The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-13

call on the convention But when
the league secured JACK Walton p
assurance that ne intends 70 run on
the league platform. II reared back
and laughed boistcrOusly a. the
antics which the Old fashioned poll.
tcianH were performing In their
preparations Tor a convention IN
addition, II scoffcd several scoffs AZ
The serious savants who think theV
are getting somewhcre by having
convention and making another
platform rho convention which
defined the Issues and nominated
The candidate has done been had "
which h. a very clear statement ~
tho casc
Old fashioned democratic oracles
Ike S Prentlss, B.lI Alexander Bob
Dunlop AlcN Mcdonald et ID omu-
genus. are constrnlned to doplore
the furclLi, entry and ietalurt by
which the league seized the demo-
cratic party ana made off with ~
They declare that II was done on
"a foul The crudite and lInRuistlt
Freezing. during his most highly
imaginative moments. discourse.
much as the Sabine women must
have tnlkod after a certain event
IN carly Roman history. But what
aro thcy going to do about t. be-
, des talkg
frs Al Quite Mess.
Nothing. uutil after the Conven
ion. Then. n tho convention fixes |
a place for them 10 stand they can |
watch the performance from the |
inside. II the alleged rayishuon' |
u democracy by the league Is thorr |
admitted by the adoption Of IN"
eaRue platform as the declaration
u democratic doctrine, there VIII
% more bolts than one could lind
n wholesale hardware store
'ontrawlHe. n the convention
hould fail athwart the league plat
orm and rond II. there Will be
ome republican malorities down
dong Red river this fall Nobody
makes any secret Of that.
Hut as to Governor Robertson
I, no has turned out to he the Little
eva OF the campaign. a few months
go he was considered To he so un-
,upular by his party compatriots
hat even candldatua for nomination
or governor on the democratic
lckct spoke somewhat lrreverently
4 him In order 70 gain support lie
vas held up as the party parlnh
nd HIS name was used To frighten
title children. Growing annoyed at
his, the governor went forth dur.
1g the primary campaign. not to
peak for any candidates, but to
peak for himself and his admins
ration lie demanded ylndicntion
nd got II on silver tray. lie
lvored Walton for governor, a.
lvors went, and Walton was nomi
ated. Trap was nominated for
eutenant governor. After that
I've OF his own appoIntees we're
ominntod for the most important ,
tate offices: Short for attorney.
eneral. Snced for secretary OF
ate. Childers for state auditor,
haw for state treasurer and Har-
In for commissioner OF insurance
an you beat it2 You can't
VIII IndOrse Robertson.
Following this, there Is not much
hance for the convention to IN
an lndorsemont OF Robertson and
IL administration. IL can't even
,dorse the ticket without lndorsing
i'm. Thus, what was looked upon
: an imposslblllty few months
go has been accomplished. The
overnor. placed on the defensive
, his own party. succeeded In
,aking such combinations In the
rimary as to leave him, next to
Walton. the acknowledged party
,nder. and the buck Ia passed To-
he republicans. In face OF tho fact
hat many OF the charges against
he governor have gone without
poloRy or contradiction, and that
10 In under Indictment, with his
ppointee Dennis fugitive from
lstice, this denouement was not
My unexpected, II was marvellous,
low he did IL matters little, He
ia II. And that he could do It at
II was so astonishing that most OF
he wiseacres around the capital
ave failed TO altogether absorb the
act yet.
This is the situation in which the
for election finds itself
{ the outset, with the prospect that
o change OF Importance win occur
otween now ana November to SHIFT
he political issues. Democracy
lust wage It's battle upon the re-
obstruction league platform and
ndorsement Of Governor Robert