The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-31
''2l' WELL ORGANIZED
Special Committee, It APP
pears, Will Hold the Tiller
During Next Legislature
CANDIDATES STAMPEDING
Page Question Causing Dis
cussion, but Country Boys
May Get Their First Choice
By CLARK C. HUDSON.
World Capital Bureau, kirkpatrick Hotel
NVorld ropffa1 yauroou

World Capital Bureau,
OKLAHOMA CITY, Dec. 30,--The
entrance of Lieutenant Governor
Trapp into the housa spoakershlp
fight, supplemental to his interest
in the senate situation. was signal
lied today by Il telephone conversa-
ton with representative Phillips, of
Norman, a Gibbons supporter, when
he told Phillips "where to head in -.
Following the news that Trapp
had expressed himself as favoring
Stovall for speaker, Phillips called
up the lieutenant governor and pro-
ceeded to criticize him. Trapp re-
torted that in his opinion Stovall "is
capable gentleman and states
man; Gibbons is a good boy" With
that Trapp is said TO have hung up
the receiver and finished his re-
marks to his office force.
IL has been predicted for several
days that as result of the actiV-
tiles of Walton to dislodge Trapp
from control of the senate, the lieu
tenant governor would widen the
area of battle by getting into the
house contest, and this developed to-
day. The long absence of Walton at
this critical time has given Trapp
an opportunity to select his position
and form his lines to suit himself;
and there are indications that he
will be able TO give the new govec-
nor the fight OF his life. His irrup-
ton into the house contest is an
| indication that he is sure of his
ground and has decided to adopt the
tactics of defense by attack.
| OKLAHOMA CITY, Dec. 30.--The
delay of Mayor Walton, by missing
a schedule in leaving Galveston yes
terday, will likely prevent his ar
rival here before Sunday morning to
take "a personal hand in the fight
| over the speakership OF the house
/ and president pro tenn Of the SEN
ate. His secre taIy, Aldrich Blake,
| left this morning TO meet him at
| Fort Worth and explain in person
| tho exact situation with reference to
/ the fight that is being made against
! the administration candidates and
! policies and it Is expected that a
/ public statement Will Immediately
! follow the mayors arrival.
Desired Among "Proictariot."
There Is some disposition among
the Walton supporters to criticize
! him for remaining away until 80 laAe
an hour, after having once entered
| into the fray and It is felt that he
/ should have been here two or three
!
! jeopardized. The critics are casting
about for somebody responsible for
| the delay, believing that he has been
! badly advised by persons who claim
| to be his fliends There Is a posi-
| bility that he may suffer defeat at
! some points as a result, and this
is being taken fun advantage of by
the antiadministratlon forces in both
houses and senate.
In this connection II has been in
timated that walton has purposedy y
delayed returning to help his friends,
| who early in the week began send
ing up S. o. S. signals and that ne
| pursued this course to avoid obli-
| cations to the numerous persons
! who were expecting his help at this
| time. 1t was contended by Blake,
| before leaving today that there still
/ remains plenty of time for the
mayor to exercise his pressure on
the situation and that the executive
foot il already poised above the
heads Of reCalcitrsnts in both houses.
During the past "a hours, and fol-
lowing the discovery yesterday tina,
both Gibbons and Angiin were in
serious danger, a number OF mem
bers have been invited TO the mayors
office. where they have been given
the third degree" As a result OF
this, tho situation has been some-
what altered today, although ii may
be said that no candidate has a cer-
tain majority. Gibbons probably leads
Stovall in votes actually pledged; but
there IS bloc OF 10 or l2 votes in
the house which Is stIll uncertain
and which holds the balance OF
power. This bloc will doubtless await
further developments concerning the
administration desires before coming
out openly. In such a situation, the
personally expressed wish OF Walton
will swing success to Gibbons, and
this Is expected by the Purcell man
and his friends. In case Of Gibbons
victory, It is believed that J. c. Nance
OF Marlow will be caucus chairman
and Joseph p. Rosslter OF Henryetta
floor leader, although the later posi-.
tlon may fall to Judge Tolbert, OF
Hobart,
His Enemies Unlmpresscd
Announcement of Wa!tOn's wishes
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