The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-01-01

, hard at some work of the present
executive.
No one cen presume that such
reference was made with the inten-
tion of having the present governor
beat up the sand for the Tulsa can
didate. In truth. the governor has
been very severely criticized on his
method of handling the pardon and
parole system as II now exists.
Another issue" being discussed
very generally Is in reference to the
bank guaranty law. which has been
| under special strain for several
months and which had further bur
| dens imposed last week when AS
| sistant Attorney General William
Zwick, speaking at Okmulgee. prac-
tically stated that the guaranty fund
Is insolvent and that it's biggest pos
| slble income will do little more than
! pay the interest on what It actually
| owes at this moment.
There is dynamite in this question
| and 1t has to be handled gingcrly for
| the reason that the general public
| actually knows very little about it,
| except in n general way.
Its relation TO politics Is based on
| the fact that II is of real democratic
| W - al AOpONtu W tue ne" state
by no less a person that William
Jennings Bryan and sponsored by
then Governor Haskell. But even
! though IL be classified as demo-
] cratic measure. the bank guaranty
! law, pardons, law enforcement. ct
| al, are but elements OF the real is
sue that IL to be staged between the
| democratic and republican parties
| In 1892. A. G. Alexander republic
an state chairman, although "A silent
leader. has allowed II to become
known that II is the desire OF the re-
| publican organization to attack the
| democratic party on general conduct
f-uf state affairs, at least the conduct
OF the present administration, and
| that general onslaught will have to
be,met by whomsoever is the demo.
cratic nominee for governor.
! II is a geDeral custom (arG a poor
I one) for the democratic candidates
I for governor TO issue some sort OF a
| platform, all of which can be
knocked into n cooked hat IL the
| party In convention DEGREES so to do,
Local Raliying Stations.
! Naturally such state editors as
| have candidates in their home cities
and counties are rallying to their aid
In an effort to crystalline public sem
timent, something yet far from oc-
] compl!shed. A local Tulsa paper
! even accused The World cores
! pondent as having introduced the
name of Elmer Thomas for the pur-
pose of feeling OUT sentiment in
eastern Oklahoma. Mr.. Thomas
name was used because there was
| large gathering of democrats from
over the state, and II was commonly
admitted that he could be easily
nominated i'm the event that he
would consent TO become a candi'
date. which he has not yet done
probably will not.
Geographically the present candi-
dates are well located for good
stout race, MIR. Howard resides In
the First congressional district; Mr.
Leecraft in the Third; Superinten-
dent Wilson in the Sixth, while
Judge owen aud Hubert Bolen both
reside in the Fifth district.
The other three men who may he
considered possibilities are Elmer
! Thomas OF the Sixth district: Mayor
J.. c. Walton of oklahoma City. and
Lieut. Gov NJ, L, Trapp, whose resi-
dence is in Muskogee, Second dis
| trict
According to east side newspapers