The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-08-08
Primary Campaign Be-
lieved to Be Last Of It's
Kind Under the Old Re-
gime. Election of Re-
publican Senator Con-
ceded a Strong Posi-
bility.
BY r. A. LATTA.


Many candidates. are still In doubt
as the election machinery Of okla
homa moves ponderously slow in
the matter of count. II VIII be sew
oral days yet before the final Off
cial figures will be known. In the
meantime, the reports are sufti-
cicntly conclusive to indicat gem
eral trend in the state that is alarm
ing to the bourbon machine that mas
run things for l3 years, and aronses
the most enthusiastic party morale
among republicans they have never
known.
Many candidate ran in the pri-
mary but only n few were chosen.
Those that were defeated are now
free to talk, and they campaign tx
perioucos they relate combine to
make an interesting story Of a dis
satisfied and disgusted electorate
that is determined to do the most
desperate thing it can think of to
show it's contempt and disapproval
OF the existing order. namely; Vote
the opposition ticket.
one candidate, who thoroughly
canvassel Tulsa county for demo-
cratic nomination, expresses no sur
prise at the unusual light vote cast
In the primarye lie saw II coming.
when pressing my candidacy
among the voters" he said Il was
rebuffcd by scores of well known
democrats who declared they did not
give a damn who was nominated.
They said they we're disgusted with
the whole matter and thought n
complete change In the state govern
ment would be IA fine thing for
everybody.
The pardoning orgy. coupled with
the general dissatisfaction with viii
son leadership, has made the defNat
OF the democratic party inevitable.
Many democrats told me they would
not attend the primary, did not in
tend TO vote for the men nominated
and were therefore without interest
in the various candidates.
Hunting u New Experience.
MANY times a day | met with the
substance of these remarks: I don't
know what IL feels like to vote tho
republican ticket, but am sure go-
ing TO find out In November ]
expect to vote II from top to bot
tom and | don't care who the can
didates are on it, | have been vot-
ing democratic ticket regardless
and the conditions that now exist
In this state are u disgrace. | am
going to start voting the straight
republican ticket. That will mean
change and any change will be
| for the better
This mans experience was the
| experience to greater or less de-
gree OF every candidate who went
out among the voters In search OF
support at the primary A very
prominent and experienced poll
| uCian said:
III there had been a law requir.
ing every man and woman In the
state to vote in the primary | dc
/ not think there is the slightest
| doubt but Gore would have beer
nominated. | say this In spite OF
| the fact that was not n Gore sup.
| porter and think he shauld have
! been defeated. But he is much
/ the abler man of the two, and a,
a campaigner is without a superior
anywhere.
but the campaign of personals
| ties disgustcd a very great number
of voters who sincerely believe ii
their party and are very earnest ii
| their desires to experience gooC
| government. If half Of that tn,
candidates said about each othei
is true then neither is fit 10 repre-
sent Oklahoma. And each ap
| parcntly proved his case agains
the other. That is what kept man,
democratic voters from the polls anC
aroused a dangerous determination
among democrats to defeat botI
men rather than have their part,
discreditably represented. II 4
true, tho democratic morale wa