The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-03-06

OKLAHOMA cry. March b.
Oklahoma political movements have
extended over a wide territory dur
ing the past week; at least. from
Oklahoma city to Washington. and
all OF tho other oklahoma political
ccntcrs have been shaken or shaking
in that period of time. Perhaps tho
most interesting part of these events
can be classified AZ between repuh-
licans. although 1t was rather a big
admiNturc Of democrats and rcpub-
licans, in which the republican con
test for national committeeman was
involved at Washington and whilst
the other involved "A straight-o
fight on tho part OF one republican
senator and tho administration dem
oCrats TO mako the house OF repre-
sentatives let up on its Investigations
OF executive state officials.
1t started two weeks ago rather
broke out at that time when Sem
ator Joe sherman introduced a rcso-
luton calling for an investigating
committee to ascertain If there had
been lobbying In tho legislative halls.
The resolution, coming from the re-
publican floor leader. smaCkcd OF a
partisan fight. but every democrat
voted for II, tho president appoint
ing Charles MCPhcrrcn, Tom Anglin,
Clark Nichols. Joe sherman and
Harrison Brown as members of the
committee. the first three being
democrats and tho last two rcpub-
leans
Tho personnel Of that committee
aroused the anxiety Of tho rcpub
ltcan majority for the reason that
the three democratic members are
about tho strongest administration
mon TO he found I'm tho entire SEN
ate, except those who were on the
administrative departmental pay
rolls.
IL did not take day TO ascertain
that the committee investigators
were trying to connect a fund raised
to pay the debts Of the republican
state committee headquarters with "A
lobby" fund; nor IS there conceal
ment that there was spurs being put
10 this investigation in order that
report might he made prior to the
election OF Harris az republican ma
tional committeeman. Tho report
came I'm the nature ot finding,
signed by tho three democrats and
sherman tho day previous TO tho
election OF Harris as national COM
mittccman. in which the committee
declared there was evidence OF a
large" sum OF money being used for
lobbying tho sum aforesaid consist
ing Of $4,000, and that four wealthy
Tulsans put i'm this vast sum to In
flucnCc legislation.
The finding made no report as
10 whether this vast SUM of money
was equally divided Tor the house
and senate. or to anything ois- in
fact, but the report or finding
was given tho widest publicity and
special message sent 10 anti-Harris
headquarters at Washington.
But tho results We're scarcely
worth the efforts put forth. That
same night tho republican senators
met and rcpudiatCd the report and
their lone colleague for signing it,
and they telcgraphed their condcm-
nation Of the whole preceding, These
kilograms were rc-cnforCcd by mes
sHgcs from Speaker Schwahc and
other house members.
The next day Harrison Brown
presented the minority finding -
which stated that no evidence had
been given to warrant the majority
action and asked the senate that the
two reports bc considered together
and neither until the evidence had
been transcribed and printed, that
senators might see what they were
voting on.
The Brown resolution carried at
| about the time the senate and house
were apprisod that Harris had just
been seated as national committee
man and without opposition.
The incident, treated somewhat
more fully than usual, serves TO show
| that Oklahoma political affairs are
| in the state of upheaVal. The repub-
| lican opposition 10 MIR. Harris has
been quite violent since the death OF
! Jake l.. liamon, who was national
committeeman. There is no miscon-
STRUNG the fact that Hamon and
senator j. w. Harrcld were in the
starting point Of q contest over ma