The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-07-25
MORE or THE SAME THING.


The prominent breal, which has taken place
in the ranks Of the democratic party on tho
eve OF the primary through tho machines dls-
covered purpose to nominate ono certain can
didate regardless OF the wishes Of tho rank and
file OF the party or the number OF votes cast
by that rank and file, is not something now in
Oklahoma democratic politics but slmpiy moro
OF the same thing which has been prominently
prscticed for years
OF course tho democratic state organization
with semnns at tho helm was set up for one
pnrpose: To organize tho state in tho interest
OF that candidate whose candidacy u. B How
ard. In the very beginning OF tho campaign pub
liciy stated, being undcrwritten by large
financial and industrial interests Just MS had
cyary other democratic candidate since state
hood
CANDIDATE Wilson has said the same thing.
as has also Candidate Walton. Since all Of the
democratic candidates have agreed thnt It has
boen the custom OF democracy In Oklahoma TO
subsdze Itself to the financial interests, that
In every campaign since statehood tho under
written candidate has won ana later used tho
authority thus vested in him 10 pay IN f,lI h,s
underwriters, why should thore be any great
snrprise that the official organization OF the
party has again been caught red-handed spend
ing the money OF the underwriters against two
candidates and directly in the interest OF one,
the chosen ono?
1t has been matter OF general knowledge
that Chairman scmans has been travelling tho
state, comforting with tho heuchmen in every
county and issuing hia secret Instructions not
only on money supplied by the underwriters OF
the owen campaign, but for tho specific pur-
pose OF defeating at all costs both Wilson and
Walton In the primary and hammerng together
an election organization that can bo depended
on to defeat John Fields In November That
the supporters of walton have just now dscov-
cred the treachory of tho state secretary Is less
n tribute 20 their perspcacty than an indict-
mont OF their unsophlstcated credulity.
s|What they have discovered scmans said TO
q Few here and there over the state, that "under
no circumstances must Walton be given tho
nomination" no has In fact. IN all human prob
ability, said TO scores In every county In tho
state. What did tho Walton and tho Wilson
men think Semans was "organzing the party
In advance OF the nomination" for? Had thcro
been genuine contest for the republican nom
ination, and had Chairman Alexander started
out In advance OF tho nomination 20 organize
the state, he would have been declared out OF
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