The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-18
pnur rm.rps ron GOVERNOR

DRAFT IIi.IpS ron GOVERNOR
It was inrourh The world that John Fields
gave the public bIs FIRST decision not 10 become
candidate for governor This WIS in January
since tha, time hc has been called on 20 make
tho same decision many limos each day Tho
Ficlds.for governor boom ls ono Of tho most
remarkable booms American politics has known,
despite tho mans earnest ins'sIouco that ho
would not announce docs not desire tho office
and cannot afford to serve oven II elected, his
boom has steadily grown until now It Is sweep.
ing all before g.
Democrats as we'll ~ republicans refuse TO
ACCEPT his denial Democrat AZ well az rcpub-
ncnn politicians admit that nothing Ike this
Fields movement has ever before been witnessed
In Oklahoma. Democrats aa well as republicans
long accustomed to reading the signs Of the
times In this state, admit that Fields II many
thousands Of votes stronger than any man in
either party who has announced Tor governor.
Tho world has closely observed tho growing
demand FOR Fields when ne stated IN January
that he would not permit the use OF his name
ana gave MS NONu I'hNoU lNI Nu'u N''lHA'N' i'''
world felt that his decision should be given to
the public and was entitled TO respect. For
only moment was there any waverng. Then
tho demand increased amazingly. It is now 80
universal, no genuine and tho causes buttrossing
that demand so natural and free from any per-
aonaI Worship Of the man, that The world feels
that It cannot ana should not longer he Ignored.
Fields should be drafted sor the service tho
state stands In grevous need Of and which there
is such universal belief that he alonc can give.
n the Fields boom was for the man ne tcsu-
monlal Of personal admiration and loyalty, The
World would not consider II rs portcntlous. But
that Is not the case. Personal liking and per-
sonal friendship has very little to do with tho
matter This Is a boom prcdIcated on the bed
rock principles Of availability and fitness,
There are literally tens OF thousands OF voters
who do not personally like Fields, yet who unite
with the vastly greater number In declaring
that ne Is the man to redeem the state restore
its credit and rehabllltatc It In the eyes OF other
states and other peoples. There Ia solldlty
and substance TO such a movement as that
which Is utterly lacking IN movement hav-
Ing for Its foundation nothing more substantial
than personal friendship and Individual admlra-
ton.
There are literally thousands OF people who
know that with Fields governor the executive
department would bo run from within and not
from without; that there would bo no such a
thing as a secret cabinet or board OF partisan
strategy; that tho public affairs Of tho state
would be administered in the interest OF the
people regardless OF partisan effect, Yet these
mon some Of whom arc partisans OF the most
pronounced type favor Fieds because they
realize the need OF the state for lust such an
administration
Here In Tulsa there has been an nsstont de-
mand that a movement be inauguratcd to or
ganize Fiolds-for-goyernor club. Tho world
has for long stood against such thing. Now,
realizing that the people have a right to draft
candidate for the highest office In the state
and that no man dare refuse such summons
to duty OF such high order, The world with.
draws all opposition TO such a movement Let
1t bo undertaken, Let tulsa county so on rec.
ord in It's own way for tho candidate OF is
choice Mr. Fields may rest assured that II ho
yields TO a people who demand his service In
the interest OF decent, efficient and more eco.
nomical government, that tho same people
after he has honorably acquitted himself In
their service, viii attend TO his future material
needs and ambitions in their own good way.
Draft Fields for governor Ho cannot and he
viii not refuse such high summons to duty.
orasnize Fields clubs in every county OF tho
state. Let the can be loud and lnsisten, The
time has come for action,