The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-13
ENLIST YOUTH IN
FIELD CAMPAIGN
Young Republicans Plan
to Organize League
in County
How about n young II,

How about a Young Republican
league for Tulsa and Tulsa county?
This ts the question which n num-
Der OF republican young men and
young women Of this city are ask.
ing themselves, and replying. Lets
have onel" Organization OF q body
composed OF the youth OF the re-
publican party Is at present sharing
honors In the thought and discussion
or those directly concerned with the
merltsNDf John Fields for governor
and phases OF the coming state elec.
ton. Banding togethcr Of the youth
ful element II che party ranks has
been broached several times in the
PAST, locally. but II is lust culmi-
natin" into n concrete agitation ana
movement Young republican leagues
are coming into being NJ different
points nll over the state, have al
ready functloned with distinguished
success I'm several localities and are
heartily indorsed by a. G. Alexan-
der. republican state chairman, and
other state Officers.
Though tho definite form and op-
Grating uhiectives of such an organi.
2otinn viii have to he decided upon
by general assembly Of prospective
members the general trend OF sug-
gestlons Is for club or other body
composed Of republica young mon
and young women, married and sin
gle, mp TO rs years OF age. or say 40
or at n point between 30 and 35.
Tho body would enroll all the eli
gible young people In this city and
county and set them actively to
work In the party interests CO.
operating with and supplomeniing
the activities Of the city and county
central committees. which at pres
ent are composed In main OF the less
youthful party mem borship. The
idea OF study and social features has
also been advanced.
John Rogers. one OF the outstand-
Ing young men OF the city, whose
position In the republican party is
indicated by the fact that he 10
nominee for the state senate and
chairman OF the city central commit
tee heartily favors young repub-
lican organization. "Such nm organi.
zatlon could he made n real work .
ing factor for good TO the party"
Rogers stated Saturday as HIS be-
lief 1T would bring the young
men and the young women OF the
party together In an organization
furtherlng the best interest OF the
party. II would make them realize
more fully their individual RESPONSE
hilitles To their government. and It
would produce the warm enthusiasm
and effective power OF numbers"
I. c. Hopkins, young mems
leader OF the city an officer In the
| legion post and active In the reDub-
llcan party. believes that such an
organization would be n good thing
for the party and should have been
Instituted some time ago There has
been a lorg-felt want for a 1ung
peoples organization and there IS
n plnce for 1t now" he said yes
terday.
young people are MS vitallv inter
ested in the party az those older and
they can bring value to the party
| councils with their modernism, pa
triotism and keen interest ms well NJ
value to the party cause with their
enthusiasm, loyalty and power
| TO do"
Bailey r. Bell. local attorney. n
| member OF the 1920 state Legislature
| from Tulsa county, sees IN such ar
| organization an instruma ant for party
| Improvement and advancement
Young people--with high political
standards and ideals, unhampered
by party hods-can WELD an
| enormous influence for placing the
| highest type Of men on the party
| ticket and I'm office, and for taking
| Incompetence out Of the office and
| putting In competence, capabllitv
| and character in. he considers. Boll
suggests that convention OF all the
| Young republicans OF Tulsa county
be called within the next SO days, an
| organization effected and that II be
followed on the same day by BAN
| quot or ball affordlng opportunity
| Tor personal acquaintance.
Other young men. prominent both