The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-07-30
LINEUP MUDDLED
Under-Surface Shifts Con.
fusing; Governor Race
Big Attraction
WILSON MAY WIN OUT
II He Gets Solid Klan Support
He Can't Lose, but "Invis-
ibles" Are Puzzlers
WALTON PICKED BY HUDSON
World Correspondent Sayy
Reconstruction League Cam
didate Looks 'Best'
PICKED BY HUDSON
by Tho Asaonia,sd Prssa.

ny tho Associated Presa
OKLAHOMA CITY. July 2s.---
with lines being drawn on economic
issues and under-surfacs shifts on
the Ku-Klux Khan question, Okla
homa has entered into the final
stages of one of the most tangled
primary campaigns IN the history Of
the state.
Interest In the outcome OF the
threo-cornered raos for the demo-
cratic nomination for governor vir-
tually obscures tho contests for corr
gress and state offices In the three
parties entered. democratic. rspub-
lican and socialist.
Khan Issue 20 Front.
Tho Ku-Klux Klan Issue has been
brought forward recently with pub.
lication OF states purporting 10 have
been issued by the organization.
II. II. Wilson. state superintendent
OF public instruction, is marked in
the khan lists as tho right" candi-
date for tho democratic gubernatc-
rial nomination; Thomas ii, owen,
former justice OF the state supreme
court. is characterized as fair"
while the khan definitely blackiists
Mayor j, C. Walton of Oklahoma
City. the other contender for demo-
cratic gubernatorlal Endorsement.
III the KS Vote Solid
with the campaign closed. only
the voting and the counting re-
naming, II may he said that the OUT
come hinges upon the khan vote. II
Wilson, tho recognized khan candi-
date, gets anything like the solid
klan vote he can't lose. The khan 10
said 10 number more than 100000
in the state-all voters and all male
voters-and II the bulk of that block
goes to Wilson it 10 easy to see tho
result. However. II the khan vote 10
split by Wilson and owen. to say
nothing OF the bunch Walton expects
to get, tho situation Is all muddled
the tabulating of tho returns will
determine.
Confusing tho aiignments ir the
race again is the Wide breach be-
tween the supporters OF Mayor Wal
ton and the hackers OF tho other
two candidates on economic ques-
tions. Walton. n lifelong demo-
crat. has the Endorsement OF the
Farmer Labor Reconstruction
league, a professed Nonpartisan or
ganiZatlon, with platform char
acterlzed by the opposition an state
socialism,"
"Stcal" Charged 10 Walton.
Walton's opponents. including the
strongest democratic newspapers,
declare the farmer-labor element
seeks TO steal the democratic party
Of oklahoma and foist upon ths
state the program of the Nonparu-
san league OF North Dakota.
Walton has declared in campaign
addresses that he is fighting &c
wrest the political power OF the
state from the hands of vested in
tcrcsts" and place II in tho hands OF
farmers and labor, where 1t be.
longs"
Threats are freely made that
should Walton win in the primary
next Tuesday, a powerful section OF
the democratic party viii turn In
the general election in November TO
support John Fields, conceded 10 be
the republican choice for governor.
No one processes TO accurately cali
culate the X, *. X, equation. The
organization claims membership
OF around 100000. other organiza-
tions have been formed 20 combat
the khan. The voting force that
the khan may muster and the
strength the anti-klan forces will
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