The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-25
FOES OF WALTON,
AS LAST RESORT.
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taxing Tor the past two weeks, and
whicn shows Wilson to be ahead OF
owen, although the newspaper fav-
ors the banker candidate. Accord
ing TO Its figures. more than 90 per
cent OF the poll was taken in cities
ana towns, where most OF the OPP
position to Mayor Walton IL to he
round; yet the mayor was discov-
cred to be running well up with
owen In the urban districts. IL this
is true, It's all over but the shouting;
or the country districts are for
walton, and they cast more than so
per cent OF the vote. The import
ant development is that Wilson is
drawing away from owen in the
contest, and the anti-Walton crowd
may he compelled TO consolidate
upon Wilson instead Of upon owen.
az had been 90 patiently and per-
sistently planned
An organized effort to consolidate
this anti-Walton vote is expected TO
develop early in the coming month
with the klan issue and the soldier
bonus Issue clear cut between Wal.
ton and Wilson, both issues having
been raised since the platforms
wero announced, and the owen
newspaper poll showing Wilson TO
be ahead Of its candidate, IL re-
quires no stretch OF Imagination to
foresee the race closing between
walton and Wilson in the fight for
the democratic nomination. In such
situation II is but natural for
those who are bitterly opposing
Walton TO unite upon the strongest
candidate against him, and thus will
come about the consolidation which
has been predicted for so long.
Thanks to support OF the khan, and
the obstinate refusal of the Mar
land Dutch Shell crowd 10 consent
to desert Wilson for owen, It ap-
pears that Wilson has fought his
way 10 the position where he can
demand that the gonfalon of anti
Walton forces be placed in his
hands. He has reached the point
where nc can assume leadership Of
the crowd that Is fighting Walton
and the farmer-la Dor league. and
can flip his fingers at owen and
Ziska.
Walton Himself Certain.
And what OF Walton? Some poll
ticians who want to think so have
expressed the opinion that he is los
fails 10 locate any detection among
the farmer-iabor group. which is
massed behind his candidacy. and
there certainly has been an accre-
tion on account OF the recent organ
ization I'm his behalf among the reg
ulars. He has been speaking TO
large audiences In the southwest
during the week, where no indica-
ton OF dissolution OF his boom is
anywhere apparent. That largec
section OF our citizenship which is
denominated "bolshevik" by Wilson
and owen, seems TO cling tenacious
ly TO the idea that Walton is more
likely to be friendly than a candi-
date OF either the banks or the big
oil companies. With an unfriendly
poll showing him strong in the cities
and towns, and with the farmer vote
largely for him. there is little ap-
prehension in his camp. There is
no doubt at all that Walton, himself,
expects to win. He Is confident to
the point of certainty.
As evidence o. the fear that Wal
ton will be nominated, II Ia currently
reported about the capital that his
enemies are attempting to get a
grand jury for the purpose OF get
ting him indicted over something.
and have even gone to the governor
with a demand that they be permit
ted to name a special prosecutor for
the Job. The name OF a newspaper
publisher Is connected with the
move, and II Is reported that he has
made a personal demand upon the
governor. in the matter of naming a
special prosecutor. Whatever the
threat may have been, 1t has not
borne fruit with the governor so
far.
As n political move II is considered
decidedly below par at this stage
Of the campaign; for undoubtedly