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

OKLAHOMA CITY, March 19.-
The political barometer indicates
falling weather. The needle indi-
Gates that the republicans are falling
for Jobs and that the democrats are
will!rg to report progress and ask
lievo TO sit again. The republicans
who aspire to office are many and
the majority of them are of the old
guard. They have stood on the out
side for 10 these many years. ana
they are, az our friend Coloncl Moses
would say, anhungered. That Is the
extraordinary polite method of say
ing that our republican friends want
the jobs. and no democrat should he
offended about that, for in 1913 we
were certainly'a bunch of fellows
with appetites and ambi.i ors.
Democratic newspapers have re-
lated that the majority of the lead
Ing republicans are In Washington,
waiting to receive the crumbs which
are to fall from the masters table.
Some of them are there for posi-
tions and some are there fer the iea-
son that they want TO place their
friends. Last week the Washing
ton dispatches related that John
James McGraw Of Ponca City was TO
be the postmaster generals first as
sistant, or some other big position.
The dispatches and letters sent nv
McGraw never tailed, The lotters
indicate that McGraw. acknowledged
to have a powerful influence over
Postmaster General VIII Hayes. IA
really trying to aid his friends There
are powerful financial reasons why
McGraw does not want an office for
himself. He is "A rather good spend
or and could afford to lose fhe
money an office could lose him, but
he is engaged in business and has
always been his own business man
ager.
The Oklahoma Tanglc.
There is no concealmont Of the
fact that the present lineup nf the
republican party Is about 10 bc an
other Harris-McGraw one. 1t really
is not due so much to the two Mad
ers as TO the men who have followed
them, The followers are divided
over tho "loaves and fishes" ana re-
fuse TO be satisfied. The so-call2i
Hamon influence died with ,he man
Division of the Hamon chieftltns oc-
CURED at Washington; In fact had
occurred before, and two men who
can be classed as strictly personal
friends of Hamou failed 10 agree
Alva Mcdonald and I'D Dycho. the
first OF FL Reno and the latter OF
Oklahoma City. They were never
boon political companions and are
less so now,
Mcdonald has Joined McGraw In
an effort to have Ewers White OF
shawnee appointed United States
Marshal for the western Oklahoma
district. white led the McGraw fight
for national committeeman in tho
Fourth congressional district and
while no went 10 defeat, went down
fighting, Letters from McGraw In
dicate that whatever no wants from
the administration. he wants White
70 have this place.
Tho state organization Is behind
Zach Price Of Mangum; at least
there Is extraordinary occasion to be-
lieVe this il true. Dick Quinn or
GuymorL had the Hamon promise for
this place. but the Hamon men really
deserted him and sought TO place
clint Strong OF Clinton IN the posi-
tion, although the latter Is a veal .hy
man who really did not want 4. In
fact Strong was ambitious to he am
hassador to Mexico, and, failing in
that, would have been content 10
succeed J, George Wright as COM
missioner OF the Osages,
Quite naturally the republicans
are AT sea as to who may get the
places which are to be apportioned 10
this state. Just as naturally there
ls some confusion. but Il can be
stated without fear of successful
contradiction that Senator Harre In
is the supreme power. That may not
coincide with the feeung of some,
hut II is true nevertheless and tho
senator is at this time supreme re-
garding what viii become OF Okla
homa's hopes for power and place.
The open opposition OF Bird Nc
Guire to J. George Wright for Indian
commissioner excited some attention
at the capital city. A considerable
part OF this was due 10 the fact that