The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-12-12

publican national committeeman IL
he desires the position. a. G. Alex
andcr, the man presumed to be
closer TO Harreld than any other
person. is outspokenly for Harris.
That can be accepted two ways.
Harris and Harreld are very friend-
ly and the likelihood Of them part
Ing political company IL remote in
deed. 1t can be said with certainty
that neither of them will oppose
the other for national committee
man. 1t is equally certain that they
will work together. Rumors that
the committee is agreed are with
out confirmation. Beyond doubt
the state committee is an unit be-
hind Harris in his present position
and even& those who desire to have
Mrs Harmon elected national COM
uitteeman admit they prefer Har-
!H for state leadership. II Is u
ather novel and unique condition
md while there is a probability Of
here being a compromise, IL mus;
:. this time be conceded that the
rpublican storm wave Is in the
IscendanCy. for the first time pre-
dominating because of tho recent
lctory at the polls.
Careful readers must always un-
lerstand ,that politics as played in
his state can have different mean
ilgs. The republicans have won
he national election and there are
very many patriots who want APP
pointiyc place. Some OF these will
align themselves according to the
opportunity for appointment A.,
cast that appears reasonable and
: would be extraordinary II II be
| Incorrect.
Doubtful Folks.
The indeCis!on over leadership
| tmong republicans has left the or
ganization Of the next house of rep
scntatIvcs in the background.
'Ork that should have been done
has been sorcly neglected and diff
rronccs may occur that will re-
| Iound to the credit OF the oppo-
| 'ition. Beyond doubt the demo.
tatic state administration is active
| d seeking for any loophole which
| u1y enable IL to carry forward an
| aggressive program. In fact demo-
| 1'ic onros'.ion to the governor
Is at this time the one element fight.
~ nold out. Very probably the
| rpublicars have a defined plan of
| ,Ncrstion. That was true, but n
"emcndous effoct to elect a national
| bmmittceman whose function IL
| he party is even more so. Is not
| n appealing factor 10 those who
| would like To have the state hous"
fairs aired out whore the winds
| from heaven might strike them.
Many on Hand.
| The list of republican visitors tu
| ,he state capital would almost make
! Z roster OF the voting strength from
To1y OF the hig counties. II com
| prises those who are for and against
hat Is II is noticeable that few
| v them give expression 10 opinions
of their own. Wh!ie there are many
uung 70 express the desires OF
| a.hrr.' no one has made real
| statement, with the exception of T.
gh,, VINO is the powerful figure
| behind tho movement to elect Mrs
vamon national committee In
his he is being very ably backed
~ Roy johnson OF Ardmore. very
prominently mentioned as u can
l!datc for governor two years hence.
The one outstanding fact which
| should be apparent to all residents
# Oklahoma. is that the voters are
very determiucdly opposed 10 the
people now In control OF affairs. II
Is easy to define this as opposition
% the democratic party although
In truth and in fact. 1t is really OPP
oE''io0 to those who have been
entrusted with the leadership OF the
.,mo,ratic party, That same sonti-
mcrt in 1929. could and will elect n
ropubli,an governor providing IL is
f'lt necessary 10 apply that sort Of
a surgooris knife to the ship OF
ltate That necessity will be dis
cussed. but republican Quarrcls will
not add to the probability of sue
cess. Oklahomans are not over
whclmmgly for any party. While
hey are ot the south and tho south
land may control it politically, the
rOwth OF the past few years. has
been toward independence in partl-
an thought Assuredly the elec-
ipu November demonstrated be-
yand doubt that Oklahoma voters