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


/ Mcclure is coming back into politi-
/ cal life. He had been retired with
Y the common consent OF both rcpuD-
/ licans and democrats. No motion had
been made to resuscitate him and 10
| Is really a question IL he IS an ar
QUESTION to the republican party as
1t now exists
What May Be Expected.
Republican politics in Oklahoma
is still in the making. 1t il certain
that the democrats have left down
gaps sufficient to warrant that the
opposing party can win. IL only re-
mains to be ascertained IL the re-
publican leaders have sufficient
acumen to take advantage of oppor-
tunity.
The Legislative session has allowed
the republicans to muster somc
strength. No one questions that the
democratic senate has let down the
bars. IL has been extravagant. In
fact the general appropriation meas
uro passed by the senate was next to
criminal. No one senator believed
that 1t was anywhere near correct.
| They Just voted for II, hoping that
the house would make the amend
| ments. IL carried $4,000 900 more
! than was necessary for the proper
conduct of government, and those
voting for the measure understood
the wrong of sending II to the house
| OF representatives.
In one respect II gave Speaker
Schwabe an opportunity to rebuke
the senate. In another, It placed him
in "a trying place. for1the reason that
the men asking for places and for
additional salaries can work on tho
house members as they worked on
those of the senate. Applicants for
place and power and salaries know
no political lines of cleavage ana
they apply themselves 20 the NOM
hers of one party as we'll AZ 10 an
other.
Impeachment.
Necessarily the impeachment trials
are exciting attention although those
gifted In the game of politics are
not alarmed. That does not mean
that anyone knows what the deci-
sion will be, hut the lineup Is al
ready made. Trapp Is still the read
Of the democratic party and will re-
main so. He may lead II to defeat or
no may lead to victory, but there IL
no one here to gainsay that he r.
going to lead
-
thAre are numerous people to as
sert that he "meant no wrong" II
is n matter of no serious conse-
quence, due to the fact that no stu
dent OF affairs has ever taken Lee
craft seriously. He was built into
the machine on the orders OF Bob
Williams and has never been con-
sdered strong spoke. Sevdn neo-
pie have considered him guberna-
torial candidate, but none OF that
seven was ever vacccinated and can
not be charged with violating the
law
Whether right or wrong. all Of the
interest In the impeachment pro-
ceedings centers around Tspp. lie
is the outstanding figure Of the demo-
cratic state administration. The ma
jority OF the others could he ousted
from office on the grounds of In
competency. The democratic state
senate is Trappesque. II Is Tor him
and will stand on fall by his side
In that respect Trapp rs figure by
himself.
1t is unnecessary to add that Trapp
and the Robertson administration
are not as one. Tramp hates a weak !
ling and Robertson Is all of that, it
not more. But he has 10 carry the
Robertson load. II Is heavy. too.
Just now ths democratic mule is
burdenedI With some things It would
not ordinarily carry.
Ed Trapp, Tom Anglin, Bob Da-
wilson and others would like to leave
the Jim Robertson administration |
behind. They would even become
insurgents for the moment IL they
could forget that they were ever as
ISOLATED with that old democratic |
state machine.
Robertson has prevailed against |
them. He has won a city govern |
ment fight In oklahoma City. al |
though, to be truthful, ns was really |
against the mayor in his flgh; 10 |
control the city. BY amouflage he |
won, and placed the mayor In .