The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-11-27
One Result.


The announcement OF Mr.. Howard
means that the democratic guberna-
torial race Is to be confined to men
with state records. Judge william
powles of Perry will not be a can
didate for governor. Neither t.
there much reason to presume that
any other man who has been touted
from local headquarters will event
ually be a candidate. IL means that
the race Is to be confined to men
who have been very prominent:
Identified with state affairs. Mr..
Towards two years in congress
being his variation, while justice
owen resigned from the supreme
bench in order that his guberna-
torisl candidacy might be received as
one from the outside Leecraft,
Wilson and Trapp now hold state
elective offices and the five will con-
stitute the bunch from which the
democrats must choose their next
governor. There are political proph-
cts who will say TO the contrary, but
they are not Of the Isaiah variety
nor will their prognostications be
worth investing in.
II was correctly stated last week
that there as at present no crystal
ized sentiment in favor Of any one Of
mean that workers who seek to go
ahead OF the main forces are not al
work. the owen movement having
the advantage among so-called party
leaders at the present moment, That
Is very largely due to the large n
nanclal interests bohind the former
chief Justice. none OF It because there
is call from the rank and file to
secure his services
Republicans Are Quiet.
Republican committee quarters
maintain a dignified silence relative
to state affairs. This is perhaps at
tributable to the fact that Chairman
Alexander Ia of the opinion that the
democrats will "stretch out" and
give the minority party an excellent
opportunity to make some medicine
at the appointed time. Republicans
arc talking mostly OF one particular
thing--the appointment OF n United
states district juvdge for the eastern
side of the state. II is now conceded
that there will he a law creating n
new Judge for that side, and know
ing capital city republicans allege
the plum will fall to either John Me-
serve or former United States Dis
[ trict Attorney W. II. Gregg. both OF
| Tulsa. However, the Bartlesville
crowd have indorsed II. II. Mont
gomery OF that city and he Is a man
, OF rather peculiar strength.
There Is still another name to con-
sider--former Judge W. Il. Johnson
I Of Ardmore has for years bccn a
warm personal friend OF United
! states district Judge for the casters
( the latter will name the new Judge
| Those who claim n know assert that
I Mr., Harreld will support Meserve
/ and OF course that would end tho
contest, but II must always be re-
membered that Senator Harreld Is
noted for doing the very things his
| would he advisers declare that ne
/ will not do. II is purely an east side
matter and those from the west side
are interested only from a political
tsportsmanshIp standpoint.
A New Banking Board.
The new members OF the banking
board are l.. h, Meek Of Ponca City
and NJ, ], shannon OF Krebs. APP
pointed TO succeed T. j. Hartman
( OF Tulsa and J. B. Milan OF Chelsea
whose banks have been nationalized
THUS automatically putting them of
the state banking board, The gov
ernor has been having some trouble
with his banking board and Banl,
Commissioners Fred Dennis has Civ
en- notice that he may quit, but that
Is no unusual thing for our governor
who always fails to get along all
| right with whomsoevor he under
takes TO work with.
Our governor is able to disagree
/ with his fellows oftener than any
/ one else we have tried out In the
state and as rule he is on the
wrong side Of the question.
/ True TO Form.
The candidates for lieutenant