The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-03-20

doubtful place. should Walton ii-
dorse Governor Robertson. he would
pc defeated. Necessarily lie can not
Tight the governor ana hopo TO sue
coed, 1t IL the first time an Amert-
can citizen over had to stand firm
for the j. II. a. Robertson admins
tration and the good Lord hopes II
will be the last.
Tom Owen Persistent.
And amidst these troubles comes
persistent assertion that the frienTs
of Tom owen still think hc might
make "A governor OF our state. That
he could be nominated Is next to II
Joke. Election is beyond the hounds
OF probability for the reason that the
10000 men who voted for Gore for
senator would oppose owen as n
unit. The owen gubernatorial
strength I'm oklahoma City is COM
priced of Eugene Kerr of Muskogeo.
Representative Perry Miller OF the
same village, and Victor Harlow of
Oklahoma City. They all like owen,
and they are actually for him and
presume that the people might sup
port him.
None of the people who supported
Gore for United States senator would
support Judge owen for governor.
He knows It and will very probably
not allow his friends to cruelty him
on the altar of friendship.
Break New Ground.
In truth the democrats must
break new ground IL they hope to
win the next election. II is not so
far off as many would have 1T ap-
pear. The democratic state senate
has made a donkey OF rself. II has
passed all of the foolish measures
1t should not have stood for. II has
never stood real test. and the
things II has passed up TO the house
OF representatives require no fur
ther explanation than to assert they
should not have been so presented.
On the other hand the republican
party is ntrial. AS party In times
past IL presented very little more
than a bunch Of dissension and
mount of trouble. From legisla-
tive standpoint it has brought no
great hope to tho multitude. It can
not be blamed for that, however.
for the reason that 1t has not been
IN power. All IL could hope to do was
to stand off the democratic senate
ana to do that II had a new member
snip against the skilled democrats
VINO comprise the senate majority.
s'p'hhfl GNHNdDt Is ADlG 10
hold these unframed mon in line to
fight the old and skillful democratic
majority In the senate, he has won
a great battle. On the test votes
the republican minority OF the SEN
ate has performed like n new clown
nj a circus. At least it was able
10 convince the public that 1t was
on leave Of absence.
The strong democratic leadership
IN the senate has been able to con-
troll the republican minority or so
much OF II as was necessary TO win
on troublesome cases. Those who
have listened to the roll calls un-
derstand the foregoing. II there is
anybody expecting anything great OF
the republican minority in, the sem
ate he should be hurriedly sent to
Doctor Griffin with instructions to
be given heroic treatment
The democratic machine has
Tried out the republican minority in
the senate and ascertained tina, A
Is weak. Sometimes IL divides on
this and sometimes on that. hut so |
far 1t has never feen found strong
enough TO put. up real fight. Tha. |
does not mean that Briggs, Brown |
and their colleagues do not fight, |
but 1t does mean that there are too |
many institution" men on the list |
to make their fights effective.
IL can be stated without fear OF |
contradiction that the republican |
party would win the next campaign !
in Oklahoma II It had less mem
bers OF the senate. The schoolboy |
OF that body is putting |
1t in condition TO be laughed out
OF court.
1t was said in the beginning that |
the republican house OF repre-
sentatives was accidental and prob
ably part of that statement was |
true. BE that as 1t may. it has been |
made I working body and has per-
formed in accordance with well de- !
Tined rules OF order. Without gieing