The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-06
STATE DEMOS ARE .
STILL UNDECIDED.
Whether Organization
Will Remain Unbroken
Outstanding Question
REPUBLICANS HOPEFUL
G.. o. =. Leaders TO Make a
Strong Effort to Win
November Contest

~ the Annotated Press
t OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. 3d.
whether the Oklahoma sector Of the
"solid south" insofar as state al
ministratlon II concerned, viii re-
main unbroken after the most bit
ter division in the democratic parry
20 the history of the state over the
selection OF a gubernatOrial nominee,
N the outstanding consideration
raised with the result Of last Tues
days primary settled. Tho ku- kluS
Klan. religious feeling and vital
economic issues divided the demo
cratism OF the state I'm choosing a
standard bearer. What effect the
sharp cleavage on the democratic
SIDE will have on the efforts Of the
republican party to wrcst the state
zCvernment from the control of the
democrats In the general election is
a question that viii be decided In
November.
Since statehood, Okla homa as a
whole has been democratic. Rcpubli.
cans have never held power In the
statehouse.
q. o. 4. Behind Fields.
The republicans united almost
solidly behind John Fields OF OKLA
homa City. their nominee for COVER
nor. as indicated In his majority OF
" to over his only opponent, are
ining up for n supreme effort to put
over their ticket In November Re
publican leaders are making an APP
peal TO the democrats OF the state
who voted in the primary against
the democratic guhernatorial nlm-
inee. Mayor j. G. Walton of okla
homa City, 10 continue their fight on
nd N
Der.
Walton was backed for the demo-
cratic nomination by the farmer inb-
or element and tho anti-Ku. lux
Khan forces. He doclsively defeated
r.. II. Wilson, state superintendent OF
public instruction, an alleged ku-
klux candidate, and Thomas H.
owen, former supreme court justice,
his two opponents,
with but 42i precincts missing
early today out of total OF 2,S37 In
the state Walton had a plurality of
J2.656. The vote: Walton l07.03g;
Wilson 74.374 owen 59.l25. with
more than half of the precincts
heard from in the republican guber.
Material race. Fields had 43,600
votes against 4 4,44b for George Heaiy.
No Open Breach Yet.
primary campaign by certain demo
aratic newspapers and strong op.
ponents OF Walton that In tho event
he was nominated they would swing
to the support OF his republican con.
testant. Thus far, however, there has
been no open break and there has
been manifested In some quarters
a disposition to heal the wounds %
the primary.
The fight for and against Walton
was waged on his indorssmcnt ly
the farmer-labor recohs;ructioa
league which stands on platform
ambodyiug principles OF yhe national
nonpartlsan league and union labor
organizations. The ku-K!ux klan is
sue coming openly into the cam plign
Just before the voting was stressed
by opponents OF tho organization.
Charges were made by opponents
of the democratic nominee that As
the result of his acceptance of ,he
indorsement OF the farmer la Dor
league he was submitting to steal
of the democratic party by the non.
partisan league and socialists"
Walton answered he was n demo
vrui.
oil Robertson Behind Walton.
The disposition of those who made
tho strongest fight on Walton, now
that the result is cleared up, has
been 10 still their attacks on him.
The democrats OF the state must de-
eide for themselves who they viii
vote for In November" has been the
stand taken by some of the Walton
foes In the democratic ranks.
The power of Governor j. Il. A,
Robertson and the organization he
has built up during his administra-
tlon has been definitely thrown be-
hind Walton. lie received the sup
Yort of this faction In the primary
Political observers declare that
th ,re will be irreconcilables amonR
the democrats, opponents of the
farmer labor coalition element and
Ku-Klux Klan sympathizers, who
cannot bring themselves to the sup
port OF Walton IN the general eiec,
ton. on the other hand II is pointed
sout Walton will draw certair
strength from republicans with anti
Khan and farmer and labor leauings
Despite the dopesters and claims OF
both candidates, however, the Ques
tlon of republican or democratic sue,
cess will not be decided until the re,
turns for the November election are
tabulated.