The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-10
FAkIRS I'm BAD
WITH LEAGUERS
Reconstructionists Plan
to "Crucify' Men Who
. Pose as agents"
BY CLARK C. HUDSON,


world Capital Correspondent.
OKLAHOMA CITY. Dec. For
tho purpose OF thwarting an obvious
effort by some OF the insiders" to
prevent the success Of the recon-
| structioa league program in the
forthcoming legislature. tho league
is preparing TO take drastic meas
ures OF publicity against what II
terms tho wolves I'm Sleeps cloth
ing" who arc plotting to betray the
folks who won tho election. Aud
when tho moccasin- shod mounte-
banks who conducted the whisper
ing gallery during tho campaign
show up for active duty behind the
scenery they are likely to run into
line Of barbed-wire entangle-
ments.
Icague Leaders Angry.
League leaders have become in
censed over reports. some of which
they have fully verified, To the Of
feet that persons representing them
selves to be close TO the incoming
administration have consulted with
certain "interests' with n view to
Rfrording protection for a considera-
tion. Coming at a time when the
various committees representing the
league are busy preparing the legis-
lative program for presentation to
treachery in camp have reused Bit
ter recruitment; and II things go on
as they nave started there viii be a
number OF post -mortems If IL be-
| legislature gets far on its way. Not
| only Ia the legislative committee OF
! the league charged with looking
| after the measures which are to vi
tall5e the Shawnee platform, but It
! viii have II sentry system for guard
Q A. l..
| and all the other posts including
| number Of post mortems If II be-
| comes necessary. The fellows who
! hope TO get away with a roll OF
/ velvet by using the league as a hob
/ goblin to frighten the Interests"
| are slated to stumble into their own
| sarcophagl.
There Is reason TO believe that
the fight against Chairman Semaus,
| which has never yielded to anything
more than a truce, viii be reopened
/ AS soon as some other important
business can be finished In fact,
/ Semans may he considered as the
! unfinished business OF the league.
/ A movement TO force his resignation
as chairman OF the state committee.
on the grounds OF being out of har-
mony with the present party policy,
| is a part OF the program which is 10
be attended to as soon as the cleo
/ tion machinery is taken out Of his
| jurisdiction. Semans Is working TO
! retain McAlister as secretary OF the
state election board, and this has
added fuel to the flame The
league believes. and offers fair evi-
dence to prove, that Semans Is In
complete harmony with Ed Tramp,
/ in the matter OF retaining control
OF the election machine, and open
expressions OF distrust are frequent.
4 new chairman could come along
and get good sob.
He Fats Onions.
The question as to whether O. A.
/ Brewer Is TO be appointed chair
man of the state board Of affairs
has been laid aside. temporarily.
! pending = guessing contest on why
he eats onions. Brewer eats onions
at all hours, Hc Is thoroughly medi-
/ Caied with onions. II Is rumored
! that unless he can he persuaded to
| change 10 asafetida or limburger he
may be shifted to soms appoint
/ mcnt Involving outdoor employ
/ ment. SO far, however. he seems
/ TO have maintained his lead as chief
| probability for head Of the affairs
! board, but this may change II he
| attempts to dance AT the barbecue
There Is rumor floating around
/ TO tho effect that Doc Bynum, who
/ has been widely advertised as the
/ personal and financial representa-
/ tive OF Mayor Walton, has been in
vited hy Jim MCCraw to assist IN
running the Exchange National
I bank OF Tulsa. This rumor was put
| up 10 Byuum and was not denied
/ during his visit here this week
I what the nature OF the employ
[ mCnt is 20 be was not disclosed:
/ hut II IS supposed that the Exchange
/ National is preparing to put In de-
partment for collection Of deficits.
The fight 20 dislodge W. &. Nc
Alister as secretary OF the election
board goes mcrrily on. Those who
as=uTfis to speak for the incoming
administration now claim % votes
I In the senate caucus, representing q
/ gain OF two during the week. The
number Is six more than needed
/ But there are those who deny that
( Walton forces have even a majority
/ Of the democratic members OF the
/ senate, and one even hears predic-
/ tons that McAlister will be retained
/ IN spite OF the efforts that are being
/ ''' tate election machine. Friends
! Of McAlister place much hope in the
/ rr 'rn of Ed Trap, who Is expected
TO hurl himself into the melee both
as a matter OF friendship for Nc
/ Alister and for solf-preservation
The contest between Walton and
Trapp as to whether the governor
o. the lieutenant governor shall he
the all-highest has been described
as a bull fight. n II goes to a finish
Il will he all of that.