The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-09-10
MANY FIGHTS AVERTED
Lie Passed Among Rival Par
tisans in Audience; Fields
Man Assailed Jack
HE READ KEYNOTE SPEECH
Manuscript Devoted to Attack
on Fields and Uniting of
Two Shawnee Platforms

world Capital Correspondence
OKLAHOMA CITY, Sept. 0. - 4
! near riot followed tho conclusion OF
Mayor Walton's opening speech at
Crescent this afternoon. when a
Fields speaker. who followed Wal
ton, declared that "a man who VIII
stand before you and tear down
somebody else Is not tit to be elect
cd governor
Many Fights Aycrtcd.
Walton, who fingered TO hear
what other speakers at tho fair
might say. waited until %. NJ. Denton
or oklahoma City finished his
speech then returned to the plat
form and denounced Denton with
others. evidently being under the
impression that II was exclusively "a
".!:o'. messing. Doato. !.a. sec-;
Invited by the mayor OF Crescent TO
speak. along with others. at the fair:
but this was evidently not under
| stood by Walton and his friends, and
there was a riotous spirit stirred ~
before the understanding ones In
| the crowd got the temperature re-
| duced. Liar" was frequently heard
| through the din, while several fights
were narrowly averted.
Walton. who spoke mostly from
manuscripts. but frequently stopped
TO add remarks, was gwen II respect
ful hearing during tho delivery OF
his speech which Is TO be the key
note OF his campaign. His opening
sentences were In the nature OF an
apology for reading his speech,
which, no asserted. was made neces-
sary by the efforts OF the newspapers
TO misquOte him.
Didn't Ike 10 DO It.
II am going 10 do something that
don't like to do" no said, II am
gong to read u speech.
II understand that reporters for
newspapers are hore and some OF
the papers don't tell the truth about
me. so | prepared my speech. The
primary campaign is over but the
opposition is still using the same
things against me that were used In
the primary campaign.
The speaker went on TO say that
he tx not member OF the Catholic
church, as has been charged. but
that he ia a member OF the Masonic
order Ho denied Fields charge
that he is In a conspiracy with Rob-
ertson and took early occasion In
his speech 10 announce that he IL
not going ito double-cross" tho
folks who brought him out at the
Shawnee convention.
Hs Speech Analysed.
Walton's speech may bo divided
into two phases. reiteration OF his
unequivocal stand upon the Shaw
nee Platform, and a running attack
on John Fields He mentioned no
democrat OF national Importance,
past. present or future; In which re-
spect his speech differed greatly
from the usual democratic speech
and he firmly but finally supplanted
the state democratic platform with
the platform written at shawnee by
the FRrmer-J labor league.
Referring TO plank one OF the
Shawnee PLATFORM he said he was
IN favor OF prosecuting bank loot
ers, "Ill 20 further and say that IL
| am elected governor / Will either
bring Fred Dennis back to the state
or certificate showing that he is
not alive" Walton added. Ac-
cusing John Fields Of lying about
his Shawnee platform. the mayor
explained several planks in the
manner that he handled them In his
primary ,ampa'sn SpcssasS'
"MOrc Equitable Distribution
I'VE don't propose TO loan money
TO politicians or individuals" he
said, We propose 10 create a
banking board, which will have
charge OF public funds for more
equitable distribution"
Walton said he had made a trip
out to the courthouse to look up
he tax paid by John Fields, and
got certificate from the assessor
That John had not been paying ad
yalorem tax for three years. He
no other kind of tax.
The stories OF the pink cotton
bloom and the poodle dog were
brought out 90 prove that Fields Is
a bad egg. While he also accused
he editor Of owning farm Ia
Kansas. No mention was made or
Johns whiskers. Just 10 show that
he Is no respector OF persons, Wal
ton took a rap at the state election
board.
II wouldn't say anything about
he democratic election machin-
cay" he said facetiously. but my
request is 10 make the majority SO
big that there can be no room for
4 mistake" He advocated taking
The election machinery out OF the
hands of one man or set of men,
and putting. 1t Into the hands OF
he people"
He's ON Both P1as3orsus.