The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-04

1920. Mr. Fritsche was witness
and admitted that he had been
charged with the duty of raising
SSbO,OO0 in Michigan. OF which
$25O,OOO was for the national and
the other 100000 for the state or
ganlzation. He said that all of his
instructions were oral. There is
nothing In the record OF the investi-
CATION, however. that shows that
any OF the money collected was
used except for entirely legitimate
purposes. The sise of the fund is
the basis OF the controversy. as It
was something like sl5O.0OO more
than was used in the fight to noml-
nate Mr.. Newberry.
Tho Struggle In Michigan.
In great many respects the
Michigan campaign Is not unlike
. that wnged In Indiana against Mr..
New. Kelley Is fine speaker and
man OF engaging personality. and
so Is senator Townsend. II is go-
ing TO be hard fight. That the
organization republicans are nerv-
Gus also appears TO be In no doubt.
Whoever wins In the republican
primary will be opposed by ex-
| Governor Woodbridge II. Ferris for
| the democrats, MIR. Ferris IL one
OF the strongest men In the demo
cratic ranks, but the democrats are
not making any wagers that he will
win. Not since before the Civil war
has n democrat from Michigan sat
In the senate OF the United States
Across the way from Michigan IL
Ohio, where u fight is developing In
the republican ranks for the nomi-
nation to oppose senator Atlee Pom
III 1ts,s..
candidate is out In the open, and hC
liz the Hon. Simeon Fess. chairman
OF the republican national congress
sional committee, Mr.. Fess is {
standpatter OF the standpatters. The
republicans realize and do not hest
tate to admit that Mr.. Pomerene 4;
the strongest democrat In Ohio
Some OF them quietly admit that al
the odds are In his favor and that
no matter who gets the republican
nomination. the chances will favor
the man from Canton,
There has been n suggestion tina
Walter Il. Brown OF Toledo. whI
was one OF Colonel Roosevelt.
stanch supporters In the Bull Moos,
campaign. and ls now just as clos,
to President Harding. will enter th'
J contest for the republican nomina
| llNil MHlNu Will ut utNANfu il AlA
/ primary election OF August s. Their,
may be others. but just now
, would appear that MIR. Fess will b.
the man selected to oppose pome
rene. As in Michigan. the Newberr,
issue will figure to very large eN
tent. Senator Pomerenc directe'
! the fight in the senate to unsea
Newberry. He was opposed by hi
colleague. Mr.. Willis. the man VIII
2 nominated Harding at Chicago. Th
Fordnoy-McCumber tariff will like
= wise he a leading issue in the Buck
! eye state. Senator Pomerene bein
} one OF the leaders of the democrati
opposition 10 that bill.
3 AS matters now appear to stand
= the real contest OF the old guard Il
E Ohio will come, not in the primary
= but in the general election mex
: November. IL Mr.. Fess is nominated
\ as II Is generally beloved. he wi
3 be a candidate that will meet ever
test OF organization regularity, rh
n supporters OF Senator Pomerene ar
:. already citing an interview Mr., Fes
e is said TO have authorized in tn
u latter part OF last December.
d which he is alleged 10 have admitte
Is that the republican congression,
n icommittes had under sonsiderat'o