The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-04-24
Executive Is on His Knees
Governor Appeals With Tears in His Voice for Dsgruned
Republicans to Help Him Out of Special
Session Dilemma.

OKLAHOMA CITY. April ga
Oklahoma politics assumed both a
humorous and tragic aspect during
the current week. Governor Robert
son appeared I'm the role of van
quishcd Chieftain and spent the
major portion OF his time trying TO
ascertain if he could have a special
session of the legislature without
having to 20 through the ordeal OF
again facing the serious charges
which were prepared by the special
investigating com mittce of the late
legislature.
During the week his conferences
have been numerous and he called
Of his office all republican members
OF the legislature who would go
there, and his press bureau an
nounced several who did not go.
Among the last list was Senator f..
L. Hin of McAlester, democratic
senate floor leader. The Robertson
newspapers announced, giving II
front page space. that the senator
had conferred" with the governor.
Az a matter of fact and TO keep the
record straight. Senator Hill was at
the capitol and called on friends
but the governor was not visited; not
by whole lot and then some.
II would really be ridiculous for
a democratic governor Of a demo-
cratic state, with a democratic sem
ate To back him up, calling In repub-
liCan legislators 10 ascertain what
his chances for continuing I'm office
are, were II not so tragic. Tho gub-
orn1torial boast that he received tho
largest majority OF any man chosen
for that hfnh 81 L. l.
does not III in we'll with the tragic
hunt for republicans who will agree
70 let him alone until his term Of
office expires.
As a indicated and exonerated
governor Robertson Is trekking like
an officer who Is IN doubt and asks
leave to sit again"
II IL rather extraordinary that
whore but n few days ago the gov
ernor and his hand organ were pro-
claiming TO the poonle Of the state
that the republican house had failed
TO function nnd that II would be nee
essary 10 initiate appropriation bills
that now this same official should
be humhly asking these republican
members or the house what they
will agree 20 do az special lcgisla-
two session.
Why the great change? Has
Caesar changed his meat2 or. has
the state machine gang heard the
rumblings In the tlmhered country
and out on tho plains? Has tho
message conveyed to them that there
is belief that all IS not well at the
capitol building and a change de-
sired?
This calls TO mind the change rela-
tive 10 the petition 10 amend tho CON
stitution as filed by Clark G. Hudson
Of tho good government league.
Hudson wants to amend the COnstl-
tuition so that the people win vote
on recalling the governor and Lieu
tonant-Governor Trapp, and elcct as
their Successors John Fields and
Senator Tom =. Gore
When this was first filed. the
state machine attorneys declared it
Illegal and "unCoustitutional"
Relng constitutional amend
mcnt, it could not be illegal for II
is superior to statutory law. II
voted hv the people. II would auto
matiCally become part OF the or
g1nic law and therefore could not
be unconstitutional. All OF these
things were decided by the supreme
court i'm 1913 I'm the case wherein
the old state board Of agriculture
was abolished and new board
created.
should the Hudson petition be
sigued and filed with the secretary
OF state, It il altogether probable
that the governor would not call an
election, although he would have
to submit Il TO vote in November
l922. unless 1t he dispatched TO the
grave by the technicality ruute--a
way that has been utilized in times
past when a rather Objectionable