The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-13
WALTONITES HOLD
BIG ADVANTAGE
oklahoma County Will Be
Powerful Factor When
Rough House Starts
REAL FIGHT EXPECTED
Battle Will Be Oratory Ver-
sus Votes, Ants Expecting
to Win With Verbosity
BY CLARK C. HUDSON.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. l2.--The
state democratic convention which
will meet here Tuesday vii! have
-3O delegates, on the basis OF one
aelerate for each 900 votes cast for
scott Ferris In 1920 Oklahoma
county. with 6i delegates. viii have
one-twelfth Of the convention. with
walton's home delegation presenting
this powerful nucleus around which
to build n majority for the mayors
program. including the Shawnee
platform. Il will be seen that only an
unusual combination OF eircum-
stances could erect an opposition Of
dangerous proportions. Oklahoma
county will have within six OF as
many votes In the convention as the
entire Seventh congressional district
with II southwestern counties The
two counties OF Oklahoma and Creek
will have the same number OF del
cgates as the 10 Red river counties
where democratic majorities are al
ways huge and handy.
Gallery VIII BE large.
Arrangements have been made to
hold the convention in the coliseum.
whero there IL ample room for both
delegates and spectators Owing to
the probable fight which IL TO be
made on the adoption Of the farmer
labor league platform as the artI-
cles OF faith for the democratic
party. II Is expected that large
attendance OF onlookers will be pres
ent 10 see that due applause Is given
whore II Is most needed and to fur
nsh a setting for the fireworks
which Is TO be the chief feature OF
the occasion.
Matched against each other in
this contest will be the orators on
one side and the voters on the other
Scattered through the delegations
everywhere will be the party orators
and erstwhile leaders. who expect
n train their guns on the delegates
and pour an enfilading fire into the
Waltonites until n rout is started
and the farmer-lab Dor platform IS
modified or ditched. Il will be YER
bositv versus votes
The Delegations Line.Up.
Not having been able 10 secure
annulment Of the convention, the
supporters of Walton and the league
set about TO capture the delegates
and are said to have been successful
in a majority Of counties. Accord
ing to the call. apportionment OF
delegates will he as follows:
Adair 5. Alfalfa 5. Atoka T. Beav-
er 4. Beckham 8, Blaine 4. Bryan 15,
Caddo 12. Canadian II, Carter 81.
Cherokee 6, Choctaw g. Cimarron Q.
Cleveland 3. Coal 6, Comanche 10.
Cotton Z. Craig TO- Creek 10, Custer
I, Delaware 4, Dewey 3. Ellis 3. Gar
field 10, Garvin II, Grady "A, Grant
s, Greer 6, Harmon 4. Harper 2
Haskell 7, Hughes II. Jackson Q.
Jefferson 8. Johnston Z. Kay 16.
Kingfisher 6, Kiowa s. Latimer 4,
LeFlore 10. Lincoln 10. Logan 3.
Love 6, McClain Q. McCurtain .,
Mcintosh 2. Major 2. Marshall s.
Mayes T. Murray 6, MuskoEee 90,
Noble s, Nowata 6, Okfuskee s,
oklahoma 81, Okmulgee 16. Usage
l3, Ottawa 13. Pawnee Z. Payne II.
Plttsburg 1S, Pontotoc 13, Potta
watomie is, Pushmataha s. Rogers
Mills 3. Rogers s. Seminole 6. Sc
duoyah 3, stephens 8. Texas 3,
Tlllman 2. Tulsa as, Wagner 4.
Washington 10. Washita Z, Woods
8. Woodward r. Total 730
state Committee "Orgnnlzlng.r
The controlling factors on the
otate committee, including the
state chairman and all but one
member OF the executive committee
OF 10, are opposing the adoption OF
the Shawnee platform and organiz
ing 10 force a compromise. While
u was announced after the confer
ence in Oklahoma City a week ago
when the executive committee
broke It's quorum to keep from
passing on the matter OF calling the
convention off, that Paul Nesbltt
had been agreed upon for temper.
airy chairman OF the convention, Il
was also learned that Chairman
semans wants to be made perman.
ent chairman, In this position he
would control the floor In debate
ana be In position to rule on i'm.
portant matters affecting the plat.
FORM; for the resolutions will b,