The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-08-07
by G. W. B Kinds
worlds Capital Correspondent.

Worlds Capital Correspondent
OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. 6.-Polit-
icaI projects and phantom candi-
dates for office are dividing the hot
August day period at the capital
city. but neither party has 80 lar
produced n leader on whom ms toI-
lowers might rely to make "A headon
dash for final victory. In fact the
two major parties hear the 'ca'l
of the Wild" and the fact that some
OF the more radical in the demo-
cratic and republican parties
threaten to start an independent
campaign for next year has caused
more than ordinary alarm To the
timid ones who seek harmony. even
II inaction follows that sort of poll
tics.
The first open intimation OF this
independent movement was printed
in the ChiCkasha star, In which r.
l.. OBattlc AXe) Glover of Rush
Springs intimatcd there should be
a union of independent thinking
voters and the two old party organ
izations left high and dry. MIR
Glover. who is quite well known
tu Western oklahoma democrats,
may have stated his position proper
Is but the star has 1t that while
ne fayurs an Independent movement,
tll he coutcmplates being a Candi-
date for congress In the Sixth dis
trict and the iutimatiou Is left that
II ne bc candidate, he will ask
the democrats TO nominate him for
the place.
1t would he rather surprising II
Mr.. Glover could oue-arm an iud'-
pendent political movement, uS,rS
his other arm to win "A democratic
congressional nomination TN "A dis
trict that has always elected n dem
ocrat with the 1920 exception to the
rule.
But the fact remains that this in.
dependent talk keeps growing nj
though newspaper announcements
lu not follow, the fear OF its being
under real consideration grows
daily. In chasing down one rumol
that there Is to be a great me ,tluG
held in POttuWatomio county where
the farmers who are organized may
discuss anything deemed proper,
little under the caption of ver.t-
cation could he gathered. The ru-
murs say that two ur three Hlg cad
nrs Of farmers intend to sprirg this
action an independent organization,
or prepare for gathering pf sI'fi-
.lcUt nucleus Co make a powerful
impression ON the two dum,ntG.
parties,
such rumors abound at about this
umt each year before a EubcvuatOr.
tai campaign. In the past they have
amounted 20 little moro than 10
frlEhtcn the leaders of other parties,
although in 1915 the independent
movement, under the title OF the
non partisan league, had made a
good start until after the head men
Of that organization, located In
Minnesota and North Dakota, fen
under suspicion of being non-war
supporters and the project died.
Perhaps the real cause ~ the un-
,lsiuCss can Doe traced back to the
/ fact that the farmers union failed
tu gpt It's Legislative program through
ybo last legislature, one ut the pro-
irgts being the warehouse bill At
the close of the session some uf the
moro prominent lobbyists for the
farmers organization declared that
hereafter the farmers of the state
must act Independently ~ other or
gaui2atlous, provided they would
expect 70 receive favorable legisla-
tive consideration.
quite naturally such threats tend
toward making those who are afraid
OF unseen Influences much alarmed,
Without taking into consideration
the strength or weakness ot such a
movement, another clement adds 20
the interest IN the situation -wha,
became OF the $4,000 socialists who
were once dwelling within the state ?
Very many OF them rcatfiliatcd with
their old party lines, Some OF them
Will stay put and some might be in