The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-11-07
II Happened in Oklahoma

the governor in just what direction
they were going and about how long
II would take them to arrive.
Mr.. Trapp has used his position TO
hold rather strong legislative hand
and he will have To- use II with care
during the winter. Board, Thomas,
McAhster Johnson. Kerr Han and
many Other senators who have aided
IN keeping the senate "a compact
working body ar" gone. Very few Of
the old democrats are to be there.
Mo- one democrat who had to be a
candidate this year was returned To
the senate. Davidson holds over
and Morton Rutherford is expected
to be oi Importance in that bod
Nut no one can say for certain that
Rutherford may not conclude to be
II free lance and carry on his sena-
turing In II manner only pleasing
to himself.
The republicans will have an ad-
vantage with the old members Har-
rison Brown and John Golobie are
veterans and Roy Harvey and Harry
Glasser and Old members Of The
house.
Usual Election scandal.
Very probably Oklahoma will
never have an election in which some
one is not accused OF cheating.
oklahoma county Is now charged
with holding a crooked ELECTION and
federal investigators are paving into
tho details oklahoma county was
one Of the municipalities in the
United states where the democratic
lead was not cut down. Those who
understood the registration cam
paign In the county were not sur
priscd that the election returns were
favorable to the DEMOCRATS. al
though even those advantages 4iled
to save some OF the local democratic
candidates
There Will always be election
troubles in oklahoma so long as we
have the present registration law
Last year democratic leaders ex-
pressed desire to change the law.
with a republican house of repre-
sentatives and "A democratic senate,
It should prove no very difficult
task to have a fair registration law
passed. In any event, it is certain
that new law could not make
conditions worse and the probablli-
ties OF betterment are numerous in
deed.
The old law was passed to pre-
vent negroes from voting. hut like
any other evil act. II spread until
those in control Of election machin-
ory could practically disfru nChisc
those OF different views. It has
been one Of the rorriost things in
slate government and those who
.'"n sought to utilize the law for
political gain have been largely
moved from the political map.
II can he said To the credit Of
Secretary w. c. McAHster Of the
state election board that he has en-
deavored to be fair but tho defects
IN the statute are So many that
no person at the state capitol can
hone to cover the II counties and
insure fair registration.
Whnt of the Future?
oklahoma's political future is in
doubt. Should the republicans make
good their promises of better gov
crnment they may expect to hold n
reasonable rumbo" or thoir newly
y" recruits. After all. the re-
publicans are on trial, in nation
and state. Should the next congress
rse wisdom and return TO normal
American coditions. there are very
many partlsans who never voted a
republican ticket until last Tues
day who might be willing to "stay
put"
There are reasons, many of them,
to he sure. Naturally the demo-
cratic leaders who went down to
this gwful defeat are feeling none
too kindly to those democrats who
strayed from the fold. They want
revenge. The malcontent who voted
with the republicans need not eX-
pcct to be taken hak and fatted
calves killed for their enjoyment
when thcv seek TO return, Nay
such revolutions in politics do not
die down in a day. a week or a
month or even year. Republican