The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-09

anything much but was immodlatc'y
and collectively attacked by the oth-
ers who saw in him a menace to Sc
curity OF the state. representative OF
the reds, radicals and rclghnecks-
an altogether deplorably specimen Of
Caididate.
Came Candidate Bo'cn, who Is con-
Ceded by the others to ne "a pretty
good fellow-but" Bolcn fourd IL
hard to get a start while being
damned by faint praise and his
candidacy sull turks in the back
ground.
Meanwhile there was scandal In
the state administration. grand jury
indictments of the governor and
others high up, and the alleys be-
came cloRged with rodents running
| to cover. on the other hand, the fire
kindled at Shawnee by the farmer
and labor organizations promised 10
blaze forth into n Conflagration, and
| that industrious corterie commonly
called the machine" got busy or
ganizing brigades.
This was the setting into which the
state democratic committee meeting
was flung. Possibly there were some
! optimistic souls who hoped the job
| could be pulled and escape effected
! without arousing the dog, but moth
ing such.
For some time previous TO the
date SGT for the committee to meet,
| there had been serious talk among
| party leaders, or those who think
they are leaders, Of taking some
drastic action toward curbing the
! playful candidates for governor. who
were already telling things about
each other that bordered danger
ously near the truth. Down in the
Third congressional district n plan
was formulated, and adopted at the
district meeting held in Durant, by
which the rules OF the committee
we're to be amended so that the
member OF the committee for each
county should be given charge Of
all meetings held by candidates for
governor In that county. This COM
mittceman should act as sort OF
moderator for the meeting; he
should have authority to smile his
gaVel upon the desStop whenever
any speaker should speak dlsre-
lspecttully OF another candidate or
refer by impolite and metaphorical
Language to an opponents ancestors.
II the speaker should persist, and
the language should become unlady-
IKE then tho committeeman was to
be given authority 90 declare all bets
Off on the offender and announce.
through megaphone TO he provided
each member OF the state committee
that the tolerance OF the committed
\ had been withdrawn and the culprit
deprived OF his chewing tobacco for
three days. All offenses were TO be
posted by radlOphone immediatcly
on the northeast corner OF each quar-.
, ter section In the state
. This Dlun. ng 10 main npiDfg y.n
, brought to the state committee
meeting by Judge Macdonald OF
, Hugo, who seems 10 have had n
p paternal relation to the infant. Tn,
{ Judge had been on the special com,
+ mittee which framed Che word
/ framed is used advisedly) the new
p constitution for the state committee
p last year lie was made chairman
, or tho resolutions committee at tn,
, meeting Thursday. ana the result
or his effort is seen in the adoption
, OF four new rules the first Of which
, declares that the authority and in
70 fluenCe OF this committee shall b,
- exercised 70 prevent any untruthfu
2 campaign publicity for any persor
4 seeking democratic nomination {,
Z public office" This authority ant
Influence is thus placed in tn,
I hands OF the executive committe,
r for such methods for enforcement nj
- u may adopt as effective and expe
. dleut That was better than to bD
{ specific before large gathering o
% unsciontitic minds. In a large crow,
e differences are likely 10 arise owe
% details, II would be interesting I,
I NnOw, however, Just what form o
trial will be had to determine dues
o tons OF fact involved In the issu
4 OF whether statements are or are no
70 "untruthful." II the executive com
4 mittee OF the democratic party ha
% been constituted into tribunal 10
= the trial OF libel and slandcr case
g arising between candidates for office
d II can hardly undertake to announc
g rs decisions without hearing the evi
n dence.
I Much has already been write
i concerning the governors declara
tion of war during his speech at IN
2 meeting, but no description ha
y properly portrayed his emphasi