The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-12

city. II, OF course, means that Short
Will be an 0spirant to uucceed the
Freezing term, and is presumed 10 be
a challenge to all opponents. the
one known at this time being Edwin
Dabney Of Altus. democratic floor
leader In the house OF representa-
ties during the eighth Legislature.
No one can understand just the
full meaning of the Freezing reslg-
nation. lie had attained the pima
Gle of local fame and was ready TO
quit, but everyone knows that when
tho Harrold term for senator ex-
pires tho eX-atturney-gene VIII
be candidate to succeed him. This
ambition Is an open secret and Mr..
Freezing very evidently believes that
he can come closer to success by
spending tho intervening years as a
private citizen than he could were
they spent In serving the public.
OF course. the state house party
is not altogether serene. Departures
and newcomers alwaps play their lit
tie role. Attorney General George
Short cut Off lot OF rumor by an
nouncing that no would make no
change In Mr.. Frecling's forces un-
less the change was by preference Of
those concerned. The office is bo-
sleged by counties wanting assist
ants 10 enforce the law, but 1t is not
likely that this will be done unless
under extraordinary circumstances.
What VIII Walton DO?
There is still some anxiety in the
state as to what Mayor J. c, Walton
or Oklahoma city will do relative to
being n candidate for governor. Ac-
tn
stories the mayor has related that
he will not be a candidate for the
democratic nomination for governor
unless the farmer-labor meeting in
dorses him at the Shawnee session.
Tho World correspendent has pre-
viously stated that no candidate not
now in the field can hope for sue
cess without having first announced
his party principles before getting n
third party approval,
OF course. there are 10000 rad
lcals really for the mayor who will
advise him 70 tho contrary, but he
is receptive person and after the
medicine has taken effoct will feel
all the better because OF the won
derful cathartic.
May BE Royal Flush.
This leads also to the reflection
that notwithstanding all that has
been published about republican
candidates for governor that Ed
Overholser. former mayor OF Okla
homa City, win very probably be a
candidate. II has been known for
several months that he would not
despise the republican nomination,
but did not wish to enter into a hard
scramble for the honor.
practically eliminated himself and
National Committeeman Jim Harris
Of Wagner has let II be known that
he IL not an actual candidate. There
are other aspirants, some OF them of
considerable magnitude, but for
some reason none OF these others
has been able to convince republic
ans at the capital city that they are
being seriously considered by the re-
publicans OF the state.
Overholser has all the attributes
OF candidate for governor--either
democrat or republican. He has
more money than any decent man
needs and has spending capacity
that no spendthrift ever questioned
He has ideas and also has sufficient
diplomacy to keep them 10 himself
until elected TO office,
II must not he forgotten that the
man who Is TO be the next governor
will have TO be a conventional liar.
The reason Is that a fool legislature
passed a law declaring how much n
man can spend TO be elected or NOM
mated 10. governor. The amount
will not allow OF postage stamps, so
II does not matter whether the next
governor is a democrat or a repub-
licau, he will have tn swear that he
did not spend nor cause TO he ex-