The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-26

would grow but he remained away
In its final analysis it is the most
peculiar OF any situation that has
confronted the democrats OF the
state, Makers OF states are at a
loss to frame" The executive Is
not liked by some OF the candidates
and he does not like some Of those
who will have to go on his slate il
he can make it successful Also. too
many candidates are appearing for
some Of the minor positions. To
chuck five or six men and he for n
particular one is a difficult task
that Is, If one be trying to make
winning run in the race. Conse-
quently it may be possible that in
this complicated gubernatorial race
the slate will have to be left blank
and just some head-enders written
thereon. Perhaps a week will
change that and there is some rea-
son for such belief because the
governor has been at Okmulgee
and quite naturally has had to give
considerable Of his time to a sltua-
tlon that is, to be modest, none too
pleasant.
From n republican standpoint
there has been more open discussion
as to candidates than for several
weeks past East side newspapers
have revived the discussion Of Ma
tional Committeeman James Harris
and his name Is again being dis
cussed at the capitol ahd in the hotel
lObbies, This Is, of course. connected
with James Hepburn OF DkmuiEec
whose rise to state prominence has
been both rapid and flaming.
| Speaker SChwabe was here and con-
/ ferred with friends, but made no
statement Of public nature, lie has
/ previously admitted that he Is con-
sidoring becoming n candidate for
/ governor. The mention Of state
/ Chairman A. c. Alexander clme
/ from the east side Of the state and
| o. course the chairman has the
| close attention OF Senator 4. w. Har-
reid. However. in oklahoma City Il
! is very generally believed that Alex
| andcr would rathSr be general in
| command Of the forces than a cap
! tain--at lease he Is Of the opinion
! that the republican party in the
state can be made a working force
| and not one Of several dis 3ordant
! factions
The other talked-of candidate IS
| former Mayor Ed Overholser Of
! oklahoma City who Is not unt"iendly
| to the talk and who would not be
| afraid to lead a single campaign. but
| would very much dislike To have to
make a hard fight both before and
| after the primary.
Another story which leaks from
the republican state headquarters is
10 the effect that within the next 80
! days there will be announcements
Of quite a few candidates for the
/ minor state offices. such names are
not now disclosed, but the Confi-
! dent prediction Is made that there
Will have to be no draft made this
year for republican candidates, and
that the probability that there will
even be spirited contests for some
OF the position, such as corporation
commissioners
This brings to mind that the trav-
cling men Of the state met and in
dorscd w. c. Breeding as their
choice for the democratic nomiua-
tion for corporation commissioner,
making eight aspirants for that
/ place on the democratic side, pro-
vlding Chairman Russell is a candl-
date to succeed himself. which Is
very probable.
The indorsemont program appears
10 he very popular this year al
though some of the Endorsements are
looking for a place TO deposit them
Il without having the deposit slip in
vestigated.
In any event II Is certain that the
state is TO have enough men aspir-
ing TO be corporation commissioner
70 insure that the place will not be
vacant six years, although the poor
old commission as a body had
none too much love from the
\ public at large for the past four or
five years.
Two of Them.
one OF the east side surprises
came from Mus6ogee where II was
published that Senator Morton
Rutherford would very probably be
"A candidate for congress against
w. w, Hastings in the Second dis
trict Unverified II must remain as a
rumOr but in the event that il
should be true. 1t may have some,
thing TO do with statewide politics