The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-10-09
RECORD CROWD
ATTENDANCE A.
WAL TON MEETING
Candidate for Governor Declares He
Is Jeffersonlan pemocrat-pe.
fcnds Platform and Hands Out
Hard Raps for Fields.
BOB WILSON MAKES PLEA
FOR SUPPORT OF TICKET
Grady County Man Gets Big ovation
---Whltehurst Predicts Mayor
viii Win by iooooo--"plnty's
Music Makes Hit.

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moro than has banked the court
house lawn In any political gather
Ing appearing hero during the pres
ent campaign. Jack Walton, demo
cratic candidate for governor. pre-
sented his claims to the governor
ship Saturday night.
lie was preceded on the platform
by John A. Whitehurst. president
OF the state board of agriculture
and Bob Wilson. state superintnd.
ont of public instruction. whom
Walton defeated IN the democratic
primary for the gubernatorial nomi.
nation.
Carries Vaudeville Act
When Walton appears TO fill a po.
iltical speaking engagement. he pre-
sents. in addition to his personal
talk. a vaudeville show. He has
"Dinty Moore's" orchestra to open
the bill. This organization was on
the job Saturday night. AS dispen.
sers OF jazz and entertainment. they
are deluxe. In addition to "Stumb-
ling" and Turkey in the Straw"
given by the orchestra, they have
q soloist who gets awav in good
shane with "Old Pal Why Don't
you Answer Me2' He sings through
a megaphone and does his turn in
approved fashion. They wind mp
the concert with "Dixie" bringing
forth large applause.
Senator {. A. Dearman. chairman
OF the democratic campaign in Ora
dy county. was in charge of the
meeting Saturday night. In his op-
ening remarks. Senator Dearmon re-
ferred to his support OF Bob Will
son for the democratic nomination
for governor. 81 was for Bob VIII
son. and | did my best to convince
the people of Grady county that Bob
Wilson was the man for the office,
said Mr.. Dearmon "He was not
nominated, During that campaign,
l did not resort to personalities. |
did not attack the character Of Jack
Walton nor of any other man. ]
therefore am in position to back
the nominee. The democrats OF
Oklahoma expressed at the polls, a
preference for Mr.. Walton | bow
to their wishes and am now Just
as ardent in support of Jack Wal
ton as / ever was of. Bob Wilson
Whitehurst In Address
Following his introduction by Mr.
nearmon, John A. Whitehurst presi-
dent of the state board of agricul-
ture spoke briefly This after
noon said Mr.. Whitehurst, Il adj
dressed a crowd of people from the
same platform on which appeared
Mr.. Walton, numbering more than
$4,000 people That crowd assem-
bled at CordelI. This campaign is
developing into a crusade. l appeal
to the people Of Oklahoma to turn
from the national administration,
which party killed our foreign mar
kets. resulting in the farmers OF
Oklahoma in becoming almost pros
trate.
81 appeal to the people Of Okla
homa to turn to the standard OF
the democratic leader, Jack Walton,
who will win in November by 100000
votes"
Voice from the audience. "Yes, by
100000 or I'm not wearing straw
hat"
Wilson Given Ovation.
Bob Wilson, Chickasha's Gown
Bob was then introduced by Mr..
Dearmon. AS he advanced to the
platform. he was given a tremen-
dous ovation from the crowd.
Mr.. Wilson declared that in the
primary, he expected to win over
Mr. Walton and Mr.. Owen and ex-
pected them, after his nomination
ia get into the collar and help the
democratic party beat John Fields.
"Mr. Walton was successful said
Mr. Wilson = have always been
democrat and ! can now see no
reason why ] should not vote the
democratic ticket straight through
On November l. want the people
of imperial Grady county to go TO
the polls on November and cast
their votes with me for Jack Wal
ton and for democracy"
Frequently during Mr.. Wilson's
speech. he was Interrupted by tire
mendous applause as be poured
numerous broadsides into the ma
tional administration, flaying Presi
dent Harding for his veto of the
soldier bonus bill and his signins
of the tariff bill. which, he sait
would cost the people of the natior
many times as much as the entire