The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-04-03
OKLAHOMA P0lTICS
d, AN POLITICIANS

., CONTINUED FROM PA0r rouR
oklahoma Legislature had operated
on our pockctbooks.
Two Mentioned.
nut two republicans have been
mentioned for govcrnor--Jim Harms
Of wagner and Roy Johnston OF
Ardmoro. Neither ot them has ever
said or dono anything 20 indicate
that he actually socks 10 lead tho
party In q gubornmorial contest
Harris IS. contrary 20 what many
believe. not an offlccscokcr. IGo has
always wanted TO 10 tho nniional
Committeeman OF hia party ana mas
that honor. Johnston ia n spl"hdld
sort Of man. formerly Ia tho news
tapor business, and mado IA fortune
iva ths Ucnldtou OH pool lio was
, Iosely associated with ll1mon in
many cntcrprisca but ig exactly an
opposite in his lie and viows.
II either Of them is actually \ can
didato for governor. IL 80 unknown
unless IL 20 bc 70 the most Intimate
frlanda In Oklahoma CITY there u
atways mention Of John f1cldf. cdl-
or of "A farm paper. iOt governor
hut he. nA a candidate against Rob
williams iu 19li, got about all OF
The running he wants for the re
maindcr OF his time. Fields is %
verv capable man. but he lost a FOR
tune as candidate Tor m offi'c
which he never sought I'm tho first
placc. aud no shica Ike u young
colt when anyone suggests that he
mako another attcmpt
Another oklahoma city man who
ltas money ambition aud pep IL
Ed DVcrhOlHcr. tIo was mayor Of
the capital city ana served ~ long
~ county commissioner that h'
himself does not know tn" exact
number ~ umcs. Ito once nid that
ne would never again be cnndi.
dato for office ana Is rather
truthful person. But all mon can
change their minds and at least may
hayo cause for "A revision of opin-
ion. only recently an opinion was
changed overnight In this south
western country, and Ovcrholacr Is
only "A human being. with all rights
and restrictions allowed 10 other
folks who trot along In this dale oI
tearg.
Students OF politics must undor-
what appears now to be tho real
plug IN tho kcyholo may hc only n
spider looking for a place to spin his
web. Nevertheless tho big politics
In Oklahoma viii be- played this
summer and autumn. Those VINO
undertake to play late next spring
will bo unable to master tho situa-
tion or understand what Ia going on
underneath tho surface.
And there must also bo taken into
consideration that while the main
fight IL on governor, success very
largely depends on getting slate
for the other places.
Tho democrats have all tho bcst
~ this argument. State Superln-
tcndont Bob Wilson now thinks he
may bo "A candidate for governor,
hut he will not and very likely viii
ask TO have another term at his
present post. John Whit"hurat VIII
be candidate to succeed himself
AZ president OF the state board OF
agriculture. Tho republicans Will
tave to put colts on the track FOR
lNesc choice places. Prince Free
ling. powerful, may conclude to at
torncy- general some more. and hc
mows "A wide swath in any cam
pagn.
Art walker will soon resign aa a
member OF the corporation commits
sion and that means two places "a
fiji. Auditor Frank Carter Is anN-
ious TO be member of that com
mission and may be "A candidate,
and, II 80, would he nominated.
All OF these matters are to be con
sidercd now if considered from the
~, int ~ Ia a
ready for the election OF 1899. The
political managers who wait until
u Sew months before n primary al.
ways got into the noises and trou
hles but never win a campaign,