The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-07-17

successful beyond any other re-
publican of the old southland.
The senator knew that Hamon
and his chief Counsellors opposed
his election and that the dead chief
tain, accompanied by a politial lieu
tenant who has since been appoint
ed to high office, visited democratic
headquarters the night following
the election. asking that the demo-
cratic election board count Harold
out.
While this part Of the story has
not previously been published, 1t
Is well known at the capital city.
and it was because of this happening
that the senator made the deter
mined effort that none Of his re-
publican enemies should bo placed
in a position whereby they might
gather around them the nucleus Of
a faction to further humiliatc him
or bring disaster to his political
ambitions.
The senator has held a powerful
position, but because Of his lack
Of experience in public life and also
because many of his enemies were
Intimately acquainted with many OF
the federal administration crowd
his has been a hard road to travel
and the obstacles thrown in his
path have been OF whatever size
the opponents could gather by the
roadside and heave over at him.
Opponents still Busy.
Nor must this be construed that
the opponents have ceased their la
bors-for they have not. But no one
will deny that the turn OF the po-
litical wheel for the past week
has been for the first time In ia
vor OF the senator, or, to turn the
other side around, il lcastwlse was
decidedly against those who have
tor several weeks been ConspIrin2
to end the senator's hope for re-
naming at the head Of the repub-
lea party in oklahoma.
The republican state committee
efforts have been confined TO j. u.
Norton, an Oklahoma City leader,
who roOk charge Of headquarters
when Secretary John Appleby left
TO secure official place, state
Chairman Jim Harris has notified
state Commlttoemc that when he
has been able 10 collect in $1,000 10
pay debts contracted by the COM
mittec, he will call special meet
| ing TO elect a chairman and seCro-
| tary and to do anything else that
members Of the committee think
| ouFh. TO be done.
That Is a small program and can
| he put in one paragraph, but chasing
! In $1,000 10 apply on a dead horse
campaign committee account is real
( ~ not the easiest task that could
! be assigned brave men, for this
| happy hot summer period.
In all probability It means tina,
| tho republicans will not make choice
| OF their new leaders for the state
committee, until such time as some
OF the more cheerful market few
potatoes or kin the meat for the
good Old winter season.
About the Same status.
In this committee respect IN,
| democrats have little on the re.
publiCans, II is true that State
| Chairman Ben Lafayette remains al
| democrats headquarters, hut the
work being done is about 10 points
below zero or perhaps even lower
[ than that
In fact, some OF the state chair
1 mans recent efforts have aroused
so much protest that >it may lead
/ 20 serious attempt 10 bounce the
chairman ont at the window
II will he recalled that Lafayette
| was a very great aimircr Of President
/ Wilson and he never wearied In
singing the oN-pycsiiont's praises
/ declaring the presidential uttcrancCs
| TO be superior to those OF any othe;
man. on the anniyersar! Of Thomas