The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-20
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public utilities and gas transmission
lines when excessive rates are
charged. was entirely eliminated. In
lieu OF the latter the platform
~'favors" laws requiring corporations
TO pay taxes on the same valuation
as that upon which rates are based,
probably knowing hat such laws
would be unconstitutional under the
decision Of our highest courts. and
in this manner the whole rate pro-
position was cleaned up with Il
chuckle by the gentlemen who al
ways know what they are about and
arc always ahnnt The league Lead.
%T5 nfe under nu itiusiun now as 10
what was done to them by the ma
chine. But they are pinning their
faith to the "~!rrevocable' stand
taken by Walton before the conven-
tiQn, IN which he announced that
nobody can change the Shawnee
platform upon which he made his
campaign, except tho, ones who
drafted the original Since that would
call for another league convention,
and since the league has shown no
disposition so far TO order such a
convention, the inference Is general
that Walton is sttll running on the
Shawnee platform and that he will
continue to SO run until along in
the evening of November Z That, at
least, Is the opinion Of the league.
Committee Now in Charge.
II nay be true, as some profess to
believe. that Walton does not OBJ
Ject TO various organizations, such
as the democratic party, meeting In
convention ana indorsing his caudI-
dacy. nor to the adoption by them
of sundry resolutions, But II appears
FnI IN hlNn hnnn HgannNtnl After
having made a campaign upon "A
specific program, which was attack
ed 10y his opponents and defended
by him all owe the state. and after
having won the nomination by an
Unprecedented plurality. he thought
the matter VAS settled. ana has been
since August /, The only thing that
could give the league doubt upon
this point would be for Walton TO
submit to turning his campaign
over TO the democratic state ma
chine.
There Is serious division OF opinion
as to just how the walton campaign
SIS to be conducted. Under the new
rules OF the democratic party which
have already caused great gulfs of
grief, the campaign Us supposed to
he In charge OF the state executive
committee and state chairman AL
ways before 1t has been given out to
a campaign committee. selected by
the candidate for governor, II the
rules are permitted TO govern. we
shall have the pretty spectacle OF a
campaign for Walton being con-
Quoted by "a committee OF nineteen,
all but one Of whom were Opposed to
him In the primary, some Of them
bitterly. In contrast with the prece-
dent o. allowing the candidate to
select his campaign committee nom
among his friends and supporters.
this Will form a very interesting in
noYatl0n.
Semans Now 'In saddle"
In opposition TO this program has
come Il distinct demand from wal
tons friends that he should continue
his primary campaign headquarters.
place his candidacy In the hands of
those who supported him instead OF
In the hands of his enemies, and pro-
coed with his campaign on the
1eague platform. While his leading
supporters, including the managers
of his primary campaign are de.
handing this. and announcing that
81 will be done, Chairman Semans Is
apparently coins ahead with prep
nrations 10 operate according to the
new rules and take Walton owe 10
manage. Semans thinks Walton
needs a lot Of MANAGEMENT diffe ent
from the sort he has had. What
Walton thinks of Semans has not
eoen printed aud may never. be. ow-
ing 10 the rather strict postal regu-
laiions regarding mailable matter.
As 70 the other members OF the ex-
scvuYa eommittee. which IA charged