The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-02
WHAT DOES II MI.AN2

A time ago the democratic state chairman
issued his can Tor tho election Of precinct COM
mlttocmen, the organization of county central
committees and the meeting Of the state com-
mittcc composed ~ these now organization
units FOR the purpose of effectng a new state
organization. Now that state committee meet
Ing has bcen postponed indefinitely because It
has become known that many Of the counties
failed to elcc, new committeeman and organize
under the original call. and are therefore not
ready to participate In the new state orgnnlsa-
tlon meeting"
This creates u very unusual situation In po-
litioal circles especially those political circles
having to do with the majority party In this
state. When before have several counties failed
TO organize themselves At the time and In the
mnner designated by the state chairman? Al
ways the response has been instant and unonl-
nous II follows, therefore. that because 'sov-
eral oounties'' this time were 80 indifferent TO
the edlct OF tho state politicians that there is
there must be--some very substantial reason
And It il this reason. for the FEAR of what II
may be, that has caused tho statehouse poll
tclans and the leaders OF the old political ma.
chine no little concern.
Plainly the reason " this: In number OF
counties there is no enthusiasm for the dem9-
cratic organization. the democratic candidates
nor the democratic program. IN the multitude
OF precincts throughout tho state the democratic
party has virtually ceased to exist SO far as n
militant organization Ia concerned. Precinct
night went by without single voter turning
out to his precinct, while In many other pre-
cncts two or three men conducted the meeting.
prepared the record and returned home de-
jectcd.
That Is precisely why tho state meeting had to
be postponed until professional organizers
could get into the various precincts and effect
some sort OF an organization to participate In
the state meeting Never have the political
ohieftains faced such disappointing and dis
quieting conditions. And they are equally dis.
turbing to the leaders OF both political organ
izatons
Close observers who have mixed about among
the common folks OF the state declare that In
great sections OF Oklahoma there Is mighty
little affection for either the republican the
democratic parties that there is universal
feeling of hostility to the very government itself
The split in the democratic party over the
Gore Ferris contest remains quite as prominent
aH ever while resentment of the cruelty and
injustice practiccd against Gore by the political
leaders and party papers is being famed into
n white heat because OF similar practices being
INDUCED in toward Walton. Observers declare
the Inability of walton to secure fair hearing
at the hands OF the politicians and democratic
papers IL making the oklahoma city mayor
votes by the thousands
There is little dispute OF the ft-mado state
mcnt that the general sentiment OF the state
electorate Is more radical than ever before, an
additional reason why there is well-defined
drift among the democratic voters TO Walton;
q drift that extends TO republican ranks but Is
incapable of finding adequate expression in the
primary.
What the democratic politicians are hearing
from tho outlying precincts Ia anything but
encouraging, \ vote OF sheer protest is form
ing which viii inevitably smash many ambl-
tions. Tho only uncertainty Is who VIII be the
beneficiary of this vote Its work will only be
partially done in the primary,