The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-23


cess easily.
the rules OF the state democratic
committee. Owing to the lack OF
water in Choctaw county and vcin-
ity, no baptismal rite was reuuired.
After the initiation exercises, il the
applicant succeeded in passing. a
probationary period was announced,
at the end of which a new certifi.
| cate would be issued and the pro-
bationist invested with raiment and
insignia of the elect.
None OF this had been provided
for in the state laws. but that was
| clearly an oversight on the part OF
the legislatures. Besides. the rules
Of the state committee had been
adopted since there had been any
law passed on the subject, and they
obviously superseded everything
else. Be that as 1t may, the leaders
| of the farmer-labor movement sus.
pected that all was not well, and
they proceeded TO the state capital
where they interviewed sundry per-
sons including the secretary OF the
state election board. Now Secre-
| tary McAlister Is a mild-mannered~S
man. who never throws anybody ouB
OF the office or uses razor on his
| callers.
Lots OF Names Called.
So It came about that there were
| no casualties; but in the heated dis
| cussions that took place over the
new method for getting into the
democratic party, number OF
names were called that were not on
the rolls. and the secretary refused
to remove the county registrars
who are exacting entrance require
ments from all applicants for ad-
mission to the fold. Legal action
is threatened, and the opinion is
| freely expressed that a test case
would result in victory for the vot-
ers as against the plotters. Any
| way. the mourners' bench is filled
to overflowing, and It is unseemly
to charge the repentant with insin-
| cerity.
The socialists say they only want
| to help. and surely a willing and
| outstretched hand should not be
struck aside. especially when help
Is needed so much as is evidenced by
the election returns Of 1920. II is
hardly likely that the courts would
set aside the law merely because its
| orderly processes might bring about
the nomination OF Jack Walton for
governor.
Fields F1ees in Vain.
Everybody Is inquiring about
John Fields. No man ever thrust
away the coronet with more disdain
than did John when asked for de-
cision on the matter of becoming
candidate for governor. "Avaunt'"
exclaimed John. That was several
months ago, and the thing has not
yet avaunted. On the contrary, he
| has had to bolt the doors to pre-
vent the office from pursuing him
into his boudoir. upsetting the parlor
lamp and tracking mud into the
kitchen. Flee as he will, there Is no
refuge which promises a safe haven
Petitions have been coming in
which now bear a total of many
thousands of names, requesting him
to become candidate for governor.
and OF these many are signed as
democrats. Fields clubs are being
organized, q number of local re-
publican conventions have declared
for him including that of his own
county, and he Is being visited every
day by delegations OF men who insist
upon a revocation of his decision
The past week movement was
searted at Ardmore, having for us
purpose the Organization OF cam
certed movement TO force Fields into
the running by calling county con-
ventions in every county In the
state, followed by state convention
on the first day OF May, for the sols
purpose Of demanding that he stanu
for the nomination. On May Day
they reason, he may.
1t just turns out that the peop's
have refused to take Fields WORD
that he Is not going 20 run. Nnen
a man starts out In all seriousness
to declare what he is not going 10
a . L., IL ytv.rx kr h0u
lie rise up with yell of merriment
as though he were delivering nm
self of n good Joke. But that
Just what has happened. John sala
he was not going to run, and went
on about his business expecting
that to end II. He didn't know ne
was going to run. He doesn't AnoW
It yet, perhaps, But busy man
can't be expected TO know every
thing about his affairs.
Scott Still Delaying.
Hugh Scott's announcement re-
mains tentative, II would apneaI'
1t Is thought that his delay IN START
ing n campaign is due to desire !.
see what finally comes of the fleiu
movement. so that nothing cerlaln
is expected from him before the i'tst
OF May. Likewise Jim Harris, WIN
Is also waiting upon developnen.S
may under certain circumstausr,
become candidate. and wiz s.o.s
with n very strong support in caSs
conditions, in his opinion. JUSTIFY ns
entrance. Speaker Schwabe was rA,
pected to be at the capital durI1
the week for conference with leaaA
ing supporters, but the arrahkJ
ments were suddenly canceied
wire and the meeting poa'ponet
Just what the reason for this posi-
ponement was, did not appear d
though Chairman Alexander maze
trip over on the east side the nens nv
day and there was much mys'shss
shrouding the movements Of all tne
republican prospectives. Alexanue.
has practiced the velvet sootists taissttssctea t
til his approach cannot De oetss
by the most powerful mieropno"to 10
and he is probably giving lessons ~
the candidates. "a
1t is said that the goverE .ory
working his mandibles preparaTrOor, nv,
to taxing another bite at ia
owen. The humane society sno''N