The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-10-03
Oklahoma Politics and Politicians

OKLAHOMA CITY, oct. 2.-Okia-
homans take politics seriously. but
sometimes more so than at others,
and this seems TO be the more so
season at the state capital. Feverish
activities at both democratic and re-
publican state headquarters. with
speakers invading every section OF
the state indicates that October will
find Oklahoma politicians engaged
as never before since sovereignty
was secured by the state. In spite
OF the commanders at headquarters
expressing full and complete salts
faction with the trend OF the cam
paign, the efforts TO secure even
greater advantages, real and imag
mary. spell the story OF doubt on all
sides and by all leaders.
The current week brought on ad-
ditional interest because of Gov
ernor Cox visit 10 the state and the
democratic presidential nominee ex-
pressed pleasure at the crowds
which greeted him. and the rush 10
see him was sufficient to bring
courage to those who have his cam
paiGn In charge
During the week Eugene Kerr de-
veloped as the supreme commando er
of the democratic headquarters. His
plan OF campaign is an old one and
has won him honors in times which
have been marked as past In brief
the democrats have sought to forget
the league OF nations. The time
honored and usually successful me-
gro cry has been raised and the
speakers have been instructed tu
make things warm in southern Okla
homa. whore the detection against
Scott Ferris and the league OF ma
lions issue had been growing more
and more apparent.
II newspapers like the Muskogee
Phoenix. Ardmorets and sinilar
ultra pro-Ferris newspaper articles
are To be given full credence. the re-
pubuCan machine Is about to turn
this commonwealth over to the
black people To do with as they will
These dispatches read rather pecu-
liar when the negroes of Oklahoma
CITY are arrayed in Cox Ferris batal.
lions. As a careful writer IL IL
perhaps conservative to saw one Is
as near correct as the other and
that neither OF them can be relied
on too far.
To "A certainty the Harreld cam
paign for the senatorship has de-
veloped new tack in Oklahom8
politics Harreld has maintained
that the league of nations is tn,
vital issue and he has not deviateC
| from that an iota, nor has he beer
afraid to carry the campaign into
| the Very heart of the democrati,
territory; likewise Harreld has mad,
progress beyond even the hopes %
| those democrats who first crosse,
| the sands to enlist under his stand
ard. Political forecosters are TO b'
found in the capital who score biz
iarreld victory while those sturd!
| behind the flag OF the big rooste
predict an overwhelming Ferri
majority.
Some of these give figures but tn,
| majority rest content with bale
statements unbacked by anything in
dicating even a careful survey o
tho field.
The Old Negro Question.
To those who wish TO view th'
situation calmly and with some de
gree of being right. the senatorial
! contest is not only interesting bu
surprising. Undoubtedly the great
est Harreld strength is in the Aghtl
and Third congressional districts
with his cause gaining strength II
the central portions OF the state
The fact that his campaign ha
withstood the heavy glInfire OF III,
organization democrats and see N
TO strengthen as the days pass, give
cause for hope on the part OF hi
campaign managers that he is a
this moment the runnerup II
the political field Moreover, IN,
fisht staged against MIN by tn
| democratic campaign committe
tells without need OF further con
viction that his standard is the on,
the democratic organization woul,
like best to see go TO defeat. II
truth there has been very little ac
tiVity on the part of democratic anC
republican state candidates 70
place. This does not apply TO con
gressional candidates. OF course
where the campaigns are more o.
| less localized and where so com
plete n state angle is not possibl,
at the capital State Democrat,