The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-26
Politics and Politicians

OKLAHOMA CITY - oklahoma
politics jumped In several directions
during the current week. Just as
the state administration was making
up It's slate, Jim Hepburn's Okmul-
gee county grand jury made a re-
port and an Indictment which took
Governor Robertson out OF the
statehousc conferences In the busy
mid-w period. Politically speak
ing, the indictment Of the governor
is not such great item, for the
reason that the offenses charged
against him had been generally
known for more than a year and
| had done his political prestige
whatever harm the bringing OF the
! Indictment could do.
But the week started huslly.
| state superintendent r.. II. Wilson
| got the pole from an administration
standpoint. 1t viii be recalled that
this department last fan stated that
/ Governor Robertson favored state
| Treasurer Leecraft for governor. At
that time It was proposed that Mr..
Leecraft resign as treasurer and A..
5. j, Shaw was TO have been ap-
pointed 10 succeed him. Two things
happened. LeeCraft heard the
winds, and they were blowing In n
manner that did not please him;
second, Shaw is candidate for
treasurer and a treasurer cannot
succeed himself; therefore the ap-
| polntmcnt would be unsatlsfac tory
! for that short period.
Then came the gubernatorial an
| nounCements. superintendent VIII
| son and Judge Tom owen coming
| almost at tho same time although
| the latter got his to the press first.
| tie shot at the governors policies
| and Wilson also dubbed some OF
! the governors banking friends
! Later, r.. b. Howard came into the
! puddle and shot at all Of them
! Still later II developed that Mayor
| Walton of Oklahoma city was n
candidate and his worst enemies are
the governors best friends.
Therefore 1t was not SURPRISING
| that the governor, who had the
bank troubles on his hands. should
seek TO make a slate that would al
least appear favorable. II must not
be understood that the law compel.
a governor TO attempt to- choose his
successor. but, on the other hand
the constitution does not prevent
| such an attempt and all OF those
| who have gone before have made
the effort and, with the exception
OF Governor CruCc been successful
Governor Bob williams. turned
his great machine for Judge Rob,
ertson, not because he loved hin
so much but because he was deter
mined that William Horatlo Muir.
ray OF Tishomingo should not be his
successor. Haskell supported Cruc,
FOR the same reason. Tho latter
was unable to defeat Williams and
Il remains to he seen whether the
present governor Will three-tim,
the Haskell Williams program OF
two-time the Cruce effort.
Very certainly the governor Il
now more active than at any tim,
since the road bond issue was be-
fore the people. lie has pulled II
the strings on his big appointee,
and employees arc being made tC
see whore great arc-lights, ever
though their vision see nothing bu
| darkness. lie has changed from
pacifist, who allowed things [,
drift. to an open warrior and takei
on the duties as II he liked them.
No student of government shoulC
overlook the fact that chief ex
CcutiVc can move rlany ways ant
siiN not mako speech for MOI
| against anyone, but II anyone 4
also asleep with the idea that GOV
ernor Robertson is not taking {
hand in this political game, tn,
awakening will come along and bu
astounding to the sleeper
Mr.. Howard's trip across tn,
state developed the fact that a cam
palgu for governor Is not won oI
the first visit TO the voters. A
previously stated the former audi
tor convinced many people that h,
will be a real contender. At IN,
capital city It had become the fiXe,
opinion that the actual race wa
between owen and Wilson. with tn
lines still not tightly drawn. TheI
Walton's candidacy loomed from
several different sections and Ne
came alarming. Well-informet
people understood that Howar'