The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-29
An Unbiased Report.

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II will bo noticed that tho letter
asking these reports was Couchcd In
such "A manner az TO secure the hon
est Judgment OF the men making re-
port, even going 30 far as to assure
them that their identity would not
Ia disclosed. For these reasons The
World feolg that II ~ presenting its
readers "a political ntory of an un-
usual character ana remarkable con-
seryatism, ono that can be accepted
~ fairly and accurately depicting
conditions In tho various counties 10
days before the balloting begins.
How the Table Was Made Up.
In making up the table the rule
adopted and adhered to throughout
gave tho maximums to the Walton
column and the minimum to Fields.
Thus, II II county reported 'fifty-
fifty" as several did. II will he
noticed IN the appended county re-
port. walton was Invariably given
the county by 100 votes. II tho re-
port said the county would go for
Fields by 100 To $50" as several
did, Fields was given the lowest oH-
innate, or 100 votes. And where the
reports said Walton would carry the
county by say 800 10 1900. tho
largest majority was given him.
II Ia significant that In practi-
cally every report there Is mention
made OF IA drift" or shift 20
Fields. These reports. some OF them
made 10 days ago. have been fol-
lowed by other reports, either from
the same sources or by entirely DIFF
ferent individuals, not only confirm
ing this drift, but accentuating It.
There is further c0nfirmatory evil
dence of tho conservatism mani
q L.. a.
parison with the vote OF two years
ago. II will bo noticed that in
scarcely n singlo instance is n county
In republican territory reported as
strongly republican as the same
county was two years ago. This ec.
counts for the republican reflections
to the reconstruction movement. and
the shit IN party allgnments oil
around.
II should also be said that the
table appended herewith has. wltn'
IN the past week. been carefully
checked by three separate and dis
tinCt interests each OF which has
been gathering data on the state at
large In a similar manaer one OF
these being an interest actively tes-
titled with the Walton candidacy
ana that in every instance. while
there were discrepancies in some
counties, the totals showed The
world reports TO be far more con-
seryative than any Of the others.
Some EOllOw-up Reports.
Some follow-up reports which
reached The world office at "A very
late hour from counties Of peculiar
significance, go into details iu a
manner that Is interesting ana sig
uiioHnt for example;
Complete returns ON pull Of Lone
wolf. kiOwa county, poll Uato by
democrats, poll shows ls6 for Fields.
20 for Walton" Rocky, Washita
county, 3i9 to I democratic, Fields
gets lO6. Walton SS" "a country
precinct five miles west OF Grand
field, Tillmau county bordering on
Red river Fields ll6, Walton 80 and
10 undecided Incomplete poll OF
four country towns ana three cOun-
try precincts I'm Alfalfa county shows
Fields ass, walton 90, undecided 81.
Drift, 12g democrats for Fields with
tive republicans switching TO Wal
ton"
Ample evidence IS at hand that
tho reconstruction camp has reports
confirming the condition herewith
presented by The World. ana that
there Is general admission that the
recOnstTuctiDn movement has failed
unless something can be done be
tween the present hour ana election
day. or during election day and night,
to change tho situation. Evidence
is equally available that there Is "a
desperate determination 10 grab vic
tory from the jaws Of defeat II IL !
can be accomplished, but this deter
mination Fs met by equal determina'
ton from republican and democratic
headquarters that the victory over
reconstruction shall be made even
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