New Britain herald., 1922-07-28
POLITICS GROWING
 WARM IN OKLAHOMA
LarSent Number Of Candidates in
 Field, in History of State

| Ohama City, Okla, July 2S.-With a nonpartisan league issue drawing especial attention to the contest for ernor, voters of Oklahoma are pre- pairing to register their preference for all state offices August 1 in a state wide primary A larger number of candidates are in the field than ever before in the history of the state.
 The nonpartisan issue arises from charges made against J. C. Walton, mayor of Oklahoma City and can ddate for the democratic nomination, who has been endorsed by the Farm er-Labor reconstruction league, or ganization formed at a joint conven- ton of the Oklahoma state federal ton of labor and two groups of farm Iers. Walton's opponents assert that the reconstruction league is the non- partisan league under new name and that Walton Is attempting to use the prestige of the democratic party to sweep the reconstructionists into power. The issue has caused the cam paign to take on unusual importance
 opposed l3y Former Justice.
 Walton is opposed by Thomas H. Owen, former justice of the state su- preme court, and R. H. Wilson, state superintendent of public instruction. All are making vigorous campaigns.
 The platform adopted by the re- construction league and upon which Walton agreed to run included the following blanks; Endorsement of the Plumb plan for control of the rail- roads. approval of public ownership of various utilities and the printing of all school text books by the state, op- position to a reduction in the wages compulsory military condemnation of compulsory military training and a demand that war profteers be com pelled to pay the nations military debt.
 No Planks Announced.
 Wilson and Owen have advanced no outstanding principle in their plat forms Each, however, has recom- mended changes in the state banking system designed to strengthen guar. anty feature and safeguard member banks.
 Next to the Wilson, Walton Owen race general interest in the primary centers in the congressional contests, in which all present representatives are candidates for re-nomination. Ob- 1 servers are watching especially the second and eighth districts. These are represented respectively by Miss Alice Robertson of Muskogee and Manuel Herrick of Perry. Both Miss Robert son and Herrick were elected in the republican landslide of 1920, and ob- servers agree that stubborn opposition | 'aces them in their efforts for re- nomination.
 New situation.
 This Is perhaps the first time in the | history of the second district that q 'epublican primary has attracted more than nominal interest. Until 1920 the district was regarded by the demo- ,rats as one of their strongholds. It | S said that Miss Robertson is perhaps | he only candidate in the primary who ] $ obliged to take into consideration he women's vote. Considerable op- position is said to have been voiced oy women of her district to her at- itude on various matters of legisla- ion affecting women and children
 Herrick was nominated without op- position in 1920. The lack of an op- | oonent resulted from confusion in- 'ident to double election in the dis rict, one to fill the unexpired term of Dick T. Morgan, deceased, and the 'ther for the regular term. Several 'andidates who filed for the unex- tired term with the intention of serv- ng through the regular term also. aied to make a double filing until fter the time limit had expired.
 Some Contests.
 l.. M. Gensman of Lawton, repre- from the sixth district, is for the republican re- omination, Contests will occur in all ther districts
 Observers are giving little attention o the nomination for governor on the epubican ticket, 1t being the opinion { politicians that John Fields, editor f farm paper published here, will ct the nomination over George Healy,
 retired farmer and stocllman of 'eaver. Neither is making cam aign Including candidates for the state