The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-11

tended 10 run for governor alarmed
former CHIEF Justice owen consider
ably. for u threatened o HdiviHlon OF
the former chief Justice vote In tho
stHtc. which is one ~ the largest
groups ~ voters In Oklahoma, being
exceeded only by tho Is. X X. ana the
FArmor-Labor league. owen had
received assurance ~ former chief
Justice Williams. Hayes. Bainey. ct
A., that they would swing the entire
former chlCi Justice vote tu him II AZ
governor he would have his law In
crcnsiug salaries Of chief justices
made retroactive. Turner's faux pas
almost caused riot among thcm.
Tho filing OF Arthur Finn OF sa-
pulpa. for tho democratic nominal
tion for governor. was Immediately
followed by tho announcement from
the state election board that Finn
handles chicken feed THAT ought
10 attract the attention Of political
underwriters.
Ruins Campaign Fuel.
No event recently has created 80
much political comment as th, Jews
that Huph scott is not 70 cor test
John Fields for the republican nom
lna'lon for governor. While It had
hocn quito generally believed that
Fields would receive the nOmina-
tlDn In event ot n contest. the pros
pcCt of fight which might revive
old fcuds WAS not alluring to the rc-
publican leaders. who feel that now
is thrlr opportunity To carry the
state Major Scott ala not desert
his friends. however, for hc made
no change In his plans until he was
aAsurod by his leading supporters
that II would be useless to contest
Fields. Tho pathetic side ot u all
appears 20 be that 1t has spoiled
lot ~ good democratic campaign
material
Senator lIarrcld, Chairman Alex
andor, National Committeeman Jim
Harris and John Fields. who now
constitute the Mig four Of repuh-
lican politics I'm oklahoma. were
conspicuous figures at the executive
committee meeting ana soatcrod
lot Of rumor about a republican sue
cess In November. Whatever the
source Of their Information. they
seem pretty wei sold on the prop
ositIon OF getting a look NJ the books
out at the statchouse. II IL under
stood that Committeeman Newman,
or Atok1, who also wears a vandyke.
Will pose with Fields and Guy Cohb
In picture advertising the success
ful cultivation of the mattress plant
in Oklahoma.
The filing OF John u. Apploby,
former secretary OF tho state re-
publican committee, for the nom
ination for corporatlnS commission
or, came as n surprise. John has
been enforcing the provisions of the
Nolstead law for tho past year. and
1t was not known that he had de-
stroyed all tho stuff. while n posi-
ton on the corporation commission
pays more salary. there Is not half
the thrIll in It that John can get
chnalng bootlegRer down Firth
avenue AZ 3 o'clock In tho morning.
or watching aIrplanos to see that
they don't take drop.
From the number OF filings for
legislative offices IL Is apparent that
we arc not 10 be deprived OF a legis-
lature next winter, regardless OF
hopes to the contrary. Most of the
applicants are new, as usual, and
the customary period of training
Will BE necessary before any action
can be expected. But that is not
altogether discouraginR, so long as
the principal legislative need of the
state Is the repeal OF about half the
laws now on the statute books and
the purchase OF return trip tickets
| Speaker SChwabe has filed for the
| legislature again; but very few
others of the last house have entered
the lists.
Arthur Gelsslor is leaving this
week for his new post at Guatemala,
and has promised number OF his
friends to send them lot of Span
ish omelct seed In time for fall
planting.