The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-13
FIELDS INVADES
RED STRONGHOLD
coNrlNutD rnoM rA0n ON

CoNriNutp FRoM rAGE ONE
a basis for predicting election vim
ucrg. N their beliefs are to b"
taken seriously n appears that
Fields VIII easily be the winner.
walton spoke here about 30 days ago
TO crowd only slightly larger than
that which went to hear Fields to-
night walton spoke here on a busy
were iu Atoka for their Weekend
M soft Pcddnling.
Fields spoke az nlght whom tho
farmers who heard him drove in
from the country for that specific
purpose. walton spoke out doors.
Fields spoke indoors because OF the
uncomfortnhty cool might air. In
speaking to his Atoka audience,
which nc realized contained a heavy
representation of socialists. Fields
esChewcd the use Of tho soft pedal
In referring to the shawnee plat
form. peellnE Oft HIS coat and rolling
up his sleeves before he had talked
10 minutes. lie waded into the
shawnee document, the uonpartisian
league and itS Oklahoma counterpart
tho reconstruction league, aud did
not stop until he had turned II In
side out
That his dlrcciness and courage In
disseCting Waltona platform and
tho two leagues met with the crowds
approval was evidenced by the fire.
gueut applause that came from por-
tions of the auditorium, and which
was given with enthusiasm. Atoka
county posscsEos n socialist nominee
for congress from this district who
IL running on identically tho same
platform as walton and who has
publicly declared the shawnee plat
form X directly In line with the
teachings OF Eugene " Debs and
other radical socialists.
TISUOMiSGO Oct. f2.-Thc ut
ter decentralization of Oklahoma's
public school system that would In
eyitably follow the election OF wal
ton and the operation OF the shaw
nee platform. to which Walton is
irrevocably bound, was pointed out
today by John Fields In three ad-
dresses in Johnston county. One
was delivered ia Milburn, another
/ In Tlshomingo and the third In
WapanuCka.
A Socialist Hothcd
Johnston county is recognized as n
T hutbpd ~ socialism aud radicals.
/ Every matt train brings here large
| bundles OF socialist newspapers rom
! Oklahoma city and other points.
! addressed to persons who are sup
posed 20 circulate them among the
croduious farmers OF this section
free OF charge,
Despite the extreme sociallstlc
tendencies of the county, Fields was
cordially received by large crowds
who listened nttcntively TO his mes-
sage ana cheered loudly at the con-
| ciusion,
The Fields party, consisting OF the
guhernntorlal nominee. DR.. w l..
McWilllnms OF Miami, nominee for
the corporation commission, irwin
l. Page. nominee for state treasurer,
and newspaper men. was met In
4 Durant last night by members OF
The Johnston county republican con-
troll committee. who brought them
through Mlhurn TO Tishomiugo to-
day and thence took them TO Wa
pauuvka and Atokn
G.. q. u. Committee Strong,
The republican committee here
has a large membership. composed
OF many prominent business men
. ana their wives. Working in con
nection with the committee are
many Johnston county democrats,
hoth mon ana women.
Among the leaders IN the women's
division or the central committee
are Mrs. W. 7, ward. Mrs. r. c.
. Fleming, Mrs. A. L. Colbert. Mrs
Frank Adams, Mrs NleNandcr Gul.
let Mrs. Goncvicvc Sherer. the
county chairwomau, Mrs. c. C.
Todd Mrs Madison Lucas and Mrs
. Cornelius Hardy wife OF former
District Judge Hardy
Tlshomingo ~ the home OF al.
faIia BIZ Murray, a picturesque
character IN Oklahoma politics and
former congressman from this dis.
trict, AZ one time he was a candi,
+ date for governor on the democratic
ticket, II WAS stated here todaS
by several OF Murray's friends thai
he is supporting yields for governor
, iu preference TO Walton,
Most of Crowds Farmers.
I The crowds addressed By Fields II
Johnston county were mainly com
, posed OF farmers. IL was eviden
{ they were Of all political faiths an,
- that the socialist party was we'll rep
- resented. Regardless OF whethe
p they agreed with the speaker, the!
gave him their undivided and sobe
. attention. Many Of them RENAME,
after the talks to shake hand
with the nominee.
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= srhoon.r Henry Ford Wins.
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