The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-01-22
rs &. w u. Kinds.
worlds Capital Correspondent.


OKLAHOMA CITY. Jan. 21.--Po-
litical wise men are this week some
what concerned over "a political
phase that Is generally overlooked
but which nevertheless usually pays
more than "A minor part in deter
mining the democratic nominees for
elective office. Even the older men
who have felt the whip or had the
favor OF the state institutional mana
gers sometimes forget that in the
great scheme OF politics those coun-
ties where there are state institu-
tions often forget sentiment and
stand out for time. waiting 10 dis
cern where the band wagon Is most
likely to pass. This will be all the
more true this year for the reason
that last winter there was a fairly
strong sentiment for abol.shment OF
some of the lesser state Institutions
and the institutional bloc in both
house and senate were at times Sc
vercly put TO to maintain some of the
lesser institutions scattered over the
state.
institutional politics is u descend
ant OF the first governor, Charles y,
Haskell, who being an ohio politi-
ian, knew from experience that a
well manned machine had to te
scattered over the state, and nothing
adds more vim than 10 have a state
institution I'm various counties, where
the appropriations are OF more con-
cern than any other one thing
The policy had been adopted I'm old
Oklahoma territory and statehood
found the state authorities bestowing
Institutions here and there and the
policy has been followed through
the years uutil Oklahoma. with n
counties within her confines, has 45
state institutions of various charac-
ter not including the great capitol
building at oklahoma City.
These 4 institutions are scattered
In 33 different counties and instead
Of abolishlng some OF them which
are little more than ordinary coun-
try schools, Il has been the plan to
create moro, For instance the last
legislature created two new ones, and
Notwithstanding the efforts OF some
of the stronger legislators OF both
democratic and republican faith, Il
came close to establishing still more.
The political significance Of these
widely scattered stale iusRtutiOrr
can only be ascertaincd by looking
al the map. by counties these insti-
tutlons are numbered ~ follows:
Bryan . McCurtain, Carter, ] ;
Oklahoma, 3; lRtimer, /. ottawa. I
. AN'h'lN' . nay - lsNAbit - 'ltNt-
/ land, . Grady. /; Woods, / Pom
totoc /. Custer. . Cherokee. /,
MuskOgee, b Murray ? Payne, I.
/ Comanchc Marshall, ToNas, f.
Mayes. Alfalfa, I. Garfield. /,
Garvin, !. Pottawatomie, |, Pitts
/ burg. . loFlore, /; Okfuskec. /.
Craig /. Woodawrd T.. Greer, /;
Total 45.
But while these widely scattered
state institutions were very evidently
| bestowed with the idea OF strength
ening the dominant party and have
richly rewarded the effort they at
I this time present gather peculiar
/ political position, for in the event OF
/ a close lineup 1t might dislodge some
( who are very evidently In favor at
| this moment and who could not pos
sihly be derailed from the road uf
/ ambition unless the institutional
/ leaders should conclude To do little
| nominating on their own account
and Tor the safety of one or more
I institutions themselves.
/ SO, TAR nothing has filtered In at
! the capitol TO indicate that there Will
be well directed movement or that
+ lature, hut nevertheless there is
more than usual uneasiness because
So little has been heard from the
/ institutional Counties--in fact the
silence Is more omiuous than noise
/ OF the widest kind,
II is very evident that one OF the