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

OKLAHOMA CITY. March Ii
The capital city has been treated to
an extra dose OF politics and busl-
ness during the week and tho poor
old bank guaranty fund continues
to bObblc mp and down, mostly
down. The failure OF big state
bank Mt the capital came close to
the statchouso crowd FOR the reason
that "a majority ~ the state err-
ploycs contracted business with the
institution which closed it's doors
during midwcek. It, together with
the going down Of the El Reno
bank, added another million dollars
or so to the already depleted guar
anty fund-and 1t is going to take
more than prediction and hope to
bring up the money to pay deposit
tors in the various broken-down
banks.
As a matter OF fact that guaranty
fund has assets in excess or So
600 900 but so far there is no mai
rush on the part Of capitalists to
hand in the cash for the assets on
hand.
OF course. bank guaranty funds
and politics cannot be classified as
one, but the fact that the question
Of handling the fund and getting
tho law TO operate must be met at
the approaching election cannot be
disputed. quite naturally the demo-
Gratis who created tho bank guar
auty law and have stood sponsor
for II through the years since state
hood have the most to look out for.
Governor Robertson administra-
tion has met sorry Waterloo In
the conduct OF the state banking de-
l.. 4.
that was the fault OF the admins
tration or Just "a sequence of sorrow
ful events, democrats who are wise
are looking forward to the issue
with considerable misgiving, and no
one has been found sufficiently
powerful to stem the tide OF dis
astor.
Until the capital city bank failure
came along, the statChOuSe politl-
clans were getting things shaped up
unit, almost a lineup could be seen
ON the democratic side OF the house.
II tx now an open secret that Cover
nor Robertson il to figure some In
the primary. Almost all OF the
democratic aspirants for governor
took some sort OF shot at the acts
and policies OF the EoyernOr-Cer-
tain,y no one OF them said anything
complimentary, II was believed for
time that tho governor, i'm "a bad
humor with some Of the other can
didatCs, might throw In with Mayor
Walton, hut the signs OF the times
indicate that he has or at least will
cast his fortunes with State super
iuteudcut Robert III, Wilson. The
two have not always agreed as 10
administrative work and Il IN per-
haps none too much to say that even
now they are not as Colonel Damon
and Major pythias We're when their
friendship was at its zenith, but
candidates Howard and owen have
been rather forward I'm stating
/ things distustorul to tho governor
and it is Wilson or Walton for tho
/ CHIEF executive with tho odds OF
support In favor Of the state super
/ iutcudeut,
Nor must tho average man forget
/ shat governor. even an ordinary
one, has strength. There are say,
. CTal democratic candidates for gov.
crnor and at this writing no one OF
/ them appears to bc far In the lead
! one has only 10 go back four years
/ when Governor Bob Williams, who
/ was not as popular then as no was
/ i'm the later years Of his administra,
/ tiou. actually strung-armed the
| democratic primary for Jim Robert
son. OF course. there were manN
| contributing causes but no ten OF
/ them cqualed the fact that Cover,
/ nor Williams, sitting at his desk
| moved his machinery and kept II
/ moving FOR the present governor
| Perhaps he has made his peace with
| the Lord for the work. too.
In any event the political feature
OF the week is that Governor Rob,
ertson is moving and taking more
than an ordinary interest In tn,
candidates. OF more than one man
States are easily made and as easily
broken, but II the governor pursue'
the policy OF choosing a list for tn,
most prominent places to be filled
Ht the election 10 must be admitted
that II will have more than ordnar,
| effect. IL Is not to be presumed tha
the state administration will attemp
10 make up complete ticket bu
slate makers for the major places
are busy and the end OF the month