The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-05
.NEWBL0CK WINS
OVER HADlEY BY
SMALL MAJORITY
CnNTINrED FnnM rAGn oNE.

CONTINUED FROM FACE ONE.
Interested In building a greater
Tulsa, and I hope | may play some
part IN realizing this desire. / have
the highest respect for my opponent
In this racc--l know he is just as
interested In Tulsa as I am"
John H. Hadlcy, defeated repub-
liCan nominee for mayor. in a brief
statement issued last night, compli-
mentcd Ncwblock on his success
ful race and promised his support
to the mayuT-eleCt In every construc-
tive movement for Tulsa's benefit
and upbuilding.
AS private citizen I'm tho ranks
! will continue to do my part IN
the city's best interests" he said.
MIR. Newblock will always find me
ready 10 give my assistance In every
move designed TO make this a bet
ter city 10 live in. 1 wish him
unlimited success as mayor Of
Tulsa"
The newly elected officials will
take their oath OF office the first
regular city commission meeting in
May which Is Tuesday. May 2.
In 1890 the total vote cast was
o,575, this number Of ballots having
been counted IN the mayuralty con-
test. The vote on other nominees
was slightly smaller !. NJ. Adki-
son, republican nominee for police
commissioner. led the republican
ticket, with see votes, which was
nearly one thousand more than were
cast for T. ID. Evans. Addison 2
opponent was +. NJ. Bohn, demo-
cratic candidate and nominee for
reelection. who polled the smallest
number given any candidate.
Mss. Frank Seaman, republican
candidate for city auditor pulled
through with only 10 votes TO spare.
Her democratic opponent, J.. Il,
House, received I.6S7 votes. while
4,7Ol were cast for her. Mrs. Sea-
man emerged from the recent pri-
mary with the republican nominal
/ tlun by about the same margin as
that by which she was elected two
years ago,
H. +. Ncwblock. present demo-
/ cratic commissioner of finance and
revenue, who was the democratic
mayorIlty nominee this year. was
second to Addison two years ago,
with 5,557 votes. Frank h. Duncan,
/ his opponent. received ASIA votes.
/ Duncan later was made city attor-
nCy which position he has held
throughout the Evans administra-
/ ton
Following IL the vote Of 1920;
Mayor - Evans, 4.Sol; Hubbard
| 4,GS4. city auditor-Seamap, 4,7O2;
| House, 4,57S. Commissioner No. l.
1 Steiner, 4.74S; Curran, 4,605. Com
/ missioner No. 2-Younkman, 5,004;
| McNulty, 4,3i1 Commissioner No. 3
Addison, 5,729. Bohn, 3,270. Com
| missioner No. 4 -- Duncan, 3,Sl3l
Newblock. 5,557. Treasurer OF school
board 90 Newkirk, 4675; Carter
| Smith, 4,449.
The opening Of election day was
accompanied by "A fine drizzle that
/ increased and decreased in volume
/ intcrmttcntly For awhile II APP
/ pCared the weather would dampen
| the political ardor OF Tulsas voters
and cause them TO remain at home
/ or IN their offices. leaving the voting
/ to those more intrepid men and
| women who were willing to brave
the elements that they might assist
| In the election OF their favoritos.
About the middle of the morning
/ the rain ceased for awhile. the sun
emerged from its ohscured position
behind the clouds and political ac-
| tiyities were forthwith reiuveuated
Men and women workers took their
positions in front of polling places
and smilingly but earnestly, dis
tributed campaign literature "a
every voter that showed his OF her
self.
No outstanding disturbance was
j reported in connection with the cleo
tion. While workers We're serious
minded, there was no apparent dis
play Of temper. Those who visited
the precinct polling places heard nu
morouy political arguments over the
respective merits or shortcomings al
various nominees by their more
ardent supporters. but in each in
stance under observation the par
tiCipauts I'm there arguments finally
separated, each convinced that tn,
other was wrong-as usual.
During the late afternoon IL agar
started raining and to this last elec
tion day effort Of an uuapprcclativ,
weather man was attributed tn,
failure Of several hundred voters 1,
exercise their right OF franchise dur
ing the closing hours Which of th'
candidates benefited by the rain dur
ing "a rush hour period of election
day Is conjecture. as is the question
whether the final results would hayt
been changed
one Of the outstanding features OF
election day, apparent TO everyone
in the city, w8S-the enormous mum
her Of automobiles utilized by bOtl
parties in transporting voters 10 an,
from the polls Throughout the da!
one could hardly look mp or dow
a street, whether In The business ol