The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-10-17

at least Down in the southern tier
Of counties.
Argue with fists.
straw bailo. returns in front Of
certain drug stores have added to in
tcrCst in the oklahoma City cam
paign These returns are posted
in the windows and show an over
whelming lead for senator Harding.
Partisan democrat mpions have
appeared IN front of these places to
explain VIII y he straw ballot amount
to nothing. Several arguments have
resulted IN fist fights. entertaining
but not overly conclusive in the way
II settling disagrcements in pollt-
ical opinions.
The "IntCllcCiuals."
The pro-league newspaper and the
democratic campaign committee
have also innugurated aew name
for those supporters of the league
OF nations covenant, denommating
them 'inteliectualS" and being care
ful TO explain that former Wilson
employee, who is now editor of a
New York weekly newspaper, Is
among the "intellc"tuals" who have
deserted the Harding standard be
cause OF his opposition to the league.
| EN-foycrnor Lee Cruce, a very de-
voted le3gue proponeut, is the head
of this group at the capitol Guy and
II dcVotIng his time TO the task Of
bringing wandering democrats back
into the fold Another Intellectual
who is being utilized for this pur-
pose is Thomas German, candidate
for the Legislature in the Fifth
! oklahoma county district. German $
effectiveness Is presumed to be great
inasmuCh as ne Is an lrIsiHnaa and
! rNt very many Cf the oklahoma
! City members OF that race are get
J ting extraordinarily excited about
electing league Of nations prcsi-
! dent.
About Election Returns.
Tho most discorcrrting broth for
/ the republican campaign managers
| came from the betting division of
! the democratic campaign committee.
/ Funds are always riased 10 be bet
/ on The election, not always for the
winnings out sometimes TO keep the
| times to demonstrate that the op-
| position is afraid OF its ground.
During the past several days, ana
rspe tally since the Harding rally,
| the democratic campaign betting
committe, has been offering n
. wager that Congressman Ferris will
, defeat Congressman Harrelh for SEN
/ ator by 10000 plurality. In fact,
they have been soliciting such
wagers. This in itself does not cause
worrlment, but the stipulation OF
the exact figure Mr. Ferris is 70
carry the state by, gives occasion to
remember old charges that election
results are net always just as the
people voted. and that sometimes
the squadron working just after a..
| election Is more successful than thu
division which maintained the battle
line until the voting ceased.
IL was not so long ago that some
sore newspaper man published the
statement that the Carter county
vote was generally sent to Gaines
| vile, Texas, the day before tho cleo
! zion was held, and rushed TO Okla
homa City along with the Choctaw
county YOte wh.ch had been In Stor-
arge at Paris Texas, as soon as
| known just how mary were actually
\ needed.
Such uniind Gnamadyersions wcrc
very probably due TO the charges
and counter charges made during
| the Williams Robertson gubernatoT'
ial campaign in 1914, when the for
mer won the subernatorial nom.na-
ton after the latter had believed
himself successful The Williams
vote in the Red River counties w;,s
so large that his opponents believed
that two or three thousand Of ths
alleged voters did not really exist
Later, when lohn Fields came sc
close TO defeating Williams, thu
charge wss renewed that the cleo
tion was stolen" and to this day
there are some unlearned individuals
OF that very opinion
Another thing wniCh has awak-
Cned fear in the minds Of those whl
are inclined to believe man can dc
wrong, is that In several counties
Goro supporters are being removed