The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-12

will see the big fellows fairly well
organized FOR the season.
The Oklahoman, in nm effort to
make Senator Elmer Thomas be a
candidate for governor. announced
that Candidates owen and BOlou
would withdraw should the TAwton
man conclude to be n candidate. All
that was wrong with that statement
was that BOlcu and owen denied
the statement and Mr.. Thomas was
considerably embarrassed with his
own campaign for congress in the
Sixth district.
Moreover the continued rumors
OF Withdrawals from the democratic
gubernatorial race need no longer
be credited. 1t is next to certain
that the field will be as 1t is and
II Is very improbable that there will
bc another entry, although there
comes a report from Usage county
that r. j. Leahy has not quite given
up the idea that this might be n
good gubernaturial season.
ono report has It that Charles
Peters. formerly OF Usage but now
OF Tulsa county. Is Interested In the
Lcahy idea and there was time
when Mr.. Peters was rather the top
notcher in the northern part Of the
state.
4 stern silence prevails at repub-
lican headquarters. II Chairman
Alexander wanted to do so he could
not move the checker board to bet
ter advantage than the democrats
have been doing for the past several
weeks. with all Of the banking de-
partment troubles and the other
things which have heset the domi-
nant party, the republicans can do
no better than to sit tight and let
the bah roll along. Naturally the
republicans are going TO take ad-
vantage OF all the things which have
happened-they will just come to
them without the asking.
But even at that there appears TO
he less activity than has been ex-
pccted for this season OF the spring
time. We are now approaching the
spriugtime and republicans who
wish to he governor are keeping
those ambitions well hidden. Part
of this may be due TO the fact that
County Attorney Hepburn OF Ok
mulgee has been doing the lime
lighting for his party Of late and
very good job OF IT, too.
Attorney Humphreys OF Atoka is
another republican who Is rather
desire 10 be attorney general. Should
he make the race, II would be two
OF that faith for the same place as
County Attorney Andrews of Lin
coin county made such an an
nouncement seteral months ago. II
IL rather peculiar, too, that there
should be two republican candidates
for attorney general, one for cor
puration commissioner and one for
treasurer and as yet no avowed can
didate for governor. All OF the re-
publican candidates are now hold
ing office, J. W. Kayser, member OF
the board OF affairs, being a candi-
date for corporation commissioner.
and county Treasurer Irving Page
OF Blaine county aspiring for the
trCasurcrship.
Are These Muddy Waters?
Andrew J. Stewart makes the
fourth democratic aspirant for at
torney-general, lie is an old Greer
county product and was at one time
| on the supreme court commission.
In earlier days he was the storm
center OF southwestern oklahoma
| politics. That was when Greer was
| an empire -- several other counties
| having been sliced off for the con-
yenience Of county seat makers.
Tho attorney generals campaign
| is peculiar, IN that Stewart and
| Edwin Dabncy come from the OK
| treme southwestern part Of the
state, while Senator Hin and Atty
Gen. George short are from the ex-
| tremo southeastern. The first two
/ are both residents OF the Seventh
or McCllnt.c congressional district,
the other two are from the Third
| or Carter district, There has been
talk OF former Senator j. G. Nc
| lntosh OF Bryan county entering
the race, which, II he should do so,
would make the third aspirant from
| the Third congressional district.
However, IL is very likely that the
| list Of candidates for attorney
general IN both republican and dem
! ocratic parties is closed and that
the decision will be among those
| mentioned in the respective partisan
organizations.
! Surprise was expressed at the