The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-21
WALTON A REAL FLY
pscarded as Poor Adornment
in Political Ointment Mix .
ed by Big Oil Interests
MANT-ACCEPTABLE FARMER
Talk of Eliminating Wilson
and Owen With Man Who
Could Be Manipulated
By CLARK c. HUDSON,
yyorid's Cspital Correspondent.

NOflu thpltni
OKLAHOMA CITY. May 20.--The
rival Of Senator Robert l.. owen
the SCENE OF political negotiations
ring the week, Immediately fol-
Tbwlng the announcement OF his
close friend, Robert l.. Boler. that
ne (Bolen) had decided in the In
terest OF harmony" not to run for
\ the democratic nomination for gov
ernor, has given fresh color to the
story that n cabal to capture both
United States senatorships was play
Ing the governorship off the boards.
Senator owen has been In Europe,
helping 10 shape the destinies OF ma
tions, all innocent of the marplots
that we're at work in his own door
yard; but Immediately upon his re-
turn he was advised of the situation
| In Oklahoma, which had become ex-
ceedingly cluttered up. and he pro-
ceeded to drill out the territory.
What he found was exactly corrobo-
ra,ive Of the reports printed In these
columns. He was being made ready
for tho hrmaldehyde dressing.
PuuIe-Namc the Ex-Governor. -.
II was news to Senator owen, OF
|eourse, for he doesn't keep more
lthan third OF the way up on OKLA
homa politics; but this plot to sweep
the governor and both senator's into
the same net was hatched many
moons ago. One Thomas II. owen,
formerly OF Muskogee, but now an
Oklahoma City banker, was to be
dealt the governorship from the bot
tom OF the deck, and the rest would
be easy. A certain ex-governor OF
Ia,
one OF the chief priests at the coun-
ellis. A certain other ex-governor.
row a federal Judge on the east side
Of Oklahoma. but whose name shall
not be mentioned, was another prin-
cipal in the plot. Standard Oil was
looked TO for funds, aided substan-
tlally by the banks. 1t was even
Thought TO inveigle ex-senator Gore
pnto the scheme. The state chair
pmsnship was needed, and Il was cap
eured without a strugglewhen Ed NJ.
femans was elected; but there the
lan hit rock. The boom for Jack
walton opened up in the midst of
the field OF candidates, without ever
having consulted the bosses and
iners. and without having any sena-
torial frills attached, ana messed
things up terribly. Before this hap
pened. however. the Marland- Dutch
ehen OIL interest had sponsored a
candidate against Standard in the
person OF r. II. Wilson. The two
world-rivsls in oil were about ready
ior political tilt in Oklahoma when
.ne walton thing popped up and up
set the Deans. 1t wasn't on the pro-
gram. but here it came,
Walton SDOilcd n All
a., may be said here that the care
tialy iaid plan OF the Tom Owen
,naskeli-Williams crowd would have
.een successful had 1t not been for
me walton uplift; for the opposing
SSn interests. even assisted by the
sook companies, could ha.dly have
prevailed against the political and
nnancial power which had been
uhited In the movement to gather
~ me governor and both u. g.
oenagors. Be 1t understood that this
,,pUnpination forms the biggest stake
", wat can be played for IA tho politics
y, this country, excepting only the
P'esiuent. And the game was on.
SENATOR owen did not learn CT this
M ,uI he returned from Europe,
meanwhile, Hubert Bolen had an
aouneed that he would be n candi..
S Sa.e tor governor. There Is no
~ ,uouot that he did this In an effort
w protect the senator's interests
hniI that busy statesman could yet
Vack TO look after things h.nself.
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