The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-19
Politics and Politicians

brave soul to try that now and can
didatos are growing restless. Crys-
taIl.Zatlon Of sentiment may be going
on but, II so, it is being done 30
quietly 1t can not be located by those
daily searching for II.
As result the statehouse, with
many candidates. is too frequently
aroused by rumors which nave no
cause for being credited with sem
blanCe OF fact. And there are n
goodly number of candidates who
are in the capitol building, many of
them unopposed. This is more true
this year than has been true since
1910. OF course there will be more
prominent changes this year for the
reason that so many of those who
could are not running to succeed
themselves.
Hin Has n Platform.
The only aspirant down below the
governor to issue IA platform was
Senator Il. i. Hill of McAlester.
candidate for attorney general In
n letter to the press he outlined the
policies he believed necessary for
the conduct OF state government,
especially that pertaining to the Of
flee TO which he aspires.
lie Is opposed by Atty. Gen.
George Short, Representative Ed
win Dabney OF Altus, and probably
by 4, j. Stewart of ManGum. Here,
too. the republicans have candi-
date in the person OF County Attor-
ney Andrews of Chandler.
Waiting for the Sign.
II Is somewhat remarkable that
the number of state candidates is
less than it was n month ago, but
the reason is not hard to discern
Many wise aspirants for minor state
offices understand that II they can
get under the wing of the bunch
/ ramrodding the leading Euberna-
torial candidate It Is much easier
than to stand alone-likewise much
cheaper. They are ver-' probably
waiting to see just who that is go
ing to be and some may have to
wait still a little while.
At this season leading candidates
usually have headquarters estab-
lishcd and their campaigns in
progress. Headquarters are con-
spicuous by their absence I'm the
downtown district. That does not
mean no campaign documents are
being sent out, for many are in
the mails, but not comparable in
| quantity with what is customary
this far along in the springtime.
Lcagucrs Not Agreed.
II Is apparent that the Shawnee
/ nonpartisan leaguers are having
to force all OF the ticket indorsed
/ to stay together which would, Of
/ course, mean that none of them
could get far enough away from
| the home base but what they could
return the same day and not be
weared. Some OF the .lore astute,
/ however want those who are
/ known 10 leave the unknowns to
| the mercies OF the wild winds and
/ trot single handed. The scheme Is
not bad, but so many indorsed ones
signed the. stick-toEether papers
| that they are in a quandary They
want loose. In fact some OF those
who received Endorsements are try
ing hard to keep from remembering
| the incident
Another element OF the nonparti-
| san organization is deyoting time 20
/ dropping off a majority of those
indorsed for congress.
I lt will be recalled that several
/ socialists received Endorsements fut
| congress and that did not help the
/ state slatemakers I'm their ambition
| TO carry off the major democratic
/ nominations. Since the awakening
/ to this situation wise men OF the
capital city have labured to cut off
/ the congressional tai Of the In
| dorsed ticket, using as an argu-
ment that such Endorsement should
have beca made at congressional
| conventions rather than at "A great
reform convention where the work.
crs for good were presumed to be
making light for the proletariat TO
see by.
Like al other political move
ments Of a big intent, the indorsed
are wondering what happened and
asking themselves whether some of
! the excess baggage can not wait
| for the next train so as not 10
cause delay to the presumed fast
| express expected 10 reach the sta
tion the night OF August l next.
Tho leaguers can have solace in
the fact that they really stirred the