The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-10-30
MRS. VAN LEUvEN
PAINTS PICTURES
OF TWO NOMINEES
Assistant Attorney General Who
Knew Jack When He Was Boy
Says He's a Real Democrat
and a Successful One.
DENIES CHARGE THAT
WALTON IS SOCIALIST
Republican Nominee Plunged State
Fair Association Deeply Into
Debt, She Says; Mayors
Record Given Praise.

Painting verbal "as | know them"
pictures of both NOMINEES for gov
error, AIRS. Kathryn Van Louven as.
sisiant attorney general of 0klahn-
ma and one OF the few prominent
women attorneys In the United
States. spoke to large crowd N
the county court house Saturday
night.
Speaking for more than two hours
IN her very eloquent, forceful way,
Mrs. Van Leuven discussed they Is.
sues in the present state campaign,
the records of the. two dominant
parties In this state and the ger
sonal records of the two men who
are now seeking the goyernorsaip
OF Oklahoma.
1T Is a question OF democracy
against Republicanism, she said.
Mrs. Van Leuyen explained that she
first met Jack Walton when he was
boy. "IIe moved TO Fort Smith
Arkansas with his parents and
brother" Mrs. Van Leuven said
"The Waltons were highly respected
citizens in that town. Jacks parents
operated a small hotel there. When
grown boy. he was forced to quit
school and 90 to work on railroad.
He later became a civil engineer and
made a financial success. He nov
has a happy family consisting of
Mrs. Walton and their two children.
They live in a plain two-story dwell
ing house in Oklahoma City. The
Walton place is the meeting place
for all the children In the neighbor-
hood"
Praises Mayors Record.
Mr.. Waltons administration as
mayor of Oklahoma City was highly
praised by Mrs. Van Leuven. "As
mayor of Oklahoma City, J. c. Wal.
ton had made an enviable record
she asserted. "He has been bitterly
fought by the Chamber of Commerce
and that bunch at which he has
hurled defiance. They're out to get
him but they won't succeed.
Oklahoma City can present a rec
ord Of civic cleanliness unequaled
by any city of a similar size in the
United States. Jack Walton stands
for law enforcement. He always
has A man who was then serving
as chief of police OF Oklahoma City
4 al Hot ua i'm.
possible to enforce the prohibition
laws. Two hours later, his resisra-
tion was in the hands of Mayor
Walton.
During the past eight years, the
republicans have spent money keep
ing detectives on the trail of ]. G.
Walton. They have never been able
to find any irregularities.
Praised Woodrow Wilson
Answering the charge that the
democratic nominee was "afraid" TO
mention the name Of Woodrow vii
son in his campaign speeches, Mrs.
Van Leuven declared that "he stood
before the Shawnee convention and
praised Woodrow Wilson, and has
emany times since. He has always
been loyal to that great democrat
"We lawyers meet every year and
pass a long set of resolutions urg
ing the enactment of legislation
which we believe to be needed
Mrs. Van Leuven said. "The doc
tors meet and pass resolutions; the
dentists meet and pass resolutions;
the retail merchants meet and pass
resolutions. Why, then, are the
farmers and laborers of this state
not entitled to meet and recommend
legislation.
"The Shawnee convention en-
dorsed other candidates who have
not been called socialists. Jack.
Walton was not called socialist be-
fore the Shawnee convention met;
he has made two races in Oklahoma
City on the straign. democratic
ticket; he has always ben a demo-
crat."
John Fields a Failure.
John Fields is urging his election
because, he says, he can give the
state business administration"
Mrs. Van Leuven told the large
Chickasha audience. John has
never made a success of his own
business affairs" she said. "As
president of the state fair, he
plunged that association so deeply
into debt that they were not able
: to pull out" until the last two
Years.
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