The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-18
PLAN OF SEMANS
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cided that IL was unnecessary for
her TO aCqulcsce; 30 she decreed by
her authority as vice chairman OF the
state committee that IL Mr.. owen
desired to speak that day in Nc
Alester he could do so anywhere eX-
cept at the committee meeting. OF
course, she fastened 10 add. IL would
be all right If the other candidates
for governor were also TO be present
so that there would be no fnvoritism
shown by the committee. So and
by reason of which It happened that
owen did not address the county
committee as had been so neatly
arranged for Mt state headquarters
He waited until 1t adjourned.
This proved very annoying to
Chairman Semans and Candidate
owen. They decided that Mrs. Fite
was a flat tire and should be blown
up. Accordingly, on Monday or
thercabOuts, the chairman sought
speech with the vice chairman, and
in his Hitting, cooling manner he sug-
gested that iuasmuch as the COM
mittee was embarrassingly deplete
with funds It might be a jolly event
If the honorable vice chairman
would return to her home in Table
yuan anu liltIt remain ultlly uIlll
after the primary. with a "goCd-
BILE, let us hear from you OCCASION
ally" he strolled out Three days la
ter 10 received word from .Is. E,ts
that she would like TO see him at
her hotel He ignored the request
Then tho vice chairman unpac.teI
her suitcase. selected a well-seas
war club and went up to democratic
committee headquarters. Ed was net
in. She left word that II he had
anything OF interest to say 10 her
he could find her at the hotel. and
in the meantime she would proceed
to establish headquarters for the
democratic women, ralso funds and
conduct the campaign as she might
see iii.
She Wins uanihy
That cooled the Samuns-Owcn
CLIQUE. Picking up a white flag I'd
rushed furiously down the street to
the hotel whore Mrs. Fite had set
tied, and sought a parlcy. What
occur cd in that momrEtous cCnftr-
ence Is not OF record: but the result
Is that Mrs. Fite has been promised
suite OF rooms at the Skirvlu hotel
for women's headCuartcrs. and given
authority TO write checks all except
the signature. She ia 10 conduct a
campaign for funds for uss in her
branch ~ the work. hut D; IL TO lie
recognized as part of ;he com nit
tee instead OF a sida shcY. Thus,
tempCra~ ly at least. the fl'rin!na
hulf ~ the democratic ate orsani-
l1i,on ha7 bean give. lOrced recos-
nit.0I. TIN ough tho assrrttv"ntss -
their intrepid leader, and the' plan
80 he SC nae sns-Owen cIiguo TO assign
omhrG de"v work and tattlug &c the
!adlCg IN this campa.Sn has been
punc'ureL with a ha;nia.
In luo with this interesting de-
velIuI..tnt, much dissatisfaction has
grown up on aCcoun. " th1 direct
connection between Ow 4 ana the
s'ote con rnittee hc1 iquarters. The
seleStion OF member OF the state
executive Committee TO take crargc
OF Owens campaign !ef, little doubt
anywhere thar the committee had
been organized for The purpose of
promoting owen for governor, ana
friends ~ the other candidates. as
well as the rank anj file, have pro-
tested strenuously. rhrsa protests
will avail nothing however. SOt only
the committee was organized for
owen. but the entire state election
machinery Is being organized IN his
behalf, all working from the top
down. This combination embraces
some 10000 party workers, operating
in every precinct in the state. and
sounds very terrifying. 1t is what is
known as the machine" With un-
limited money, supplied by the large
financial interests through Owens
banking connections, this machine"
is expected 10 place owen at the
head of the democratic ticket and
continue the reign OF privilege In
oklahoma II sounds good. II
would be good IL It were not for the
recrudescence OF the man In over
ells and the woman In the calico
gown.
X. X. X. Rack OF Wilson.
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