The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-07-16


out to tell how owen got on the
| supreme bench and how he got off
they have counted up the number OF
boUtleggcr cases owen had dismis-
sed while he was county attorney.
There is no evidence as yet that the
Narland-Dutch Shell Interests have
either surrendered or run out OF
funds. or that the Standard oil
crowd may rest assured.
More Money Raised.
The story which came out couple
of weeks ago to the effect that some
thing over $4,000 was recently
raised by Standard oil interests and
the political banks to put owen over
has been currently accepted as true.
In fact, some of the details are being
discussed. Evidences of largely in
creased expenditures from the owen
headquarters followed shortly after
the story; the political machine
began 10 function with a glide that
resembled the graceful lope or
Chairman Semans, and the generals,
colonels and captains began to rush
about vaiaHti!. Then CAME the
charge on Wilson's trenches. There
is much noise and clatter OF hoofs
but the shortage of buck privates Is
noticeable. one wonders how many
generals It takes to make an army.
While Wilson's hackers may not
have dumped as ponderOus a lump
of bullion into the pot as did those
of owen upon the ocCass ION cited. II
does not appear that the pipe line
has failed. They figure that wilson
has more support at this time than
owen, and expect TO fight IL out
with the Standard crowd to a
sanguinary finish. Wilson's head
quarters claim that their telephone
wires have been tapped" for the
supposed purpose of supplying news
10 the owen headquarters, and that
detectives have been at their heels
ncutraize this the Wilson folk also
put out n flock of detectives, and
both sides appear 10 be satisfied with
the results.
Walton Doing Wen.
Walton, in the meantime, is draw
Ing large crowds nearly everywhere
he goes, and lambaEts his enemies
with increasing fervor. His op-
poncnts, while admitting his ability
10 draw the crowds. comment to
the effect that people will go 10 sec
almost any kind Of a show. But II
he has lost any strength it does not
yet appear,
The governors attack on Frank
Garter and Campbell Russell was not
entirely unexpected, but II was not
thought that he would go so far as
TO set the pace for bOlting the ticket.
This is being loudly bayed at by tns
yellow dogs" who always profess
a great deal more parN loyalty than
they practice, A large number OF
these have announced, some of them
inadvertently, that they win not sup
port Walton II he Is nominated. go
that it may not be as popular as
once II was to be saffron canine.
Incidentally Il may be stated that In
cnse Walton Is defeated for the
nomination through the machlnR-
tions now in progress, there will be
a bolt fully large enough TO cause
total eclipse plainly visible at the
state capital
5. D. Bailey, who headed the ap-
preparations committee OF the house
in the last legislature, has come
under the governors fire by chal-
longing the executives figures.
Bailey is candidate for the rcpubll-
can nomination. for lieutenant COVER
nor and probably knows moro about
the appropriations OF the last logis-
lature than any other man connected
with the business. His pet hobby
was amputating appropriations from
the governors budget, al which hc
proved marvel of surgical
John Fields has evidently done
something to arouse the risibility OF
Chairman Semans. chief Of the
democrats. Semans thinks that
whiskers should be barred from the
campaign along with blue bugs and
other impedimenta