The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-17
LONG WITHDRAWS
FROM HOUSE RACE

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fit him for the position. | have de-
cided TO support In every honorable
manner tho candidacy OF Dave StO-
vail of Hugo
Doctor Longs complete state
ment follows.
AFTER mature dellheratlon and
believing II TO be I'm the interest of
the democratic party. / have decided
20 withdraw from the race for
speaker OF the lower house OF the
legislature. entered the race be
lIeving this legislature should he or
ganizcd as a body, representing ey-
cry citizen and industry OF the state
and not as has boen suggested by
the reconstruction league. IN the in
terest OF any one class. Finding
that this would be impossible should
all candidates remain IN the race,
and believing further that It Ia OF
hest interest t. all the people and
the democracy Of our state, that
class politics bt eliminated, and that
the experience, ability ana adhcr-
CnCe to pure democratic principles
emiuently qualify and fit him for
the pc lti0n. ] have decided 10 sup
port in every honorable manner
.ur candidacy Of The Hon. Dave StO-
vail of Hugo.
Mr., Stovall Is an experienced leg
islatOr, a democrat and a man anX-
iOus 10 cooperate with Governor
Walton and an the state officials IN
carrying out the promises Of our
democracy 30 he people of the
STATE. Before taking this step, /
have the assurance frOm~ Mr. Sfo-
vali that this VIII he Eight 90 the
/ finish and without compromise with
the small Coterie OF politicians who
/ assume 70 be the m0uthpieC. OF the
[ farmers reconstruction league but
more interested In becoming an arm
OF our government for their own
selfish motives. ! believe he VIII
do this and I am giving him my
support on that theory. | am sat
lsiiel that he as speaker will see
that the rights II all the people re-
/ Ceive fair and impartial treatment
Not KIaH candidate.
There have been many rumOrs
concerning my candidacy and those
] represented. For the benefit Of an
and TO set al rest all these rumors
beg 20 assure the public that /
did not enter the race for the speak
ershIp az the representative OF any
organization, league or association,
Ku-kux Khan or otherwise, bu,
[ N4lliIly - 20 AflllFi.l tlF btlltF4llH Il r
stated above, that the legislature
should be organized by all tire dem
Ocrats as members. and not by the
reconstruction league, and such bog
.s.ation 10 be passed or drafted
should be done by the members and
not by outsiders and only dictated
20 by its constituency, tho entire
citizenship. believe now that
purpose has been accomplished and
that when the house So finally or
ganized, the people VIII realize that
my fight and that OF others FOR these
principles has been for their beue-
Fit.
ITO the more than twenty mem
bers who had pledged me their sup
port and who were working for the
same cause, l am moro than APP
/ prcCiatiyc of their support and l1g-
atty and I shall continue to work
/ with them 20 the end that this leg
/ stature shan be under the control
I Of the democratic party and IN the
Interest OF an the people. n l7 un-
derst00d also thut with my with
drawal from the race that the en-
/ Tire Tulsa county delegation win be
lined up behind the candidacy of Mr
stovall and tho democratic principles
on which we were elected