The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-16
Oklahoma Politics and Politicians

oklahoma City democratic machine
'hariot.
Davis was assistant auditor for
imc during tho administration Of
:. b. Howard and really ranks high
tmong democratic partisans of the
capital city. But he fell outside OF
he breastworks November 2 and
Hagers on his political future vary.
put no book Is being made on him
naving "a very strong pull with the
corporation commission. He Is very
all and has u splendid hearing and
1e can interpret the Language of the
Mild winds from tho bleak prairiea
u the. state without the AID offapy
other person.
However, tho governor can hmm
string any new appoin,ee by the
commission insofar az relates to the
conservation department, FOR Cover
nor Williams had that measure
drawn and 1t specified that the apA
pointee OF a conservation officer
must bc with the approval of the
governor.
No one can truthfuily assert that
Governor Robertson does not know
how to use his power of negation,
nor Is there the least likelihood OF
him being any too kind to the
tOIllilllSSlpn as now constituted. In
truth he has already indicated that
he is of the opinion that the COM
mission has outlived its usefulness.
asking that appropriations for the
department be trim.ned to the low
est possible notch. his $1,000
recommendation for the conserva-
tion department meaning nothing
le3s than practical abolishmcnt, as
that would not keep the department
on running basis.
The statute regarding when tho
governor has to approve the ap-
pointec of the com mission is silent
as 10 the time when the name must
be presented TO the chief executive.
In fact the statute Is generally
recognized as unconstitutional: but
the supreme court passed on one
phase of the case and recognized
the right OF the legislature to Gre
ate II, at the same time acknowledg-
Ing that the constitution gave that
right Ia Ed Boyle, state mine in
spcctor In truth 1t was Boyle's
quarrel with Governor Williams
that caused the corporation com
mission to secure the conservation
of oil and gas addition.
4 Dolcful Outlook.
Speaker George schwabe's ap-
pi'PI liuiNl't lOl llF npUSt
has caused doleful forebodings
among those who desire to PARTED.
pate In the proposed $50, 900 app
preparation raid on the state treas
ury.
Sid Bailey of Snyder heads that
committee, "A pronounced economist
and recognized as an opponent OF
the appropriation program To be
presented to the legislature. Then,
too, there Is a noticeable lack of
members from the counties where
state institutions are located Ralph
liardic OF Norman is an exception,
being member of the committee,
but even he Is accepted as an op-
ponent of spending orgy for the
ensuing two-year period
There are 20 members of the ap-
preparation committee, two being
democrats. They are Ben Harrison,
democratic leader from Calvin. and
Tom German OF oklahoma CITY, The
two democrats are known to be op-
ponents of the state administrator e
spending program, and there II not
the least likelihood Of the big ap-
preparation scheme reaching more
| than remote danger point.
one OF the big projects received a
severe blow early-thc plan for n
81, goo, ,o00 soldiers hospital. Word
from Washington has been received
that the government Is not TO even
consider the idea OF renting ins,itu-
tions created by states and for any
period Of time. Another blow came
from a California woman who ad-
dressd the legislative committee and
declared that $300, 900 would be suf-
ticient to equip hospital with a ca :
pacity of 1000 beds.
Promoters OF this project are rap
idly awakening to the fact that there
ls not even semblance OF sentiment
for the mighty project, which {,
would require three years To con-
struci' The real hackers OF the pro-
jec, play he political game from
BON ends, but apparently they lost
'griphoIds before getting hold OF the
exact middle.