committee,
ss., tbe Ferris forces dominated and
u'a .so aii NJ the captains. Cam Camp
,.U former private secretary to Mr..
ya,ris was chosen as the orna-
Ianiai head OF this coWmittee, while
ch,cg Justice Thomas r. owen.
o ~ the Gore managers, was made
chairman and expected to per-
49,, Tho mental energies necessary
. tr chairman. John II. Williams,
.rs,vhilc school land secretary and
a. ne last days OF the Ferris pri-
nary campaign the actual lead OF
,hat orranization. was placed In ac-
,iyo charge of the campaign head
ouarters and actually became the
Mead Of the workers, although Ernie
na,ds millionaire oil magnate. Is
desionated as general manager, his
nr,ncipal duty being TO sign checks
and see that the news Items car
riss the signed persuader for the
-, ia tttallghnT-
Justice owen introduced two help
ers for the committee to push the
rood work along, but when Williams
leaned they had been supporters of
SeDstor Gore at the primary. he very
promptly refused their services, be-
cause we must have only loyal
help
Justice Owen Quits.
Justice owen left the headquarters
IN bad frame Of mind and the vice
chairmans absence Is noted with not
little anxiety by those who under
stand that the supporters Of Senator
Gore were already in very turbu-
lent frame of mind.
Meanwhile the old Gore volunteer
clements work necessarily, and they
are to start a weekly newspaper
that will carry the message to Garcia
with telling effect. The purposes OF
Mis- publication will be double--con-
vey word TO the $4,000 members OF
the organization that the task is still
unfinished, and reproduce the mice
things said of thenl by Mr.. Ferris
and his newspapers during the pri-
mary contest.
OF the Gore leaders at the capital
city. owen was alone to proffer his
services to the democratic campaign
committee. and his being snubbeC
by Commander Williams has attract.
cd more than ordinary attention.
II served another purpose, too. ir
that the constant discord and failure
TO function on the part of the cam.
psign committee chieftaine brough
back into power State Chairman
Ben +. Lafayette. When the cam
paign committee was organized, Il
left Lafayette and Secretary Ber
Hodges out In thd cold, even movinI
from the Skirvin hotel to the Bristol
hurry up call was issued. for La
FSette and Hodges to come to tn,
Bristol with their paraphernalia, anC
assist In getting the disruption strean
dammed for the time being.
justice Owens abrupt departur,
and failure TO make an appearanc,
on the next day was temporarily con
cealed, but the leakage OF the ac
happened from some cause.
Gore Volunteers Militant.
nsurgent leaders of the Gore vol
uHeerS maintain that their force