The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-08
ANTI-WALT0NITES
APPEAL FOR FUNDS
Democrats Opposed to So
cialist Candidate Are
Planning Campaign
ARE SILENT WORKERS
Scores of Democrats Who
VIII Vote for Fields Don't
Care to Be Known as Ants

s.s.laI 20 The World
OKLAHOMA CITY, oct, Am
epreal for funds from anti-socialist
democrats over the state 70 assist In
organizing the work of the Constitu-
funal Democratic club, coupled with
the statement that requests for
spea kcrs and literature are coming
iu from every quarter, was the sub
stance of an Interview authorized by
Secretary Patterson Of the club to-
day.
\ silent Vote for Fields.
Officials OF tho club complain that
, they find a great many democrats
who say they are going TO vote for
Fields but who do not want TO
publicly identify themselves with
the movement. while his indicates
that very heavy silent vote" will
be cast for Fields. they say, II is not
lair TO those who are taxing on the
brunt OF tho fight. The club has
established speakers bureau. IN
charge OF Al Ford and Paul NJ. Pope,
who are listing a number of speakers
and will hold meetings all over the
state. A pu9licit.' bureau has also
been established. which will be under
the immediate direction of Secretary
Patterson, from which literature is TO
be sent out to democrats urging them
10 defeat socialist domination OF the
party.
The Patterson statement says:
There has been for many years
G growing disposition among many
OF our best citizens FOR business
reasons" not only to refuse to take
an active part at election times but
70 even refuse to come out in the
open and let others know how they
stand on questions OF great public
concern.-whether this apparent in
difference is due TO timldity, selfish
ness or cowardice, doesn't matter,
but that II is well known and under
stood by the socialists is shown by
the way they try 10 show contempt
for those people who by years of
hard work, and economy have ac-
cumulated anything above a bare
living. To these people / want TO !
say that they are Hnown by these |
radicals regardless Of their inactivity, |
and the time has arrived when their |
silence has ceased TO be golden, when |
their state needs then and needs the |
best efforts of which they are cap |
able during the next thirty days.
Hope to Save Party.
THE Constitutional Democratic |
club was organized by democrats to |
do what they could to save the |
democratic party, and the state OF
oklahoma from the disgrace and |
tragedy of socialist domination. None
of us want a public office or have |
any interest in this fight different to
that OF any other good citizen, being
inspired only by a desire TO render |
our state and party n service in a
time OF real need. We would not
accept even n dollar salary, but we |
need help, and we need IL quick. !
Since our plans have become known |
over the state we are actually /
swamped with letters OF approval
and requests for speakers and for /
our Declaration OF Independence"
10 be used as basis for forming
similar clubs, These have come
from practically every section OF the
state, and clubs are now being
formed in probably half the
counties OF the state. when I say
swamped, l mean II. Many patriotic
democratic speakers have volunteer
ed their services. but we need
hundred more, While these are
donating their services. we should
pay their travelling expenses, and are
needing money, and need IL now. our
finance committee are working Ike
soldiers yet as we are financing our
fight only with democrat money.
they are not able to get II in fast
enough to meet our needs IL we
comply with the urgent pleas OF our
3D. emocratic friends from over the
state,
ITO those who may doubt our
ability 10 win this fight l wish to
say in all candor that the wide
spread response to our movement
has convinced me that there are more
than enough patriotic, militant
democrats TO turn the tide IL we can
only have the sinews of war to send
them to talk TO our patriotic farmers
who, can usually be depended on 10
vote tor the best interest OF their
state when they are given the honest
Facts and find they have been de-
ceived
When you think all union labor
has gone crazy, you are sadly mis-
taken. Thousands of the strongest
union men in the state see, as you
do, the great crisis that the state is
facing and realize that such a calam'
ity would hurt them as much as any
other class OF citizen, and are out
lit. lIat