The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-01
Arraiens Vote Stealing.

AffulEns Nolt ONtubHks
The crowd applauded to the echo
bis arraignment OF the crime OF
,,oaIing a vote or intimldating a
,oter. IF you can't have honest
Elections. you can't expect to have
bonrst officers or good government.
if.a am elected | want to be de-
Ned elected. II you see anything
wrong going on at your polling place
stav there until the cornt is taken.
some good men and good women
NAV think, what's the use of vot-
ipF9 My vote won't get counted any
ray' hut they must not become
discouraged. / feel absolutely cer-
,oln that this time we are going TO
have an honest election, and | hope
,bat hcnccfurth there will never be
. question about the honesty OF q
local election. Go TO tho polls and
yoto. take your wife with you. II
,ou were n millionaire. your vote
rould be the most valuable thing you
bayo. And if you don't \ have
enough interest In your city's well
farc 10 vote next Tuesday, whether
sor me or the other fellow II mat
iers not you have no right TO COM
suits or go 60 the mayor with your
yrievances.'
Tho Purchasing Agents associa-
tlon OF oklahoma is unitedly sup
noHlng Hadley because of the mem-
bors' Intimate knowledge Of his
rapabnitles for the office OF mayor,
President II. NJ Cosgrove said in
iptroducing Hadley at the associa-
lion meeting last night. "rhis is not
a political organization nor have we
indorscd a republican candidate as
such. We're simply for MIR. Had
lev. We feel that his nominatlc'
gave the people of Tulsa an oppoi.
tunity to secure as mayor n man big
enough to he governor. Tulsans
with tho real interest OF the COM
munity at heart should lay aside
marty affilation and vote for him.
I have little doubt as to his election,
but don't slacken second i'm your
work for him" Hadley's response
was that he knew the politics of only
two men In the organization and that
he himself was not a "hide-bound
republican or accustomed TO vot-
ing straight republican ticket re-
gardless Of the issues involved.
Hadlcy was = speaker before seven
difcrcut groups Friday, while
spsaking engagements almost equal
In number were filled by T.. T..
Short. Paul c. Meyer, J. NJ. Adkison
and Charles Haley, candidates for
commissioners. Frank Newkirk,
candidate for place as treasurer on
the school board. and Mrs Frank
Seaman, candidate for auditor. Re-
quests for lIadley's presence and
that Of other candidates have poured
into the republican headquarters
faster than they could he filled.
An important Saturday meeting
will be that of republican election
officials, counters and watchers TO
he held in tho headquarters in the
evening I'm the interest Of securing
an honest election. A thorough ex-
position Of the election laws was
given by c. W. Butterworth before
800 republican workers assem- bled
In the headquarters Friday noon for
the regular MONDAY rally. "a
greater Tulsa. A better Tulsa. Help
US make 1t sO!' Is the slogan of n
letter which is going forth TO every
voter IN the city under the signature
OF VI. c, Spaulding. chairman of the
republican campaign organization.
The letter reads:
Dear Fellow Citizen: Again we
must select our officials-our serv-
ants--for the coming two years. In
arriving at a choice the size OF the
undertaking-the management OF a
NOO,OOO,000 corporation--shou be
kept constantly In mind.
The candidates on the Greater
Tulsa ticket possess sturdy charac-
ters, each a peculiar fitness for the
position sought, each with n reputa-
uon unsullied, each supported by
hosts OF Tulsas representative citi-
zens-by representative we mean
men OF all classes and in all walks
OF life.
ITO he a partisan Is quite natural
10 an American. but the idea that
party lines should be closely fol-
lowed at all times has not In every
Instance put into office men we
would have employed TO handle
NOO,OO0,000 corporation.
TO handle our gigantic business
a1d It's 10000 stockholders. we offer
Ac inclosed Greater Tulsa ticket.
MAY II have your careful, II not
prayerful consideration, TO the end
tnat.it may prevail at tho Tuesday
election.
Yours for greater and better
Tulsa NJ. C. STRADLING,
Chairman"
Some Not Advertised.
There are lots OF candidates for
me nonpartisan water commission
VINO are not advertised by that re-
publican organ, The World, who
possess good qualifications. G.. Ed
warner, lawyer, told the small
gathering at democratic headquar-
lers Friday night. The meeting was
advertised as a labor rally, but only
Few laboring men attended. Most
ut the others were regular attend
aus at democratic meetings. There
was little = enthusiasm manifested
lurlng the speaking.
\ warren referred to himself,
george S. Berry, jr., r. X. Hughes
ma Joseph Druout as composing
ne water commission slate as op-
posed 10 II. H. Standeven. c. S.
svery, G.. r. Mccullough and A. j.,
,earmer the present board and can
uaates for reelection.
mentioning his own qualifications,
warren said he had mixed concrete,
geuormed the work on plumber