The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-01-15
by g. w. u. HINpS.
Mnrih sinff Enrrnannnhnnt

! OKLAHOMA CI1h Jan. ll.--Big
! politics have been played during the
current week. and men who play the
game from both sides and not for
! obtaining official place, but who
are always ambitious to hold balance
| OF power were doing the playing.
/ Nor is Il true that much OF the big
stuff is always directed the way and
manner which appears at first
glance.
That the democrats who play that
sort OF politics are mastering every
roadway which leads to the guher-
material nomination is evident only
when the different items are pieced
together and the puzzle worked out.
IL will be recalled that "A short
| time ago the Oklahoma city morning
newspaper started a very brisk cam
paign ON the tax assessments of rail-
ways leading into Oklahoma city,
| and the bomhardment against the
/ board OF equalization was rather
seyere--is yet for that matter. In
asmuch as the levy had been made
/ and all that could be accomplished
would be OF an illustrative nature,
some were concerned a. To the
cause OF the sudden uutburst
/ The fact that several candidates
| for office would be injured or aided
undeniahle, and the subsequent ad-
yanCement of the state tax board
idea Is OF more than ordinary I'M
portance, especially since one of the
democratic candidates for governor
has espoused that idea as an adopted
child-the project having been ad
vanced Ivy Charley Pittman, now of
Muskogee but from Enid in the CON
tsututional convention.
Two other facts can be hitched
Iup to show how certainly the men
who move the democratic wagon are
tlelng the ends OF the string and
tlcing the ends OF the string and get
ting ready for the ectual campaign
the Daily Oklahoman, for years at
least friendly to the governor has
started an editorial bomhardment of
his officials acts and tlatly con-
ltrad!cJed alleged facts quoted by him
ia a speech, second, almost stimuli
taueuusly with this change In pol
lev Judge owen announced that he
would be "A candidate for governor
Among other things he declared that
he would stand for good" govern
ment and enforcement of the law.
Following this came pronounce
mcnts from owen men In the state "a
the effect that the judges rather
veiled remarks could be interpreted
Ito mean hat he was far from seek
ng the support OF the ch.ef eNecu'
tive, some even going far enough tc
assume helief that the governor,
opposition might be beneficial.
The chain of incidents II they
really have connection, must there
. fore be accepted To mean that the
Oklahoman is going TO support
Judge owen and that the latter''
captains have decided to steer his
, candidacy without seeking the aid
which any chief executive Is able "a
, lend In campaign to name his sue
cpssor,
And It must he admitted that the
, owen candidacy has started undel
favorable auspices. lie has The sup
port OF more leaders than all others
, is In "A position to conduct a cam.
paign without the wolf chasing him
I around 60 steal his meals and, in ad'
dltion. the candidate H. an active
, man who is not afraid TO he present
, and be heard whenever as many AZ
three democrats gather FOR confer
, cnCc.
These early points Of vantage are
; not all on one side, however, foi
state superintendent r. H. Wilson
. has boon conducting a campaign fol
several months and he has left some