The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-22
REGULARS BOLT
GAINS MOMENTUM
Walton's Herders Fail Ut
terly to Check Demo-
crat Stampede
REVOLT GENERAL NOW
Common" Democrats Have
Been Fighting Socialists Too
Long to Stay "in Line"
by CLARK G. HUDSON.
Worlds Capital Correspondent.

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OKLAHOMA CITY. oct. 2i.---
However much the rcconstruction
league branch OF tho democratic
party may decry. the obvious fact Is
that during the past week the Con.
stitutional Democratic club hue
wheeled itself into position di-
rectly In focus OF the political spot
light. II Is n young thing bun II
was born big. And, as the seed
catalogue would note. IL is "A strong.
vigorous grower.
Mainly. the constitutional demo-
Gratis have defined the real Issue OF
the campaign; which IL, ana has
been since before tho primary,
whether or not tho democratic party
shall be controlled by the recon-
siruct,On league. Up until the con-
stitutionals came upon the scene.
there was much dust kicked up
around this point, so that Il was
almost concealed from the general
view: but with the advent OF an or
ganizatlon OF anti-leaguc democrats
the situation Is being rapidly cleared
up. There really Is nothing else TO
the campaign this year. outside OF
the desire OF the public at large for
a change In the state administration.
And when the league yoked up with
the state administration ana con-
trolled the democratic primary, Il
became not only easy but natural
for those who are opposed TO the
league ana those opposed to the ad-
ministratlon 20 drift together.
Voters sim Eat Large"
Mayor Walton explained In his
40 pO!nts." isAued after the shaw
nee convention. that he had been
drafted into tho race for governor by
groups which had surrendered party
allegiance but which had decided 10
enter and capture the democratic
primaries because II was the ma.
iDrIty party. There was no attempt
TO conceal this until after the prl-
mary. when ~ hocam mo necessary 60
change the fighting front. u was
discovered by league leaders that
capturing the democratic party was
one thing. but capturing the demo-
cratic voters wns another. There was
an Alarming amount OF snorting, and
shylng, and galloping OF In every
direction with d.stended uOstrlls
and tails aloft, accompanied by a
chorus OF nc.ghs,
The situation beeame awkward.
More 50 az the uOnbartiBau tried 20
assume the expression Of regulars,
Finally, the public was treated 90 the
spectacle OF socialist leaders lcciur-
ing Old-lluc democrats on party
regularity" with Pat SHRle, Luther
Iongston and even william MADISON
Hicks clubbing Alger Melton, Camp.
bel. Russell s, f.. Freezing and
others INTO line The oklahoma
Leader. owned by Victor Berger and
his friends, became official organ
OF tho democratic" party ana be-
gan TO hammer the daylights out Of
any and an who made faces over
the new diet Ot course such q situa-
tiOn was humorous. but II bore with
In II the seed Of revolt. And this
revolt Il represented by the ConstI-
tutional Democratic clubs.
They May All Be "Iiead Out"
II Is due 70 tho growth OF this
movement among democrats, more
than to any other cause. that there
has been a decided drift away from
Walton during the past two weeks
There have been other causes. Of
course. but none so potent Old
lire democrats stood puzzled and
dazed for time after the primary.
They felt a boring from within, but
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