The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-11
BY c. w. B. KINDS
world.. capIt.I corr ESQ > lasn,.


OKLAHOMA CITY. Dec. 1o.-The
pendplum on the political clock has
been swinging peculiarly during the
current week AMI the majority Of
the political wiseacres have wan
dered FAR afleld. Even the prcsld-
ing elder OF The Worlds editorial
page went afield Tuesday morning
with 2 well written story to the ef-
feet that Judge Thomas II. owen
and Mayor !. c. Walton, both of OK
lahoma City are to be the two can
dldates for the democratic guber-
Material nomination, and that the
others mentioned for this position
were all hut out OF the running.
That statement as to the two being
tho runners-up fortnight ago
would have carried along appear.
inccs OF correct deduction, but to
put the cold. candid light OF truth on
the present situation. II is now al
most Improbable that either OF the
two distinguished gentlemen will
even file for the place.
In truth. the democrats who couat.
those who move on the political
hcckcr board for the purpose OF
making n partisan majority a big po-
litical Cinch In the field Of success
have been fOregathCring and out OF
the conferences and spells for sure
shot comes a dark horse candidate
yea, men aud brethren. the ono Sug-
gestod several weeks ago ny Ben
Hennesscy, the red-headcd lrishman
from Watongs.
Reduced 20 brief verblage and
backed by all the appearances OF soli-
darity, the guberuatorial situation
from democratic standpoint--ap-
pears "a have been clarified 20
very remarkable degree. and around
that Qualification could be woven 2
story worth while one that will live
In the history OF Oklahoma politics
There is nothing sure in tho field
Or politics but there was never any
thing politically more sure than that
there will have 20 be an awful
'hange In tho temperature II Elmer
Thomas OF Medicine Park is not the
next democratic nominee for COVER
nor.
The supposed controllers OF demo-
raIc politics are not agreed on this
but the MEN who put the would ho
managers to the work are practically
agreed, n naturally follows that In
he event OF Senator Thomas becom-
ng a candidate that neither Judge
owen, Lieutenant Governor Trap
nor state superintendent II, g. VIII
son NNNlu nFnNNNlN hn EADnnTtHIS
rather than opponents.
OF course there are still obstacles
! iu the wav. II must not be forgotten
I that Mr., Thomas has the nomination
/ for congress IN the sixth district
practically won and that nomination
! according 10 the democratic view .
| uoinO means election. Naturally
those who would like TO SO 10 con-
greSs are cnCrgctically behind the
movement 20 have him become a
candidate for governor. Then. TOO.
State Supcrintendent Wilson's ufti
I cial residence Is az Chickasha Grady
county, In the sixth district. and Mr..
! Thomas would not Ike TO break
away for the guhernat0r'al position
unless Mr. Wilson should Join with
+ others in support of his candidacy.
4 Therefore % must be remembered
that tho practically agreed program
| ~ the big democratic powers must
set have tho sanction % tho chosen
Moses bat that consent can be uu-
derwrlttcn in the event that the
hackers OF owen, Trapp and Wilson
I Join and IL might be done In the
event that either one OF them might
be left out and the others put across
the deal
where II Began,
Origin OF this program dates back
several weeks when Judge owen
told friends that no did not want to
get into campaign which meant
bitter primary fight and then
hand battle for election. During
this period the status OF the Trapp
guberuatorial movement could not
be seused for the reason that Mr..
Trap declined To state whether or
not he would be candidate for