The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-09-04
BY c. w. b. KINDS.
worlds capital Correspondent.
NY rY1sp

OKLAHOMA CITY. Sept -
Republican politics appear to have
gained ascondcnCy at the capital
city during the week, largely caused
by an unsuthentiCated rumor that
state Chairman Jim Harris is to
call the state committee together
sometime during the month, and the
knowledge that the committee is TO
choose chairman, secretary
treasurer and a vico chairman. all
three OF thoee officers having an
nounccd that they will resign when
the committee meets.
IL Is also stated that United states
senator j. W, Harreld and possibly
al OF the republican members OF
the lower house Of congress will be
present at the committee meeting.
that alone being sufficient to at
tract tho attention and attendance
Of suCh republicans aa have been
looking for office and have so far
failed to connect with the appointive
power AZ Washington.
The number OF republicans now
openly aspiring to the chairmanship
has increased during she week, be-
ing as follows:
Tom Ballou Of Blaine county. w.
c. Hills Of Garfield, Fred Bearly
and A. G. Alexander OF oklahoma,
David Malernce Of Cotton and
/ Claud Baker OF Kay.
The last mentioned ia not an open
candidate and Is presumed 10 have
mentioned his ambition 10 few
friends on the theory that Beayly,
the most ambitious of the anti-Haf
reid candidates. will be unable to
muster majority OF the commit
toe, whereupon Baker hopes to fan
ha, No. III hn, ~.
Oklahoma county warrior bites the
political duet.
Undcniably, Senator Iiarreld oC-
asmuch as his opponents sre merely
organized against him and not for
any particular person or for no par
tioular purpose, placing them in che
position of neeationists unable to
say Just what they stand for
AZ has been previously stated. Mr.
Alexander, internal revenue collec-
tor, and close personal friend and
business associate of the scnat or,
has not himself been an active can
didate, but II has become known
that he would like to be the state
chairman. but Is unwilling to make
hard fight 10 attain the place.
Behind all of the talk and hotel
lobby plans lies tho fact that state
Chairman Harris has disclosed no
plan, left no clue az 10 whether OF
not he would like 10 be a powerful
influence In the new orEanizat iorf
or whether he expects 10 let matters
drift.
Well-informed republicans admit
that the committee as IT now exists
is extraordinarily friendly to the
Wagner chief. and 1t is now con-
Ccdcd that his long and contknued
silence may carry more power than
had been anticipated in that time
when u was first known that there
must be rcorga nization because
OF Harris being chosen national COM
mittceman. This reorganization was
made more imperative when Sccre 70
tary John Applehy, who is also
treasurer, left to take position in
the national prohibition enforce
ment offices at Washington
Later, the vice chairman Mrs
Otis IL. Curetou, was appointed post
mitrcss at Muskoge and she an
nounced the necessity OF a successor
being chosen for her position.
Additional interest Is lent 10 this
meeting by a scmlofficial statement
from Chairman Harris 70 tho effect
that the women of the state should
h- made members ~ the committee
ana that the selection OF such fe-
male members should not be lett uu.
On the next election Of the commit
tee, which, under the republican
rules OF procedure, Will not occur un-
I'll 1924,
Should the committee first s,aect
the n women members Of the COM