The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-10-30
by c. w. Il. HINDs
.orids Capital Correspondent.

worlds Capital Correspondent.
OKLAHOMA CITY, oct. 29.--The
big political movement Of the cur
rent week has been among the dom
oCratic Chieftains--not those who
seek offices 80 much as those who
seek to get in behind the officers
and sit on the throne of influence.
Primary among those movements
have been the efforts of the sup
porters OF Judge Thomas II. owen
to have the people take less serious
ly the statement made by the ex-
iurist to Editor Luther Harrison
that he would not be candidate
for the democratic gubernatorial
nomination.
The state newspapers accepted
the jurist at the full face Of his
statement, and with the exception
OF his local newspaper friends at
Musko ogee, editors have been refrain
ing from mention or Mr.. owen as n
probability. At MuskOgoe the state.
ment was made that owen would be
candidate IL he could get the
nomination without hard battle,
and after Senator Cores arrival In
the state, owen outrunners speeded
up in order 20 revivify the boom
that had been started for him. The
visits OF the former chief Justice to
the former senator only famed into
new flame the opposition Of the
Gore lieutenants to the owen can
didacy and demonstrated beyond
the shadow OF doubt that Judge
Owens chance OF a nomination
without diffiCulty-yes, hard
strugglc--had gone glimmering, al
though not into the old fashioned
realm Of things that were" for
the reason that they never were.
Coincideut with the statement
that Judge owen might be candi-
date in the event that the opposition
was not too severe, was the publ
cation OF private" letter he had
written TO Hon. j. +. Conuors Of
Canadian, Pittsburgh county, stat
ing that ne had never gone so far as
to say that he would not be a candi-
date for governor, and also outlining
Il tragic story OF his adherence to old
fashioned democracy without really
telling what differences lie between
the old fashioned kind and that now
practiCCd In these later days.
simultaneously with the pro-
nounccment that Judge owen might
enter into the gubernatorial contest
II II bc an easy one, came a dis
patch. purportinK to bo from Lee
Cruco to the effect that he would not
be candidate for the nomination
unless there was somewhat Of n dem
oCratic rcvivaIistic call for that en-
try. 1t was both trag.cal and humor-
Gus, N such be possible. for the
Cruce "call" was surely a mistake In
hearing and the former governors
disa appearance and appearance oc-
curred so uoarly at the same moment
that experts are undetermined which
happened first.
Another pleasing phase OF the sit
uation is that the heutonants back 20
ing state Treasurer Arthur LceCraft
are telling in the capitol that II is
potable all Of the other democratic
gubernatorial aspirants will very
probably withdraw and allow Mr..
Leecraft to maze the primary journ-
ey alone
This was especially enlighteninR N
The World correspondent who had
never been able TO figure out how
Mr.. Lpccraft could win the nomina-
ton. But OF course. II the other
candidates Just get out OF the way
and allow him TO campaign by him
self. he might win the nomination,
although there would still be the
probability Of tho people writing In
the name Of some on else and de-
foating his ambition.
And thus while Judge owen sighs
because % his error In getting out
before getting into campaign, Oth-
erS who are not SO close TO the poiiti-
cal pot prepare new names TO spring
in the hope OF being ready for any
, emergency.
Several northern oklahoma news
papers insist that Attorney T. J..
lcahy OF Pawhuska should be en-
tered among the possibilities and the
man is really OF gubernatorial size.
1t remained for Senator John Co
loble in his Guthrie State REGISTER
70 bring out an entirely new demo-
cratic possibility-Victor E. Harlow