The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-07-02

ernOr when the lease scandal camo
out, IL giving his approval TO the
facts ms stated. williams 10 one OF
owens hackers, and carries around
vial OF vituperation which he spills
when Wilson's name Is mentioned.
on the other hand tho Wilson
crowd nae no difficulty In connect
Ing owen with the Standard,
through his relations with Haskell
with Standard attorneys, and direct
ly with certain Interests centcrcd at
Tulsa which were merged into, the
Standard group. This includes'th the
Rogers interests. which owen IL SAID
TO have saved q million or 80 by a
decision rendered shortly after being
appointed TO the supreme court II i
charged that in the aipo!gtmcnt OF
owen. Governor Williams was per-
forming an act OF friendship for the
Standard crowd, and the Rogers de-
Cision is pointed 20 as evidence OF a
conspiracy which included the resig-
nation Of Summers Hardy from the
supreme court 20 provide a place for
owen. Considerable evidence was
taken on this matter by the leglsla-
tive investigating committee I'm 1921.
which was not published.
Be all this as 1t may, there is not
much doubt anywhere that Wilson Is
tho candidate Of the Mariand- Dutch
She'll and that owen ig the Candl-
date - the standard. That each ls
engaged IN proving u on the other Is
only multiplying the evidence. n has
hccu nn open secret with everybody
In tho state who 81 conversant with
the inside workings Of oklahoma
politics. Tho point Is. both groups
are still AT grips The efforts OF les.
ser Influences In state politics 10 con-
sulidHto them against walton have
been fruitless, and instead. each side
viii spend more money in order TO
/ prevent the other from winning the
state either at tho primary or the
election II IA a battle OF giants; no
more 10 control than TO prevent the
| other from controlling.
Standard Has The Edge.
| So II comes about that there T.
/ talk OF Doodle bags in the last weeks
I of the campaign. The standard with
/ Banker owen, should have the better
/ of this II a sky-limit game is played
| for It has valuable and productive
/ ally in the big banks OF the state,
| which naturally desire a banker for
I governor.
Tho timln~Sof Governor Robert
/ sons entry into the fracas In defense
/ Of his administration. occurring as II
/ does In the last month OF the pri-
mary campaign. has given rise 10
/ considerable speculation as TO wha;
/ the governor is aiming at. In his
! speech at McAlester he did not d.
/ rectly thrust nt any OF the three
1 democratic candidates for governor
| hut on tho other hand he raped
/ them all for trying to dodge him
| His vicw is, that since he Is the
/ who Ia nominated, they should not
snort and Jump sidowise at sight OF
| the approach,
Many are puzzled over the failure
| OF r. II. owen to follow up his sem
] sational attack upon the governor
I at tho democratic state committee
meeting In April This wondermen,
| has gradually taken on tho phase ol
| suspicion, until there are n great
many who believe that the attack
was mere gesture, in order 20 nt-
| tack the enemies OF the governor
/ and then proceed 10 work the other
| side Of the street.
When Tom Visited Jim.
In line with this suspicion, infor-
/ nation has leaked out concernlng
a visit Owen made to the governor
| at the latter's homo some three
/ weeks ago, for the purpose OF apply
| ing an anesthetlc. It is said that
/ owen remained until 2 o'clock In the
morning. spreading salve and urging
| forgiveness: while tho governor re.
Tented only so far as to agree not -