The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-25
HE SAILS RIGHT ALONG
Even Ovens Strength, Which
Will Soon Accrue to Will
son, May Not Stop Jack
KLAN BECOMES STATE ISSUE
Only Recently Has X. K. X.
Been Taken as Seriously as
Situation Justifies
BY CLARK c. HUDSON.
Worlds Capital Correspondent.


OKLAHOMA CITY. June 2i.-It
Is becoming increasingly apparent
that the contest for governorship in
Oklahoma this year is to be marked
By the advent OF the X. X. X. into
state politics. Within the past few
days, many counties in the state,
principally IN the southeast and
east, are reported to have been torn
up over the khan issue. which is
being injected into the campaign OF
the democratic candidates for gov
ernor and is expected to involve the
candidates for attorney-general be-
fore another week passes.
Known TO Back Wilson.
Il has been 70. some time an ac-
cepted fact among politicians OF the
state that the Klan, so far as Its
political activities may go. IL behind
the candidacy OF X. II. Wilson for
governor While this was under
stood, and has been convassed more
or less heretofore, II has not been
until the current weeks develop
ments that the matter has been
taken as seriously as the situation
appears to justify. Today 1t is rea-
/, sonably safe 10 say that the klan
is making preparations to throw It's
strength. whatever that may be, TO
Wilson at the primary election. EVIL
dence OF this has come by the sud
den flood OF letters that has been let
loose touching upon the religious
affiliations OF various candidates
and their attitude with respect to
the X. X. X, and coming from both
friends and opponents of the khan
So far, neither Walton nor owen
have declared their positions pub
lcly on the khan during the cam
paign: but the khan attacks are un-
mIstakably directed against Mayor
h Walton. who more than year age
Issued an order as mayor that any
member OF tho police force who be-
longed to the khan should resign
and giving as his reason a belief
that an official can not serve two
masters-that he must either up
hold the legal processes OF govern
ment or surrender his commission
This action was given considerable
prominence at the time, on account
OF the importance of the capital
,ity as political center, and
aroused the hostility OF the klans'
men who are now beginning to EVIL
dence organized opposition. The ef'
fect OF such an issue. once raised
VIII he 20 cause many political re-
adjustments in the cities and towni
OF the state, and TO a lesser extent VI
the rural districts, with possibil'
ny OF obscuring important campaign
a issues which have divided the polit'
u ieal camps
Looks Like Walton.
Another development of the weet
was the drawing OF a direct tssu,
between Walton and Wilson on the
eeestion OF a state soldier bonus
with Walton advocating and Wilson
opposing q plan 70 provide bonu'
oy special tax on public service cor
poratious, banks, trust companies
etc. In this case. as in most utn era
Owen spared around awhile and
utappeared over the hill, leaNinl
lhe other two 10 fight i' out. -hCs'
developments, together with th'
hostility OF f. W. Marland. wilson
ehlet financial backer, against IN
irmer-labor league, is gradual!
craving the line of cleavage for tn
nome stretch eetween Walton ant
wilson. BY way OF adding evidence
70 this an Oklahoma City news
Per, which Is extremely hostile u
walton, has published the result o
statewide poll which II has beel
CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE.